Himanta Biswar Sarma said Owaisi would be written off in Telangana alluding to elimination of Muslims
Team Clarion
NEW DELHI – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has been censured for making a intemperate and provocative remarks against AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi in Telangana alluding to elimination of Muslims. Sarma said the Nizam of Hyderabad and Owaisi would be written off from the state.
“The way Article 370 was scrapped, Ram Mandir’s construction began… here also Nizam’s name, Owaisi’s name will be written off… that day is not very far,” said Sarma.
He further said, “The history of India says that Babur, Aurangzeb, and Nizam cannot live long. I am sure that the legacy of Nizam will come to a complete halt and a new culture based on Indian civilization will emerge”.
The statement has drawn condemnation and severe criticism on the social media with some describing his remarks as a call for genocide against Muslims.
Hyderabad MP Owaisi compared Sarma’s statement to the genocide calls made at Haridwar Dhram Sansad.
Call for Muslim genocide in Haridwar and Raipur Dharam Sansads, and here a BJP CM calls for… https://t.co/6uPBxrNplP
— Asaduddin Owaisi (@asadowaisi) January 10, 2022
Reacting to it, journalist Abhinandan Sekhri said that the more vile and hateful a politician, the better chances he has to get elected as Chief Minister.
The calibre of people made CMs. The more hateful and vile you are, the better your chances. https://t.co/akiUEOCChY
— Abhinandan Sekhri (@AbhinandanSekhr) January 10, 2022
Activist Safoora Zargar said that Assam Chief Minister Sarma wants an India without Muslim, which is an open call for genocide against the minority community. She also asked the international community to take note of genocide calls against Indian Muslims.
Chief Minister of Assam calls for an India without Muslims.
This is an overt call for a Genocide. Why won’t the world take notice ? Will the international community always wake up after the genocide has taken place? After lives have been lost? Do inter https://t.co/qBx7JDjvgy— Safoora Zargar (@SafooraZargar) January 10, 2022
Author Mini Nair called Sarma as “insecure leader” who is flailing his arms and displaying his Islamobhobic agenda.
An insecure leader flaying his arms, shouting and displaying his only agenda , Islamophobia openly.@asadowaisi remains a voice of the Muslims. Erudite, a lawyer from Lincoln’s Inn, a constitutional expert while Biswa Sarma is still on the shakha of a cultural organisation https://t.co/puZ2ialnhn
— Mini Nair (@minicnair) January 10, 2022
Slamming Assam CM for his remarks, Nizamabad MLC and TRS leader Kavitha Kalvakuntla said that the remarks of Sarma show the intent of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to erase the history of Telangana.
.@himantabiswa Ji, your remarks today once again restated the intent of BJP to erase the glorious history of Telangana. I wonder, why you & your party are so threatened with idea of unity? Did you forget the verdict of Telangana in 2018, where BJP lost deposits on 107 seats.
— Kavitha Kalvakuntla (@RaoKavitha) January 9, 2022
