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By IndiaTomorrow.net,
New Delhi, 21 Sep 2014: Majlis Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi seems to have a “Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde personality” vis-a-vis the Muslims. In an interview with Rajat Sharma’s show Aap Ki Adalat aired on India TV channel Saturday night, Lok Sabha Member from Hyderabad, Owaisi said: “On August 15 from Red Fort, the PM called for a 10-year moratorium on communal riots. I say, why 10 years, why not 100 years? But what sort of a taskmaster is he, when he says one thing, and his MP Yogi Adityanath says the opposite.
What kind of a taskmaster is he, when his MP Sakshi Maharaj says all Madarsas are centres of terrorism and the PM's government gives Rs 209 crores to madarsas? One of his ministers Menaka Gandhi says, cows and cattle are being slaughtered, and on the other hand his government reduces import duty from 10 pc to 6 pc on machines for slaughtering animals. You may not agree with me, but this denotes a Jekyll & Hyde personality.”
The interview was aired at 10 PM but the channel posted excerpts from the interview on its website http://www.indiatvnews.com/ around three hours before the telecast.
The
MIM chief questioned BJP’s credo of “justice for all, appeasement of
none”, by alleging that minorities are being discriminated against.
Owaisi
alleged: “Is it not discrimination that that the Supreme Court found
that Muslim youths were made the target in the Akshardham attack case,
the investigations were conducted wrongly and the accused lost 10 to 11
precious years of their lives?
“Is it not discrimination that anybody trying to sell properties in Gujarat needs to take permission from the state government?
“Is
it not a fact that the file seeking permission to prosecute an IB
official in Ishrat Jahan encounter case is lying with the government?
Can anybody look into the eyes of Zakia Jafri and say that justice is
being done to her? Sohrabuddin's brother is still seeking justice.
“Is it not discrimination that the officers who carried out encounters in Gujarat are back in service? What message are you trying to give?”
When
Rajat Sharma played out video clippings of his and his brother
Akbaruddin Owaisi’s hate speeches, the MIM leader said, his brother’s
case was sub judice, and he would prefer not to comment and await the
court’s verdict.
Barred from entering Azamgarh
Owaisi lashed out at Samajwadi Party supremeo Mulayam Singh Yadav for not allowing him to enter Azamgarh at least four times in the last one and a half years.
“I
can stand up and speak in Parliament, but in Azamgarh, from where
Mulayam Singh is the MP, permission is first given to me and then
cancelled.”
When
Rajat Sharma pointed out that it was because he could have stoked the
communal fire there, Owaisi replied: “If I stoke the fire, or try to
demean Mulayam Singh, time will tell. If I say something objectionable,
you can book me. I told the Azamgarh SP several times, you can stop me
if I make provocative remarks, book me, I am ready to go to jail.
Asaduddin Owaisi in Aap Ki Adalat facing questions of senior journalist Rajat Sharma
“But
I cannot understand why Mulayam Singh Yadav had a two-hour secret
meeting with VHP leaders before the 84 Kosi Yatra. Were they watching
Mughal-e-Azam film? And then, look what happened. This is the real face
of Mulayam Singh and it is my duty to expose him”, said Owaisi.
Maharashtra elections
The MIM leader said his party would contest the Maharashtra elections and campaign against both the Congress-NCP and Shiv Sena-BJP combines.
“Eighty
nine per cent of Muslims in Maharashtra presently live below the
poverty line. Manmohan Singh, Mulayam Singh Yadav, Ashok Chavan and
Prithviraj Chavan can claim to be leaders of Muslims, but the fact
remains that Muslims along with Dalits are at the top in urban-rural
poverty figures.
“In
the Malegaon blast investigation, the Maharashtra ATS accused Muslim
boys of carrying out the blast, while the National Investigation Agency
said, the blast was carried out by Sadhvi Pragya and Col Purohit. Who is
correct?”
Owaisi
said, “match fixing is going on in Maharashtra between the Shiv
Sena-BJP and Congress-NCP. They tell each other: either you come to
power, or we stay in power. But we are telling the Muslims, there are
others like us who will work for you.”
The
MIM leader revealed how former Congress minister and film star
Chiranjeevi offered to create a Union Territory for Hyderabad with a
separate assembly.
He
said: “Chiranjeevi spent all his life in Hyderabad, he bought
properties there. I met him four times in Parliament and told him that
Hyderabad should stay with Telangana as because of georgraphical
contiguity.
“He
told me we will create a separate assembly for Hyderabad, and you can
come to power there. I told him, I am not buying that. Hyderabad has
been with Telangana historically and geographically."
ISIS and Indian Muslims
Owaisi made it clear that he had publicly appealed to Muslim youths not to support the jehad call from ISIS. "I told Muslim youths at Mecca Masjid that the right jihad would be to join parliamentary democracy, and work for the eradication of illiteracy and poverty among Muslims, instead of joining ISIS."
The
MIM leader said: "India was, is and shall remain our country, God
willing. Those in power should not view themselves as masters of our
destiny. They may have got the power, but they should view everybody as
one. India is the world's unique country.
“There
is no other country where there are so many religions, cultures,
festivals and languages. My fight is not against my country, God
willing. India's diversity is its strength. Its pluralistic ethos is its
soul.”
India TV channel will repeat telecast of Aap Ki Adalat show with Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday (Sept 21) at 10 am and 10 pm.
Modi has a Jekyll and Hyde personality: Asaduddin Owaisi
21 Sep 2014 01:09 AM, IST
Asaduddin Owaisi in Aap Ki Adalat show on India TV news channel on 20 Sep 2014
By IndiaTomorrow.net,
New Delhi, 21 Sep 2014: Majlis Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi seems to have a “Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde personality” vis-a-vis the Muslims. In an interview with Rajat Sharma’s show Aap Ki Adalat aired on India TV channel Saturday night, Lok Sabha Member from Hyderabad, Owaisi said: “On August 15 from Red Fort, the PM called for a 10-year moratorium on communal riots. I say, why 10 years, why not 100 years? But what sort of a taskmaster is he, when he says one thing, and his MP Yogi Adityanath says the opposite.
What kind of a taskmaster is he, when his MP Sakshi Maharaj says all Madarsas are centres of terrorism and the PM's government gives Rs 209 crores to madarsas? One of his ministers Menaka Gandhi says, cows and cattle are being slaughtered, and on the other hand his government reduces import duty from 10 pc to 6 pc on machines for slaughtering animals. You may not agree with me, but this denotes a Jekyll & Hyde personality.”
“Is it not discrimination that the officers who carried out encounters in Gujarat are back in service? What message are you trying to give?”
Owaisi lashed out at Samajwadi Party supremeo Mulayam Singh Yadav for not allowing him to enter Azamgarh at least four times in the last one and a half years.
Asaduddin Owaisi in Aap Ki Adalat facing questions of senior journalist Rajat Sharma
The MIM leader said his party would contest the Maharashtra elections and campaign against both the Congress-NCP and Shiv Sena-BJP combines.
Telangana
Owaisi made it clear that he had publicly appealed to Muslim youths not to support the jehad call from ISIS. "I told Muslim youths at Mecca Masjid that the right jihad would be to join parliamentary democracy, and work for the eradication of illiteracy and poverty among Muslims, instead of joining ISIS."
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