Congress' Singhvi bashes both Rangoli Chandel & Ajaz Khan; says 'test their poison' also

Taking a jibe at arrest of actor Ajaz Khan and suspension of Rangoli Chandel's Twitter account, Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Sunday said that  level of hatred among people is increasing. Amid Coronavirus crisis that has brought nation to halt, Khan was arrested on Saturday for his alleged hate speech and Chandel's Twitter account was suspended on April 16 for her alleged hateful tweet against a community. Singhvi in his sarcastic tweet said that along with  Covid test, re should also be a test to find out levels of poison in people. 

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Ajaz Khan arrested

On Saturday, actor Ajaz Khan was arrested by Mumbai Police. This comes after he allegedly made a communal statement  during his Facebook Live interaction recently. Sections 153A,121,117,188,501,504 and 505(2) of Indian Penal Code have been invoked in FIR registered against Khan at Khar Police station.

He had reportedly said, "If an ant dies, a Muslim is responsible, if an elephant dies, a Muslim is responsible. If re is an earthquake in Delhi, a Muslim is responsible, i.e a Muslim is responsible for any incident. But have you ever thought who is responsible for this conspiracy?"

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Rangoli Chande's Twitter account deleted

Kangana Ranaut’s sister Rangoli Chandel’s Twitter account was suspended after celebrities reported her controversial tweet. Rangoli, who is also manr of National Award-winning actor, had suggested that a people of a particular community and ‘secular media’ be shot. Her response was allegedly over attack on doctors and medical workers in Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad on Wednesday.

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