'Anti-Muslim Slogans' At Jantar Mantar: Delhi Police File FIR Against Unknown Persons

The Delhi Police have registered a case against unknown persons for raising anti-inflammatory slogans against Muslims at Jantar Mantar.

Image: Twitter/@AshwiniUpadhyay

New Delhi: After “inflammatory, anti-Muslim slogans” were allegedly raised at Jantar Mantar on Sunday, the Delhi Police have registered an FIR against unknown persons.

A report by The Indian Express suggests that communal slogans were chanted at Jantar Mantar during a march for 'Colonial Laws and Make Uniform Laws' organised by a Supreme Court lawyer and former spokesperson of the Delhi BJP, Ashwini Upadhyay, after which the FIR was registered.

The FIR has been registered against unknown persons at the Connaught Place police station. 

The Delhi Police officials also said, "Case registered under relevant sections of the law after inflammatory slogans were allegedly raised as an event titled "Colonial Laws & Make Uniform Laws" was held near Jantar Mantar yesterday."

"People who had gathered there had no permission. It has come to our notice that some people raised inciting & objectionable slogans. We also received a video. We've registered FIR& we're carrying out further investigation. Necessary action will be taken", said DCP New Delhi Deepak Yadav, as quoted by ANI.

Purported videos on social media show people raising slogans at Jantar Mantar against the Muslim community. Police have taken the videos under consideration to check their authenticity and identify the accused in the case.

The march called by Ashwini Upadhyay was 'Bharat Jodo (Unite India) Movement' which demanded equality and one rule for all. 

Meanwhile,The Indian Express mentioned Shipra Srivastava, the media in-charge of the Bharat Jodo Movement, as saying that the protest occurred against those colonial laws, which were used by the British to suppress Indians, and still exist. “We were there to protest against those laws and for a Uniform Civil Code because our demand was that there should be one rule in one country.”

Moreover, she claimed that “there was no such (inflammatory) slogan in my knowledge”. There were 5,000 people at the event, and if a few people outside were shouting outrageous things, then we would not acknowledge them as our allies, added Srivastava.