Wear black bands to Jum'a prayers to condemn Pahalgam: Owaisi
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New Delhi: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi Muslims to wear black bands on their arms when going for Friday prayers to condemn the Pahalgam terrorist attack on innocent tourists, killing 26 people.
In a video he posted on X, Owaisi said in Hindi, "As you all know, Pakistan's Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists have taken the lives of 26 tourists in Pahalgam. In condemnation of this act of terror and crime, when you go for prayers tomorrow, please wear a black band on your arm.”
पहलगाम के आतंकी हमले के सिलसिले में मेरी अपील: कल जब आप नमाज़-ए-जुम्मा पढ़ने जायेंगे तो आपने बांह पर काली पट्टी बांधकर जाएँ। इस से हम यह पैग़ाम भेजेंगे की हम भारतीय विदेशी ताक़तों को भारत के अमन और इत्तेहाद को को कमजोर करने नहीं देंगे। इस हमले की वजह से शर-परस्तों को हमारे… pic.twitter.com/r6uYdzQiOf
— Asaduddin Owaisi (@asadowaisi) April 24, 2025
"My appeal in connection with the terrorist attack in Pahalgam: Tomorrow when you go to offer namaaz-e-jumma, wear a black band on your arm. By doing this we will send a message that we Indians will not let foreign forces weaken the peace and unity of India," He wrote in the post in Hindi.
"Because of this attack, the terrorists have got an opportunity to target our Kashmiri brothers. I appeal to all Indians not to fall prey to the tricks of the enemy," Mr Owaisi said.
He said that the terrorists have got an opportunity to target Kashmiri people through the attack. He appeals to all Indians not to fall prey to the tricks of the enemy, he said.
Earlier, Owaisi had protested that the Centre not inviting the National Conference party to the all-party meeting convened on Thursday in the context of the Pahalgam attack. He said that even the BJP itself does not have a single majority in the Parliament and added that all parties must be invited so that it will be an “all-party” meeting.
He wrote on X, “Regarding the Pahalgam All Party Meeting, I spoke to Kiren Rijiju last night. He said they’re thinking of inviting only parties with ‘5 or 10 MPs.’ When I asked why not parties with fewer MPs, he said that the meeting would get ‘too long’. When I asked ‘What about us, the smaller parties?’ He joked that my voice is anyway too loud.”
"This is not a BJP’s or another party’s internal meeting, it is an all party meeting to send a strong and united message against terrorism & those countries that harbour terrorists. Can’t Narendra Modi spend an extra hour to hear the concerns of all parties?” he wondered.
