NEW DELHI: BJP leader Shyam Prakash Dwivedi announced a reward of Rs, 1 crore for cutting the tongue of Muslim leader Assaduddin Owaisi who had denied to say ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’.
He claimed that Owaisi is a traitor and he doesn’t deserve to stay in India.
Dwivedi said “I believe he is a traitor and if he has any objection on saying ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’ then he does not deserve to stay in the country. His tongue should be cut and anyone who does will be rewarded with Rs. 1 crore.”
An extremist group Hindu Sena hold a protest against Owaisi and urged government to cancel his citizenship.
The extremist group also burn Muslim leader’s effigy and put up posters at his official residence.
President of Hindu Sena Vishnu Gupta said “The posters were fixed by our activists as they were angered by Owaisi openly saying that he will not say ‘Vande Mataram’. There should be no place for traitors in the country.”
A student union leader in Uttar Pradesh also claimed a reward of Rs. 21,000 whosoever cuts the tongue of Muslim leader.
Government has also cancelled the assembly membership of Waris Khan after refusal to say “Bharat Mata ki Jai”.
Owaisi said “I don’t chant that slogan. What are you going to do, Bhagawat sahib…I won’t utter that (slogan) even if you put a knife to my throat.”
He claimed that nowhere in the Constitution it is mandatory for everyone to say ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’.