Patna. The uproar over Union Minister Giriraj Singh’s statement on NRC had not yet subsided that he has once again said something big about the increasing population in Haridwar. Giriraj Singh shared a post on the social media site X and said that the main reason behind the increased population in Haridwar is the conspiracy of PFI. Giriraj Singh, citing figures in his post, told how the Muslim population has increased and this is being done under a big conspiracy of PFI. Giriraj Singh wrote on social media – The population of all Sanatanis of India – the so-called seculars – Haridwar has not increased, but it has been increased by organizations like PFI for some time. Will Hari’s gate be able to escape this evil eye?
Through his post, Giriraj Singh has tried to explain the increasing population in Haridwar on the basis of statistics. According to Giriraj Singh’s post, while the Hindu population in Haridwar has increased by 16 percent, the Muslim population has a growth rate of 39 percent. According to the 2011 census, the total population of Haridwar was 18900422, in which the Hindu population was 64.27 percent while the Muslim population was 34.28 percent. The Sikh population was 0.92 percent and the Christian population was 0.26 percent. Through his post, Giriraj Singh has clearly stated that the reason behind the increasing population of Muslims is the conspiracy of PFI.