Jaipur

A complaint was filed against Yati Narsinghanand, the head priest of Ghaziabad's Dasna temple, at Rajasthan's Ajmer Dargah police station on Friday for allegedly hurting religious sentiments.

The complaint was lodged by All India Sufi Sajjadanashin Council (AISSC) Secretary Ghulam Nazmi Farooqui.

In his complaint letter, he accused Narsinghanand of hurting religious sentiments and spreading anarchy in the country; and urged the police to register a case against him under the IT Act.

Farooqi accused Narsinghanand of deliberately making hate speech against Prophet Muhammad to hurt the religious sentiments of the Muslim community.

He further said in the letter that as per the directions issued by the Supreme Court, it is "mandatory to lodge a complaint against such a person who gives hate speech, attempts to spoil communal harmony and hurts religious sentiments".

The complainant also sought the immediate arrest of Narsinghanand.

A purported video of Narsinghanand from a recent event is circulating on social media, in which he can be seen making controversial remarks against the Prophet.

This is not the first time that Narsinghanand has triggered controversy with his remarks. In 2022, he was arrested after a woman filed a complaint against him for making derogatory remarks.

In the meanwhile National Convenor of Muslim Rashtriya Manch, Dr. Shahid Akhtar, strongly criticized the statement of Yeti Narasimhanand and said, "Such derogatory statements hurt not only Muslims but the common culture of the entire Indian society. Persons spreading hatred should be given strict punishment so that no one can dare to make such statements in future." He said, "No person has the right to spread poison in the society in the name of religion. We will fight against this hateful mentality until justice is achieved."

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Senior leaders of the Manch have announced that a national level movement will be launched against Yeti Narasimhanand. National Convenor of the Manch,

Dr. Shalini Ali said, "This is not only the fight of the Muslim community but of the entire Indian society. We will organize a national movement in collaboration with other social and religious organizations so that strict action can be taken against such persons spreading hatred." The forum also said that they will also involve the general public in this fight by running social awareness campaigns so that people can understand the politics of hate and communal division and stand against it.