Former MP and president of the Maharashtra unit of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), Imtiaz Jaleel, condemned the alleged bias in police actions following the recent violence in Nagpur.
He clarified that Aurangzeb is not a hero for Muslims and stressed that the Muslim community has no ties to the Mughals. Jaleel further said to the Indian Express that despite efforts by BJP and Shiv Sena leaders to create divisions between Hindus and Muslims, their "evil designs" will never succeed.
Nagpur Violence
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that the authorities have identified 104 accused and arrested or apprehended 92, including 12 juveniles.
Jaleel also claimed that the police action here is one-sided. “The police action after Nagpur violence is one-sided. Only Muslim youths are being targeted, which is sending out the wrong message to the community… I want to tell the police that if anyone breaks the law and order, they should act against them. But please do not take one-sided action,” Jaleel said.
On Fadnavis’ remarks, Jaleel said that they have hurt the Muslim community. “The chief minister said they will find rioters wherever they are hiding and that they will be dug out from their graves. This statement is clearly directed only at the Muslim community and demonstrates the partiality of Fadnavis and the Mahayuti government,” he said.
BJP, Shiv Sena Spreading False Narrative
The former MP stated that in Maharashtra, Hindus and Muslims have been united since the days of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. “No matter how much the BJP and Shiv Sena leaders try to divide and provoke our Hindu and Muslim communities, they will never succeed in their evil attempts. Hindus and Muslims have been living peacefully together in every village and city of Maharashtra for centuries.
They get along very well. During Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj라이브 바카라 reign, both communities played a significant role in helping the Maratha warrior establish swaraj (self-rule),” he said.
