Around 30 members of Parliament assembled in the center of the Lok Sabha waved posters and also shouted slogans of “Shame, Shame”
New Delhi: BJP leader and Parliamentarian Anurag Thakur on Monday faced slogans of “Goli Maarna Band Karo” or “stop shooting” in parliament on Monday as he was answering the questions from lawmakers on the economy. Around 30 members of Parliament assembled in the center of the Lok Sabha waved posters and also shouted slogans of “Shame, Shame”.
The slogans were in response to Anurag Thakur’s election speech in Delhi last week during which he was seen on video requesting a crowd to chant “Goli Maaro S***n Ko” or “shoot the traitors” in mention to protests against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
Anurag Thakur has escaped with mild censure from the Election Commission despite three incidents of firing at protesters in Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh and neighboring Jamia Millia Islamia, the heart of anti-CAA agitation in New Delhi, since then. The central government and the BJP have not taken any action against Thakur yet.
Thakur was campaigning for BJP candidate Manish Chaudhary, was seen chanting “desh ke gaddaron ko”, to which the crowd enthusiastically replied “Goli Maaro Sa***n Ko”; the entire chant translates to “shoot down the traitors who betray the nation”.
He later said to reporters who asked him to recognize the “traitors”: “First you should watch the entire video. Then you should see the mood of the people of Delhi.”
He was also banned from campaigning for Delhi elections for 72 hours and will also be off the BJP’s “star campaigner” list, the Election Commission ruled on Thursday. However, once the ban expires, Thakur will be free to campaign once again.
On Friday the Jamia Millia Islamia Teachers Association blamed the BJP leader for the firing incidents near the university. In one of which a student was injured on Saturday, saying nothing can be more “anti-national” than a minister instigating citizens to involve in violence from a public platform.
Later on, another member of parliament named Parvesh Varma who called Arvind Kejriwal Terrorist stood in Parliament to speak also faced slogans by Opposition. At this point speaker, OM Birla slammed the Opposition saying that creating ruckus is not Parliament’s traditions.
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