WHAT MADE MLA AKBARUDDIN OF AIMIM TO INCITE VIOLENCE AND CHALLENGE THE NATION?

 WHAT MADE MLA AKBARUDDIN OF AIMIM  TO INCITE VIOLENCE AND                                      
                                 CHALLENGE   THE NATION?
                                              DR K Prabhakar Rao
               The MLA Akbaruddin Owaissi and his brother the MP Asaduddin Owaissi grew bolder daily for the past few years.  They understood the weakness of democracy in India and particularly of Congress party. The pseudo secular policies of the govt and never ending policies of appeasement by the rulers have made the leaders of Muslims to believe that they had a special category in India. They believed that it was not easy for the govt to punish them as the govt was scared of disturbances and world opinion. The appeasement of minorities have crossed all limits and they knew that Babri Maszid demolition and Gujrat riots after Godhra Carnage are their trump cards for any time and now and then they have been raking up passions with  threatening  words and  utterances. MLA Akbaruddin Owaissi did exactly the same. In Old city MIM party is strong. It has become necessary for these fundamentalist leaders to instigate their followers periodically for survival and vote politics.
             In fact Congress party   as  a  policy has been  resorting to appeasement of minorities. They bank on Muslim votes and co operation to capture power in state and in local bodies.  Fundamentally Islamic parties are  against Hindutwa parties as a principle as the main agenda of Hindutwa parties is the achievement of Akhand Bharat that goes against the  creation of Pakistan and  Bangladesh and spells domination of Hindus whoa re in majority. Andhra Maha Sabha too fought against Nizams policy very bitterly  before police action in 1948. The congress govt at centre after partition adopted a policy of reconciliation ( Rather appeasement)  with the Muslims who remained in India. However this attitude has been seen as a utter weakness  of  the government. There was no let up in the last 60 years. Year after year,  the same policy continued. During these years, India and Pakistan fought three full scale and one Kargil limited war. Bangladesh was created not before causing very great humiliation to Pakistan where more than a l  lakh Pak soldiers were taken as PW. However India stood as one nation during these wars. The bitter confrontation over Kashmir also  resulted in growth of Kashmir militancy that was abetted, funded and quartered by Zia Ul haq the Pak  President who rested power from Zulfikhar Ali Bhuuto. Since then, the undeclared terrorist war is  going on without let up and Kashmir continues to live under constant army vigil. Inability to gain success by   terrorism across the border in Kashmir also resulted in growth of other terrorist organizations within the country for internal destabilization and to make India bleed internally.
                Demolition of Babri Maszid  which was under a continuous dispute over years during the reign of PV Narsimha Rao was  very important factor in Hindu Muslim  relations. The incident has resulted in many communal clashes in the country and bitterness increased. Polarization of communities took place. Babri Maszid action  committe was formed and Sultan Saluddin Owaissi of MIM at Hyderabad became a  spokes person for Muslim cause. Every year  black flag demonstration  is being held at Hyderabad to condemn the incident.  Saluddinn Owaissi dreamt of emerging  as an all India Muslim leader, but did not succeed. He remained purely a regional Muslim leader . All was not also well for MIM in Hyderabad.  Internal fissures developed deep due to domination of Owaissi family in the party. As  a consequence,  Amanullah   Khan a strong leader from MIM parted ways and formed another party called Majlis Bacho Tehrik. ( MBT) ( An organization to save Majlis). This party gave a stiff fight to MIM in old city of Hyderabad and captured many assembly seats too. However after the sudden death of  strong Amanullah Khan the party MBT became weak and MIM again regained it’s position. At present, MIM is almost a  family party of Owaissis very much  like Congress party of India where none has voice other than family members of Nehru dynasty. Sultan Salauddin Owaissi ensured no inner party democracy and the family called the shots everytime.

                     After Police action in 1948 when Nizam 7 was crushed by police action, great fissures   developed in the state between the communities and Muslims withdrew from the main stream. They  were huddled in Ghetto like Old Hyderabad. They suffered in education and limited their children to Madrasas. However of late slowly they are changing but concepts remain same. Some of the educated elite of the community  left old city to stay in better areas. But religion plays a key role in a Muslims life. For them religion comes first and always first. Inspite of this, Hindus and Muslims of Indian army fought all Indo- Pak wars with great unity. Many Muslim soldiers  laid down their lives for the country. This is a  great thing to feel proud of.

