Hyderabad,
January 8: The Congress party has strongly condemned BJP's MLA-elect Raja
Singh's statement saying he would not take oath as member of Telangana
Legislative Assembly in front of a Pro-Tem Speaker who is a Muslim.
"Raja
Singh's statement shows the level of hatred that he holds against the Muslim
community. He does not deserve to be a Member of Legislative Assembly which is
a symbol of democracy and secularism. He must be expelled from the House with
immediate effect," demanded All India Congress Committee (AICC)
Spokesperson Dr. Sravan Dasoju in a statement on Sunday.
Sravan
pointed out that as many as 43 criminal cases were pending against Raja Singh
and most of them pertain to hate speeches. He said as many as 24 cases were
booked against Raja Singh since 2014 under TRS regime. However, he said Raja
Singh was never arrested or tried in those cases. "Why TRS Government,
which claims to be secular, is defending Raja Singh? Why Chief Minister K.
Chandrashekhar Rao is preventing the police authorities from taking action
against the BJP MLA who has crossed all the limits? Why MIM President Asaduddin
Owaisi is not using his influence over CM KCR to send Raja Singh behind the
bars for his utterances?" he asked.
The Congress
leader alleged that "Owaisi brothers and Raja Singh serve as fodder for
each other. While hate speeches made by Owaisi brothers give fodder to BJP
leaders, persons like Raja Singh reciprocate by making hate statements against
Muslims and MIM. Owaisi and Raja Singh are made for each other and both will be
finished if either of them collapses," he said. However, he said people
like Raja Singh could not be allowed to spread hatred and must be punished in
an exemplary manner. Else, they will continue to spread hatred without any fear
of law, he said.
Sravan asked
the Chief Minister to take serious note of Raja Singh's statements and inaction
on pending cases against him. Since Raja Singh has given a statement against
the Pro-Tem Speaker due to his religion, a resolution should be passed in the
Assembly cancelling Raja Singh's membership. "If TRS Government could
expel two Congress MLAs without any fault just by passing a resolution, why it
cannot give same treatment to BJP MLA who is spreading hatred?" he asked.
He pointed
out that the previous Congress regime has put Owaisi brothers in jail when they
gave hate speeches. "There should be zero tolerance against people who
spread hatred and communalism," he said.
The AICC
Spokesperson said that Raja Singh's statement reflects the mindset of entire
BJP which is surviving on the foundation of hatred against a particular
community. He said BJP President Amit Shah and Prime Minister Narender Modi
should expel Raja Singh from the BJP if his statement does not align with their
party's mindset. "People like Raja Singh do not deserve to be MLA and must
be expelled not only from the Assembly, but also from the party and also the
country. There should be no place in the country for the people who want to
survive by speaking ill against other communities," he said. (eom)
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