Hyderabad, Nov 4 — AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday invoked the victory of Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed in the US, to call for building a Muslim political identity in Uttar Pradesh, saying an Abdul will now become a leader in the state.
“An 'Abdul' has won in Michigan; now, the 'Abdul' of Uttar Pradesh must strengthen his own political identity,” Owaisi posted on X.
He was reacting to the mid-term election results in the United States where Abdul El-Sayed won the Michigan Senate race to become the first Muslim US senator.
The Hyderabad MP said ‘Sanghis’ made many attempts to make mockery of the name "Abdul".
“The time has come for us to demonstrate that 'Abdul' bows in servitude to no one but Allah. We will no longer be the ones laying out carpets for others,” he said.
Owaisi also spoke on the issue during an interaction with the media at his party’s headquarters Darussalam here.
“BJP used to say 'Abdul makes puncture'. We are saying Abdul will now become leader. He will not lay carpets nor be scared of the RSS nor bow before anybody. Abdul will do his job and become a leader,” he said.
Owaisi slammed the BJP government at the Centre for telling the Delhi High Court that the century-old Qadeemi Masjid, located within the Krishi Bhawan compound in New Delhi, must be removed to make way for the redevelopment of Common Central Secretariat (CCS) under the Central Vista project.
The MP stated that when the construction of Lutyens' Delhi started in 1908, several villages were acquired but these mosques were not acquired.
“This mosque is a part of cultural and historical heritage of the country. It was built even before Krishi Bhavan. This is registered Waqf. The government is not its owner,” he said.
The MP said Union Minorities Welfare Minister Kiren Rijiju should tell these people that the government is not the owner. He said the mosque existed even before Delhi became the national Capital and the Constitution of India was framed.
“If you want to contest that this is government property, go to the Waqf tribunal and argue there. What do you want to do. It is registered Waqf. There is gazette. You are saying it is the property of Krishi Bhavan. It’s not the property of Krishi Bhavan,” he said.
He slammed the Centre for its argument that the mosque is “impermissible and incompatible with the secular character of government property”.
“Is this your secularism that you want to demolish a registered Waqf property which enjoys legal protection,” he asked.
Owaisi recalled that the Modi government inaugurated the Central Vista project with a Bhoomi Pooja. “Apparently, secularism is not offended by the use of one faith’s rituals for a public project, but is allergic to a mosque that has stood there even before 1912, long before Krishi Bhawan was even built,” he said.
“What will Amit Shah say now,” asked Owaisi when his reaction was sought on Hyderabad District Election Officer R.V. Karnan's statement that no illegal immigrants were found in Hyderabad's electoral rolls.
He recalled the statements of BJP leaders that surgical strikes will be conducted on Hyderabad.
He said that the poor suffered a lot because of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.
Owaisi said AIMIM helped all eligible voters, irrespective of their religion, during the SIR process.