Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Navneet Rana on Tuesday issued an open threat to the Owaisi brothers, Asaduddin Owaisi and Akbaruddin Owaisi, saying that if the police were relieved of duty for just 15 seconds, they would be baffled as to their whereabouts.
Rana made the comment during a public meeting in support of BJP Hyderabad candidate Madhavi Latha.
In his controversial comment in 2013, Akbaruddin Owaisi had said that if police are removed for 15 minutes, “we (Muslims) will slaughter 100 crore Hindus”.
“The younger brother (Akbaruddin Owaisi) says, 'Police ko 15 minutes hata do toh hum dikhayenge ki hum kya kar sakte hain'. I would like to tell him that it will only take us 15 seconds,” Rana said.
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The BJP MP from Amravati from Maharashtra further added, “If you remove the police for 15 seconds, you will not be able to understand where they came from and where they went. (kahan se aaya aur kahan ko gaya). It only takes us 15 seconds.”
Reacting to Rana's comment, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said they were ready for it and if anyone openly advocates for it, so be it.
“I say to Modi ji: give her 15 seconds. What are you going to do?…Give her 15 seconds, give her an hour. We too want to see if there is any humanity left in you. Who is afraid? We are there ready for…If anyone openly advocates it, then so be it…PM is yours, RSS is yours, who is stopping you…Tell us where to go, we will be there. Do it .”
AIMIM leader Waris Pathan said Rana made such comments as she has understood that she is losing badly from the Amravati seat this time.
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He also wondered why the Election Commission and the police have not taken action so far.
“What will you do if the police are removed for fifteen seconds? What does the police administration do? Why has no action been taken so far? What does the election commission do? Are such statements allowed in elections? We would like the Election Commissioner to take note of this statement and take strict action. The BJP has realized that it is difficult for them to cross the 200-250 seat mark this time,” Waris said. ANI.
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Meanwhile, Rana told the BJP supporters that if you vote for AIMIM and Congress, it will go straight to Pakistan, adding, “Madhavi Latha will definitely stop Hyderabad from becoming Pakistan and work through Parliament to develop to work in Hyderabad.”
Navneet Rana is contesting this election from Amravati Lok Sabha constituency on the ticket of the BJP. In 2019, she ran as an independent candidate and won the election.
Meanwhile, Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan slammed Rana for her comment and urged the Election Commission to investigate her statement.
“PM Modi and Amit Shah are spreading hatred in society, so it is natural that their employees and candidates will do the same. What Akbaruddin Owaisi has said is wrong and what Navneet Rana has said is also extremely shameful. They are all working towards PM Modi to spread hatred in the country because PM Modi is losing this election badly,” ANI reported, quoting Chavan.
He further added, “I will make such a request to the Election Commission that the statements should be investigated as well as action taken against them.”
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Published: May 9, 2024 10:35 AM IST