Hyderabad MP accuses BJP leaders of collecting money to allow traders to continue Halal business in Karnataka

Asaduddin Owaisi, MP and president of All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), visits Vijayapura to campaign for party candidates in corporation polls

Asaduddin Owaisi, MP and president of All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen, visited Vijayapura on Tuesday October 25 to campaign for his party’s candidates in the municipal corporation elections.

He addressed a rally and met local leaders in the evening. AIMIM is fielding four candidates in the city corporation elections for 35 wards.

At the rally, the MP criticised calls by some BJP leaders to boycott Halal meat describing it as an attempt to target the minorities for no fault of theirs. He also claimed that this boycott call is a conspiracy to make illicit money by vested interests.

“Do you know that some BJP leaders are collecting money from traders to allow them to continue Halal business? I have video proof to support my claims,” he said.

He chided BJP leaders like Vijayapura MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal for his ‘hate-filled speeches against Muslims‘. “I don’t understand why leaders like Mr. Yatnal keep referring to Pakistan in all their speeches. We don’t do that. But surprisingly, several BJP leaders, like Mr. Yatnal keep doing that. It is because they like that country very much. I think that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taught him to do so. Mr. Yatnal should explain why he does that so frequently,” he said.

“ Sab Ka Saath, Sab Ka Vikas is only a slogan for Mr Modi and his party. He does not care for the welfare of the minorities. Muslims are living under constant threat of harassment, assault, insult and intimidation in Mr. Modi’s India. Muslims’ food, beard and cap are under threat under BJP’s rule,” he said.