Search icon
Download the all-new Republic app:

Published 08:15 IST, January 5th 2020

Owaisi slams Imran Khan for sharing anti-India video, says he is a 'Proud Indian Muslim'

AIMIM chief Asaddudin Owaisi has slammed Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday for sharing a video of the RSS march via his Twitter handle in December

Reported by: Rishabh Mishra
null | Image: self

AIMIM chief, Asaddudin Owaisi has slammed Pakistan PM Imran Khan on Saturday for sharing a video of the RSS march via his Twitter handle in December. He said that the video shared by Pakistani PM was false and it is from Bangladesh. Owaisi also added that the Muslim community is proud to be Indian.

Read: Pakistan's Nankana Sahib Gurdwara attacked by a mob led by forced-conversion accused's kin

MoS slams Imran Khan

The MoS Home, GK Reddy has also slammed the Pak PM for the same video via Twitter. He said that Pakistan should focus on the persecution of minorities unfolding in his country. Reddy also asserted that RSS is a "disciplined" organisation and they have been carrying out marches since 1925. MoS further added that India is a"secular" nation and Pakistan is a country that has been sheltering terrorists on its soil. 

Read: Jagjit Kaur- forced conversion victim returns home, Sirsa thanks MEA

Pak attacks Nankana Sahib

In a shocking incident, a video emerged on Friday of a mob of 400 people pelting stones in the Nankana Sahib Gurudwara in Pakistan. Visuals show that the mob surrounding the Gurudwara and pelting stones at the Gurudwara which is the birthplace of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev. As per reports, the mob was led by Mohd. Imran Attari -the brother of Mohammed Hassan who was responsible for the forcible conversion of a Pakistani Sikh girl - Jagjit Kaur. No arrests have been made till now.

Read: Yogi Adityanath says, 'After Kartarpur, it will be Nankana Sahib'

India asks Pak govt to ensure the safety of Sikhs

In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs claimed that "members of the minority Sikh community" had been "subjected to acts of violence" in Nankana Sahib. "These reprehensible actions followed the forcible abduction and conversion of Jagjit Kaur, the Sikh girl who was kidnapped from her home in the city of Nankana Sahib in August last year," the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement.

"India strongly condemns these wanton acts of destruction and desecration of the holy place." The Indian government also called upon the government of Pakistan to take immediate steps to ensure the safety, security, and welfare of the members of the Sikh community.

Read: Amarinder Singh meets Amit Shah, raises Pak Sikh girl çonversion issue

Updated 08:15 IST, January 5th 2020

LIVE TV

Republic TV is India's no.1 English news channel since its launch.