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Prayagraj: Controversial Hindu priest Yati Narsinghanand, notorious for his hate speech against minorities in the society, made fresh remarks of the mentioned kind at the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela here in Uttar Pradesh, Siasat reported.
He said that the current Mela will be the last if the population of "Jihadists" increases. He claimed that they wanted to make India an Islamic nation and that a single temple would not be left in the country.
His problematic remarks went to the extent that if jihadists increase, there will not be a single woman left in Hindu houses.
"This might be the last Maha Kumbh Mela if the population of jihadists increases and they make India an Islamic nation. Even a single temple will not be left," a video of his speech recorded him saying. "Not just temples; if the number of jihadists increases, there will not be a single woman left in your house nor my house," he could be heard saying.
Narasinghanand is known for his seriously problematic speeches, which he has given scores of times before. On December 20, he made a threatening statement against AIMIM leader Akbaruddin Owaisi at the World's Religion Parliament in Haridwar, saying that if the police moved away for 15 minutes, he would not survive.
"If the police move away for 15 minutes, this person asking and lecturing for time will not survive," was the cryptic statement against the AIMIM leader.
In October last year, he said if effigies must be burned during Dussehra, it should be Prophet Muhammad's.
"If you have to burn effigies on every Dussehra, then burn the effigies of Muhammad," he said.
However, on January 3, a special MP-MLA court in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar took legal action against 19 political figures, including Yati Narsinghanand and senior BJP leaders, in connection with the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots that killed 42 Muslims. Narasinghanand has been charged with legal violations such as violating prohibitory orders and inciting communal violence.
He is already facing numerous criminal cases and communally charged statements under Indian law for hate speech.