Strongly reacting to the alleged communal statement of MIM MLA from Andhra Pradesh Akbaruddin Owaisi, BJP on Thursday demanded his immediate arrest and expressed its anger at the Centre's 'deafening silence' on the issue.
Former finance minister and BJP MP Yashwant Sinha on Thursday issued a statement seeking action against Owaisi for a speech which he described as 'pure poison' and 'objectionable in the extreme'.
'Owaisi should be arrested immediately and brought to justice. His membership of the assembly should be ended forth with and he should be peremptorily disqualified from contesting all future elections,' Sinha said.
The BJP leader said that such tendencies must be nipped in the bud by meting out exemplary punishment to Owaisi so that it serves as a deterrent to all such wrong doers.
Owaisi, brother of MIM MP Asadudin, is MLA from Chandrayangutta assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh. He had allegedly used inflammatory and derogatory words against a particular community in a public speech at Adilabad last week.
Sinha also wondered why the Centre and the Congress government in Andhra Pradesh have not spoken on the issue. 'The deafening silence of the Government of India and the shameless behaviour of the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh indicate the warped mindset of the Congress party towards minority communalism,' he said. The BJP leader maintained that Owaisi's comments violate the law.
Former finance minister and BJP MP Yashwant Sinha on Thursday issued a statement seeking action against Owaisi for a speech which he described as 'pure poison' and 'objectionable in the extreme'.
'Owaisi should be arrested immediately and brought to justice. His membership of the assembly should be ended forth with and he should be peremptorily disqualified from contesting all future elections,' Sinha said.
The BJP leader said that such tendencies must be nipped in the bud by meting out exemplary punishment to Owaisi so that it serves as a deterrent to all such wrong doers.
Owaisi, brother of MIM MP Asadudin, is MLA from Chandrayangutta assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh. He had allegedly used inflammatory and derogatory words against a particular community in a public speech at Adilabad last week.
Sinha also wondered why the Centre and the Congress government in Andhra Pradesh have not spoken on the issue. 'The deafening silence of the Government of India and the shameless behaviour of the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh indicate the warped mindset of the Congress party towards minority communalism,' he said. The BJP leader maintained that Owaisi's comments violate the law.