Nagpur: The reaction of BJP MLC and party spokesman Girish Vyas over the claim of AMIM’s Waris Pathan has led to a war of words.
After Pathan, Byculla’s former MLA said that the country’s 15 crore Muslims will prove stronger than 100 crore of the rest, Vyas said in an interview to a TV channel that Gujarat of 2002 should not be forgotten.
Vyas stated that he had said so, and also said that it must be understood from the right perspective. “This was a reaction to what Pathan had said for which it was appropriate to file a criminal offense against him,” he said.
Questioning the role of Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, he said the comment by Pathan may hurt the feelings of the group. “If they’re thinking like that, we can’t keep it down and take it lightly,” Vyas said.
“Everyone has the right of the constitution to express their views on an issue. Those statements, however, can only lead to riots, “he said. Tnn
