2nd Muslim ex-MP murdered with impunity: Owaisi

April 17, 2023 12:58

Atiq Ahmed had over a 100 FIRs against him

After gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed was killed in Prayagraj, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said that Atiq was the second former MP from the Muslim community to be "murdered without impunity".

"Atiq is the second Muslim ex-MP who was murdered with impunity. Ehsan Jaffry was ruthlessly hacked to death by a mob in Gujarat in 2002 and today it's Atiq. Shot and killed in police custody," tweeted Owaisi.

Atiq Ahmed represented the Phulpur Lok Sabha constituency between 2004-2009. Ehsan Jaffry was a member of the 6th Lok Sabha.

He was killed by a mob in the Gulbarg Society massacre on February 28, 2002, following the Godhra incident. After Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf Ahmed were shot dead in Prayagraj, AIMIM chief Owaisi called the incident a "cold-blooded murder" while adding that people who are celebrating this killing are "vultures".

Addressing the mediapersons on Sunday, Owaisi said, "Uttar Pradesh's BJP government has a role in this. Supreme Court-monitored investigation should be done and a committee should be formed. No officer from Uttar Pradesh should be included in the committee. This was a 'cold-blooded' murder."

He further said, "How did they (killers) get those weapons?... Why were they raising religious slogans after killing them? What will you call them if not terrorists? Will you call them Patriots? People celebrating this incident are vultures..."

He said the incident raises a big question about the law and order situation. The AIMIM chief questioned whether the public will have any faith in the constitution and Law and order of the country after this incident. "I have always been saying that BJP in Uttar Pradesh is not running the government by the rule of law but by the rule of gun," he said. Owaisi further demanded Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's resignation.

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