'Is This Amritkaal?': Congress Slams Centre Over Viral Video Of Delhi Police Officer 'Kicking' Namazis

Congress leaders called for the immediate termination of the sub-inspector's services and condemned the use of force against individuals engaged in religious practices.

File photo of Congress spokesperson Surpiya Shrinate & Congress's Rajya Sabha MP Imran Pratapgarhi ( Image Source :PTI )

New Delhi: Congress leaders criticised the BJP-led Centre on Friday following a video surfaced on social media of a police sub-inspector kicking people while they were offering namaz on a road in north Delhi's Inderlok area. The incident sparked outrage among locals, leading to protests against the Delhi Police. Congress leaders called for the immediate termination of the sub-inspector's services and condemned the use of force against individuals engaged in religious practices. 

Amid the protest, the Delhi Police suspended the official with immediate effect, as per PTI.

Sharing the video on X, Congress spokesperson Surpiya Shrinate said the motto of Home Minister Amit Shah's Delhi Police is Shanti, Seva, Nyay and it is working diligently.

अमित शाह की दिल्ली पुलिस का motto है

शांति सेवा न्याय

पूरी शिद्दत से काम पर हैं pic.twitter.com/GqeYTVYa9N

— Supriya Shrinate (@SupriyaShrinate) March 8, 2024

Lok Sabha MP Danish Ali, who has been suspended by the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), shared the video on social media and expressed deep concern over the alleged communal environment prevailing in the country. "Never had I imagined that one day when people of one community would be praying on the road in India, flowers would be showered on them and people of another community would be kicked", Ali said on X. He demanded that the culprit be arrested by the Delhi Police.

हमारी माँग है कि @DelhiPolice इस अपराधी को फ़ौरन गिरफ़्तार करे।@CPDelhi @HMOIndia @AmitShah @narendramodi https://t.co/GWt9GaN0Qj

— Kunwar Danish Ali (@KDanishAli) March 8, 2024

Congress's Rajya Sabha MP and its minority cell chief Imran Pratapgarhi condemned the actions of the police and that the Delhi Police must file a case against the police officer who kicked the Muslims offering their namaz.

"The policeman who kicked a person while offering Namaz in Indralok Delhi has been suspended, but the question still remains, when will an FIR be registered under relevant sections against a policeman whose communal face is captured on camera?? @DelhiPolice You are the capital's police, you should draw a big line," he stated.

इंद्रलोक दिल्ली में नमाज़ पढ़ते हुए व्यक्ति को लात मारने वाले पुलिसकर्मी को सस्पेंड कर दिया गया है, लेकिन सवाल अब भी वही है कि एैसा पुलिसकर्मी जिनका सांप्रदायिक चेहरा कैमरे में कैद है उस पर सुसंगत धाराओं में FIR कब दर्ज होगी ??@DelhiPolice आप तो राजधानी की पुलिस हैं, आपको तो…

— Imran Pratapgarhi (@ShayarImran) March 8, 2024

Congress spokesperson Shama Mohamed strongly condemned the actions of the Delhi Police officer. "This is sickening to watch. How is the man harming anyone by simply offering prayers? This is how insensitive and de-humanised the Delhi police force has become under Amit Shah. Is this #amritkaal!", she asked.

How can this @DelhiPolice cop just kick another human being, just for offering namaz! This is sickening to watch.

How is the man harming anyone by simply offering prayers? This is how insensitive & de-humanised the Delhi police force has become under @AmitShah! Is this… pic.twitter.com/QHIeNnUr23

— Dr. Shama Mohamed (@drshamamohd) March 8, 2024

The incident occurred during the jumme ki namaz (Friday prayers) around 2 pm near the Inderlok metro station in Delhi. Following the incident, local residents blocked a road and demanded action against the police officer involved, prompting an increase in security measures to maintain law and order in the area.

The act was reportedly captured on camera, and the video quickly went viral on social media platforms. In the video, Sub-Inspector Manoj Kumar Tomar is seen kicking individuals while they were engaged in offering namaz on the road.