On Thursday, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) President Asaduddin Owaisi criticised the Center accusing them of hypocrisy regarding its refugee policy.
The Hyderabad MP was addressing a public meeting in Chanchalguda in Hyderabad.
Owaisi spoke about the Rohingya Muslims and said, “Don’t look at them as Muslims. They are refugees. The Bangladesh ambassador met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that there are three lakh refugees at the Bangladesh border. If you are a regional power, then you will have to deal with the situation.”
Th politician went on to compare refugee and author from Bangladesh Tasleema Nasreen to the Rohingya Muslims.
He was quoted saying, “When Tasleema Nasreen can be the Prime Minister’s sister, why cannot a Rohingya refugee be his brother?”
He further added, “Is it humanity to send those people back who have lost everything? It’s wrong. Under which law can the Centre send back Rohingya refugees? We hope that the Government of India gives shelter, an opportunity to live a respectful life and a future to their children, because the Constitution gives the Right to Equality and the Right to Life, not only to its Indian citizens but to all refugees as well.”
Just last week, multiple organizations in Hyderabad took to the streets to protest the present condition of the Rohingya Muslims and the Centre’s plan to deport them.
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