Reject national parties, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi tells Dalits, Muslims
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All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi asked Dalits, Muslims and Adivasis to gather and reject national parties in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
Speaking at a rally of the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi yesterday in Kalyan in Thane district, he said it was time for the "deprived" to hit back rather than continue "suffering" as was the case in the past 70 years.
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Vanchit Bhaujan Aghadi has been floated by AIMIM, BBM
The Vanchit Bhaujan Aghadi is an outfit floated by the AIMIM and the Prakash Ambedkar-led Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh (BBM).
He said Babasaheb Ambedkar had laid down equal rights for all citizens.
He took a dig at Congress and the ruling BJP and claimed the two parties had got elected on the votes of the "deprived" classes but had only meted out injustice to them.
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Country needs 'pehredar' (guard) rather than a 'chowkidar', says Owaisi
Owaisi said the country needed a "pehredar" (guard) rather than a "chowkidar" (watchman), a term PM Narendra Modi often uses to describe himself and his role.
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi was also criticized by Owaisi who called him a "janeudhari" (wearer of the sacred thread).
Owaisi said only parties like the one led by Prakash Ambedkar could do justice to the poor and downtrodden.
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Country's highest civilian honor bestowed on 'upper caste,' claims Owaisi
Owaisi commented that Congress or leaders like PM Modi, Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis and NCP chief Sharad Pawar, cannot do justice to the poor. The Hyderabad MP also claimed the country's highest civilian honor had only been bestowed on people from the "upper caste".
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Pranab Mukherjee, Bhupen Hazarika accorded with Bharat Ratna this year
A few days ago President Ram Nath Kovind announced Bharat Ratna to former President and senior Congress minister Pranab Mukherjee, RSS leader and social activist late Nanaji Deshmukh and late music maestro Bhupen Hazarika.
Owaisi, criticizing that, pointed out that Dalit icon Babasaheb Ambedkar was given the Bharat Ratna as he deserved it and because he was the architect of the Constitution.