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UP Shia Waqf Board chief Waseem Rizvi slammed All-India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Asaduddin Owaisi, saying he was like Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
“There is no difference between Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and Asaduddin Owaisi today. al-Baghdadi had an army and arms and ammunition which he used to spread terror while Owaisi is creating terror by his ‘zabaan’ (speeches). He is pushing Muslims towards acts of terror and bloodshed. It is high time that a ban should be slapped on him and the Muslim Personal Law Board,” Rizvi said here on Sunday, referring to the speeches made by the AIMIM leader after the Supreme Court verdict on the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title dispute.
Earlier on November 11, a complaint was filed against Owaisi for making inciting statements after the Supreme Court verdict on Ayodhya case. Following the apex court verdict, Owaisi had said that the “Supreme Court is indeed supreme but not infallible”.
“I am not satisfied with the verdict. We have full faith in the Constitution. We were fighting for our legal rights. We do not need 5-acre land as ‘khairat’ (charity)” Owaisi had said.
The Shia Waqf Board chief also slammed the All-India Muslim Personal Law Board for its stance on the Ayodhya verdict.
“This is a great decision by the Supreme Court, the likes of which I have not seen in my life. It satisfied all the parties but there are some parties like the Muslim Personal Law Board and Asaduddin Owaisi who are fuelling the orthodox mindset. There should be a ban on them too,” Rizvi said.
Earlier on November 15, Rizvi had donated Rs 51,000 to Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas for the construction of Ram temple at the disputed site in Ayodhya.
Rizvi said the Muslim Personal Law Board was an organisation of self-appointed ‘thekedar’ (custodians) of the Muslim community.
“The AIMPLB does not represent the Muslims, it represent only a handful of Muslim clerics who in turn represent the narrow vested-interests of a few,” Rizvi alleged.