AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi today accused the Centre of neglecting Muslims and demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi tell how many of them got government jobs, including in central paramilitary forces.
He said despite the prime minister's 15-Point Programme expressly stating that all efforts would be made to increase the share of the minorities in central government jobs, little was done about it.
"CRPF, CISF, ITPB, they all come under central government. You (the BJP) have been in office for the last four years. The prime minister loudly claims he would like to give Quran in one hand and computer in the other. So, what have you done (for Muslims) in the last four years?
Claiming that the NDA government had done nothing substantial for granting employment to Muslims in central government undertakings, he said, "CRPF, CISF, ITPB...public sector banks... these are all under the central government. I challenge the Government of India and the BJP government to please issue data."
"The most unfortunate thing which has come out of the recent controversy of Muslims not being part of this party or that party....statements of the Congress president and the prime minister....What is the message you are sending to Muslims?
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