‘Right now, RSS parade is happening on road’: Owaisi hits back at Yogi Adityanath on namaz ban order | India News
NEW DELHI: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday said even the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) holds its parade “on the road,” reacting to Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath‘s justification of his government banning Eid prayers on public roads.
“Right now, the RSS parade is happening on the road. Are they doing it in the air? When you run the Kanwar Yatra for so many days, festivals of every religion are celebrated on the road and no one has any problem with it, then why are you having a problem with the Muslim religion?” Owaisi told media persons.
The Hyderabad MP continued, “Is there only one religion in this country? The beauty of this country is its diversity. You are talking about an ideology, and that ideology is the ideology of the RSS which clashes with the Constitution.”
For Eid, which was observed on Monday, the Uttar Pradesh government had issued a directive that namaz should be offered only at designated places, such as the nearest mosques, and was criticized by opposition parties. In Meerut, police warned passport and driving license of violators would be revoked.
The RSS is the ideological mentor of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which governs Uttar Pradesh.
What Yogi Adityanath said on ‘no namaz on public roads’ directive?
In an exclusive interview with news agency PTI, the BJP leader pointed to how there was “no incident of violence, harassment or disorder” at the recent Maha Kumbh, held in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj and attended by 66 crore devotees (according to official figures).
“Roads are meant for walking…learn discipline from Hindus. 66 crore people came to Prayagraj…there was no looting anywhere, no arson anywhere, no molestation anywhere, no kidnapping anywhere. This is discipline…this is religious discipline,” the chief minister stated.
“They came with reverence, participated in the ‘Mahasnan’ and then moved to their destinations. Festivals and celebrations should not become a medium for insolence. If you want convenience, then learn to follow that discipline as well,” he added.
