Protesters had attacked Dasna temple, police should have shot '10-20' people: BJP MLA Nand Kishore
Ghaziabad(UP), Oct 6: BJP MLA from Ghaziabad's Loni seat Nand Kishore Gurjar has alleged that the crowd which had gathered on Friday night to protest against Yati Narsinghanand had pelted stones at the Dasna Devi temple here and police should have "shot" the attackers.
If 10-20 people had died, there would have been no rioters, the MLA is purportedly heard saying in a video that has appeared on social media.
A large crowd had protested on Friday night outside the Dasna Devi temple, where Narsinghanand presides, against his remarks on Prophet Muhammad. The controversial priest is facing multiple FIRs in the matter.
A case was also registered against 150 people in Wave City police station on the complaint of Dasna police post in-charge Sub Inspector Bhanu regarding the protest.
Gurjar alleged that there was stone pelting on the temple on Friday night and said, "The attack on the temple is an attack on Sanatan Dharma."
The police "did a drama of lathi charge at night, but the police should have shot 10-20 people and then encountered them. This is an attack on the entire Hindutva. If 10-20 people die in a night, then there are no people who create such ruckus,'' he said.
In the video, the BJP MLA is arguing, ''When slogans of 'Sar Tan Se Juda' are raised, do the people of Hindu society go and pelt stones at a mosque like this?''
"It is an attack on the faith of Hindus, so NSA (National Security Act) should be imposed on everyone and those who are not arrested should be killed in an encounter by announcing a reward," he said
Defending Narasinghanand, he said, ''What Maharaj ji said is a different matter, and now with the kind of attacks that are constantly happening on Sanatan Dharma, daughters are being killed, the situation in Bangladesh, it is natural that he might have said something in anger.''
Security of the temple has been increased after the incident.
Narsinghanand has several cases registered against him, including for allegedly delivering a provocative speech at a conference in Haridwar in December 2021.
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BCI urges CJI to take action against Andhra HC judge for sending young lawyer to 24-hour custody
New Delhi (PTI): The Bar Council of India on Wednesday sought the urgent intervention of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant following a "deeply disturbing" incident where a judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court reportedly sent a young advocate to
24-hour judicial custody over a procedural lapse.
The Bar Council of India (BCI) Chairperson and senior advocate Manan Kumar Mishra, in a formal representation, termed the conduct of Justice Tarlada Rajasekhar Rao "grossly inappropriate" and "damaging to the confidence of the Bar".
“I most respectfully request your Lordship to kindly take immediate institutional cognizance of the matter and call for the video recording of the proceedings, the order passed, and the surrounding circumstances.
“I further request that appropriate administrative action may kindly be considered, including withdrawal of judicial work from the learned Judge pending review, his immediate transfer to some far off High Court, and his nomination for appropriate judicial training/orientation on court management, judicial temperament, Bar-Bench relations, and proportional exercise of contempt/judicial authority,” Mishra wrote.
This representation is made to preserve the “dignity, moral authority and public confidence of the judiciary”, he said, adding, “Judges command the highest respect not by fear, but by fairness, patience, restraint and constitutional humility”.
The communication urged the CJI to intervene at the earliest to ensure that the faith of Bar, particularly young advocates, in the protective and corrective role of the judiciary is restored.
The controversy stems from proceedings on May 5.
According to the BCI, a video circulating online shows Justice Rao rebuking a young advocate who was unable to produce a specific order copy during a hearing.
The letter said that despite the advocate "repeatedly seeking pardon and mercy" and claiming he was in physical pain, the judge remained "unmoved".
The judge allegedly told the lawyer, "now you will learn," and mocked his experience before directing the Registrar and police personnel to take him into custody for 24 hours.
The BCI chairperson said that the judge’s actions lacked proportionality and fairness.
"The dignity of the court is not enhanced when a lawyer is made to beg for grace in open court and is still sent to custody for a procedural lapse," the letter said.
"A young lawyer... is an officer of the Court, still learning, still growing, and entitled to correction without humiliation," it added.
The bar body said that such actions create a "chilling effect" on the legal fraternity, particularly among junior members, and undermine the mutual respect required between the Bench and the Bar.
