AYODHYA VERDICT MAY IMPACT POLL RESULTS: OWAISI

All India Majlis-eIttehadul Muslimeen chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday said that it was better if the Ayodhya verdict come after the 2019 general elections as it would impact the results.

Speaking to reporters at party headquarters Darulsalam, Mr Owaisi questioned BJP president Amit Shah’s speech in Hyderabad wherein he had said that the Ram Temple would be built before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Mr Owaisi asked, “Are they (BJP) going to write the judgment? Why are they speculating on the judgment?”

When told that the BJP has denied that its party president has issued any such statement, Mr Owaisi said that it was the habit of the BJP to make deliberate and strategic statements and then retract. “Every media and news channel has telecast the news. I want to ask BJP and the honourable PM what they know that the country does not know. Is the SC going to write the judgment or is it the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s court,” he asked.

Mr Owaisi said that the BJP has realised this was the only way of polarising the people of the country and retaining power. “The writing on the wall is clear, the BJP is losing ground politically. To cast aspersions on the court is absolutely wrong. The Supreme Court is deciding on the title suit and the size of the matter. How can a ruling party president jump into conclusion on the construction of the Ram Temple? Every month, such a statement comes from a top leader of either the RSS or the BJP. It is sending a wrong message,” he said.

Mr Owaisi said the BJP will be defeated in both the Telugu states. “It will not have any MLA or MP in Telangana,” he added.