Narendra Modi, Mamta Banerjee practicing same politics of communalism: Asaduddin Owaisi
Chennai: All India Majlis-e-Ittihadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and said she and Narendra Modi are practicing the same politics of communalism.
Speaking to media reporters at a Tamil Nadu Airport, Owaisi condemned Banerjee’s statement wherein she claimed that she was an upper-caste Hindu woman and said she belonged from Shandilya gotra.
“If she is proudly saying that she belongs to an upper-caste Brahman community and that her gotra is Shandilya, then where should Muslims and Dalits of West Bengal go? Muslims and Dalits are not part of this Verna system. That is why I condemn her statement” Owaisi told reporters adding that she is practicing the politics of communalism like Narendra Modi and BJP.
“I don’t find any difference between what she is saying in the election campaign and what the BJP is saying. Mamta Banerjee and Narendra Modi are made for each other,” he added.
Earlier in a Tweet, Owaisi had raised a similar question over Banerjee’s gotra remark asking where should people like him who aren’t Shandilya or Janeudhari and bhakts of certain gods go.
“What should happen to people like me who aren’t Shandilya or Janeudhari, aren’t bhakts of certain gods, don’t recite Chalisa or any Path? Every party feels that it has to show its Hindu credentials to win. Unprincipled, insulting & unlikely to succeed” Owaisi had written in the tweet.
Barrister @asadowaisi addressed media in Tamil Nadu #TamilNaduElections2021 https://t.co/5E4tr8Df5p
— AIMIM (@aimim_national) March 31, 2021
What should happen to people like me who aren’t Shandilya or Janeudhari, aren’t bhakts of certain gods, don’t recite Chalisa or any Path? Every party feels that it has to show its Hindu credentials to win. Unprincipled, insulting & unlikely to succeedhttps://t.co/FwbuEITnrb
— Asaduddin Owaisi (@asadowaisi) March 31, 2021
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India moving towards becoming global economic powerhouse: Kovind
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Amritsar (PTI): Former president Ram Nath Kovind on Friday said that with digital transformation, economic reforms and a strong focus on the ease of doing business, India is moving towards becoming a global economic powerhouse.
He was speaking after inaugurating the 19th edition of the Punjab International Trade Expo (PITEX) in Amritsar.
The former president said that this 19th edition of PITEX is being organised at a time when India is recognised as one of the fastest-growing large economies in the world.
Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the event organised by the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) the former president, while referring to Punjab, said the state is a living example of courage, sacrifice and enterprise.
"The spiritual light of Sri Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) inspires peace and humanity across the world. The heritage of Punjab is deep and inspiring," Kovind said, according to a statement issued by the PITEX.
The former president congratulated the PHDCCI for hosting the 19th edition of PITEX and suggested that the chamber should expand PITEX outside Punjab.
He proposed that a similar event should also be held in New Delhi.
