Amit Shah, the Union Home Minister, on the 29th of November, campaigned for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Hyderabad.
While campaigning for the upcoming Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) elections the BJP Leader Amit Shah criticised the All India Majlis e Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM,) chief Asaduddin Owaisi.
Mr. Shah asked Mr. Owaisi to give in writing that Bangladeshis and Rohingyas should be evicted and then see the Central Government’s response.
In response to writing demand of Mr. Shah, the AIMIM Chief Owaisi said, “Amit Shah came to Hyderabad. You have seen (a) beautiful Charminar. You want me to give in writing. Your party wants to do a surgical strike in old Hyderabad. Is it your culture? You are insulting people living here. People will do a “democratic strike” on December 1.”
Earlier also Mr. Shah had targeted Asaduddin Owaisi over the issue of Rohingyas and said, “Whenever the matter of Bangladeshis and Rohingyas is discussed in Parliament, who takes their side? People know it.” He further added, “When I take action, they create a ruckus in Parliament. Have you not seen how loud he cries? Tell them to give in writing that Bangladeshis and Rohingyas have to be evicted. I will do it. Only talking of it during the election is not sufficient. When the matter of evicting them is discussed in Parliament, who takes their side? The people of this country know it. People have seen it on live TV.”
The fight over Rohingyas Muslims is an old issue between the BJP, the AIMIM and the TRS.
While the BJP blamed the TRS and the AIMIM of enrolling Rohingya Muslims as voters for the GHMC elections, Mr. Owaisi answered back,”If there are illegal Rohingyas in India, what is the home minister doing? (sic)”
Amit Shah also said, “We will free Hyderabad from the ‘Nizam culture’ and work towards constructing a modern city based on democratic principles. We will take it away from dynastic politics without any appeasement,” he said.
In response to this, Asaduddin Owaisi said, “When has it started that the home minister will take action after asking an MP? It is his work. He is the first Home Minister who is asking for permission to remove illegal Pakistanis and Afghanistanis. It is his party that said that there are 30,000 Rohingyas on the voter list. If they are living illegally, Home Minister Amit Shah should explain how they can live here. He should take action.”
The war of words ended on the 29th of November, which was the last day for the GHMC elections campaign. The GHMC elections are scheduled to be held on the 1st of December.
The major parties contesting the elections are the AIMIM, the TRS, the BJP and the Indian National Congress (INC.)
The result of the elections would be announced on the 4th of December.
Stay tuned for further updates.
