Telangana MLA T Raja Singh has been banned for three months from entering a district in Karnataka. Actually, Raja Singh was going to Mudhol town of Bagalkot district to participate in the Ganesh immersion program. But even before this, the authorities have banned him from entering the district for three months, citing possible disturbances in law and order. According to officials, the route of the Ganesh Visarjan procession passes through a mosque and Raja Singh’s history of inflammatory speeches is a matter of concern. Due to this, notice was given to him at his residence in Telangana.
In the notice issued by the Deputy Commissioner and District Magistrate, it has been said that on September 19, Ganesh immersion procession will be taken out in Mudhol. There is a mosque in the public plot along the route through which the procession will pass, which is a highly sensitive area. About 10,000 to 15,000 Hindu volunteers from Mudhol city and rural areas will gather in this immersion procession. Raja Singh from Hyderabad (Telangana) is coming to Mudhol to participate in the procession and he is the main speaker of the program.
It is further said that Mudhol city is a very sensitive city from the point of view of communal riots. Earlier, a total of 28 cases were registered at Mudhol Police Station in connection with the communal riots that took place during Ganesh Visarjan at Mudhol on 23.09.2015, in which property worth Rs 9,46.22,410/- was burnt and damaged. The cases registered against both Hindu and Muslim communities are still pending in the court. The same hatred filled atmosphere as before is still prevalent in both the communities in Mudhol city.
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Officials said Raja Singh of Hyderabad (Telangana), a self-proclaimed Rashtra Gau Rakshak and founder president of Shri Ram Yuva Sena, is a supporter leader. There is a possibility of disturbance in law and order due to his inflammatory and provocative speech. Raja Singh, representing Goshamahal assembly constituency of Telangana, is a controversial politician. In 2010, he was arrested by the Hyderabad Police on charges of inciting communal riots in Hyderabad. In the year 2017, during his speech in Yadgiri town of Yadgiri district of Karnataka state, he instigated Hindus.
Officials have said that Facebook closed his account in 2020. He was removed from the primary membership of BJP in 2022 due to nationwide protests against him due to his controversial statement against Prophet Mohammed. A total of more than 105 criminal cases have been registered against him in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and other states. Many of them relate to communal crimes and he has also self-declared 80 criminal cases during the Telangana Assembly elections in 2025.
In such a situation, if Raja Singh takes part in the Ganesh immersion procession in Mudhol city, there is a possibility of disturbance in law and order. Based on the report submitted by the Superintendent of Police, Bugalkot District, in the interest of maintaining law and order, in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 163 of the Indian Civil Defense Code 2023, Raja Singh is prohibited from entering Bagalkot district with effect from 16/09/2024. Is banned for. Three months time has been given to review the law and order situation on the report submitted by the Superintendent of Police of Bagalkot district.
