BJP chief Devendra Fadnavis on Monday referred to as AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi “descendant of Razakars”. The assault got here a day after the Hyderabad MP took a jibe on the Maharashtra deputy chief minister, saying “our ancestors” waged jihad towards the British Raj when “yours” had been writing love letters to them.
“They’re descendants of ‘Razakars’. The ‘Razakars’ tortured the individuals of Marathwada, looted their lands, tried to rape ladies, and destroyed households. How can they discuss to us?” the BJP chief stated as we speak in Nagpur.
The Razakars had been a paramilitary drive within the Hyderabad princely state of British India. The target of the creation of the drive was to take care of the rule of Nizams after Independence. They had been crushed by the Indian forces and had been disbanded after Hyderabad was assimilated into India.
The disagreement between the 2 leaders began on Saturday after Fadnavis claimed that ‘vote jihad’ had began in poll-bound Maharashtra.
Reacting to his assertion, Owaisi stated on Sunday: “Our ancestors did jihad towards Britishers and Fadnavis is now instructing us about jihad. (PM) Narendra Modi, (Union minister) Amit Shah, and Devendra Fadnavis collectively can not defeat me in a debate.”
“From the place did ‘vote jihad and dharmayuddha’ are available in democracy? You bought MLAs; ought to we name you a thief?” the Hyderabad MP questioned.
He stated his ancestors waged jihad towards the British, not Fadnavis’s.
“Our ancestors did jihad towards the British, not yours. Fadnavis, whose ancestors had been writing love letters to the British, will train us jihad?” he added.
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With inputs from ANI
