All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi attacks Imran Khan

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said Pakistan need not worry about Indian Muslims as they chose India over Pakistan, refusing Jinnah proposal in 1947 partition. He called Pak PM Imran Khan's bluff on Pulwama

Mumbai: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi called out Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan for merely paying lip service over action on Pulwama attackers. Khan in a televised address after Pulwama attack said he will act if India produces “actionable evidence”. Owaisi on Saturday asked Pakistan PM to drop his “mask of innocence” and also attacked Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) dubbing its members “disciples of the devil”.

“We would like to tell Pakistan PM don't give that message to India which you want to, by sitting before a TV camera. You started this, it wasn't the first attack,” he said.

Owaisi said Pakistan need not worry about Indian Muslims as they chose India over Pakistan, refusing Jinnah proposal in 1947 partition. “One of the ministers from Pakistan had said that they will stop the prayer bells from ringing in temples of India but I want to tell him that he doesn't know India. Till Muslims of this country are alive, Azaan will sound from mosques and bells will ring in temples. This is the beauty of our country which the neighbouring country sees with jealousy. People in this country live as one and when it will come to the country we all will be together,” Owaisi said.

He said Pakistan has a long history of targeting India, “there was Pathankot, Uri and now Pulwama. We would like to tell Pakistan PM to drop his mask of innocence,” AIMIM chief said addressing a rally along with Bharip Bahujan Mahasangh president Prakash Ambedkar.

Owaisi said the onus of Pulwama attacks clearly lies on Pakistan. “This attack has links to Pakistan. It was done as per plan of Pakistan govt, Pakistan Army & ISI,” the AIMIM chief said. Attacking JeM, Owaisi said, “I would like to tell the outfit that killed our 40 men & claimed its responsibility - you're not Jaish-e-Mohammed, you are Jaish-e-Shayateen”.

“A soldier of Mohammed does not kill a person, he is merciful towards humanity. You are Jaish-e-Shayateen, Jaish-e-Iblis. Mazood Azhar, you are not a Maulana, you are a disciple of the devil. It is not Laskhar-e-Taiba, it is Lashkar-e-Shayateen,” Owaisi said.

A 19-year-old JeM terrorist drove an explosive-laden SUV into a bus plying on with the 78-vehicle Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) convoy on Jammu-Srinagar highway in Pulwama February 14, killing all 40 occupants of the bus.