Hyderabad, May 6:
AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi said on Tuesday that Muslims in India should develop their independent political leadership to become citizens with rights, instead of being mere voters for “so-called secular parties”.
Reacting to the results of the Assembly elections, especially in West Bengal and Assam, the Hyderabad MP told media persons here that the “so-called secular parties” have failed to stop the BJP.
“I want to reiterate that Muslims should try to create their own independent political leadership. Your vote is getting wasted because you are casting your vote in favour of so-called secular parties that are not secular. They failed to stop the BJP,” he said.
While acknowledging the need to stop fascist and communal forces, he said that this does not mean that there should be no political leadership of Muslims.
“Reposing faith for so many years in so-called secular parties has not given them any development nor eradicated injustice and discrimination. They (the community) should think about the value of their vote. You voted for them in Maharashtra, Bihar, Delhi, and West Bengal, but the BJP won in all these states,” he said.