Godse in mind, Gandhi on lips of BJP government, says Asaduddin Owaisi
Aurangabad, Oct 2: Lok Sabha MP and AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday night attacked the BJP -led NDA government, saying while it speaks about Mahatma Gandhi, it has his assassin Nathuram Godse on its mind.
The All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader said the present rulers of the country consider Godse as their "hero".
"We are celebrating the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. The present BJP government has Nathuram Godse in its mind and Mahatma Gandhi in its words.
"The BJP is running its shop in the name of Gandhi.
This government is bluffing the entire country with the name of Gandhiji," the Hyderabad MP said.
The firebrand leader was addressing a public rally in support of AIMIM candidates in Aurangabad ahead of the October 21 assembly elections in Maharashtra.
He said AIMIM Lok Sabha candidate Imtiyaz Jaleel won from Aurangabad in May because he received support from Muslims, Buddhists, Dalits and Hindus who believe in secularism.
It was a historic win for the Hyderabad-based AIMIM, Owaisi said.
Continuing his attack on the current dispensation, the AIMIM chief said, "The present rulers admire Nathuram Godse as their hero. Godse killed Gandhi with three bullets but people are being killed here every day."
He also raised the issue of farmer suicides.
"It's time to understand Gandhi's non-violence. Gandhi cared for farmers, but farmers are committing suicide today.
What is present government doing?" Owaisi questioned.
Speaking on the Marathwada Muktisangram Din controversy, the lawyer-politician mentioned about a judgement given by a London court.
"The amount of 1 million pounds deposited by the last Nizam, Mir Osman Ali Khan, seven decades ago has turned to 45 million pounds today," he said.
"Pakistan claimed this amount whereas this amount was also claimed by Nizams family in India. The (London) court gave a judgment that this money belongs to India.
"This amount is around Rs 450 crore today. Though some part of this money will go to Nizams family, a big portion of it will come to the Indian government," Owaisi said.
"I demand that (Prime Minister) Narendra Modi spend this amount to fulfil drinking water needs of Aurangabad city.
We fought for the nations money, he added.
The Marathwada Muktisangram Din is celebrated on September 17. It marks the anniversary of Marathwada's integration with India when the Indian military defeated the Nizam to merge Hyderabad into the Indian Union.
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Niqab incident: Nitish Kumar perhaps revealing his true colours, says J-K CM
Srinagar (PTI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday criticised his Bihar counterpart over the niqab incident and said that Nitish Kumar might be slowly revealing his true nature.
"Nitish Kumar, who was once considered a secular leader, may be slowly showing his true colours," Abdullah told reporters here on the sidelines of a function.
Abdullah said Kumar removing the face veil of a Muslim woman doctor was wrong and cannot be justified by any means.
"We have seen this kind of incident here several years ago. Have you forgotten how Mehbooba Mufti removed the burqa of a legitimate voter inside a polling station? That act was wrong, and this act (of Kumar) is also wrong.
"If the (Bihar) chief minister did not want to hand over the order to her (Muslim woman), they could have kept her aside. However, to humiliate her like this is totally wrong," the Jammu and Kashmir chief minister said.
Kumar stirred a huge controversy after he removed the face veil of a Muslim woman at a function earlier this week.
