A July 3 (Saturday) video of Samajwadi Party workers had emerged on social media networks after the Zila Parishad election results in which they were seen abusing Uttar Pradesh Minister Upendra Tiwari and his family. In the viral video, the SP workers were raising victory slogans that quickly shifted to obscene slogans against Tiwari, his 90-year-old mother, wife and daughters. Tiwari is Minister of State (Independent Charge) Sports & Youth Affairs and Panchayati Raj (MoS) Uttar Pradesh.
‘Shame to society & democracy’
In a statement to ANI, Upendra Tiwari said, “My 90-yr-old mother, sister, wife, daughters were verbally abused in the form of slogans. This was planned by Ambika Chaudhary & Narad Rai. They sought to vent their frustration by planning a scheme to abuse me, bringing shame to society & democracy.”
My 90-yr-old mother, sister, wife, daughters were verbally abused in form of slogans. This was planned by Ambika Chaudhary & Narad Rai. They sought to vent their frustration by planning a scheme to abuse me, bringing shame to society & democracy: UP Minister Upendra Tiwari
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) July 6, 2021
Tiwari’s wife, who became a target of SP workers, questioned why families of political leaders are dragged into politics. She said, “Regardless of which party you belong to, family should not be dragged into politics. This is a very disgusting act. I want to ask Akhilesh Yadav, Dimple Yadav how they (SP workers) got such liberty.”
Regardless of which party you belong to, family should not be dragged into politics. This is a very disgusting act. I want to ask Akhilesh Yadav, Dimple Yadav how they (SP workers) got such liberty: Upendra Tiwari's wife pic.twitter.com/wCU80sf8yC
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) July 6, 2021
‘People call these ‘red hats’ goons’
UP CM’s Information Advisor Shalabh Mani Tripathi condemned the incident. He said, “these Samajwadi Party workers are openly abusing mothers and sisters of Brahmins and BJP leaders. They are angry about how they lost the elections. This is the trick of the socialists of UP, this is their face, and this is their character. People call such ‘red hats’ goons.” Tripathi shared the video of the incident in which the workers could be heard raising slogans like, “We had F***ed Upendra Tiwari’s mother”.
ब्राह्मणों और भाजपा नेताओं की मां और बहनों के खिलाफ खुलेआम हद दर्जे की घटिया गालियां बकते ये हैं समाजवादी पार्टी के कार्यकर्ता, गुस्सा इस बात का कि चुनाव कैसे हार गए, यूपी के समाजवादियों की यही चाल है, यही चेहरा है और यही चरित्र। जनता ऐसे ही थोड़े लाल टोपी वालों को गुंडा कहती है। pic.twitter.com/XVnxVH9cQ5
— Shalabh Mani Tripathi (@shalabhmani) July 4, 2021
In a follow-up tweet, he mentioned how opposition parties were trending anti-Brahmin hashtags on Twitter. He said, “See the fury of losing the election, the anarchists who abused the Brahmins in Ballia are promoting a hateful hashtag today. It is surprising that Twitter India and Manish Maheshwari didn’t see anything wrong with it.”
चुनाव हारने की बौखलाहट देखिए,बलिया में ब्राह्मणों को गालियां देने वाले अराजकवादी आज ये नफरती ट्रेंड करा रहे,हैरानी ये कि @TwitterIndia व @manishm को इसमें कुछ गलत नहीं दिखा
— Shalabh Mani Tripathi (@shalabhmani) July 5, 2021
बेचारे ट्रेंड चलाने वालों की ‘कुंठा’ भी इतनी ज्यादा है कि उन्हें ट्रेड चला चला कर बार बार रोना पड़ता है😊 pic.twitter.com/C1SKYJPKpk
Ballia Police arrest five accused, more arrests would follow
Ballia Police took swift action in the case and arrested five SP workers in the case.
सोशल मीडिया पर वायरल वीडियो जिसमें अपशब्दों का प्रयोग किया गया है । इस प्रकरण में #PsKotwali जनपद #BalliaPolice द्वारा अपशब्द कहने वाले 05 अभियुक्तों की गिरफ्तारी के संबन्ध में #ASP_BLA की बाइट।@Uppolice @adgzonevaranasi @digazamgarh @UPGovt@homeupgov @dmballia @News18UP pic.twitter.com/DxIs4gpgLj
— Ballia Police (@balliapolice) July 5, 2021
Sanjay Kumar Yadav, Additional Superintendent of Police, Ballia, said, “A video had gone viral on social media in which a few people had used obscene language. A case has been filed on July 4 in Ballia Police Station under Section 147, 148, 149, 342, 500, 504 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code. Ten persons were named in the FIR, out of which five have already been arrested after swift action of Police.”
सोशल मीडिया पर वायरल वीडियो जिसमें अपशब्दों का प्रयोग किया गया है । इस प्रकरण में #PsKotwali जनपद #BalliaPolice ने किया अपशब्द कहने वाले 05 अभियुक्तों को गिरफ्तार ।@Uppolice @adgzonevaranasi @digazamgarh @UPGovt @homeupgov @dmballia @News18UP @bstvlive #UPPolice pic.twitter.com/cMdkBvwqlD
— Ballia Police (@balliapolice) July 5, 2021
He further added that there were many unidentified persons in the video who were raising slogans. The police are trying to identify them. Investigation into the case is underway.
