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Incidents of attacks on Muslims on rise post Lok Sabha elections, claims Owaisi

Presence of Muslims in the 18th Lok Sabha reduced marginally from 26 last time even though it is higher than the 2014 tally of 23.

BySouth First Desk

Published Jun 13, 2024 | 6:19 PM ⚊ Updated Jun 13, 2024 | 6:19 PM

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AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi. (Asaduddinowaisi/Facebook)

AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday,13 June alleged that incidents of attacks on Muslims were increasing in several parts of the country after the recently held Lok Sabha elections.

In a post on social media platform X, the Hyderabad MP asked whether the Sangh Parivar was taking “revenge against Muslims.”

Owaisi claimed “After the election results, incidents of attacks on Muslims are increasing in many parts of the country. Two Maulanas were murdered in Uttar Pradesh, Muslim houses were bulldozed in Akbarnagar, and two Muslims were lynched in Chhattisgarh”.

“Is the Sangh Parivar taking revenge against Muslims?” the AIMIM chief further asked.

चुनाव के नतीजों के बाद मुल्क के कई हिस्सों में मुसलमानों पर हमलों के वाक़ि’आत बढ़ रहे हैं।

उत्तर प्रदेश में 2 मौलानाओं का क़त्ल कर दिया गया, अकबरनगर में मुसलमानों के घर पर बुलडोज़र चला दिया गया, छत्तीसगढ़ में दो मुसलमानों को Lynch कर दिया गया।

क्या संघ परिवार मुसलमानों से बदला…

— Asaduddin Owaisi (@asadowaisi) June 13, 2024

In the elections for which results were announced on 4 June, as many as 24 Muslim candidates across the country won the Lok Sabha elections and the list includes cricketer Yusuf Pathan of the TMC from Bahrampur in West Bengal and Congress’ Rakibul Hussain from Dhubri in Assam.

However, the community’s presence in the 18th Lok Sabha has reduced marginally from 26 last time, even though it is higher than the 2014 tally when 23 Muslim candidates were elected to the lower house of Parliament.

As many as 78 Muslims were in the fray in the Lok Sabha elections this year, a significant drop from the last polls when 115 Muslim candidates were fielded by various parties.

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi retained his Hyderabad seat by a margin of 3,38,087 votes over his nearest rival BJP’s Madhavi Latha Kompella.