Controversial Hindutva leader Yati Narsinghanand has urged Hindus to boycott the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign and have a saffron-coloured flag on their house instead.
Narsinghanand – who is accused in two hate speech cases said that the biggest order of procuring flags for this campaign has been given to a Muslim, according to the Scroll.
A video has gone viral on social media, in which the Hindutva seer claims, “The biggest order [of procuring flags] for this campaign has been given to a company in West Bengal owned by one Salauddin.”
“This is one big conspiracy against Hindus. If you [Hindus] want to stay alive, then stop giving your money to Muslims in the name of this campaign. If you want to hoist a tricolour, find an old one. But don’t give money to Salahuddin,” he said.
Narsinghanand also said that Hindu politicians campaign for the economic boycott of Muslims, but once in power, they give government contracts to them.
“Teach a lesson to these politicians…They cannot use your [Hindus] money to make Muslims rich and subsequently make arrangements for them to kill your children. Don’t fall into the trap of these people,” he is heard saying in the video.
“Every Hindu should have a saffron-coloured flag on his house,” he added.
Narsinghanand was arrested in January this year, in two separate cases: one on derogatory comments against women and the other on hate speeches against Muslims at the religious conclave held in Haridwar. He is out on bail in both cases.
The Hindu seer has still made several inflammatory comments against Muslims for which no action has been taken until now.
In April 2022 during a religious conclave at Himachal Pradesh, he asked Hindus to give birth to more children to prevent India from becoming an Islamic country. The state had warned him to not use such instigating language.
Ghaziabad police had summoned him in June for making derogatory remarks against Prophet Muhammad.
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Rabia Shireen is a Staff Reporter at The Cognate.
