AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi denied permission to hold rally at BKC in Mumbai on November 27 – Details
Citing the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and the restriction imposed in that context, the Mumbai Police has denied permission to All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi from holding a rally at the iconic Bandra Kurla Complex on November 27.
“The permission was not granted in wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, ban on public gatherings at the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority ground and the recent violence in some districts of the state,” the Mumbai Police said in an official statement.
Owaisi had last week said that the AIMIM will stage protests across Maharashtra, demanding reservations for Muslims in the state.
Speaking to reporters on November 18 after a conference on the current state of Muslims in the state, Owaisi said, “The court has admitted that 50 castes in the Muslim community should be granted reservation. However, while all political parties are supporting the Maratha community, no one is speaking about reservation for Muslims.”
“We will hold agitations in Maharashtra to press for our demand for reservations for Muslims. We want the state government to bring an ordinance in the Nagpur Assembly session for reservations,” the Hyderabad MP said.
The AIMIM chief further said that the Maratha community too should protest for reservation and would be supported by the AIMIM.
“The Maratha community in the state has been silent for many days. They should agitate and we will also join them,” he said.
The Hyderabad MP also condemned the recent violence in Maharashtra’s Amravati, Nanded and Malegaon, and sought an inquiry into the incident.
