'Hindu Sentiments Hurt': AAP’s Saurabh Bhardwaj Seeks Police Action over Cockroach Effigy at Delhi Dussehra
Bhardwaj accused organisers of misusing the festival and sought police action after a 30-foot cockroach effigy was burned with traditional figures.
- On Tuesday, Delhi AAP president Saurabh Bharadwaj filed a complaint with Delhi Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu and the Delhi Police Commissioner against Shri Keshav Ramlila Committee organizers, including BJP MLA Ashok Goel Devaraha and Delhi Minister Kapil Mishra, over a 30-foot cockroach effigy burned on Dussehra.
- Committee president Devaraha explained the effigy symbolized the "need to eliminate filth" from society, following past practices of burning figures to highlight national issues like Naxalism and terrorism.
- Accusing organizers of "deliberately hurting religious sentiments" and "altering sacred Hindu traditions," Bharadwaj sought an FIR under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, arguing the act could incite enmity between communities.
- Demanding immediate removal of "offensive content" from media platforms, Bharadwaj stated, "I have requested to register FIR, however, if it does not happen, we will move Court."
- Allegations of political motives emerged, with Bharadwaj linking the effigy to the Cockroach Janta Party and arguing the use of a religious gathering for such symbolism could promote hostility and deepen social divisions.
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Delhi: 30 foot tall cockroach effigy burnt at Ramlila event; Parent organisation AAP files FIR
A 30-foot cockroach effigy was set ablaze alongside Ravana, Kumbhakarna and Meghnad during a Dussehra celebration in northwest Delhi, turning an otherwise familiar Ramlila spectacle into a political controversy. The effigy was burnt on Tuesday (October 20) evening at the DDA ground in Netaji Subhash Place, Pitampura, during an event organised by the Shri Keshav Ramlila Committee. The organisers said the unusual addition was meant to highlight fi…
'Religious sentiments hurt': AAP demands FIR over 30ft cockroach effigy burned alongside Ravan in Delhi
AAP Delhi president Saurabh Bharadwaj lodged a complaint against the Shri Keshav Ramlila Committee for burning a cockroach effigy. He claimed the act hurt religious sentiments and demanded the registration of an FIR against the organisers. Delhi minister Kapil Mishra, who attended the event, responded sarcastically to the complaint. The effigy was burned alongside traditional figures of Ravan, Kumbhakaran, and Meghnad during the event.
Minister Kapil Mishra burned a 30-foot-tall cockroach effigy on Dussehra in Pitampura, Delhi. Aam Aadmi Party Delhi President Saurabh Bhardwaj filed a complaint with the Lieutenant Governor and Delhi Police Commissioner demanding an FIR against the organizers and Kapil Mishra, alleging religious sentiments were hurt. Mishra hit back at AAP.
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