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‘Your ancestors wrote love letters to British’: Owaisi lashes out at Fadnavis over ‘vote jihad’ remark | India News – Times of India
Owaisi at Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.
Referring to the Bharatiya Janata Party’s recent electoral loss in Dhule, Fadnavis had alleged that ‘vote jihad’ was taking place in Maharashtra and that ‘vote jihad’ would be faced.dharma yuddhaof votes.
While questioning Fadnavis’ statements, Owaisi said at a public meeting at Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: “Our forefathers waged jihad against Britishers and Fadnavis is now teaching us about jihad. (PM) Narendra Modi, (Union Minister) Amit Shah and Devendra Fadnavis together cannot beat me in a debate.”
“Where does ‘vote jihad and dharmayuddha’ come from in democracy? You bought MLAs; should we call you a thief?” the Hyderabad MP wondered. “While Fadnavis talks about (voice) jihad, his hero wrote ‘love letters’ to the British, while our freedom fighters did not negotiate with the foreign rulers.”
“We gave the method to fight against the British. He (Fadnavis) said ‘vote jihad’ after they (BJP) did not get votes in Malegaon (during the Lok Sabha elections). If they don’t get votes, they call it jihad. They lost in Ayodhya. How did that happen? Owaisi asked.
‘Our ancestors waged jihad against the British, not yours. Fadnavis, whose ancestors wrote love letters to the British, will teach us jihad?’ he added in a veiled attack on Hindutva ideologues revered by the BJP.
Owaisi also questioned Fadnavis’ commitment to Maharashtra, claiming that he had not prevented industrial projects from moving to Gujarat. He wondered, “Was he afraid of Narendra Modi?”
The AIMIM leader urged people to vote in the November 20 assembly elections. Owaisi’s speech in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar was aimed at rallying support for AIMIM candidates Imtiaz Jaleel and Naser Siddiqui, who are contesting from Aurangabad East and Aurangabad Central respectively.
