“Madhya Pradesh: Maulana Shadab Khan booked under SC-ST Act for insulting sanitation workers”, Organiser, August 10, 2023:
“On August 9, the Indore police arrested a cleric for spreading hate and issuing castiest slurs against sanitation workers. The cleric has been identified as Maulana Shadab Khan. One of his videos where he can be seen abusing sanitation workers went viral on social media, and following the rage, the police registered an FIR (First Information Report) against him.
In the video that went viral on the internet, Maulana could be heard saying, “Now we won’t allow our daughters, sisters, and wives to throw the garbage into the sanitation van. We pay due taxes and also extra garbage tax. We’ll throw more Rs 60 per/month (Rs 2 per day) on the faces of the sanitation workers, but they will only have to pick up the garbage.”
Stating the reason behind this declaration, Maulana said, “I have seen when ladies from our community raise their hands to throw the garbage into the van, their clothes also rise from the waist, and these sanitation workers shamelessly watch the ladies in that condition…..”
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