All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (English: All India Council for Unity of Muslims, AIMIM) State President, Mr. Shaukat Ali made a controversial remark on Hindu marriage and social norms, while addressing a gathering in the state.
He said, “People say we have three weddings. Even if we have two marriages, we give respect to both the wives in society, but you (Hindus) marry one and have three mistresses and you neither respect your wife nor the mistress. But if we have two weddings, we keep them with respect and our children’s names are also on the ration card.”
The UP AIMIM State President also spoke about the Supreme Court’s decision on the recent Hijab ban issue. He remarked “Hindutva will not decide who will wear what in the country, but the constitution will.”
“The Constitution will decide who will wear what in the country and not Hindutva, but the BJP is working to break the country by raising such issues.”
Mr.Shaukat Ali of the AIMIM targeted the BJP and said that the Muslims had been singled out on issues like Madrassas, lynching, waqf and hijab . “All are happening with us because we are easy to target. When the BJP is weak they take up Muslim issues.” Recently, he claimed that his party would contest all seats in U.P elections to come, and added that several S.P leaders would join them.
The All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (English: All India Council for Unity of Muslims) (abbreviation: AIMIM) is an Indian political party based primarily in the city of Hyderabad. It is also a significant political party in the Indian States of Telangana and Maharashtra. It is the second largest party in Telangana Legislative Assembly and in the Telangana Legislative Council. It claims to promote the social, economical, and educational development and effective representation of Indian Muslims and Dalits. Its current leader is Mr. Asaduddin Owaisi, based out of Hyderabad, Telangana.
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