The police notice urges AIMIM supremo not to use inflammatory language or make statements that could hurt the sentiments of any community
Team Clarion
MUMBAI – All India Majlis Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi has been served another notice asking him to avoid inflammatory speeches.
The Malegaon police in Maharashtra issued the new notice under Section 168 of BNSS, soon after Solapur police issued a notice to him regarding his speeches at a rally in the poll-bound city.
According to reports, the Malegaon notice asked Owaisi not to use inflammatory language or make statements that could hurt the sentiments of any community. It is not made specific where Owaisi’s speeches might have violated the law.
The Solapur police notice was served to the Hyderabad MP after he addressed a large crowd in the Solapur assembly constituency while campaigning for AIMIM candidate Farooq Maqbool Shabdi.
Commenting on the notice, which instructed him not to engage in any act or make any comment or statement that may hurt the sentiments of people of other religions, he said, “still 15 minutes left” for the public meeting to end, leading to huge cheers from the crowd.
It is unknown whether the “15 minutes left” remark was made in reference to his brother and AIMIM MLA’s infamous speech from 2012 that roused a major controversy.
Soon after saying it, Owaisi said, “Very sorry,” as if in the realisation of the reference. Irrespective of what his intentions were, he has now received notices from the state police.
As Assembly elections in the state are set to be held on November 20, the political temperature is rising in Maharashtra. The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) allies are campaigning intensely in a bid to wrest power from the ruling Mahayuti alliance.
Meanwhile, Owaisi is leaving no stone unturned to win as many seats as possible in the state, where his party is contesting 16 on 16 seats.
