Triple talaq row: Stones greet Owaisi at rally

A stone was thrown at AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi while he was addressing a rally at Nagpada on Tuesday, the MP however remained unhurt.

“I am willing to lay down my life for my democratic rights. These are all frustrated people who cannot see the government decision on triple talaq has not been accepted by masses in general and muslims in particular,” Owaisi told PTI.

“These people (referring to the stone pelter) are the ones who follow ideology of the killers of Mahatma Gandhi, Govind Pansare and Narendea Dabolkar,” he added.

Owaisi claimed that such incidents are happening at the behest of people who follow "hate ideologies" and that they are getting emboldened with each passing day. “This will not stop us from speaking the truth against them,” Owaisi said. Earlier in the day, Owaisi alleged that triple talaq bill was a conspiracy against Muslims and a move to punish men from the community.

A committee was constituted to look into the row over the film “Padmaavat” but no such step was taken on the triple talaq issue, said the Lok Sabha member from Hyderabad as he launched a scathing attack against the Centre.

“The triple talaq bill is a conspiracy against the Muslim community. It a tactic to bring out the women of the community on roads and send the men to prison,” the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader said at a public meeting last night.

‘Triple talaq bill a tactic to punish Muslim men’