All India All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday blamed the BJP for spreading hatred and communal poison against minorities.
Owaisi's statement comes hours after an inter-faith couple was allegedly harassed at a Lucknow passport office.
"Ever since BJP came to power, they have spread hatred and communal poison against minorities, Muslims in particular and dalits," Owaisi told ANI. "Things have come to such a stage that government officer has the audacity to question an adult's marriage," he added.
Earlier in the day, the couple, Tanvi Seth and Mohammad Anas Siddiqui claimed that they were being harassed by an officer at a Lucknow passport office. The woman, while addressing the media, said she was being harassed as the officer questioned her marital status, asking her why she had not changed her name after marriage.
The Regional Passport Office, Lucknow, earlier clarified that the passports of the inter-faith couple have been issued, adding that strict action will be taken against the guilty official.
Seth on Wednesday took to Twitter to address her grievances. In a series of tweets, Seth wrote to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and demanded justice. "@SushmaSwaraj Ma'am I never ever imagined that in a place like passport office we would have a people who are moral policing the citizens. He dint just put my passport on hold he even put my husband's @5220manas passport on hold. This is clear grudge. I was shocked at this," Seth tweeted.
Sushma Swaraj is yet to react to the tweets.