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Hyderabad
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi, connected Friday, criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party and Uttar Pradesh constabulary implicit the apprehension of 14 Muslim youths successful Varanasi, who broke their accelerated aboard a vessel connected the Ganga.
Mr. Owaisi was addressing a gathering astatine the Mecca Masjid connected Jumatul Vida, the past Friday of Ramzan, wherever helium questioned the ground of the charges.
“If 1 were to instrumentality a vessel thrust connected the Hussainsagar successful Hyderabad, deterioration a beingness overgarment and devour nutrient specified arsenic chickenhearted biryani portion breaking the fast, the authorities would invoke sections of the law?” helium drew parallels, and questioned how, according to UP police, eating nutrient connected a stream could beryllium construed arsenic an offence nether Sections 298, 296, 270 and 223 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Mr. Owaisi besides raised concerns implicit contamination successful the Ganga and the selective outrage, stating that sewage and quality discarded were being discharged into the stream without attracting akin scrutiny. “You volition not accidental thing astir that,” helium said, adding that the arrested youths were successful jailhouse “for the transgression of being Muslim”.
The AIMIM president further accused the BJP of inconsistency, stating that portion the enactment spoke of outreach to Pasmanda Muslims, it simultaneously supported actions that, helium alleged, targeted the community. He besides criticised the closure of nutrient shops during definite festivals, pointing to its interaction connected communities similar the Qureshis engaged successful the nutrient trade.
Questioning the selective sensitivity, helium said that liquor shops remained unfastened during Ramzan, asking whether the sentiments of Muslims could not beryllium wounded successful this.
On economical issues arising from the USA-Israel and Iran struggle successful West Asia, helium claimed that India’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve was capable for lone astir 9.5 days and expressed interest implicit disruptions successful exports, including fruits and basmati rice, citing logistical challenges. He besides criticised calls for economical boycotts targeting circumstantial communities, terming them divisive.
