People Call For Peace Rally Today At Jantar Mantar Against Islamophobic Slonganeering
Two days after hundreds of people, including a BJP member, organised a protest and raised anti-Muslim slogans at Delhi's Jantar Mantar, a peace rally has been organised today at the same spot.
Two days after hundreds of people, including a BJP member, organised a protest and raised anti-Muslim slogans at Delhi's Jantar Mantar, a peace rally has been organised today at the same spot.
All India Students' Association (AISA) has appealed students and people of the national capital to gather today at Jantar Mantar at 4pm on August 10.
A Twitter post by AISA urged people to "come together for peace".
.@AISA_tweets appeals students and people of Delhi to Join #Protest_against_Hate call at Jantar Mantar at 4pm, tomorrow 10th August.
¡ª Prasenjeet kumar (@PrasenjeetKuma6) August 9, 2021
Come Together for Peace
Against attempt to spread communal violence
Against anti-Muslim slogans. pic.twitter.com/Fh5SYBTM03
The rally is organised against an "attempt to spread communal violence", and raising "anti-Muslim slogans".
Come together for Peace.
¡ª Amber Ajay Tiwari (@AmberTiwari12) August 10, 2021
4pm, Tuesday, Jantar Mantar! pic.twitter.com/GPdJq0tve2
Anti-Muslim slogans raised at Jantar Mantar
On Sunday, BJP member Ashwini Upadhyay, and hundreds of people, took part in Bharat Jodo Andolan, which called for violence against Muslims.
Upadhyay and five other people were arrested by the Delhi Police. The five people include Vinod Sharma, Deepak Singh, Vinit Kranti, Preet Singh, Deepak.
PTI
"Ashwani Upadhyay and others involved in Sunday (August 8)'s incident were arrested. Delhi Police is handling the matter as per law and any communal disharmony will not be tolerated," the police said.
In the videos circulating on social media, "Ram, Ram" chants were raised along with threats to kill Muslims. "Hindustan mein rehna hoga jai shri ram kehna hoga," the group shouted barely a km from Parliament and top government offices.
