BJP seeks Owaisi’s arrest for offering legal aid to terror suspects

Hyderabad, July 3  

Telangana BJP MLA T Raja Singh on Sunday demanded immediate arrest of MIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi for announcing that his party would provide legal help to five city-based youths arrested by the NIA on charges of involvement in an alleged ISIS terror module.

Alleging that the ruling TRS government in Telangana supports Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM), which in turn supports terrorists, the MLA from Goshamahal seat here also demanded the Centre to derecognise the MIM party.

“On one hand Prime Minister Narendra Modi is touring the world to gather support to combat terror, which is a good initiative, but on the other hand, TRS government in Telangana is friends with MIM, which in turn, has friendship with terrorists,” he claimed at a press conference here.

Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi also trained his guns on Owaisi accusing him of “betraying” the country.

Naqvi alleged that Owaisi was giving “oxygen” to terrorists and that he was seen as “standing with extremists”.

“Owaisi is directly or indirectly helping the ISIS which had come up with a video in which it threatened to target India. This is betrayal of the country. On the one hand you condemn the ISIS and on the other hand you support those who are involved in such acts.

“The investigating agencies should take action against him within the legal framework. Those who support terrorism directly or indirectly should be condemned,” BJP National Secretary Shrikant Sharma said.

The NIA has arrested five persons from Hyderabad for their alleged links with the ISIS. — PTI