Published 14:43 IST, January 9th 2020

'Will KCR give citizenship to those behind blasts?': BJP MP questions TRS, Owaisi over CAA

BJP MP Bandi Sanjay questioned whether Telangana CM KCR wants to grant citizenship to those involved in the blasts that took place in Lumbini Park in Hyderabad

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BJP MP Bandi Sanjay Kumar attacking K Chandrashekhar Rao (KCR)-led Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) government for opposing Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) on Thursday.  BJP MP questioned wher Rao wanted to grant citizenship to those involved in blasts that took place in Lumbini Park in Hyderabad a couple of years ago.

"Would KCR want government to give citizenship to all those who were behind planting bombs in Lumbini Park in Hyderabad a few years ago?  I want to clarify that BJP would t entertain conspiracies of Owaisi brors and KCR family," Kumar said while addressing a huge garing near Public Garden.

 Hyderabad bombings refer to incident in which two bombs exploded almost simultaneously on August 25, 2007, in Hyderabad, Telangana. At least 42 people were reported to have died in two bombings. According to reports, banned Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami militant outfit of Bangladesh was suspected to have been behind serial blasts.

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Targets Owaisi

BJP MP also claimed that Asaduddin Owaisi's party AIMIM is being 'funded by TRS and some Islamic countries' for creating a ruckus over CAA law.

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"Those who are crying foul over CAA are funded by Islamic countries. MIM which is being funded by TRS and some Islamic countries is trying to create ruckus over law," he said.

He stated that  such protests erupted in country after Ayodhya verdict and abrogation of Article 370.

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Owaisi opposes NRC, NPR

AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi on January 2, has slammed Central government over proposed National Register of Citizens (NRC) and National Population Register (NPR). Taking to Twitter, referring to illegal immigrants, Owaisi said "fear-mongering" over "termites" and "outsiders" is t backed by facts.

He added that it's a narrative that would eventually be used to justify laws that discriminate even between Indians. "Common people are already struggling eugh, y don't need NPR-NRC to make it worse," he said.

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(With inputs from ANI)

14:43 IST, January 9th 2020