Members of a Hindu organisation performed a ceremony for the conversion of Muslim families in Agra earlier this week. Members of a Hindu organisation performed a ceremony for the conversion of Muslim families in Agra earlier this week.

An alarming video of a Muslim cleric allegedly daring Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Prime Minister Narendra Modi surfaced in Moradabad district on Saturday.

The video reportedly shows the cleric threatening the chief minister and the prime minister of "dire consequences" and also warns of waging a war against the country if incidents of religious conversions are not checked.

The cleric was referring to the alleged religious conversion of close to 60 Muslim families in Agra by two Hindu groups this week. Cleric Salim Ahmed was speaking at a programme organised by the Babri Masjid Action Committee (BMAC) in Moradabad on Friday.

The cleric, who is the president of the BMAC, said, "We (Muslims) are not scared of anyone; we will not hesitate in picking up arms for our safety. We will be forced to unite and form an army to attack the Vidhan Sabha and the Parliament House to teach these MLAs and MPs a lesson.

We can arrange for all kinds of arms and ammunition; we have the guts to change the face of the country. Do not force us to take up arms; it will not be good for the chief minister or the prime minister as no one will remain in a single piece."

He added that religious conversions should be stopped as they are not good for the future of this country.

Babri Masjid Action Committee president Salim Ahmed delivers an alleged hate speech in Moradabad on Friday. Babri Masjid Action Committee president Salim Ahmed delivers an alleged hate speech in Moradabad on Friday.

The cleric's speech was made before a gathering of more than 1,500 people including senior police officers and officers of the district administration.

Close to 60 Muslim families from Agra's Ved Nagar slums were allegedly converted to Hinduism during a ceremony.

While the families had claimed that they were fooled and later threatened to follow the rituals to 'reconvert', the Bajrang Dal and Dharma Jagran Samanvay Vibhag, a group associated with the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS), have maintained that the people voluntarily converted.

Moradabad Senior Superintendent of Police Luv Kumar told the media on Saturday, "We have come to know through the media that someone delivered such objectionable speech. The Local Intelligence Unit has been ordered to probe the matter and action will be taken after we receive the report."



