BJP (Bharitya Janata Party) MLA Raja Singh from Hyderabad who represents the Goshamahal assembly constituency was arrested on Tuesday for his blasphemous comments on the last Prophet of Islam.
Following Munawar Faruqui's stand-up comedy show in Hyderabad, BJP MLA Raja Singh released a video on YouTube in which he purportedly made objectionable statements against the Prophet.
After the video surfaced on social media, massive protests erupted in parts of Hyderabad demanding Raja Singh’s arrest.
A huge rally was held from Natrajnagar to Tappachabutra police station in Hyderabad, in which slogans were raised against the MLA, demanding his arrest within 24 hours.
According to the police, a case has been registered against Raja Singh under Sections 295(a)- Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs; 153(a)- Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony; 505 (1) (b)- with intent to cause, or which is likely to cause, fear or alarm to the public, or to any section of the public whereby any person may be induced to commit an offence against the State or against the public tranquillity; and 505 (2)- Statements creating or promoting enmity, hatred or ill-will between classes; besides Section 506- Punishment for criminal intimidation, of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
It is pertinent to mention that India faced diplomacy outrage recently, after its (now suspended) National spokesperson Nupur Sharma made derogatory remarks against Prophet Muhammad. Many states reported violence, protests and arrests.