Asaduddin Owaisi Hits Out at Imran Khan, BJP 'For Giving Communal Spin to India-Pakistan Tensions'

Hyderabad, March 2: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday lashed out at Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and asked him to wipe out Jaish-e-Shaiyateen and Lashkar-e-Shaiyateen. Asaduddin Owaisi was referring to Pakistan-based terror organisations Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba. The Hyderabad lawmaker also lashed out at Khan and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for allegedly giving a communal spin to India-Pakistan tensions.

"You talk about atom bomb and other bombs. It is weird. Finish your Jaish-e-Shaiyateen and Lashkar-e-Shaiyateen first," Owaisi said while addressing Khan at a public gathering. Slamming Pakistan PM for using names of Tipu, who was considered an implacable enemy of the British East India Company, and Zafar, Owaisi said they were not against Hindus but those against their sultanate irrespective of their faith. Tinkering with 35A Will Give Wrong Message to Nagas: Asaduddin Owaisi.

"Pakistan's Prime Minister talked of Tipu Sultan and Bahadur Shah Zafar in his assembly. Tipu Sultan wasn't enemy of Hindus but the adversary of the enemies of his sultanate," the AIMIM MP said. Owaisi accused the BJP of doubting nationalism of Indian Muslims. He said: "You question my nationalism because of my Muslim identity. BJP says 'mera booth sabse mazboot. But I say 'meri sarhad mazboot to mera desh mazboot' (Nation stands strong if its borders are secured)." Pulwama Attack: Pak PM Should Drop His 'mask of Innocence', Says Owaisi.

#WATCH Asaduddin Owaisi, AIMIM: Pak PM talked of Tipu Sultan & Bahadur Shah Zafar in his assembly,Tipu Sultan wasn't enemy of Hindus but adversary of the enemies of his sultanate.He talks about atom bomb, it's weird..we've it too.Handle your Lashkar-e-Shaitaan & Jaish-e-Shaitaan. pic.twitter.com/qv5mun908e

— ANI (@ANI) March 2, 2019

Earlier, Owaisi hailed Indian Air Force’s strikes on a Jaish-e-Mohammed’s terror camp in Pakistan and said the Indian defence forces should be prepared to tackle any retaliatory action.

India bombed and destroyed Jaish-e-Mohammed’s biggest training camp in Pakistan early Tuesday, killing a “very large number” of terrorists, trainers and senior commanders. “I was expecting this sort of response within 2 or 3 days after the Pulwama terror attack. I welcome this step… We stand with the government on this,” Owaisi told reporters.

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