Mysuru: The only good fortune that the Muslim Community enjoyed by voting the Congress since the last 70 years is the photo opportunity with Nehru family. Leaving this aside, the community has not benefited in any way either educationally or economically, bitterly commented AIMIM (All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen) President, Member of Parliament and Barrister Asaduddin Owaisi. He was addressing a public meeting at the Bannimantap HUDCO Layout Main Road while canvassing for the Mysuru City Corporation Ward No.8 AIMIM candidate Rafatulla Khan for the forthcoming Corporation elections, here yesterday. The Supreme Court a few months ago had given a verdict after reviewing the 1989 SC-ST Atrocities Act. The whole Dalit community in the country came together and opposed this move. The Central Government had no choice but to interfere and retain the Act in its original form. The Muslim community has a lot to learn from this struggle. Even we should develop this instinct, Owaisi said. The Lok Sabha passed the Bill on banning Triple Talaq and it has been tabled in Rajya Sabha. However, the Congress which garnered the Muslim votes for years is not speaking about it. I am the only person who is speaking on it. The future of lakhs of families in our community depends on this. If this Act comes into force in its present form, many of our youths have to go to jail, he said.
