At the Gau Hatya Mukt Hindustan event organized by Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal, BJP MLA T. Raja Singh delivered a dangerous speech glorifying violence against Muslims and promoting cow vigilantism.
He praised the current administration for demolishing properties in Pimpri-Chinchwad that mainly affected Muslims and repeatedly referred to Muslims as “jihadis.”
Raja Singh openly called for violence against butchers, saying, “Kasai ko thoko (Hit the butchers). I only understood one thing — I have to kill. Before Bakr-Eid, I formed a group, beat up a truck driver and helper transporting cows, and set their truck on fire. I enjoyed beating butchers and drivers but, of course, it was for gau seva.”
He demanded that the government carry out extra-judicial killings of butchers, declaring, “Shivaji cut off a butcher’s hand; today, our youth are ready to chop off their heads.” He also used anti-Muslim slurs like “landa” during his speech.