New Delhi (01/07/2023): In the midst of a controversy over the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday for cutting the minority welfare budget by 40% and claiming that Muslim upper caste (UC) people are poorer than Hindu Other Backward Class (OBC) people in India.
Owaisi wrote in a Tweet, “PM Narendra Modi said that a “group” among Muslims doesn’t let Pasmanda Muslims progress. But the truth is that ALL Muslims are poor and UC Muslims are poorer than OBC Hindus. He’s the PM of all Indians, then why has he cut Minority Welfare budget by 40%?”
Owaisi also pressed PM Modi on the government’s stance on Scheduled Caste (SC) reservation for Dalit Muslims.
He said, “Why is his govt opposed to SC reservations for Dalit Muslims? Why is BJP opposed to reservations for backward Muslims? Will he blame this social injustice also on lack of UCC.”
The AIMIM Chief said, “Congress & other “social justice” parties should also tell us: will we get our fair share or should we be happy that your leader wore a skull cap at an iftar party.”
Owaisi’s remark came after Prime Minister Narendra Modi slammed Opposition parties on Tuesday for “vote bank politics” and their “policy of appeasement,” saying those who advocate triple talaq are doing a terrible harm to Muslim women.
The PM said, “Pasmanda Muslims have become a victim of politics. Some people are using the politics of appeasement to break the country. The BJP cadre should go and explain this to the Muslims and educate them so that they do not fall victim to such politics.”
Modi accused the country’s opposition of engaging in vote-bank tactics of appeasement.
