Dehradun Feb 18 PTI Dasna temple head priest Yati Narasinghanand who was arrested in January in connection with the Haridwar Dharma Sansad hate speech against Muslims and other cases has been released from jail Immediately after walking out of the Haridwar district jail on Thursday Narsinghanand proceeded to Sarvanand ghat to resume his hunger strike demanding the release of co-accused in the case Jitendra Narayan Tyagi formerly known as Waseem Rizvi Narsinghanands release follows bail granted to him on Tuesday by a local court in a case slapped on him under section 509 of the Indian Penal Code for making objectionable remarks against women and abusing a journalist Though granted bail in the Dharma Sansad case on February 7 Narsinghanand was still in jail due to the other cases in which the same court granted him bail on Tuesday The Hindutva leader had organised a conclave in Haridwar in December last year where several speakers delivered hate speeches against Muslims Talking to reporters after coming out of jail Narsinghanand said his release without that of Tyagi did not mean anything and he was going to resume his hunger strike at the Sarvanand ghat in Haridwar He said the protest will continue till Tyagi is released Tyagis bail application will be heard by the Uttarakhand High Court on February 21 Rizvi a former Uttar Pradesh Shia Central Waqf Board chairman had adopted the name of Jitendra Narayan Tyagi after converting to Hinduism PTI ALM AQS AQS

Dehradun Jan 21 PTI Two courts in Haridwar have rejected the bail pleas of Yati Narsinghanand and Jitendra Narayan Tyagi who have been arrested in connection with the controversial Dharma Sansad where alleged hate speeches against Muslims were deliveredOn January 16 a Haridwar court had sent Narsinghanand the organiser of the Dharma Sansad and the head priest of Dasna temple to 14-day judicial custodyHe was arrested on January 15 from Sarvanand Ghat of the Ganga where he was staging a satyagraha against the arrest of Tyagi two days agoTyagi was formerly known as Waseem Rizvi and changed his name after converting to HinduismThe court of the chief judicial magistrate in Haridwar rejected the bail application of Narsinghanand while the court of the additional district and sessions judge dismissed Tyagis plea after virtual hearings held on ThursdayThe Dharma Sansad was held in Haridwar from December 17-19 Two FIRs have been lodged in Haridwar against more than 10 people including Narasinghanand and Tyagi in connection with the highly provocative speeches against Muslims delivered at the eventA special investigation team is probing the case PTI ALM DIV DIV

Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], January 15 (ANI): Haridwar Police on Saturday arrested religious leader Yeti Narsinganand for alleged inflammatory speeches at Haridwar 'Dharm Sansad'.

New Delhi Dec 27 PTI Seventy-six lawyers have written to Chief Justice N V Ramana requesting him to take suo motu cognisance of hate speeches allegedly made at separate events organised in Delhi and HaridwarThe letter alleged that the speeches delivered during the events were not mere hate speeches but amounted to an open call for murder of an entire communityThe said speeches thus pose a grave threat not just to the unity and integrity of our country but also endanger the lives of millions of Muslim citizens the letter saidIt is also pointed out that the recent speeches are a part of a series of similar speeches that we have come across in the past Thus urgent judicial intervention is required to prevent such events that seem to have become the order of the day it readThe letter has been signed by senior advocates Salman Khurshid Dushyant Dave and Meenakshi Arora among othersAn FIR was lodged in Uttarakhands Haridwar district against Jitendra Narayan Tyagi and others in connection with alleged hate speeches delivered at a Dharma Sansad to incite violence against the minoritiesThe second event was organised by the Hindu Yuva Vahini in DelhiTyagi who changed his name from Waseem Rizvi after converting to Hinduism earlier this month and other speakers at last weeks event have been accused of making extremely provocative speeches and some video clips of the same are doing the rounds on social mediaThe FIR was registered under IPC section 153A promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion race place of birth residence language and the matter is under investigation the police saidThe case was registered on the basis of a complaint by a resident of the Jwalapur area in HaridwarAt the event several speakers allegedly made inflammatory and provocative speeches calling for the killing of people from the minority communities and for taking up arms and shooting a former prime ministerThe Dharma Sansad was allegedly organised by Yati Narasimhanand Giri of Juna Akhada who is already under police scanner for making hate speeches and inciting violence against the minorities in the past PTI PKS IJT

New Delhi Dec 24 PTI Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said the Hindutvawadis have always spread hatred and violence and all communities pay the price for itHe said India is against violence and this should not happen anymoreThe former Congress chief made the remarks while referring to a Dharma Sansad held at Ved Niketan Dham in Haridwar from December 17-20 where hate speeches were allegedly made against a communityThe event was organised by Yati Narasimhanand Giri of the Juna Akhada who is already under police scanner for making hate speeches and inciting violence against MuslimsThe Hindutvavadis always spread hatred and violence Hindus-Muslims-Sikhs-Christians pay its price But not anymore Rahul Gandhi said in a tweet in Hindi with hashtags India Against Hindutva and Haridwar Hate AssemblyCongress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also demanded the strictest action against those spreading hatred and violenceStrictest action should be taken against those who incite hatred and violence of this kind It is despicable that they should get away with making an open call to murder our respected ex-PM and unleash violence against people of different communities she said on TwitterSuch acts violate our constitution and the law of our land Priyanka Gandhi Vadra addedAn FIR has been lodged against Jitendra Narayan Tyagi and others in connection with alleged hate speeches delivered at a Dharma Sansad in Haridwar to incite violence against the minorities police said on FridayTyagi who changed his name from Waseem Rizvi after converting to Hinduism earlier this month and other speakers at last weeks event have been accused of making extremely provocative speeches and some video clips of it are doing the rounds on social mediaHaridwar Kotwali Police station SHO Rakinder Singh said the FIR was registered on Thursday under IPC Section section 153A -- promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion race place of birth residence language -- and the matter is under investigationThe FIR has been registered based on a complaint by a resident of the Jwalapur area in Haridwar Asked about the video clips being shared on social media the official said the police does not have any footage of the event yetA senior TMC leader had demanded on Thursday immediate action against the organisers and speakers of the event held at Ved Niketan Dham in Haridwar for three days last weekTrinamool Congress national spokesperson Saket Gokhale who lodged a complaint in this connection at Jwalapur police station asking the SHO to register an FIR in the matter within 24 hoursHe has set a deadline of December 27 for the police to arrest the organisers of the Dharma Sansad and those who delivered inflammatory speeches against Muslims and other minorities at the event PTI SKC NSD NSD

Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], December 24 (ANI): Referring to the recently registered case against Wasim Rizvi aka Jitendra Tyagi and others for 'hate speech' against Islam during an event in Haridwar, Uttarakhand Director General of Police (DGP) Ashok Kumar on Friday said that incidents of 'hate speech' will not be tolerated in the state.

Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], December 23 (ANI): Uttarakhand Police on Thursday registered a case against Wasim Rizvi aka Jitendra Tyagi and others over his "hate speech" at an event.