The video footage of the politician has spread widely and gone viral on social media.

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, NEW DELHI — A ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) politician, Gyan Dev Ahuja, has expressed pride in killing five Muslims in the western state of Rajasthan. ‘India. Ahuja’s video footage spread widely and went viral on social media.

“We have killed five so far, in Lalwandi and Behror. I have given freedom to the workers to kill the thugs who are behind the slaughter of the cows,” Ahuja said, in the video that circulated. quoted by Reuters. Algeria, Wednesday (24/8).

“We will release you (from killing Muslims), we will also release you (from punishment) on bail,” Ahuja said, referring to beatings and mob killings linked to the alleged slaughter of cows in his region.

Indian media reported earlier this week that Ahuja had been accused of promoting religious hatred and hostility. He had been questioned by Rajasthan police on Monday (22/8/2022).

Between 2013 and 2018, Ahuja was a Ramgarh legislator in Alwar district in Rajasthan. The region has seen a series of lynchings and murders of Muslims by Hindu nationalist mobs.

indian news site, The quintet Monday (22/8/2022) reported at least three deaths following allegations of the slaughter of cows, considered sacred by Hindus. These deaths are similar to the events that occurred in Alwar in 2017 and 2018.

“Pehlu Khan was publicly hanged in April 2017. Umar Khan was shot dead in November 2017 and Rakbar Khan was killed in July 2018. All of this happened in Alwar Rajasthan,” the report said.

Indian Muslims have been the subject of hate speech and attacks since Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power in 2014. Recently, a BJP party spokesman was removed from office for making statements insulting the Prophet Muhammad. This statement caused diplomatic tensions between India and Islamic countries.