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Internet services were suspended across four districts of the Bareilly division, with heavy police deployment on the ground during Dussehra festivities and Friday prayers.
Owaisi's remarks came amid the unrest
Bareilly: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi has strongly criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in connection with the ongoing "I Love Muhammad" row.
The Hyderabad MP claimed that while it is easy for people to say "I love Modi", it has become difficult to say "I love Mohammad" in India. His remarks come amid heightened tension in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly, where protests over the "I Love Mohammad" posters turned violent last week.
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Internet services were suspended across four districts of the Bareilly division, with heavy police deployment on the ground during Dussehra festivities and Friday prayers.
Additionally, massive security deployment was seen on the streets on Thursday in light of Dussehra festivities and the scheduled Friday prayers.
Amid ongoing tensions in Bareilly, Owaisi questioned the differing reactions to expressions of faith and political support. Speaking at a public meeting in Hyderabad, he said, “In this country, one can say ‘I love Modi’ and the media welcomes it. But if someone says ‘I love Mohammad,’ objections are raised. If I am a Muslim, it is because of Prophet Muhammad.”
81 arrested so far
Owaisi, however, also urged people not to take the law into their own hands.
Raising concerns over law and order, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi criticised the government’s policies, asking, “Why are so many laws being made, and what is really happening? In Assam, 3,000 Muslims were rendered homeless on the pretext that their houses stood on government land.”
He appealed to the community to remain calm and act within legal boundaries. “We must not be disturbed by the situation. Patience is necessary. Everything must be done within the framework of the law.
Do not take the law into your own hands. When you work within the law, you will realise it is nothing more than a spider’s web,” Owaisi said.
After Friday prayers last week, more than 2,000 demonstrators gathered outside a mosque in Bareilly to express disapproval of the cancellation of a planned protest due to the controversy surrounding the "I Love Muhammad" poster. People were lathi-charged, police officers were hurt, and protesters threw stones. So far, at least 81 people have been arrested inciting violence.
