Asaduddin Owaisi lashes out at BJP over Bareilly unrest, says one can say 'I love Modi' but not 'I love Mohammad' in India

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi has strongly criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in connection with the ongoing "I Love Muhammad" row. The Hyderabad MP said that while it is easy for people to say "I love Modi", it has become difficult to say "I love Mohammad" in India. His remarks come amid heightened tension in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly, where protests over the "I Love Mohammad" posters turned violent last week. Internet services were suspended across four districts of the Bareilly division, with heavy police deployment on the ground during Dussehra festivities and Friday prayers.

Speaking at a public meeting in Hyderabad, Owaisi questioned the direction in which the nation is heading. "In this country, one can say 'I love Modi' but not 'I love Mohammad'. Where are you taking this nation? If someone says 'I love Modi', the media



also becomes happy," he said. He further asserted, "If someone says 'I love Mohammad', then that is objected to. If I am a Muslim, it is because of Muhammad. There is nothing above and beyond that for the 17 crore Indians who participated in the country's independence."

Addressing concerns over law and order, Owaisi questioned the government's role, "I want to ask the government why they are making so many laws, and what is happening? 3000 Muslims in Assam were made homeless, claiming that the construction was on government land..." He urged people to remain patient and act within legal frameworks, stating, "We must not be bothered by the situation. We have to deal with patience. We must do everything within the law. Don't take the law into your own hands. When you act within the law, you will realise that the law is just a spiderweb and nothing else," he said.