Mumbai: Launching a scathing attack on AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi for his refusal to chant “Bharat Mata Ki Jai”, the Shiv Sena on Thursday sought revocation of citizenship and voting rights of those who refuse to chant the slogan.
The Sena also sought to know from Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis how Owaisi was allowed to leave the state after he refused to chant the pro-India slogan. Notably, against the backdrop of RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s suggestion that the new generation needs to be taught to chant slogans hailing mother India, Owaisi had recently said, “I don’t chant that slogan. What are you going to do, Bhagwat sahab.”
In a vitriolic editorial in party mouthpiece ‘Saamana’, the Sena said, “Hardik Patel had by mistake disrespected the national flag and he was tried for sedition and is still in jail. Has Asaduddin Owaisi not committed treason as well by insulting mother India? The citizenship and voting rights of all those who do not chant ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’ should be revoked.”
