Suraj Pal of Karni Sena openly threatens Muslims

2021-03-30

Main Information

  • Victim Names Muslim community
  • Date of Incident 2021-03-30
  • Nature of Violence Hate Speech / Slander
  • Causal factors Religious identity
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Surajpal Amu
  • State Haryana
  • City/District Nuh, Indri Village, Nuh, Haryana
  • Party in Power BJP

Other Information

  • Location of Incident Indri Village, Nuh, Haryana
  • Perpetrator Organization Other Right Wing Hindutva
  • Place of incident N/A

The national leader of Karni Sena, a right wing Hindutva group was heard in a video making open threats against the Muslims in Nuh, Haryana. He specifically pointed out the lynching of a Muslim man a few weeks ago by Hindutva goons in Mewat. Around 50,000 people from Karni Sena and Bharat Mata Vahini had come to hear his speech breaking the Covid protocols. Surajpal Amu came into limelight in 2017 after announcing a bounty for anyone who can get Deepika Padukone’s head for her movie Padmavat. On June 11, he was announced as the BJP spokesperson for Haryana state.