Shoot at sight those who chant pro-Pakistan slogans, says BJP minister

B C Patil urges PM Modi to tighten laws against CAA protesters while dubbing them as 'traitors'

Days after an Indian girl chanted pro-Pakistan slogans at a rally in Bengaluru against the  controversial anti-Muslim citizenship law, a ruling party's minister has strongly batted for a law to ‘shoot at sight’ those who "raise pro-Pakistan slogans in the future".

“In my opinion there is need for a law that has to be brought in India... Shoot at Sight law has to brought in India for those who speak ill of India or raise pro-Pakistan slogans. It is very much needed,” said B C Patil, who currently holds the portfolio for Karnakta’s  agriculture minister, during an interview on Monday.

Referring to anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protesters who have already been bashed mercilessly by BJP leaders in the past, the minister blatantly said that he would appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to implement a tough law in order to deal with such ‘traitors’.

“These elements must be killed on the spot. I am appealing to prime the minister through the media now to bring in such a law. I will also write to him.”

BC Patil, Karnataka Agriculture Minister, in Chitradurga (Karnataka): In my opinion there is need for a law that has to be brought in India - Shoot at Sight law has to brought in India for those who speak ill of India or raise pro-Pakistan slogans. It is very much needed. (23.02) pic.twitter.com/dMz0r0eXu1

— ANI (@ANI) February 24, 2020

Vandals attack house of Indian girl who chanted 'Pakistan Zindabad'

Meanwhile, the 19-year-old college student Amulya Leona, who hogged limelight after she was charged with sedition for shouting pro-Pakistan slogans, was denied bail on Friday and sent to judicial custody for 14 days.

Charged with provoking enmity between groups and intentionally insulting people to provoke breach of peace, Leona faced serious attacks by vandals who targeted her house and spewed hate on her on social media.

The Bharatiya Janata Party’s state unit tweeted while claiming that the truth was that the protests against the citizenship law were “a joint venture between Pakistan and anti-national forces led by INC India”. It added: “Those who support Pakistan should go there forever.”

Anti-CAA Activist Amulya Leona shouts PAKISTAN ZINDABAD in the presence of AIMIM Chief @asadowaisi at Bengaluru.

Truth is that protests against #CAA are a joint venture between Pakistan & Anti-National Forces led by @INCIndia.

Those who support Pakistan should go there forever. pic.twitter.com/GpknmmdKHt

— BJP Karnataka (@BJP4Karnataka) February 20, 2020

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