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The Print
01-08-2025
- Politics
- The Print
Who is Maulana Sajid Rashidi, slapped by SP workers over inappropriate remark on Dimple Yadav
As a video of Rashidi's comment began to circulate on social media, a case was registered against him at Vibhuti Khand police station in Lucknow, on a complaint by SP worker Pravesh Yadav. After the show aired, a group of Samajwadi Party workers slapped Maulana Rashidi at a TV set in Noida. UP police sources told ThePrint that SP workers who slapped Rashidi have been identified as Shyam Singh Bhati, national secretary of the SP Advocate Sabha; Mohit Nagar, district president of the SP student wing, Gautam Budhha Nagar; Prashant Bhati, state secretary of the party's student wing; and Kuldeep Bhati, an SP worker. Lucknow: Maulana Sajid Rashidi is no stranger to controversy. The Delhi-based president of the All India Imam Association has been in the news many times for making provocative statements, especially during TV debates. Now, Rashidi finds himself facing another political storm over an inappropriate comment he made about Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Dimple Yadav, who is also the wife of former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav. Speaking to ANI after the incident, Rashidi later defended his remarks. 'She (Dimple) didn't abide by Islamic beliefs while sitting in the mosque. Iqra Hasan's ears and nose are covered. On the other hand, there is Dimple Yadav … The question is, will Akhilesh Yadav file an FIR against the person who took this picture (of the mosque visit),' he said. 'I will also go to the police and submit the phone numbers from which I received threats. I will file a case against Akhilesh and Dimple Yadav because it is their workers who are sending threats,' he added. Reacting to the controversy, Dimple Yadav told reporters, 'It's good that an FIR was registered. It would have been better if they had protested when the incidents against women happened in Manipur. After Operation Sindoor, BJP leaders made indecent remarks against our armed forces officers. It would have been better if they had stood against it.' Following a police complaint by the TV news channel, a case has been registered at Noida's Sector 126 police station against Maulana Sajid Rashidi, Shyam Singh Bhati, Mohit Nagar and Kuldeep Bhati. Police are currently investigating the matter. Also Read: 'PDA' politics at play—Why Akhilesh expelled only three of eight 'rebel' SP MLAs Maulana Sajid Rashidi's controversial past President of the All India Imam Association, an organisation of Imams of mosques in India, Maulana Sajid Rashidi has been in the news many times in the past for his provocative religious and social statements, especially on television. At the time of the 2025 Delhi Assembly elections, he said he voted for the BJP to dispel fear among Muslims about supporting the party and to challenge the belief that Muslims don't support the BJP. BJP leader Amit Malviya even shared Rashidi's video online during the Delhi polls to claim that a large number of Muslims were supporting the BJP now. Rashidi later clarified that his real intention was to make the Muslim community politically independent. He also supported the controversial Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, calling it a revolutionary step to safeguard the rights of the Muslim community. He also accused those opposing the law of trying to provoke unrest and urged the government to check the properties of those opposing it. In response to the Pahalgam terror attack, he blamed Pakistan, saying its actions were tarnishing the image of Indian Muslims. He even said that, if necessary, he was ready to go to the border himself to teach Pakistan a lesson. In an interview with ANI in 2023, he made a controversial comment about 17th-century Maratha ruler Shivaji, downplaying his contributions. In 2023, he claimed that Mahmud of Ghazni was right to demolish the Somnath temple, alleging that 'wrong things' were happening there. He later apologised after a backlash and an FIR from the Somnath Trust. In 2024, he drew flak for comments made during a TV debate. Loni BJP MLA Nand Kishor Gurjar filed a complaint against him, accusing him of hurting the sentiments of Hindus. Back in 2022, Rashidi supported threats issued against then BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma over her controversial remarks on Prophet Mohammad. (Edited by Sugita Katyal) Also Read: In closed-door meet, Akhilesh sets record straight on alliance with Congress, Azam 'sahab'
Hans India
01-08-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
Dimple Yadav remark row : FIR filed against 3 SP workers, Muslim cleric
Noida: A news channel in Noida has lodged a complaint against three Samajwadi Party workers and a Muslim cleric for alleged breach of peace after the maulana was slapped inside the studio for his remarks against MP Dimple Yadav, police said on Thursday. The SP workers slapped Maulana Sajid Rashidi inside the news channel's studio in Noida after a debate show. One of them also posted a purported video of the incident on social media, taking responsibility of the act Rashidi had allegedly made a derogatory comment against the Mainpuri MP over her visit to a mosque recently. On Tuesday, Rashidi went to attend a news channel's debate programme in Noida, where he was slapped by the youths. On the complaint of the news channel, an case under BNS sections 115 (2) (voluntarily causing hurt), 351 (2) (criminal intimidation) and 352 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace) was registered against Rashidi and three SP workers -- Shyam Singh, Mohit, and Kuldeep Bhati, Incharge of Noida Sector 126 Police Station Bhupendra Singh said. 'I did not mean to insult anyone, I commented on the basis of Islamic beliefs. If I committed any mistake, it does not mean that I should be treated like this,' Rashidi told PTI. 'My comment was given a political angle and because of that political drama has been created. There is a way of law. I will also give my explanation. And whatever I had said, an FIR was filed against me in Lucknow,' the maulana said. Rashidi claimed that since the incident he has been getting threatening messages and calls on WhatsApp and social media. 'I have requested the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Delhi for my safety. I have also complained against three of them at sector 126 police station,' he added. Meanwhile, Shyam Singh, the SP worker who allegedly slapped Rashidi, said, 'He has insulted MP Dimple Yadav, and on the news debate program as well he made derogatory comments on her.' 'We have also lodged a complaint against him at Surajpur Police Station in Gautam Budhha Nagar,' he added. Kuldeep Bhati, who claimed to be state secretary, Yuvjan Sabha, Samajwadi Party, posted a video on social media site 'X', saying Maulana Rashidi has been 'treated'. 'We will treat in the same way to anyone, who will make derogatory comments against any women of India,' he added in his video.
