We need to be united and send our leaders in Assembly and Parliament: Akbaruddin Owaisi

Akbaruddin Owaisi, president of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) in his rally  at Nagpada ahead of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls sounded an alert  to Muslims and said, “We need to be united and we should send our leader in the Assembly, and Parliament.” He  asked Congress and Nationalist  Congress Party (NCP)  to come on one stage to solve Muslim issues.

Stating that in 70 years of independence, Muslims  have  faced injustice in education, employment and even basic amenities, he asked, “Did we not support Indira Gandhi, Morarji Desai, Narasimha Rao?”  Owaisi blamed all political parties for community backwardness and alleged injustice meted out to its members.  Owaisi said Muslim vote is being divided and it would not benefit anyone.

Attacking Congress and  NCP, Owaisi said the Mumbai riots took place when they were in power and have  since been threatening people if they vote for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Shiv Sena then lot of



riots will take place and innocent people will suffer. “From 1992 to 2014, 1,192 riots took place. What did they do to stop the riots?  Muslim people will never vote for the people responsible for Babri Masjid demolition.”

Owaisi slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said, “Do not interfere in our religious issues  and stop talking about women’s rights. The woman sufferng the most in the country is your estranged wife. First bring her home and give her justice.”Owaisi also accused the Congress party  of being responsible for the  innocent Muslim students who were wrongly implicated and arrested in the name of terrorism. “If  we manage to win even 15 corporators seats,  Matoshri and Chaiwala will feel the sting of the snake,” he said.

Owaisi stated that if someone with 31 per cent and merely 17 crore votes can become Prime Minister of India, why cannot we who are  25 crore in the country. “Despite having a huge population, we are deprived of our basic rights.”