Asaduddin Owaisi blames Congress for UAPA law

AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi blamed Congress for bringing the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, saying the party becomes big brother of Muslims when it is in opposition and bigger than BJP when it is in power. Speaking on the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha, he said he was victim of this Act and that Congress would realise what they did only if their leader spends several months in prison. “I blame Congress for bringing this law. They are the main culprits of bringing this law,” he said. 

Dedicating his speech to



what he called innocents who suffered due to this law, Owaisi said: “When they are in power they are bigger than BJP, when they lose power they become big brother of Muslims”. Stating that this Bill was against the rule of law, Owaisi said there should be no tolerance towards miscarriage of justice. He said under this law India created a world record in time period of police detention, as on the basis of suspicion one can be kept under police custody up to six months, while in UK it was just 28 days and in US two days.