Owaisi rules out ‘one-sided love affair’ in politics, rebukes RJD over alliance stance
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Purnea: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday expressed displeasure over the Rashtriya Janata Dal’s cold response to his party’s request for an electoral alliance in Bihar, saying “there cannot be a one-sided love affair in politics.”
Speaking to reporters in Purnea district during his tour of the Seemanchal region, which has a significant Muslim population, the Hyderabad MP said his party would contest the upcoming elections with the aim of winning, not settling for symbolic participation.
“Our desire for a tie-up was not a sign of weakness. We will be contesting the elections to win. However, there cannot be a one-sided love affair in politics. Such things look good only in movies, between characters of college-going boys and girls,” Owaisi remarked.
Responding to questions on the controversy surrounding “I love Muhammad” posters in BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh, Owaisi said there was nothing objectionable about Muslims expressing reverence for their Prophet.
“I wonder what problem the BJP-RSS have? If they find the slogan I love Muhammad as anti-national, then it means they are opposed to love, per se. Although they may like to watch portrayals of love in the movies,” he said.
He further stressed that India’s strength lay in its ability to accommodate multiple faiths. “The beauty of India has been its ability to allow different faiths to flourish on its soil. The Constitution has guaranteed all citizens the freedom of religion. Muslims may not be in a majority in India but they are here in larger numbers than in any other country in the entire sub-continent. The BJP-RSS combine is giving the country a bad name,” Owaisi alleged.
