Chandigarh: Punjab police on Sunday booked former DGP Mohammad Mustafa for his purported `hate speech’ against Hindu Community during a rally Malerkotla few days back.
He is advisor to Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu and his wife Razia Sultan, who is the Congress candidate from Malerkotla.
Earlier, ECI also issued notice to his viral video and holding poll event in support of his wife without permission.
Mustafa has been booked for making a hate speech in He has been booked for promoting enmity among communities and police has slapped section 153-A on him. This move came after an outrage on social media as his video went viral for outburst against Hindus.
He, however, refused the allegations and said that his statement was mispresented and said, “I was angry at a group of Muslims who had tried to attack me. I was warning them, not Hindus.”threatening Hindus with dire consequences if they organize events near his event during a public meeting on January 20.”