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Raghavendra Pratap Singh made the controversial remarks while addressing a public meeting in Dumariyaganj in Uttar Pradesh’s Siddharth Nagar district on October 16.
Former Uttar Pradesh BJP MLA Raghavendra Pratap Singh. (File)
Former Uttar Pradesh BJP MLA Raghavendra Pratap Singh has triggered a row after he allegedly publicly offered to cover marriage expenses and provide jobs to Hindu youths who “bring ten Muslim girls and make them Hindu” to avenge two Hindu girls reportedly marrying Muslim men.
Singh made the controversial remarks while addressing a public meeting at Dhankharpur village in Dumariyaganj in Uttar Pradesh’s Siddharth Nagar district on October 16. However, it came to light on Tuesday after a video purportedly containing the remarks went viral on social media platforms, news agency PTI reported.
While addressing the speech in Hindi, Singh said, “If a Hindu girl goes with a Muslim boy, is it not an insult to the whole Hindu community? “If two have gone, then … bringing two is not enough. Bring at least ten Muslim girls and make them Hindu, and we will bear all expenses of marriage, give security and provide a job for a comfortable livelihood.”
He also said that during previous governments, Hindus lived in fear, but under Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s rule, there is no need to be scared anymore.
The statement has drawn flak from opposition parties, with BSP chief Mayawati demanding strict action against elements spreading communal and casteist hatred.
“The latest narrow-minded and hateful statement of ‘bring a Muslim girl, get a job’, and elements spreading communal and casteist hatred, unrest, anarchy in UP, Uttarakhand, and other states in the name of religious conversion, love jihad… and taking the law into their own hands is highly condemnable,” the former Chief Minister said in a post X.
’मुस्लिम लड़की लाओ, नौकरी पाओ, के ताज़ा संकीर्ण व घृणित बयान के साथ-साथ यूपी व उत्तराखण्ड सहित अन्य और राज्यों में भी धर्म परिवर्तन, लव जिहाद और ना जाने क्या-क्या नफरती नाम देकर तथा उसके विरुद्ध क़ानून को अपने हाथ में लेकर साम्प्रदायिक व जातिवादी द्वेष, वैमनस्य, अशान्ति, अराजकता…— Mayawati (@Mayawati) October 28, 2025
Such criminal, anarchic, and anti-social elements pose an open challenge to the government. Instead of providing them support and protection, governments should take strict legal action against such people to ensure the establishment of the rule of law in the broader interest of the public and the nation, she added.
Samajwadi Party, and the Congress demanded action against the former MLA. The Congress slammed the remarks as “shameful”, accusing the BJP of spreading hatred and dividing society on religious lines.
Samajwadi Party MLA from Domariyaganj, Saiyada Khatoon, said the comments were “beyond tolerance, utterly misogynistic and blatant objectification of women”.
Demanding action against Singh, she said, “This statement is an insult to women and openly demeans them. It targets a particular religion and may be part of his political agenda, but such comments against women are truly disgraceful.” Asked about the furore over his remarks, Singh remained defiant before media persons and repeated the controversial comments.
(With inputs from agencies)
Shobhit Gupta is a sub-editor at News18.com and covers India and International news. He is interested in day to day political affairs in India and geopolitics. He earned his BA Journalism (Hons) degree from Ben…Read More
Shobhit Gupta is a sub-editor at News18.com and covers India and International news. He is interested in day to day political affairs in India and geopolitics. He earned his BA Journalism (Hons) degree from Ben… Read More
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