Owaisi tells Muslims to 'not get trapped in political secularism'

New Delhi: Asaduddin Owaisi, President of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) and Lok Sabha MP, cautioned Muslims on Friday not to get caught up in political secularism.

During the Tiranga yatra in Mumbai, while addressing the public, Owaisi said, "I want to ask Muslims of India what we got from secularism? Did we get reservations from Secularism? Did the people who demolished the mosque get punishment? No, no one got anything. I believe in constitutional secularism and not in political secularism. I appeal to all not to get trapped in political secularism."

"Government data states that graduate Muslims in Maharashtra is only 4.9 per cent. In middle school, there are only 13 per cent Muslim students. 83 per cent of Muslims in Maharashtra are landless." he further added.

He criticised the Shiv Sena and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), claiming that if the government had created reservations for Muslims, Muslim children would have obtained an education.