New Delhi: The horrific lynching of a man in Dadri in Greater Noida, on the outskirts of Delhi, over rumours that his family had eaten beef took a sharp political turn as Opposition parties joined hands to attack Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his “silence” on an incident that has sparked national outrage.
The charge was led by controversial AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi, who visited the family of the victim, Mohammed Iqlakh, on Friday and called the killing a “pre-planned, cold-blooded murder”.
Mr Owaisi said, “We had expected that at least the Prime Minister, who talks of sabka saath, sabka vikas (inclusivity), would do is tweet to condole Iqlakh’s murder.”
He was joined by parties like the Trinamul, Congress and CPI which demanded the Prime Minister make a statement on the communal situation to stop the RSS and other outfits from “disrupting” communal harmony and condole the Dadri incident.
“This attack was not because of meat. The SP government, instead of arresting the murderers, is getting a forensic test done on the meat found at the victim’s home. Their mind, which is full of poison, should be examined first. They are treating the victim as accused,” he said.
“Yesterday he had tweeted to condole famous singer Asha Bhosle’s son’s death. The sabka saath, sabka vikas PM should have at least sent his condolences in a tweet if he believes in pluralism and upholding the law,” he said.
Contributing to the tirade, Trinamul MP Sultan Ahmed said, “We want to know why Narendra Modi is silent on the recent killing of a person only over rumours of consuming beef. This is nothing but spreading communal poison.”
