AIMIM chief Owaisi slammed the BJP for revoking the suspension of Telangana MLA T. Raja Singh who was suspended for alleged derogatory remarks on Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)
Team Clarion
NEW DELHI — Delivering hate speeches has become the fastest way to a promotion in the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi has said.
Owaisi was reacting to BJP’s revocation of the suspension of its Telangana legislator T. Raja Singh on Sunday. The party had initiated action against Singh last year for his alleged derogatory comments on Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).
“@narendramodi has rewarded his dear ‘fringe element.’ Quite sure that Nupur Sharma will also get her blessings from the PM. Hate speech is the fastest way to a promotion in Modi’s BJP,” Owaisi posted on X (formerly Twitter), on Monday responding to the lifting of Singh’s suspension.
Nupur Sharma, the national spokesman of the BJP, was suspended from the party in June last year over her controversial blasphemous remarks against Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)
The BJP leadership revoked the suspension of Singh, legislator from Goshamahal constituency in Hyderabad, considering his explanation in response to the show cause notice served by the party earlier, Telangana BJP chief G. Kishan Reddy said in a statement.
In August last year, Singh was suspended from the party, following his alleged controversial remarks against “Islam and Prophet Muhammad” in a video which was later pulled down by the social media platform on which it was uploaded.
He was arrested under the Preventive Detention Act. However, the Telangana High Court, in November 2022, had set aside the PD Act invoked against him. Later, he was granted bail.
Singh, in a video message, thanked Prime Minister Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP president J.P. Nadda, general secretary B.L. Santhosh, Union Minister and Telangana BJP unit chief Kishan Reddy, and other state leaders for revoking his suspension.
He also thanked the party leadership for giving him a ticket to contest from his Goshamahal Assembly seat here for the 30 November polls.
