BJP MLA Raja justifies Una Dalit thrashing, warns beef eaters of similar fate

BJP MLA Raja Singh today courted controversy after he uploaded his views on his Facebook page on the recent attack on Dalits in Una by a cow vigilante group. Justifying the assault on Dalits in Una by cow vigilante groups recently, BJP MLA from Hyderabad Singh said it was a very good thing to happen. 

Singh, in a video uploaded on Facebook, said, “Jo Dalit gaye ke maas ko le ja raha tha, jo uski pitai hui hai, woh bohut hi achhi hui hai (Those Dalits who were taking the cow, the cow meat, those who were beaten, it was a very good thing to happen).”

In the two-and-a-half minute video, the BJP MLA supported the actions of Gau Rakshaks, who beat up Dalits for carrying cow meat and warned that anyone who kills a cow or consumes its meat will meet the same fate.

“I want to ask seculars, vote-seekers and Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati that why are they defaming Dalits? Many Dalit brothers work with me in protecting cows in Hyderabad and Telangana,” he said.

Soon after, he called a section of Dalits “filthy” for slaughtering cows and consuming beef and bringing disgrace to the patriotic Dalits. He said that in the Una incident, the Dalits deserved the punishment and appreciated the attackers for teaching them a lesson.

He appealed to the Gau Rakshaks to keep up the good work and continue to serve the nation and community this way. Singh said that such incidents do happen if the status of cow has to be elevated to that of a mother. He issued a threat to people of all the communities to refrain from any activity that requires killing of cows.