Kalicharan Maharaj made the controversial speech against Mahatma Gandhi in Raipur
Bhopal:
A Hindu religious leader from Maharashtra, who insulted Mahatma Gandhi and praised his assassin Nathuram Godse, was arrested by the Chhattisgarh Police from Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh and charged with sedition.
Kalicharan Maharaj, whose controversial speech Chief patron Mahant Ramsunder Das at a “dharma sansad” or religious meeting in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, denied the incident and walked off the stage in anger, fueling enmity between communities after former mayor Pramod Dubey filed a police case. He was also accused of giving
Raipur’s senior police officer Prashant Agarwal has confirmed the arrest of Kalicharan.
Police sources said that Kalicharan had booked a guest house in Khajuraho, but he did not stay there. ,
Sources said that all his close aides had also switched off their phones to avoid tracking the police. This morning, a team of 10 policemen finally traced him, arrested him and took him back to Raipur, the capital of Chhattisgarh.
He will be taken to court by evening.
Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra alleged that the Chhattisgarh Police violated inter-state protocol by arresting Kalicharan from the state without informing the local police, and asked the Madhya Pradesh police chief to take up the matter with his Chhattisgarh counterpart. asked for.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel rubbished allegations that the police had violated any protocol. Mr. Baghel said, “Narottam Mishra should tell whether he is happy or saddened by the arrest of the person who insulted Mahatma Gandhi. No rules have been violated and the arrest has been made by the Chhattisgarh Police as per the procedure.”
In his speech – clips of which have been widely circulated on social media, Kalicharan Maharaj declared that the aim of Islam was to take over the nation through politics. He also declared “Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi destroyed the country… Salute to Nathuram Godse, who killed him”.
Kalicharan Maharaj demanded that the people choose a “hardcore Hindu leader” to “protect” Hinduism.
After the derogatory speech went viral on social media, Congress leader Pramod Dubey, who attended the religious event, filed a police case. Police have seized a video of Kalicharan making derogatory remarks against Mahatma Gandhi.
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