Amit Shah to to make a statement in Parliament today over attack on Asaduddin Owaisi
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will make a statement in Parliament today on the incident of firing on All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) MP Asaduddin Owaisi’s car in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut.
Both houses of Parliament will be adjourned for an hour in the day as a mark of respect to legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar who passed away on Sunday.
Three-four rounds of bullets were fired at Owaisi’s car at a toll plaza in Meerut when he was returning from poll-bound Uttar Pradesh to Delhi. Two persons were arrested for shooting at Owaisi’s car at the toll plaza.
The Hyderabad MP was given ‘Z’ category security but the leader rejected the protection. Speaking in the Lok Sabha, Owaisi said he does not want the security and asked the government to instead make him an “A category” citizen “at par” with all.
“I don’t want Z category security. I want to be an ‘A’ category citizen, at par with you all. Why was UAPA (Unlawful Activities Prevention Act) not invoked against those who fired at me? …I want to live, to speak. My life will be safe when the poor are safe. I will not get scared of those who shot at my car,” Owaisi said in the Lok Sabha.