AIMIM chief Asaddudin Owaisi, who has been named in an FIR for allegedly posting and sharing messages on social media against the maintenance of public tranquility and inciting people on divisive lines, on Thursday, claimed that the FIR does not specify his crime. He said he does not know which remarks by him attracted the FIR.
In a series of tweets, the AIMIM chief said he received an excerpt of the FIR. "This is the first FIR I’ve seen that’s not specifying what the crime is. Imagine an FIR about a murder where cops don’t mention the weapon or that the victim bled to death. I don’t know which specific remarks of mine have attracted the FIR.
The Delhi Police registered FIRs against former BJP spokespersons Nupur Sharma and Naveen Kumar Jindal, Owaisi, controversial priest Yati Narsinghanand and others over divisive social media posts.
Owaisi claimed that it appears that Delhi Police lacks the courage to pursue cases against Yati, Sharma and Jindal, and that is why "the delayed and weak response."
"In fact, Yati has violated his bail conditions repeatedly by inciting genocide against Muslims and insulting Islam. Delhi Police were probably trying to think of a way of registering an FIR against these people without offending Hindutvadi fanboys/girls."
He claimed that Delhi Police is "suffering from both 'sideism' or 'balance-waad' syndromes. One side has openly insulted our Prophet while the other side has been named to assuage BJP supporters and make it look like there was hate speech on both sides."
He said hate speech was by ruling party spokespersons and by prominent gurus is being equated to "random posts on social media with no social or political standing."
He claimed that "weak action" has only been taken when there was outrage for weeks or international condemnation or when courts pulled up the police.
The AIMIM chief said Muslim students, journalists, activists have been put in prison for the crime of merely being Muslim while extremism and hate speech are rewarded in Hindutva organisations.
"Modi’s hate speeches were similarly rewarded. In fact the people who attempted to shoot me, admitted that they did so, so that they could become prominent Hindutva politicians. This culture must end. If Modi were sincere he would have stamped out hate speech without indulging in fake balance-vaad. Let genocidal hate speakers be put in prison under non-bailable draconian laws rather than getting promotions."
He said he will not be intimidated by tactics like the FIR launched against him.
