"Who'll Save You?" Asaduddin Owaisi Dared UP Cops; Now, He Attempts To Explain
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Critics of Asaduddin Owaisi accused him of making a hate speech and said it is as deplorable as those made by Hindutva leaders at a three-day event in Haridwar.
Asaduddin Owaisi, leader of Muslim party AIMIM, has clarified today that his remarks while campaigning in UP were not a brazen threat issued against police officers. In order to distract from #HaridwarGenocidalMeet, a clipped 1 min video is being circulated from 45 min speech I gave in Kanpur. I'll set the record straight:1. I did not incite violence or give threats. I talked about POLICE ATROCITIES Here's the full video in TWO PARTS [Cont] pic.twitter.com/buZWZmVNLa 2. As you can see in the above video & the one here, I was talking about POLICE ATROCITIES in Kanpur & addressing such cops who think they have immunity to violate people's liberties because of Modi-Yogi3. I said do not confuse our silence for acquiescence. 2/n pic.twitter.com/SpQq4sxQYk
He was forced to offer this defence after an excerpt from his speech in Kanpur went viral. In the clip, he is heard saying, "Please remember, Yogi will not be the Chief Minister always. Modi will not be the Prime Minister forever. We Muslims will not forget your injustice. We will remember this injustice. Allah will destroy you through his strength. Things will change. Who will come to save you then? When Yogi will return to his mutt and Modi will retreat to the mountains, then who will come?"
Mr Owaisi said he made this remark after listing the atrocities against Muslims by the UP police and said this crucial context has been edited out to deliberately misrepresent his comments.
