'Anti-Muslim hate speech:' Owaisi hits out at Amit Shah for his statement on Muslim reservation

Owaisi said the reservations for backward Muslim groups was based on empirical data

Asaduddin Owaisi AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi | PTI

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has reacted to Union Minister Amit Shah's statement on Muslim reservation in Telangana, stating that "besides anti-Muslim hate speech, BJP has no vision for Telangana."

The Hyderabad parliamentarian's statement came a day after Amit Shah, while addressing a public meeting titled "Vijay Sankalp Sabha" at Chevella in Telangana, said if BJP comes to power in Telangana, reservations for Muslims will be scrapped.

Accusing Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao of walking on Owaisi's agenda, Amit Shah said KCR unconstitutionally reserved benefits for Muslims under the two-bedroom home scheme and education schemes.

"We are not scared of Majlis (AIMIM). Telangana government will be for the people and not Owaisi. Once BJP government is formed, this unconstitutional Muslim reservation will be scrapped. This right is of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and OBC and they will get their right and we will scrap Muslim reservation, Shah said.

To this, Owaisi tweeted that reservations for backward Muslim groups is based on empirical data. "Modi allegedly says reach out to pasmanda Muslims, Amit Shah complies by promising to remove their reservation," the tweet read. 

"Besides anti-Muslim hate speech BJP has no vision for Telangana. All they can offer is fake encounters, surgical strikes on Hyderabad, curfews, releasing criminals & bulldozers. Why do you hate people of Telangana so much?"

"If Shah is serious about justice for SCs, STs & OBCs, then he should introduce a constitutional amendment to remove 50% quota ceiling Reservations for backward Muslim groups is based on empirical data. Please read the Sudhir Commission report. If you cannot, please ask someone who can. Reservations for Muslims are continuing under a stay from SC," the tweet added.

Amit Shah's statement came as Telangana gears up for Assembly elections later this year. The Union Minister on Sunday lashed out at the KCR government, adding that the countdown for the BRS Government in Telangana has begun, and the BJP's fight will not stop until the present regime is dethroned.

Shah said KCR has dreamt of becoming the Prime Minister and is going around the country. "His dreams of becoming the Prime Minister will never be fulfilled because there is no vacancy,"  Shah said. "In 2024 also Narendra Modi is going to become Prime Minister with full majority", Shah said. "Before that there will be trailer of (assembly elections in Telangana) and elect a BJP government here," he added. 

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