Young Gandhi arrested after hate speech
Varun Gandhi sparked riot-like scenes yesterday when he surrendered himself to police over charges of inciting racial hatred.
The great grandson of India’s first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, has been at the centre of a political storm since he was captured by television cameras earlier this month telling a rally the Hindu Nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would “cut the heads of Muslims” and comparing a rival Muslim candidate to al-Qa’ida leader Osama bin Laden.
He has denied making the statements and has claimed the footage was doctored - a charge dismissed by India’s electoral commission, which has asked the BJP to withdraw his candidacy.
The 29-year-old is making his election debut contesting the lower house seat of Pilibhit in the country’s most populous state of Uttar Pradesh for the BJP, and is being hailed as the fresh hope of the party.
A saffron-clad Mr Gandhi told flag-waving supporters before his arrest at the weekend he was “ready to go to jail”.
Later, as he emerged from the court, he claimed: “I am being framed in fake cases by my political rivals and have full faith in the judiciary.
“My only objective in coming here is to strengthen my people, my society and the whole country. I will not step back.”
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Young Gandhi arrested after hate speech
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