The principal of Kanpur’s Ganesh Shankar Vidhyarthi Medical College, Aarti Lalchandani, was caught on camera ranting against the Tablighi Jamaat members.
Kanpur| Top Uttar Pradesh doctor and Principal of one of the government hospitals in Kanpur has been recorded on camera referring to the members of Islamic Sect “Tablighi Jamaat” as terrorists and saying that the members of the sect should be sent jail or ‘jungles and dungeons’ instead of hospitals.
The principal of Kanpur’s Ganesh Shankar Vidhyarthi Medical College, Aarti Lalchandani, was caught on camera ranting against the Tablighi Jamaat members. In April, her hospital had accused the Tablighi Jamaat members of misbehavior, who had attended the congregation help In Delhi against the precautions in the wake of Covid-19 and had a big role in the sudden surge in Covid-19 cases in India. The hospital had alleged that the members of the sect were prone to spitting in the premises and were “breaking all norms of social distancing”.
In a five-minute-long video, shot by city journalist around the same time, shows Aarti Lalchandani ranting against the members of Tablighi Jamaat and the Muslim community overall. “We are giving VIP treatment to terrorists, so many doctors are in quarantine because of them. The Chief Minister (Yogi Adityanath) is following a policy of appeasement by admitting these people to the hospital. They should be jailed,” the Women, said to be Aarti Lalchandani, says in the two-month-old video.
She can also be heard saying at another point in the video, “Send them to jungles, throw them in dungeons. Because of these 30 crores, 100 crores are suffering. There is a financial emergency because of them.”
After the clip went viral and sparked outrage on social media, the doctor told the media that the clip was morphed. “At the time my statements were taken under pressure and this recording is a sting done by superimposition, morphing and some people have tried to disturb the peace here. I did not take any community’s name but I am particularly fond of that community and I could give my life for them,” Dr. Lalchandani said.
Subhashini Ali, the Kanpur-based activist, and former MP, demanded strict action on the doctor for this video. “This is unconstitutional and uncalled for language. This video should be investigated and if it is found to be genuine, there should be a case against her,” said Subhashini Ali, the CPI (M) Polit-buro member.
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