On Akhilesh Yadav’s Jinnah Remark, An Advice From Asaduddin Owaisi

Lucknow:

Samajwadi Celebration chief Akhilesh Yadav, underneath assault over his feedback counting Mohammad Ali Jinnah among the many icons of India’s freedom wrestle, was not spared by AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi, who curtly suggested him to “learn some historical past”.

Akhilesh Yadav has been slammed by the BJP over his feedback at a public rally, by which he takes the title of Jinnah – the founding father of Pakistan – in the identical breath as Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

“Sardar Patel, Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and Jinnah studied on the identical institute and have become barristers. They turned barristers they usually fought for India’s freedom. They by no means backed away from any wrestle,” mentioned the Samajwadi Celebration chief at Hardoi in Uttar Pradesh, campaigning for the state election early subsequent 12 months.

The BJP accused Mr Yadav of “Muslim appeasement” forward of the polls, with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath calling it “Talibani mentality”.

Asaduddin Owaisi, the MP from Hyderabad, additionally tore into the remark.

“If Akhilesh Yadav thinks that by giving such statements he could make a bit of individuals completely happy, I feel he’s improper and he ought to change his advisers. He must also educate himself and browse some historical past,” mentioned Mr Owaisi.

He added: “Akhilesh Yadav ought to perceive that Indian Muslims don’t have anything to do with Muhammad Ali Jinnah. Our elders rejected the two-nation principle and selected India as their nation.”

Earlier, Yogi Adityanath had demanded an apology from the Samajwadi Celebration chief. “His divisive mindset got here to the fore as soon as once more when he tried to glorify Jinnah by equating Sardar Patel with him. It is the Talibani mentality that believes in dividing. The Samajwadi nationwide president ought to apologize for this,” mentioned the UP Chief Minister.

Bahujan Samaj Celebration (BSP) chief Mayawati additionally focused Akhilesh Yadav, who was briefly her ally for the 2019 nationwide election. She alleged that Mr Yadav’s remarks and the BJP’s response to them had been a method deliberate by each events to polarise voters forward of the Uttar Pradesh polls.

“The politics of the SP and BJP have been complementary to one another. For the reason that pondering of those two events is casteist and communal, they rely on one another for his or her existence. That’s the reason when SP is in energy, the BJP turns into sturdy; when the BSP is in energy, the BJP turns into weak,” mentioned Mayawati.