Talking about the attack on his convoy, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi told the Lok Sabha on Friday that he does not fear death and does not want ‘Z’ category security, and he rejects it. The Hyderabad MP appealed to the central government to “do justice” and charge the accused under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
“I don’t fear death. I don’t want Z category security, I reject it; make me ‘A’ category citizen. I won’t be silent. Please do justice… with UAPA on them (shooters) Make allegations… Appeal to the government to end hatred, bigotry,” Owaisi said a day after the incident, when he was returning to Delhi after campaigning in Meerut. People will vote in the first phase. The Uttar Pradesh assembly elections are on February 10.
On Friday, the government decided to provide round-the-clock ‘Z’ category security to the prominent Muslim leader, who will be guarded by CRPF commandos. Speaking further, Owaisi asked, “Who are these fundamentalist people? I don’t want to make it a political issue.” The AIMIM chief said the people behind the attack were radicalised, and “the answer to the bullet will be given by ballot paper in the UP elections”.
Union Minister Piyush Goyal also told the Lok Sabha that the state government has taken immediate action in the matter and those responsible for the attack have been arrested and investigation is on. He said that Union Home Minister Amit Shah will make a statement on the attack before Parliament on Monday, February 7.
While no one was injured in the incident, Owaisi urged the Election Commission to ensure an independent probe into the incident. Uttar Pradesh Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Prashant Kumar had said that two people have been arrested in the case and firearms have been seized from them.
Accused ‘hurt’ by Owaisi’s remarks against particular religion: Police
Two of the accused, arrested on Thursday for allegedly firing at Owaisi’s convoy, have told the police that they were “hurt by his remarks against a particular religion”. According to the police, during interrogation the accused told them that they were unhappy with the remarks made by Owaisi and his brother. , MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi, against a particular religion.
“The accused said that they are hurt by his (Asaduddin Owaisi) remarks against a particular religion. He will be produced before the court,” Kumar was quoted as saying in a report by the news agency ANI,
Police said one of the accused has been identified as Sachin, who has a long criminal record. A case of murder is registered against him, a resident of Noida. Police are verifying his claim that he has a law degree. Police said that his Facebook profile states that he is a member of a Hindutva organisation.
Police said the other accused has been identified as Shubham, a farmer from Saharanpur and has no criminal record.
(with PTI inputs)
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