Patna, Feb 17: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday alleged that “communalism is on the rise” in the country ever since Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ascent to power and Muslims were being deprived of their due share in politics.Addressing a rally in Kishanganj district of Bihar, the Hyderabad MP also accused the Congress of failure to take a clear stand on Ayodhya, where a mosque was razed by a mob and a temple of Lord Ram has come up.
“Communalism is on the rise. Narendra Modi has driven Muslim minorities away from politics,” claimed Owaisi.
Without mentioning by name the Congress, which has been representing Kishanganj in Lok Sabha for the past few terms, Owaisi said, “Can you expect your local MP, the party to which he belongs, to hold a press conference and denounce in clear terms the destruction of Babri mosque?