Hyderabad: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday launched a scathing attack on Pakistan following the recent terror attack at Pahalgam, asserting that Pakistan is not just half an hour but half a century behind India.
Speaking at a public meeting in Parbhani, Maharashtra, organized to oppose the Waqf (Amendment) Act, Owaisi dismissed threats made by Pakistani leaders. "You are not just half an hour behind, you are half a century behind India. Your country's budget is not even equal to our military budget," he remarked.
Referring to Pakistan’s repeated boasts about its nuclear arsenal, Owaisi warned that no country would remain silent if innocent civilians were killed. He alleged that Pakistan has been training terrorists for years to target India and stressed that international law grants India the right to impose an air blockade and use ethical hacking to disrupt Pakistan’s Internet systems.
Owaisi also condemned the terrorists involved in the Pahalgam attack, stating they had asked the religion of tourists before killing them. “Which religion are you talking about? You are worse than the Khawarij. This act shows you are the successors of ISIS,” he said.
The Hyderabad MP called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take decisive action to economically weaken Pakistan. He also emphasized that Kashmiris are an inseparable part of India. "If Kashmir is our integral part, Kashmiris are also an integral part. How can we suspect them?" he questioned, while highlighting the bravery of Kashmiris who fought terrorists and saved lives during the attack.
On the Waqf (Amendment) Act, Owaisi urged the public to join protest programmes announced by the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), including the 'Batti Gul' protest on April 30 by switching off lights.
The AIMIM chief criticized leaders such as Ajit Pawar, Nitish Kumar, Jayant Chaudhary, and Chandrababu Naidu for supporting the Waqf (Amendment) Bill. He accused Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar of betraying the community and said Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu had jeopardized his son's political future by backing the Bill.
Owaisi reiterated that Muslims and secular-minded citizens would not forgive those who supported the Bill.
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Lucknow, May 11 (PTI): The Uttar Pradesh government on Sunday said that more than 350 unauthorised religious sites, including madrasas, mosques, mazars and Eidgahs, have been identified and subjected to sealing or demolition in recent days, an official statement issued here said.
Acting on Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's clear directive that no religious encroachment will be tolerated, the administration in districts such as Pilibhit, Shravasti, Balrampur, Bahraich, Siddharthnagar and Maharajganj has launched a sweeping campaign, it said.
The authorities have systematically identified illegal structures and taken strict action, continuing operations even on Sunday.
The chief minister has made it clear that encroachment in the name of any religion will not be allowed and all violators, especially those running unrecognised religious institutions, will face legal consequences, the statement said.
On May 10 and 11, 104 madrasas, one mosque, five mazars and two Eidgahs built illegally on public and private land were identified in Shravasti. All were issued notices and sealed, it said.
One illegal madrasa on public land was demolished and two unrecognized madrasas on private land were sealed, the statement added.
In Bahraich, officials identified 13 madrasas, eight mosques, two mazars and one Eidgah illegally constructed on government land.
After issuing notices, five were sealed and 11 were demolished, including eight madrasas, two mosques and one mazar, the statement said.
In Siddharthnagar, the authorities identified four mosques and 18 madrasas and one more madrasa for illegal construction. Notices were issued to these structures. Five madrasas were sealed and nine were demolished. In total, action was taken against 23 illegal structures in the district, it said.
In Maharajganj’s Nautanwa tehsil, Parsamalik village, an unrecognized madrasa operating on Maktab land was shut down based on a report submitted by the District Minority Welfare Officer.
The building’s keys were handed over to the local police station in-charge. So far, 29 madrasas and five mazars constructed through encroachment on public and private land have been demolished in the district.
In past two days in Lakhimpur Kheri, two mosques, one Eidgah on public land along with eight madrasas on private land were found to be illegally constructed.
Of the 13 structures identified, one was served a notice, nine were sealed and three have been demolished so far, the statement said.
The district authorities in Pilibhit have identified an illegal mosque built on public land in Bharatpur village, covering an area of 0.0310 hectares.
According to the district magistrate, a notice has been issued to the parties involved, seeking a response within 15 days. Action against the illegal construction will be taken after the notice period ends, it said.
On Sunday, an under-construction madrasa on public land in Virpur Semra village, Tulsipur tehsil, was demolished in Balrampur. So far, 30 madrasas, 10 mazars and one Eidgah have been demolished in the district.
Ten of them were built illegally on public land, while 20 were constructed without authorization on private land, the statement said.