BJP is ‘legitimising’ hate speech: Indian Muslim MP

On September 21, Kunwar Danish Ali, an Indian Muslim member of parliament with the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), was subjected to Islamophobic comments and communal slurs by a legislator from India’s governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

On September 21, Kunwar Danish Ali, an Indian Muslim member of parliament with the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), was subjected to Islamophobic comments and communal slurs by a legislator from India’s governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri called Ali a “pimp”, a “terrorist” and used the pejorative “circumcised” among other derogatory remarks inside the Indian parliament.

In the Delhi assembly elections in 2020, some BJP MPs and ministers delivered hate speeches and within months they got promoted.

So legislators and leaders of BJP think that by making these types of hate speeches they will get patronage from the highest office.

I am a believer in the democracy and the parliamentary system of my country. I hope the people of this country will take a call to have a harmonious society and teach a lesson to these hatemongers.