Deccan Herald
31-07-2025
- Deccan Herald
Dimple Yadav remark row: FIR against 3 Samajwadi Party workers, Muslim cleric on complaint by news channel
Rashidi claimed that since the incident he has been getting threatening messages and calls on WhatsApp and social media.
Hindustan Times
31-07-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Dimple Yadav remark row: FIR against 3 SP workers, Muslim cleric on complaint by news channel
Noida, A news channel in Noida has lodged a complaint against three Samajwadi Party workers and a Muslim cleric for alleged breach of peace after the maulana was slapped inside the studio for his remarks against MP Dimple Yadav, police said on Thursday. Dimple Yadav remark row: FIR against 3 SP workers, Muslim cleric on complaint by news channel The SP workers slapped Maulana Sajid Rashidi inside the news channel's studio in Noida after a debate show. One of them also posted a purported video of the incident on social media, taking responsibility of the act Rashidi had allegedly made a derogatory comment against the Mainpuri MP over her visit to a mosque recently. On Tuesday, Rashidi went to attend a news channel's debate programme in Noida, where he was slapped by the youths. On the complaint of the news channel, an case under BNS sections 115 , 351 and 352 was registered against Rashidi and three SP workers Shyam Singh, Mohit, and Kuldeep Bhati, Incharge of Noida Sector 126 Police Station Bhupendra Singh said. "I did not mean to insult anyone, I commented on the basis of Islamic beliefs. If I committed any mistake, it does not mean that I should be treated like this,' Rashidi told PTI. "My comment was given a political angle and because of that political drama has been created. There is a way of law. I will also give my explanation. And whatever I had said, an FIR was filed against me in Lucknow," the maulana said. Rashidi claimed that since the incident he has been getting threatening messages and calls on WhatsApp and social media. 'I have requested the Deputy Commissioner of Police , Delhi for my safety. I have also complained against three of them at sector 126 police station,' he added. Meanwhile, Shyam Singh, the SP worker who allegedly slapped Rashidi, said, "He has insulted MP Dimple Yadav, and on the news debate program as well he made derogatory comments on her." "We have also lodged a complaint against him at Surajpur Police Station in Gautam Budhha Nagar," he added. Kuldeep Bhati, who claimed to be state secretary, Yuvjan Sabha, Samajwadi Party, posted a video on social media site 'X', saying Maulana Rashidi has been "treated". "We will treat in the same way to anyone, who will make derogatory comments against any women of India," he added in his video. This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.
Time of India
30-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
SP hoarding slams cleric for insulting Dimple Yadav
1 2 Lucknow: Samajwadi Party functionaries on Wednesday put out hoardings at several places in Lucknow carrying photographs of Muslim cleric Maulana Sajid Rashidi with his face blackened and wearing garlands of slippers and shoes. "Rashidi aur uske aqaon ki ek dawai … joota, chappal aur kutai (Sajid Rashidi and his mentors need to be treated with shoes, slippers and thrashed)," read the caption in bold on the hoardings which also contained the name of Samajwadi Party and its election symbol – the bicycle – on it. Photographs of these hoardings went viral on social media on Wednesday evening. Photos on social media showed some youths wearing SP-type red caps painting the photographs of Maulana Sajid Rashidi black and garlanded with slippers and shoes. The hoardings appeared a day after Sajid Rashidi was slapped by SP functionaries at the studio of a news channel for his alleged 'derogatory' comments against SP MP Dimple Yadav 's attire during her visit to Parliament Street mosque in Delhi recently with her party chief Akhilesh Yadav and other SP MPs. Rashidi was slapped by Kuldeep Bhati – state secretary of Samajwadi Yuvjan Sabha – who posted a video on X saying that the cleric has been "treated" for heaping insults on women. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 20 Historic Cars Every Enthusiast Should Know Undo "We will treat in the same way anyone who makes derogatory comments against any woman of India," he said. Rashidi later lodged a complaint with the Noida police naming Kuldeep along with Mohit Nagar and Shyam Singh in this connection. On Tuesday, BJP state general secretary and MLC Subhash Yaduvansh had put out a hoarding at Hazratganj Crossing in Lucknow questioning SP chief Akhilesh Yadav's 'silence' on Dimple's insult by the cleric. Don't want anyone to resort to violence: Akhilesh Lucknow: Responding to reports of party functionaries slapping Muslim cleric Maulana Sajid Rashidi for his 'derogatory' comments against Kannauj MP Dimple Yadav, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav said he does not want anyone to resort to violence.
