Suraj Pal Amu, a BJP leader from Haryana whose hate speech against Muslims is no secret, has recently been appointed as Haryana BJP’s spokesperson.
From Pune’s Mohsin to Alwar’s Pehlu Khan, countless have been killed in lynchings and police torture. The videos of these lynchings are widely shared on social media but the conviction of the guilty is rare. Rather, the accused are felicitated by ministers and politicians as if hate-mongering is a prerequisite for political appraisal. This is a far cry from the bold condemnation proclaimed by politicians in Canada.
Communal hate speech propagated by people like Narsinghanand Saraswati does not pass through the scrutiny of police and courts. This, despite existing laws against hate speech- IPC sections 124A, 153A AND 153B, 295 A, 298, 505(1) and (2), and CrPC section 95.
BJP leaders, like Central Minister Anurag Thakur and MP Parvesh Verma, fearlessly propagate hate speech. No action is taken against them by the police or the party. Is…