Attack on Akbar part of a larger conspiracy: MiM Supremo Barrister Asaduddin Owaisi

Attack on Akbar part of a larger conspiracy: MiM Supremo Barrister Asaduddin Owaisi

Hyderabad: There is a sense of euphoria in the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) as its ‘Young Turk' is on the road to fast recovery. Many feel the Majlis' adversaries have unwittingly delivered a political advantage to the party by targeting its legislator, Akbaruddin Owaisi, in a cowardly fashion.

The coming together of all anti-MIM forces, it is hoped, will help the party reap rich political dividends. “Now take it from me, Akbaruddin can never be defeated in Chandrayangutta,” asserts Majlis president Asaduddin Owaisi.

He said the bogey of land dispute was created to justify the barbaric assault on Mr. Akbaruddin. “It was just a façade. There was a larger conspiracy hatched by those who couldn't finish him politically. The perpetrators are mere pawns in someone's hands. Only a thorough probe will bring out the truth,” he says.

Confident

The Hyderabad MP, camping at Care Hospital, is sure that his sibling would emerge even stronger from the crisis. “I know his nature, he will not be cowed down. Just wait for him to get discharged,” he remarks. Without naming MBT founder Amanullah Khan he recalls how Majlis supremo Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi had to face baseless allegations on the Babri Masjid issue.

The Majlis took it as a challenge but never indulged in politics of murder or extortion. “Majlis can be accused of practising communal politics which is debatable. But not even our detractors can charge us with pursuing politics of murder,” says Mr. Asaduddin.

Many people, he says, do not know the human side of Mr. Akbaruddin. His heart goes out to the poor and hapless. With his own money he has set up orphanages and schools. It is his earnest wish to provide housing to the minorities reeling under the burden of escalating rents.

If the housing scheme has not taken off in the city it is due to paucity of government land but there is 75 acres of government land in Chandrayangutta constituency. “If the local legislator identifies it should he be assassinated,” asks Mr. Asaduddin.

Flays some Urdu dailies

The Majlis wants to take the fight right into the enemy camp but remaining within the democratic and legal framework. “We will not take it lying down. We will expose them,” he says and is bitter about the way some Urdu newspapers sought to bestow ‘respect' and encourage lumpen elements.

In fact, he claims to have ‘saved' Mohammed Pahelwan's property from getting affected by the Chandrayangutta flyover. On his insistence, then Chief Minister Y.S. Rajashekhara Reddy agreed to change the original clover leaf design of the flyover.

The Majlis leader is upset at the brutal attack on his brother but draws solace from Islamic history which is full of the righteous suffering at the hands of their persecutors. “The attack has given a new meaning to my life. I am more determined than ever to stand by truth,” remarks Mr. Asaduddin.