                   Some time ago, Tasleema Nasreen of Bangladesh was attacked by MIM party members including the party  MsLA   Afsar Khan, Ahmed Pasha and Mozum Khan   at Hyderabad Press club when she visited the city. Luckily, she escaped death. Although some cases have been booked including one against the writer none of the party mebers has been punished till date. They threatened that she would be killed if she visited Hyderabad again.  Every one forgot about it and govt failed to pursue the case and MIM grew bolder.  MLA Akbaruddin quoted this in his hate speech. He questioned,

“What happened to Tasleema Nasreen?  Where is she now?...” The MLA has grown very bold  crossed all limits and has gone berserk in his speech  as people cheered him and thus he lost his right to be representative of the people   as  has taken office on oath. He has to be dealt as per law very severely so that others will learn lessons.
                 India as stated from the beginning followed appeasement police towards Muslims. There are innumerable instances where the govt buckled under pressure and gave a long rope to them. There are some  very vital events where Indian govt failed miserably to act form. These are :
1.In case of Shabano, the Rajiv Govt subverted supreme court judgment politically and made mockery of justice in India. It was done to appease the community.
2.Muslims refused to sing Vandemataram and this was overlooked.
3. Shahi Imam of Jama Maszid in Delhi made anti national and subversive remarks several times and no action was taken   against him.
4. In the case of Naseeruddin, accused in murder  of Hiren pandya a Gujarat minister , local Mulsims including Burqa clad women in Hyderabad clashed with police personnel   near DGP office. In the firing that followed, a relative of Naseeruddin died.  Subsequently Naseeruddin was given bail and till date  the case is yet to be finalized.
5.Old city of Hyderabad has earned the notorious name of being center for most of the terrorist planning in India. Illegal Bangladeshis  and over staying Pakistanis are reportedly staying in the localities. Police personnel have been attacked with impunity in old city several times.
6.Asaduddin Owaissi the MP from AIMIM gave a speech in parliament recently and threatened that Muslim youth would rise in terrorism if Assam problem of Muslims is not resolved in their favor. He got away after making such damaging statement unbecoming of an MP.
7.The culprits including three MsLA of AIMIM in the attack on  Tasleema  Nasreen of Bangladesh at Hyderabad Press club  some time ago have not yet been punished. They threatened to kill her if she ever visited the city.
8. The culprits of the attack on Tasleema Nasreen were publicly honored by Sultan Saluddin Owaissi in Hyderabad. Govt had no guts to act. It looked other way. The criminals were glorified as gladiators.
9. Dargah e Shahdat of Hyderabad openly advocated violence in Hyderabad. Though it has been banned no concrete punishments have been given to the guilty.
10. The murderer of IPS officer Krishna Prasad  in Hyderabad has been left on bail and he again indulged in anti national activities, He has not been hanged for his crimes.
11. A MLA of AIMIM opened fire into air in public place some time ago to create fear and got Scot free.
12. More than  90 % Muslims  voted for Pakistan  during partition  and scores stayed back in India taking advantage of Indian declaration that all are welcome to stay. However many  maintained dual loyalties. India started off with great disadvantage and continues to suffer till date.
13. Babri Masjid demolition and violence in Gujarat after Godhra Carnage caused deep fissures between communities and the minority leaders use the incidents to incite passions. Some time ago, the rally taken out on the annual black day  of Babri demolition consisted of personnel dressed in the attire of Yasser Arafat the Palestine leader wielding automatics ( Toy guns). This shows the mind set of people for confrontation and violence.
14. The govt has taken many years to hang Kasab the terrorist of 26/11 showing the weakness of govt.
15. Afzal Guru condemned to death for attack on parliament is yet to be hanged.
16.Mulayam Singh Yadav pleaded  for sparing SIMI in India. It sent wrong signals to the fundamentalists.
17, The Villain of Razakar movement Kasim Razvi  has been glorified by a section of minorities of Hyderabad city. No action has been taken   against such men.
18.Bahadurayar Jung the first chief of MIM during Nizam’s time  was a strong supporter  for creation of Pakistan and independent Hyderabad. He suddenly died before partition of India allegedly due to cyanide poisoning in Hookah at a party.  He is highly respected in Pakistan . In  Hyderabad, he has been glorified and lectures are conducted in his memory. Govt closes its eyes.
19. MIM party was banned after Police action in 1948 . But it was allowed to function after some years as a policy of appeasement. Slowly it became strong in city. Now it is called AIMIM although it is not known outside Hyderabad and AP.
                     From the above few quoted incidents, it can be seen that the Indian govt never acted swiftly and strongly whenever minorities were involved in any offences. This has resulted in a situation where the community has started believing that nothing can happen to  the offenders and they  could always get away easily. The local AP govt which always tried to win their confidence by all measures has to take the blame for the present situation apart from the national leaders.  Every one has to be equal infront of law and no one is above it. Sadly this has not been so. Hence the present situation, where a MLA from AIMIM  could dare the nation with serious threats of violence, mass killings and blood bath. Law has to take its own course. The fact is that it should be allowed to take its own course without interference if public confidence is to be gained. Hope the Police personnel of AP will be allowed to proceed in this case without political interference which is a usual practice.