New Delhi: A day after senior Supreme Court lawyer Prashant Bhushan courted controversy over his derogatory tweet against Lord Krishna, several protesters threw ink outside his residence on Monday.
Earlier on Sunday Bhushan had tweeted, “Romeo loved just one lady, while Krishna was a legendary Eve teaser. Would Adityanath have the guts to call his vigilantes Anti-Krishna squads?”
His statement came in the wake of the ongoing anti-Romeo squads which are active in Uttar Pradesh after the order of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. However, after facing criticism, Bhushan clarified his tweet and wrote, “My tweet on Romeo brigade being distorted. My position is: By the logic of Romeo Brigade, even Lord Krishna would look like eve teaser.”
"We have grown up with legends of young Krishna teasing Gopis. The logic of Romeo squad would criminalise this. Didn't intend to hurt sentiments," said Bhushan in another tweet.
Speaking on the occasion, Tajinder Bagga, BJP spokesperson said, “This is not the first time Bhushan has said something, earlier he said, Kashmir should be given to Pakistan. It's in his nature to say something or the other that is the reason we have filed a complaint against him”.
Nawab Malik, NCP leader said, “Religion sentiments were definitely hurt. We will make sure that we file a complaint against Bhushan. People should think about human sentiments before tweeting anything.”
The tweet comes amid the outrage over the way the squads have punished many couples seen together in public parks in the state, especially in Western UP. The Allahabad High Court has directed the government to ensure that guidelines were followed by the police teams and action taken as per the law.
With visuals on TV suggesting harassment and humiliation of young couples by anti-Romeo squads at some places, Adityanath asked officials to ensure there was no "unnecessary harassment".
Anti-Romeo squads, a poll promise of the BJP that pulled off a stunning victory in the recent Assembly polls in UP, drew criticism from certain quarters after visuals of policemen targeting young boys and girls went viral on TV and in social media.
"The idea is to question, check group of boys or boys alone near colleges and other places, and create fear among potential harassers in public places," said a police officer.
However, it was being dubbed as an attempt at moral policing and widely criticised in some quarters as the modus operandi was being compared to the infamous 'Operation Majnu' in 2005, in which boys at crossings and markets were pulled up, and couples in gardens were thrashed by police.
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