'Can destroy anything if we want to', says former AMU student leader over CAA

Former students' union president of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Faizul Hasan criticised Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and said that he is from a community that can destroy anything 'if it resolves to do the same'.

"If you want to see the limits of patience, then see Indian Muslims' limit of patience after 1947 till 2020. We never tried to break up India, otherwise we are from that community that if we resolve to destroy, we have enough anger to not leave anything," Hasan said while addressing an anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act. protest gathering.

He also challenged the Union Home Minister for a debate on the issue of CAA and said, "Amit Shah should come and debate with our class 12th student. Hopefully, he won't be able to win. Even if they give five points, then I will stand with him (Shah) and protest in favour of CAA".

Later while speaking to ANI, Hasan invoked the bravery of Param Vir Chakra awardee Abdul Hamid to assert that support from minority community will strengthen the country.

"Veer Abdul Hamid destroyed 22 tankers of Pakistan, alone. If Amit Shah and Yogi had shown love and 22 crore Muslims were with them, then no country would have dared to look upon them (koe bhi desh inki taraf aankh uthakar nahi dekh pata)", he told ANI.

He also clarified that they harboured no hatred towards any government but there should be no divisive politics on the basis of religion.