Hyderabad MP and AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi slammed Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat for proposing every family should have three children and said it was a classic case of "double speak".
The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader told PTI that the RSS and rightwing organisations always criticised and targeted the minority community with false claims of growth in its population, while reality was otherwise.
Citing the 2011 census, Owaisi said, the Muslim population growth rate is decreasing and stood at 14.23 per cent, compared to nearly 80 per cent of Hindus. "Now you are saying, okay, give birth to three children. Who are you to enter into people's family lives? Why are you trying to put a burden on Indian women, who might have their own different priorities in their lives? So, this is a classic double-speak of RSS," Owaisi charged.
Owaisi also questioned Bhagwat's claims that RSS "doesn't believe in attacking anyone on religious lines." The Hyderabad MP charged Bhagwat called Muslims 'chori ka samaan (stolen goods) and Mughal badshaah ki aulad (descendants of Mughal rulers).' "Who is holding all the dharam sansads and calling for an open genocide of Muslims, open rape of women?" he asked.
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During the centenary celebrations of RSS in New Delhi, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat suggested Indian families should have three children to maintain the population. He added that children learn to manage ego and interpersonal dynamics when there are three siblings.
Pointing out that India’s official population policy target is 2.1 children per family, Bhagwat said, “Since 0.1 child is not possible, this effectively means three."
Owaisi also charged animosity against Muslims was "institutionalised" during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's tenure. "Hate against Muslims has been institutionalised during Mr Narendra Modi's tenure," he charged.