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MIM chief blasts Congress; urges Muslims to help Assam riots victims
Saturday August 18, 2012 03:18:10 PM,
IANS
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Hyderabad: Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi has
called upon Muslims across India to help their brethren who were
rendered homeless in recent Assam violence.
Owaisi has stressed the need to chalk out an action plan in this
regard and also suggested that Muslims register 10,000 first
information reports (FIRs) with regard to the atrocities committed
on them by Bodos.
Addressing a huge gathering at Masjid-e-Azizia here late Friday,
the member of parliament urged Muslim doctors and lawyers to rush
to the relief camps in Assam and extend all possible assistance to
the displaced people.
"We can't remain silent on this ethnic cleansing. Muslims should
stand up and protest. The Muslims of Assam are looking to us for
help," said Owaisi, who recently visited the relief camps and
distributed medicines worth Rs.20 lakh.
Speaking about the pathetic conditions of over four lakh people in
relief camps, Owaisi alleged that the government had failed to
come to their rescue.
"I have no faith in the state or the central governments. The
Congress party is playing a game. It comes to power with the
Muslim votes but is not ready to take on the BJP (Bharatiya Janata
Party), which is creating the trouble," he said, warning the
Congress party that it would lose power in 2014 general elections.
Stating that all those displaced in Assam were Indians, Owaisi
said there was no truth in the claims that they were Bangladeshis.
He criticised Chief Election Commissioner H.S. Brahma for writing
an article in which he said 11 out of 27 districts in Assam may
become Muslim-majority districts.
"Heavens will not fall down if these districts become Muslim
majority districts. How can a person holding a constitutional post
can write such article? This has exposed his agenda as a Bodo,"
the MP said.
The MIM president said he stood by his comments that the
continuing atrocities in Assam might drive Muslim youths to
militancy.
"I don't want them to become militants but what can I do if they
are forced to take to arms? I have seen their anger and
frustration," he added.
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