Voice against atrocities always rose from Hyderabad: AIMIM
Weeks before the Lok Sabha polls in Telangana, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) aimed to position Hyderabad as a hub in the country from where strong voices against injustices perpetrated against Muslims and other marginalised communities are raised.
AIMIM oor leader Akbaruddin Owaisi, who had been organising Eid Milap meetings, and simultaneously canvassing for his elder brother Hyderabad parliamentarian Asaduddin Owaisi, underscored the role he said that the party has been essaying.
Mr Owaisi, who represents Chandrayangutta in the State Legislative Assembly, while addressing party workers and supporters at a recent Eid Milap function said, “Voices are raised against [atrocities] only from Hyderabad, which is the voice of your unity, whether it is in the Assembly or in the Parliament. When lynchings happen, the voice is raised from Hyderabad. If people are beaten in the name of beef, the voice against this is raised from Hyderabad. Whether it is a beef ban, or when people are beaten for sporting a beard, the voices are raised from Hyderabad. If they are shot in trains, then the voice
Party projects itself as saviour of the Muslims and the marginalised
against this is raised from Hyderabad. If something happens in the name of hijab, voices are raised against this from Hyderabad.” The Chandragangutta legislator waxed eloquent on the healthcare and educational infrastructure the party leadership created such as hospitals and schools, that are run by trusts. Mr. Owaisi promised the public that he would expand this network to the Karwan Assembly constituency and construct a 200-bed hospital there in the next ve years.
Mr. Owaisi cited the release of pending honorariums for thousands of imams and muezzins in Telangana as an example of the party working for the public, and dealing with any party that is in power.