As far as morality is concerned, T Raja Singh has a number of serious limitations.
Having been accused of hate speech, rioting, and criminal intimidation, the Goshamahal MLA’s track record shows he stands against both public and constitutional morality as an individual and as a leader.
Only his disregard for decency and any sense of brotherhood: Indian or otherwise — can rival his disdain for Muslims and Dalits.
After making controversial remarks about Prophet Muhammad, Raja Singh was arrested under the Preventive Detention Act.
This article examines Singh’s rap sheet to better understand his political thinking.
As per the report from Siasat.com, the various cases filed against Singh from 2010 to 2019 will be covered in this article.
This article focuses primarily on cases filed against Raja Singh in Afzalgunj, Mangalhat, and Shahiniyathgunj. In the given timeline, Singh was charged in the following areas with the most cases.
Although this list proves Singh’s disregard for the law, order, and any semblance of decency, it is in no way exhaustive and does not cover all of his violations.
Under Afzalgunj police station limits
While chanting slogans of “Jai Shree Ram,” Singh and fifty to sixty followers set fire to a mosque in Gandhigalli. Additionally, they destroyed a police car (a Tata Sumo). Afzalgunj police station registered three cases against Singh in this regard.
The now ex-BJP MLA, in this case alone, has been booked under Sections 147 (rioting), 148 (rioting armed with a deadly weapon), 427 (mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees), 454 (lurking house-trespass or house-breaking with the intent to commit an offense punishable with imprisonment), 506 (criminal intimidation), 436 (mischief by fire or explosive substance with the intent to destroy a house), 295 (injuring or defiling a place of worship with an intent to insult any religion), 120 (b) (criminal conspiracy), 153 (a) (promoting enmity between groups on the basis of religion, race, place of birth, residence), 120 (a) (criminal conspiracy) and 149 (offense against public tranquility).
Under the jurisdiction of Afzalgunj police station, youth leader of Majlis Bachao Tehreek (MBT) Amjadullah Khan filed a complaint against Singh’s hate speeches against the Muslim community during the Shree Ram Navami procession in 2010. A senior Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader, Dharmendra Acharya, also attended the rally.
In this case, Singh was charged under Sections 153 (a) (promoting enmity between different groups of religion, race, place of birth, and residence), 143 (unlawful assembly), 147 (rioting), 109 (abetment), 149 (offense against public tranquility) of the IPC.
Without police permission, Singh held a Tiranga (tri-color) rally on August 15, 2018, and was charged with 143 (unlawful assembly), 188 (disobedience to an order duly issued by a public servant), 341 (punishment for wrongful restraint) of the IPC and 21/76 of the city police act.
Also present at the rally was Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) leader Laddu Yadav, who is known for rioting and communalizing parts of the Old City.
Singh was also charged in 2018 for stopping a vehicle transporting cows without informing the police, disrupting traffic flow.
In all other cases under the jurisdiction of Afzalgunj police station, Singh has been acquitted except for that in which he carried out the Tiranga rally.
Under Mangalhat police station limits
During the years 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2018, Singh was booked under different cases under the jurisdiction of Mangalhat police station.
Singh was charged with illegally constructing a Ganesh temple wall in 2014. He was charged with carrying out Sri Ram Navami Shobha Yatra without police permission in 2015.
He also threatened officials with “severe consequences” if they tried to stop him.
Singh was charged with violating IPC Sections 153 (a) (promoting enmity between different religions, races, places of birth, and residence groups), 505 (2) (statements conducive to public mischief), and 506 (criminal intimidation).
He was arrested again in 2016 for carrying out the Sri Ram Navami procession without permission. In the same year, he was charged again under Section 153 (a) for condoning the Una caste killings in Gujarat, in which seven Dalit family members were attacked under the guise of cow protection. Bathula Ram Prasad, the current president of the Mala Welfare Association, filed the complaint.
Singh was arrested again in 2018 by Mangalhat police for unauthorized Ram Navami procession, trying to deliver a hate speech against Muslims, and for illegally erecting a wall around a Hanuman temple in Dhoolpet.
Under Shahiniyatgunj police station limits
During Hanuman Jayanti in 2010, Singh was arrested under Sections 147 (rioting), 148 (rioting armed with a lethal weapon), 427 (mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees), 353 (assault or criminal force to hinder a public servant from discharge of his duty), and Section 3 (committing mischief by doing any act in respect of any public property) of the IPC, as well as Section 3 (trying to commit mischief by doing any act in respect of any
Singh and his supporters threw stones at public property, including the Begum Bazaar Chatri police sub-control room, a police jeep, and a paan store. They also trespassed on and damaged a nearby grocery store, Hasham and Son.
Singh convened a meeting at Sanatan Dharmashala in 2012, calling for the formation of “action teams” to carry out the prohibition on cow slaughter. Singh is accused of inciting Hindu men to continue violence in his speech.
Singh gave a speech in 2017 calling for the construction of a Ram temple on the disputed Ram Mandir-Babri Masjid site in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. He was charged under IPC Section 295 (a) (deliberate and malicious intent to offend religious feelings of any class).
Singh was arrested again in 2018 for carrying out a Ram Navami procession and using drone cameras in his rally. In the same year, he held a Tiranga rally to “celebrate” India’s independence, disrupting traffic and causing inconvenience.
Overall, Singh has 43 cases against him in various police stations till 2019. These are: Abids (1), Afzalgunj (7), Begum Bazaar (2), Charminar (1), Bolarum (1), Dabirpura (3), Falaknuma (1), Habibnagar (1), Kolkatta (1), Hussainiala (1) Mangalhat (9), Rajpet (1), Rein Bazaar (1), Shahiniyathgunj (9), Yadgiri (1), Sultan Bazaar (2). and Saifabad (1).
While he has been acquitted on a few cases, the majority of the charges are still being investigated.
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