'AIMIM Will Ensure India's Next PM Is Not Modi': Owaisi At Poll Rally In Bihar's Karakat

Owaisi slammed PM Modi over his "mujra" and "mangalsutra" remarks and stressed that his party, AIMIM, will ensure he doesn't win a third term as the country's PM.

File photos of AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi (L) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R).

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All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his "mujra" and "mangalsutras" remarks and for "insulting the Muslim community over and over again". He also pledged that he will ensure PM Modi does not become the PM of India for the third time.

Reacting to PM Modi's latest remark that "I.N.D.I.A bloc was performing mujra for its Muslim vote bank," Owaisi questioned: "Is it the type of language one expects from the 'wazir-e-azam' (prime minister)? Is it something one could say in the presence of mothers and sisters?"

While addressing an election rally in Bihar's Karakat Lok Sabha constituency, Owaisi, vowed to ensure that PM Modi did not get a third consecutive term in office, claiming that his win would lead to scaremongering in the name of Hindus and Muslims, temples and mosques.

Owaisi, whose party is not a part of the opposition coalition and has fielded candidates in several seats in Bihar, including Karakat, stated: "Vote for our sister Priyanka Chaudhary. It is my promise that my party will ensure that the next PM of the country is not Narendra Modi or any other leader of the BJP."

The AIMIM chief claimed that if PM Modi won the Lok Sabha elections 2024, the problems of the people would go unheard.

"Modi spoke a lie when he said Muslim women beget more children. He has also been insulting the community again and again by saying Muslims want to lay their hands on 'mangalsutras'. A true Muslim will always protect his sisters and their mangalsutras," said the Hyderabad MP, at the rally held in Nasriganj sub-division of Rohtas district.

"When the youths will raise their voices about job losses, they will try to raise the bogey of locks (on Ram temple). He had no qualms about hundreds of industrial units getting locked up forever on account of demonetisation," Owaisi said, slamming the PM for demonetisation.

Mocking the PM for the remark that he felt as someone sent by God for a purpose without biological energy, Owaisi said, "Coming from someone who till the other day called himself a 'chowkidar' (watchman) and 'sevak' (servant) of the people, these words denote arrogance," said Owaisi.

The AIMIM supremo also took a jibe at PM Modi for the Agniveer scheme saying that it reflected PM's stand on job creation. "If he comes to power again, the government may bring in similar four-year contractual services for paramilitary forces like CRPF, BSF and SSB," Owaisi claimed.

Hopeful that his party will perform well in the Sheohar, Buxar, and Karakat Lok Sabha seat, Owaisi said, "In Kishanganj, Lalu Prasad got so worked up that he issued an appeal through a video released ahead of the polls. Lalu Prasad said Owaisi's party was there only to split votes." He further alleged: "I must say Lalu Prasad has hoodwinked Muslims for years in the name of MY (Muslim-Yadav) combine. He has used the community for votes to secure power for himself and his family members."

Owaisi also claimed that the RJD, which is contesting 23 out of 40 seats in Bihar, could find just two Muslims as its prospective candidates.

"An equal number of Prasad's daughters are also contesting the elections. That shows the party's priority," he added.

Referring to Prasad's son, Tejashwi Yadav, who is spearheading RJD's campaign, Owaisi stated: "Ever since we announced our candidates in Bihar, you have begun to see the token presence of Muslims in his rallies," adding that Muslims in Bihar must remember that they ot just cast but also seek votes.

"In the next assembly polls we will try to demonstrate that Bihar can have a Muslim CM," he added.

Owaisi, referring to the youngsters involved in Karakat's carpet business, quipped: "The youngsters here must remember that it is okay to weave carpets but not to keep rolling these out for those who seek to use you in their quest for power."