The BJP on Friday alleged that AIMIM leader Waris Pathan’s ‘inflammatory’ remarks shows the conspiracy going on in the name of anti-CAA protest and questioned the "silence of liberals" opposing the law.
Addressing a Press conference at the BJP office here, party spokesperson Sambit Patra said, "I want to ask all the so-called liberals, who have been opposing CAA, why are they silent on his remarks.
It also vindicates that ladies who are sitting in Shaheen Bagh are just being used as a shield to further the cause of hatred."
"No one from these liberal brigades is making an issue of the divisive comments made by Waris Pathan. All of them are the same. Haath mein Samvidhaan, dil mein Waris Pathan (Constitution in hand, Waris Pathan in the heart)," Patra said.
Addressing an anti-Citizenship Amendment Act rally at Kalaburagi in North Karnataka on February 16, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul- Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader asserted that 15 crore Muslims can prove to be heavy on the other 100 crore.
Patra said Pathan's remarks actually shows the conspiracy which goes behind the walls of these people to defame the government and disturb peace of the country.
He said had some BJP leader made similar remarks, then other political parties and their leaders would have come out on the streets in protest.
A video going viral during the day also showed a woman in the rally of AIMIM chief at Bengaluru purportedly shouting slogans in favour of Pakistan and being removed by the police.
