On day 3 BJP MPs visit temple, VHP leader says: Can turn Hauz Qazi, Ballimaran into Ayodhya
On a day that three BJP MPs visited the area, Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Surendra Jain Tuesday issued a warning to residents of Old Delhi’s Hauz Qazi, where a communal flare-up had ended in the vandalism of a temple last week: “Hum Hauz Qazi ko, Ballimaram ko Ayodhya bana sakte hain… Ab Hindu pitega nahi, ye unko samajh lena chahiye (We can turn Hauz Qazi, Ballimaran into Ayodhya… Hindus will not be beaten any longer, they should understand this).”
Jain, the International Joint General Secretary of the VHP, was speaking at a Shobha Yatra in Hauz Qazi. On the night of June 30, the area had seen a parking row escalate into a communal flare-up, leading to the vandalism of a temple. Police have made several arrests since the incident. The issue also figured on the latest cover of the RSS mouthpiece Organiser, with the headline ‘#TempleVandalism Perils of Minoritarianism’.…
Addressing the crowd, Akhil Bhartiya Sant Samiti general secretary Jitendra Nand Saraswati said, “One might think this is a programme in Chandni Chowk. No, Hindus across the world are watching it through different social media, and they want to know — are Hindus of Delhi impotent? Delhi’s Hindus are on the roads to tell that this is the last reaction. You did what you did, but don’t force our hand. We will not migrate, and if they will force us, we will ensure they migrate from this country.”
SEE ALSO:
- ‘You’re Here at The Mercy of Hindus’: Hindutva Leaders Deliver Brazen Hateful Speeches in Delhi’s Hauz Qazi (Jul 10, 2019, News Central)
https://newscentral24x7.com/delhi-hauz-qazi-vishal-shobha-yatra-rss-bajrang-dal-vhp-hindutva-hate-speeches-communal-muslims/ - Old Delhi locals and traders speak in one voice, say disharmony bad for the area (Jul 3, 2019, Indian Express)
https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/locals-and-traders-speak-in-one-voice-say-disharmony-bad-for-the-area-5811889/ - Unity march in Hauz Qazi as temple gets new statues (Jul 10, 2019, India Today)
https://www.indiatoday.in/mail-today/story/unity-march-in-hauz-qazi-as-temple-gets-new-statues-1565702-2019-07-10 - Watch: From old Delhi, a message to push back against attempts to incite communal violence (Jul 9, 2019, Scroll.in)
https://scroll.in/video/929929/watch-from-old-delhi-a-message-to-push-back-against-attempts-to-incite-communal-violence
