Frauds like Pushpendra Kulshreshtha may not let go scot-free

Frauds like Pushpendra Kulshreshtha may not let go scot-free  

Syed Ali Mujtaba                                             

There are many hate factories opened in India whose full time job is to do anti-Muslim anti -Islam propaganda.  One such person whom I have stumbled upon is Pushpendra Kulshreshtha (PK). Watching him on the ‘You Tube’, my summary is, he is a cancer to the society and such people need to be punished.  

A little search about him revealed that PK worked as a journalist and was the Bureau Chief Pakistan’s Aaj TV news in New Delhi. It’s due to that affiliation he got himself elected as general secretary of the Press Club of India not once but thrice.  

It was in his third term around 2009, he was caught doing financial irregularities with the Press Club funds. The Press Club called an extraordinary general body meeting that was attended by over 200 members and in that EGM, PK was he was unceremoniously removed. 

Going further deep into him, I learnt that he is from Aligarh and was educated in Aligarh Muslim University. Being at AMU he developed good command over Urdu language and also oratory skills in this language. He follows the ideology of Veer Savarkar and M. S. Golwalkar. His mentors are reported to be; Col. RSN Singh (Ex-RAW Head), Major General G. D. Bakshi retired Indian Army officer, Ajit Doval, (National Security Advisor) etc.

PK addresses the RSS gathering in north India where some 5000 to 10,000 people attend.  His speeches are full of wild allegations couched with lies, unsubstantiated facts, defamation, slander, libel. He only talks about hatred against Muslims and Islam. He thinks Islam is the cause of every problem in the world. He wants to wipe out every Muslim from the face of the earth. He thinks Muslims do not belong to this planet and Islam is not a religion.

It appears PK has a team that helps him prepare his hateful speeches. In all such speeches, his bigotry and rabble rousing are explicit. He is brain washing the Hindu youths, inciting them to commit violence against Muslims. He directly asks them to commit genocide against Muslims.

It seems he is let loose on the internet since 2014 to spew venom against Muslims and Islam. He has uploaded many videos on the ‘You Tube’ that are blatantly anti-Muslim and anti -Islam. His 'You Tube' shop is only thriving rebuking at Muslims and Islam.  He is a militant Hindu face on the internet. He wants either Muslim should get converted to Hinduism or be ready to be killed.

Going by the hits to his videos one gets the impression that he enjoys a large fan following. He has a fan club that gleefully watches his videos. Reading some of the comment in the comment section of his YouTube channel, some persons are talking about starting a civil war against Muslims in India. 

PK thinks Hindus and Muslims cannot co-exist in India. He supports Mahatma Gandhi’s killing. He also supports the mosque attack in New Zealand. He views are full of prejudice and hatred against Muslims and Islam.

I am sure he enjoys the protection from the political leadership that may have asked him to do such hate mongering to unite the Hindu community for political gains.  He also enjoying liberalism of Google that has given him a platform to do the hate mongering. His views are a threat to global peace. There is little doubt that PK is a cancer for Indian society. He is creating enmity among different sections of the society and a threat to peace and harmony in the country.  

Talking to a Supreme Court Lawyer, Syeda Hena Rizvi, I inquired how can such deadly and destructive virus can be taken behind bar. I was told that such a rabble rouser can be booked under different sections like; 124 A & 153A & 295 & 295A of the Indian penal code. He can be shown the click only if some social activists and lawyers come forward and file cases against him.  

In this context there few cases that come to my mind and has hogged the media lime light. They are Zakir Naik case who was accused of spreading communal hatred between communities, Akbaruddin Owaisi, who too faced similar charges, and recently of Sharjeel Imam, who was charged for sedition. If we compare these cases with the kind of rabble rousing that Pushpendra Kulshreshtha is doing they pale in insignificance. 

It sees to reason that it’s high time that people like PK should be brought to justice. The should not be left to go scott free because they tearing the society apart. The only way to deal with them is to initiate judicial proceeding and get him punished in such a way that can set an example for others.  

In sum, in a country like India, that houses different religion and cultures mutual tolerance and understanding of different religion is essential to maintain internal peace and harmony.  The diversified and composite culture of India has to be nurtured carefully and it is essential for the progress and development of the country. 

In such pursuit it is important to take to task insane people like Pushpendra Kulshreshtha who is slur on Hinduism. He by doing hate mongering is creating disturbing the peace of the society. There are enough legal provisions to deal with such kind of people and this should be initiated sooner than later to bring him to justice. 

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Syed Ali Mujtaba is a journalist based in Chennai. He can be contacted at syedalimujtaba2007@gmail.com