Off-centre | ‘Sar Tan Se Juda’ in Hyderabad: What is the way forward?
Makarandrparanjape • 3 years agoThe bigger question is whether a society and nation which supposedly lives by the dictum Satyameva jayate — truth alone triumphs — prefers to face one simple truth or countenance a thousand lies?
Who is Syed Abdahu Kashaf, the man arrested for leading the ‘sar tan se juda’ protests in Hyderabad?
Fp Explainers • 3 years agoA self-proclaimed social and civil rights activist, Syed Abdahu Kashaf grabbed headlines for leading a massive protest demanding the arrest of now-suspended BJP MLA T Raja Singh for his remarks against Prophet Muhammad
BJP MLA Raja Singh arrested under Preventitive Detention Act after releasing video attacking KT Rama Rao, AIMIM chief
Fp Staff • 3 years agoIn the new video, the legislator attacked Telangana minister KT Rama Rao and AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi for allegedly vitiating the atmosphere of the state. He also targeted comedian Munawar Faruqui and alleged that KTR allowed him ‘to make jokes about our gods’
Controversy's Child: Who is BJP's T Raja Singh, arrested for making remarks against Prophet Muhammad?
Fp Explainers • 3 years agoThe BJP MLA from Telangana's Ghoshamal Assembly constituency is infamous for making provocative communally-charged remarks. He reportedly has more than 70 cases against him mostly related to hate speeches, violation of curfew orders, and disruption of law and order
Anger and Agitation: Hyderabad remains on edge over T Raja Singh's remarks on Prophet Muhammad
Fp Staff • 3 years agoT Raja Singh’s remarks on Prophet Muhammad was followed by massive protests across Hyderabad. Protesters demanded action against the now suspended Bharatiya Janta Party MLA, who was arrested for a few hours before he was granted bail
NCPCR cracks whip on Hyderabad Police after children appear on video chanting ‘sar tan se juda’ against BJP MLA
Fp Staff • 3 years agoNational Commission for Protection of Child Rights wrote that it seems that children have been influenced and used in the protests as political tools and directed the CP to identify the children and produce them before a Child Welfare Committee in seven days
Telangana BJP MLA arrested for 'offensive remarks' against Prophet Mohammed gets bail
• 3 years agoHours after the arrest, Raja Singh was granted bail by a local court which accepted his lawyer's argument that the police did not issue notice under CrPC 41(A) to the accused before the arrest.
BJP suspends arrested Telangana MLA T Raja Singh over Prophet remarks
Fp Staff • 3 years agoOm Pathak, secretary of the party's central disciplinary committee, also asked Singh to 'show cause' within 10 days from the date of this notice as to why he should not be expelled from the party.
'BJP against peace in Hyderabad': Asaduddin Owaisi on MLA T Raja Singh's controversial remarks
Fp Staff • 3 years ago"I condemn the comments made by the BJP MLA Raja Singh. BJP doesn't want to see peace in Hyderabad. BJP hates Prophet Muhammad and Muslims. They want to destroy the social fabric of India," said Owaisi.
Munawar Faruqui performs in Hyderabad, 50 people taken into preventive custody
• 3 years agoEarlier in the day, police in neighbouring Karnataka denied permission to Faruqui's show, which was scheduled to take place in Bengaluru on Saturday