Asaduddin Owaisi flays UP CM's comments that Mughals, British responsible for weakening economy
Hyderabad, Sep 28: Hitting out at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for his reported comments that the Mughals and the British were responsible for weakening the economy, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday claimed that it flourished during the reign of Jahangir and Aurangazeb.
Owaisi said that the Uttar Pradesh should instead focus on ensuring law and order in his state.
"First of all, Yogi Adityanath has once again proved that he has no knowledge about anything. It is just that he is lucky enough to become the Chief Minister of the biggest state of India.
What history tells us,had the Chief Minister read history and economy, during the time of Mughals, when Jahangir was the ruler, India's contribution to the world GDP was 25 per cent.
"This continued till Aurangazeb. During Aurangazebs tenure, India overtook the economy of China," he said, quoting an international economist.
The AIMIM chief claimed that Dadabhai Naoroji (the first Indian member of the British Parliament), had also written that the Indian economy declined after 1800 "when the Mughals were no more".
"I would request the Chief Minister to tell someone to read Dadabhai Naoroji, who in his famous book 'Poverty and unbritish rule' said the same thing, that the Indian economy came down after 1800 when the Mughals were no more," he told reporters here.
Owaisi said he understands that Yogi Adityanath has "hatred for anything to do with Muslims", but history and empirical-based studies cannot be changed.
The AIMIM leader said he accepts that the economy was 'completely devastated' during British rule, but claimed that it was the other way around during Mughal rule.
He alleged that the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and BJP have no answer to job losses and unemployment in the country.
He said the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister should focus on law and order in his state like ensuring that the Unnao rape victim gets justice and that atrocities on Dalits do not take place.
....'Please don't worry about issues which you will never comprehend," Owaisi said.
Yogi Adityanath reportedly made the statement about Mughals and the British on Saturday at the ongoing three day World Hindu Economic Forum in Mumbai, which will conclude tomorrow.
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Unruly scenes witnessed in Punjab Assembly
Chandigarh (PTI): The Punjab Assembly on Friday witnessed high drama on Friday after Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira made an allegedly objectionable remark against Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann during an intense argument over the alleged use of mobile phone in the house by the legislator.
During the one-day special session of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha here, Mann accused Khaira of using a mobile phone when Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan was reading out an official resolution on the revision of wages.
After rising from his seat, the chief minister pointed to the speaker, claiming that Khaira is busy on his mobile phone and urged him to ask the Congress MLA what Sandhwan had said about the resolution.
The speaker then asked Khaira to maintain order in the house and listen to the resolution carefully.
Mann then asked Khaira, "Why don't you go out and then use it (mobile phone)," which led to a strong verbal altercation during which the opposition MLA hurled an accusation against the chief minister. Meanwhile, the speaker appealed for order and insisted that the chair be addressed.
However, both Mann and Khaira continued arguing and could be seen pointing fingers at each other as the proceedings of the house were disrupted.
The AAP MLAs also rose from their seats with Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema condemning Khaira for his conduct and demanded action against him.
Cheema further alleged that Khaira "always tries to disturb the house" as he spoke about his conduct in the assembly.
The incident occurred as an official resolution on the revision of wages was presented at the special session by Labour Minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond who said it paid homage to labourers on the International Workers' Day.
"Workers are the axis of construction of the nation, the community, the state and society. Every construction project succeeds only through their blood and sweat," the resolution read.
As per the resolution, "The base rate of minimum wages for the working class in Punjab was last revised in the year 2012. Although the dearness allowance has continued to increase since 2012, there has been no increase in the base rate of minimum wages.
On this sacred occasion of May Day, in this special session of the legislative assembly, this house proposes to revise and increase the minimum wages of labourers and strongly recommends to the government to take a decision regarding the increase of minimum wages for workers, so that the contributions of the workers can be acknowledged." PRK
