Keshav Maurya's Statements, Divisive and Unconstitutional: Asad
Asaduddin cited Article 30 constitutional protections of the madarsas and accused the BJP of weaponising hatred for political advantage
Hyderabad: The AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi slammed UP’s Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya's comments on madrasas, calling them ‘divisive and unconstitutional’. The Hyderabad MP defended madrasas by highlighting their role in India's independence movement.
In a post on X, Asaduddin cited Article 30 constitutional protections of the madarsas and accused the BJP of weaponising hatred for political advantage. “How could those who love the British possibly like madrasas ? Madrasas were the centers of conspiracies against the British and the struggle for freedom. They produced countless mujahideen of independence, while Savarkar was writing mercy petitions to the British,” the MP hit back through his post.
Questioning the relevance of the position Keshav Maurya held in the UP government, Asaduddin Owaisi noted that Keshav Maurya can only attack madrasas because “his chair is, in fact, just a stool.” He added by stating, “But when chairs are scarce, those with stools have no choice but to spew venom to maintain their political relevance.”
According to the Hyderabad MP, the first terrorist of independent India was Godse, who was no talib-e-ilm (educated) from a madrasa. “But India's first President, Rajendra Prasad, had studied in a madarsa. Munshi Premchand and Raja Ram Mohan Roy had also received their education in madrasas. Article 30 of the Constitution grants every minority community the right to establish and run its own educational institutions. It is utterly shameful that a person holding a constitutional office should use such poisonous language,” he charged.