Seers in Haridwar claim their interests are being ignored due to alleged appeasement. Their allegations play into the narrative being pursued by BJP in Uttarakhand.
Narsinghanand, mahant of Dasna Devi Temple, was arrested a month after his incendiary December 2021 speech in Haridwar. ThePrint traces his ascent as a powerful Hindutva ideologue.
This is the second arrest made by Haridwar Police after Jitendra Tyagi, alias Waseem Rizvi, former chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Central Shia Waqf board, was arrested Thursday.
The apex court also issued notice to Delhi Police chief and took note of an event in Delhi last month where speakers allegedly made calls for 'genocide of Muslims to achieve ethnic cleansing'.
Several Twitter users are calling for accountability for the alleged Rs 76 lakh raised by him through a crowdfunding account in 2019. He says this is ‘coordinated IT cell attacks’.
Uttarakhand DGP says investigators ‘are examining whether charges made in the FIRs are arrestable or not, but accused will definitely be chargesheeted in court’.
Functioning of Haridwar's powerful akharas revolves around huge resources, and there have been instances of factional feuds. The seers not only wield political influence but also iPhones.
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