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Aft er oo VOTES FOR MUSLIMS’ ‘SAAMNA’ DEMANDS DISENFRANCHISEMENT OF MINORITY COMMUNITY. STATES MUSLIMS WERE BEING USED AS A TOOL FOR VOTE BANK POLITICS. HITS AT MIM AND ITS LEADERS THE OWAISI BROTHERS
By Prashant Hamine
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hiv Sena stirred up a hornet's nest with a controversial editorial in party mouthpiece 'Saamna' demanding disenfranchisement of minority community. The editorial argued that the minority community has been treated as an en-bloc vote bank for political purposes. The editorial terms the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) and its leaders, the Owaisi brothers as poisonous snakes. However, after the editorial evoked sharp reactions in the social media and political circles, the party later in the evening clarified that it was not against minority voting rights, but was against appeasement politics. In a statement issued here, Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) spokesperson Sachin Sawant has demanded the termination of membership of Parliament of Sena Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut for objectionable writing. He added that the writing in 'Saamna' supplement 'Utsav' is calling for denial of basic fundamental
rights guaranteed by the Constitution. The editorial stated that the issue of injustice against the minority community was being used as a tool to oppose and vote bank politics. The issues of minority education and health are being exploited politically. Such kind
Plaint against Raut over voting remarks
A complaint was yesterday filed with the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) against Shiv Sena MP and editor of party mouthpiece 'Saamna', Sanjay Raut. Delhi-based lawyer Shehzad Poonawalla filed complaint with NCM. In his petition, Poonawalla said, "The footage and report provided show that Raut advocates the revocation of voting rights for Muslims. This similar demand of disenfranchisement of Muslims had been made by Subramanian Swamy in 2011 and NCM had sought action against the former."
of politics was being done by the Congress and has been done by every person calling himself as secular. It further argues that if the minority community is being used for political purposes then how can their development be ensured. The fate of the minority community will remain in the darkness. Late Sena chief Bal Thackeray had once called for disenfranchisement of the minority community. If that were to happen the mask of secularism would peel off the face of these political parties which pride themselves in being called secular. In a retort to MIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi's challenge to Sena president Uddhav Thackeray daring him to come to Hyderabad, it questioned the MIM wanting it to know whether Hyderabad was in India or Pakistan. The editorial adds that the work of Marathi speaking population is well known in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Kandahar. Terming the Owaisis and MIM as a snake, it added that the country will not benefit by feeding them milk.
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