BJP's Anurag Thakur ducks question on 'Goli Maro' remark, says those inciting Delhi violence should be punished
5 years ago

BJP's Anurag Thakur ducks question on 'Goli Maro' remark, says those inciting Delhi violence should be punished

India Today  

Union Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs Anurag Thakur on Sunday ducked questions pertaining to his controversial 'Goli Maro' remark on Sunday and told media persons to limit their questionnaire to his department only. At the press conference, Anurag Thakur was asked to comment on the alleged hate speeches made by him and other BJP leaders in the run-up to the Delhi elections and how such vitriolic speeches led to the riots in the national capital. When asked to further clarify his stand on the alleged hate speeches made by him, Anurag Thakur said that those who are accused of inciting riots in Delhi should be punished. Anurag Thakur had triggered a row after he raised slogans of "desh ke gaddaron ko" slogan at an election rally on January 27.

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Hate speeches | SC issues notice to Delhi Police on Brinda Karat’s plea seeking FIR against Anurag Thakur, Pravesh Verma
1 year, 11 months ago

Hate speeches | SC issues notice to Delhi Police on Brinda Karat’s plea seeking FIR against Anurag Thakur, Pravesh Verma

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Delhi Police on a plea by CPI leaders Brinda Karat and K.M. Tiwari against the trial court’s refusal to lodge FIRs against Union Minister Anurag Thakur and BJP leader Pravesh Verma for their alleged hate speeches on anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests at Shaheen Bagh in 2020. The court prima facie remarked …

Ravi Shankar Prasad in Aap Ki Adalat: Slogans like 'Desh ke gaddaron ko..' are inappropriate
5 years ago

Ravi Shankar Prasad in Aap Ki Adalat: Slogans like 'Desh ke gaddaron ko..' are inappropriate

India TV News  

The words 'Desh ke gaddaron ko. Such slogans should not be raised," said Union Law and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad. Ravi Shankar Prasad strongly denounced the use of the language. Ravi Shankar Prasad strongly said that no-one should resort to issuing provocative and divisive statements and it was this why Delhi Police was going through recordings of all political …

You’re Lying: Anurag Thakur to Reporters On ‘Goli Maaro...’ Slogan
5 years ago

You’re Lying: Anurag Thakur to Reporters On ‘Goli Maaro...’ Slogan

The Quint  

At the press conference, he was asked to comment on the alleged hate speech delivered by him and other BJP leaders in the run-up to the Delhi elections and how such vitriolic speeches led to communally charged violence in the city. Commenting further, he said, “Police is doing its job.” Asked again about his alleged hate speech, Thakur said, “I …

'Desh ke gaddaron ko goli maaro...' slogans heard at Rajiv Chowk metro station, 6 detained
5 years ago

'Desh ke gaddaron ko goli maaro...' slogans heard at Rajiv Chowk metro station, 6 detained

India TV News  

The Delhi Police has detained around six boys who were heard raising slogans, 'Desh ke gaddaron ko goli maro saalon ko' at Delhi's busiest metro station Rajiv Chowk at around 12:30 pm. Similar slogans were heard during Delhi election campaign when BJP's Anurag Thakur, who is the Minister of State in the Finance Ministry, was banned from campaigning for 72 …

ECI serves notice on Anurag Thakur over controversial remark
5 years, 1 month ago

ECI serves notice on Anurag Thakur over controversial remark

The Hindu  

The Election Commission on Tuesday served a show-cause notice on Union Minister Anurag Thakur for his “ desh ke gaddaron ko ” slogan at an election meeting here on Monday. It said prima facie the remarks had the “potential of disturbing communal harmony” and the BJP MP had violated the model code and the electoral law. The notice said the …

Anurag Thakur leading 'goli maaro' chant tests limits of political speech, speaks to malaise of hate in Indian polity
5 years, 1 month ago

Anurag Thakur leading 'goli maaro' chant tests limits of political speech, speaks to malaise of hate in Indian polity

Firstpost  

If senior Bharatiya Janata Party leaders had left us with the capacity to be shocked, we would indeed be profoundly shaken by the fact that a member of the Union Council of Ministers led a crowd he was addressing on Monday in raising a chant exhorting people to “Shoot the country’s traitors”. Minister of State for Finance Anurag Singh Thakur …

'Shoot the traitors': BJP's Anurag Thakur leads crowd in chant against anti-CAA protesters at BJP rally in New Delhi
5 years, 1 month ago

'Shoot the traitors': BJP's Anurag Thakur leads crowd in chant against anti-CAA protesters at BJP rally in New Delhi

Firstpost  

A clip of Union minister Anurag Thakur purportedly leading a crowd in a chant of ‘shoot the traitors’ at a BJP rally has surfaced on social media. The video, reportedly taken at a rally in the National Capital, purportedly shows Thakur, the Minister of State for Finance, exhorting the crowd to chant ‘shoot the traitors’, a slogan that has frequently …

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