NEW DELHI:AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday reacted to RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat‘s call for ‘Hindus to unite for their security,’ alleging that it is Prime Minister Modi and his ideological mentor who pose a real danger to Hindus, Muslims, and others in the country.
However, shortly after his remark, Union minister Giriraj Singh came to the defence of the RSS chief and PM Modi, accusing the Hyderabad MP of harboring “anti-India sentiments in his DNA”.
Earlier on Saturday, the RSS chief addressing Swayamsevaks (volunteers) had affirmed that India is a “Hindu nation“. “We have resided here since time immemorial, even though the appellation Hindu emerged later”. Further, the RSS chief pitched that the Hindu society must unite for its security by eradicating language, caste, and regional differences.
Miffed at the RSS chief’s remark, the AIMIM supremo reacted by asserting that neither Hindus or Muslims face any danger in the country. “The danger to Muslims, Hindus, Dalits, Adivasis, Sikhs, Christians is from Narendra Modi and Mohan Bhagwat,” he said addressing a public meeting at Nizamabad in Telangana.
Alleging that PM Modi has troubled Hindus, Muslims and others during his rule, the AIMIM president said that the Prime Minister talks about demographic changes in Jharkhand though the country faces problems like rampant unemployment.
Further, reffering to the raging war in West Asia, Owaisi also urged PM Modi to prevail upon his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu and work for a ceasefire.
“I urge our Prime Minister Modi ji, explain to Benjamin Netanyahu, push for a ceasefire (in West Asia). Though 12-15 lakh Palestinians have lost their homes, I have seen their courage, they are not afraid of death,” he said.
‘Harboring anti-India sentiments’
However, his remarks did not go unnoticed in the BJP, with Union minister Giriraj Singh slamming the five time Hyderabad MP for, what he termed “harboring anti-India sentiments in his DNA.” The Begusarai MP hit back at Owaisi, saying, “Mohan Bhagwat has not said anything wrong. The real danger to India comes from people like Owaisi and his thinking. Anti-India sentiments are embedded in Owaisi’s DNA.”
Defending RSS chief’s call for for “Hindu unity“, he said, “The current situation demands that all Sanatanis in India come together. If they don’t unite, figures like Owaisi, Rahul Gandhi, and Lalu Yadav will divide and destroy the country,” according to news agency ANI.