Hyderabad: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday demanded that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath be arrested for spreading hatred against Muslims by calling Congress leader Imran Masood a relative of Pakistani terrorist Masood Azhar. Owaisi said the Election Commission should get the UP Chief Minister booked and arrested under Section 153A of the Indian Penal Code.

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Addressing an election meeting on Monday night, Owaisi said Yogi was linking Imran Masood to Masood Azhar because both were Muslims and shared the same name. Imran Masood is Congress candidate from Saharanpur Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh. Owaisi, who is seeking re-election from Hyderabad Lok Sabha constituency for a fourth term, also urged the Election Commission to remove Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh for making an appeal to people to vote for Narendra Modi.

Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) chief also slammed Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani for his statement that if BJP doesn't win the elections, Pakistan will win. He said the parties trying to defeat Modi so that India became successful and democracy was strengthened. Owaisi, at an election meeting held two days ago, had said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should own up and accept the responsibility for failing to prevent the terror attack at Pulwama in which 40 CRPF troopers were killed. Stating that chowkidar should be 'zimmedar‘(responsible), Owaisi said he should explain how 50 kg RDX was brought under his nose.

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