AIMIM leader Akbaruddin Owaisi on Tuesday said that his verbal “threat ” to a police inspector during a rally in Hyderabad was “very less.” Referring to the incident, Owaisi said, “Jaisa bhi, jo bhi kara, bahut kam kara, mera haq hai, mei bol sakta hoon, 10 baje take permission hai… (Whatever I did was very little. It’s my right. I can speak, I had the permission to speak till 10…)”
The incident occurred on November 22 when Owaisi threatened a cop who asked him to finish his rally in compliance with the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) ahead of the November 30 assembly election in Telangana.
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During his speech, Owaisi drew a parallel with the election campaign of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, questioning whether the media would have reacted the same way if a police officer had entered Modi’s rally.
“If Modi had been speaking (in the election campaign) and a cop came in, would the media have spoken in the same language? They had questioned the cop, how did he come? why did he come? he shouldn’t come…” Owaisi added, addressing the audience.
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In the video footage shared by news agency ANI, Akbaruddin Owaisi can be seen pointing at his watch while rebuking the inspector, saying, “Inspector saab, I have a watch. Please go from here.”
“Do you think I have become weak because I faced knives and bullets? There is a lot of courage in me. Five minutes are remaining and I will speak for five minutes. No one can stop me. If I give a signal, you will need to run away, shall we do so? Such people come and weaken us,” he added.
Subsequently, a case was filed against Owaisi under relevant sections of the law in connection with the video.