Supreme Court is supreme but not infallible, says Owaisi
THE ASIAN AGE. | S.A. ISHAQUIPublished : Nov 10, 2019, 1:26 am ISTUpdated : Nov 10, 2019, 2:24 am IST
Expressing his dissatisfaction, Mr Owaisi said that the BJP is preparing the roadmap to a Hindu Rashtra through Ayodhya.
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi (Photo: ANI)
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi (Photo: ANI)
Hyderabad: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi termed the Supreme Court verdict a “victory of beliefs over facts” and said he will ask the All India Muslim Personal Board (AIMPLB) to seek a review. “The Supreme Court was supreme but not infallible,” he said.
Expressing his dissatisfaction, Mr Owaisi said that the BJP is preparing the roadmap to a Hindu Rashtra through Ayodhya.
The MIM leader said he did not know whether the AIMPLB would proceed for a review petition or not, and whether it would accept land for the mosque or not, but his personal opinion was that the five acres for the mosque should be rejected.
Mr Owaisi told the media that the country is proceeding towards Hindu Rash-tra. Starting from Ayodh-ya, the Sangh Parivar and the BJP will exploit the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the Citizen Amendment Bill.
He said that even those who politically disagreed with him ought to mark his words which would prove true in the future.
“If Babri Masjid had not been demolished in 1992, then what kind of verdict would the Supreme Court have delivered?” Mr Owaisi wondered.
“Muslims of India have faith in the Constitution of India,” he said. “We were contesting the case for our legal right. Though Muslims are poor and weak and discriminated against, they are not so miserable that they could not buy five acres of land for the Masjid. If I ask the people of Hyderabad, they will donate so much that I can build a mosque in Uttar Pradesh. We don’t need alms from anyone. We don’t need patronage from any corner.”
What Does Asaduddin Owaisi’s 'Supreme But Not Infallible' Response To Ayodhya Verdict Mean?
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board and the Sunni Waqf Board have expressed dissatisfaction with the Supreme Court verdict.
By Meryl Sebastian
Asaduddin Owaisi, chief of the All India Majis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), reacted to the Supreme Court’s Ayodhya verdict with a single photo on Twitter, before holding a press conference on the judgement.
Owaisi posted the book cover of Supreme But Not Infallible: Essays in Honour of the Supreme Court of India.
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Nearly an hour before his post, the Lok Sabha lawmaker retweeted the All India Muslim Personal Law Board’s (AI tweet, which quoted its general secretary reaction to the judgement.
“The judgment is against our expectations. We presented solid evidences to prove our stance. Our legal committee will review the judgment. We have sincerely tried to fulfill our responsibility to restore the demolished,” the tweet read.
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Addressing a press conference shortly after his cryptic tweet, Owaisi made it clear that he was not happy about the judgment. He called for offer of land to be rejected and said he would stand with any recourse the AIMPLB chooses to take.
Underlining that the Muslim parties were fighting for “rights” not just five acres of land, Owaisi said, “We were fighting for our legal rights. We can make a mosque. We don’t need to beg. You don’t need to patronise us.”
Owaisi, who has emerged as the main political voice of the Muslim community, said, “Faith has prevailed over facts” with regards to the Supreme Court’s verdict today.
Owaisi kept repeating the Supreme Court was “supreme but not infallible,” attributing the quote to Justice J.S. Verma, a former Chief Justice of India.
The disputed site in Ayodhya was awarded to the Hindu parties, while the top court directed the Centre to allot a 5-acre plot to the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board for building a mosque.
“The Ayodhya verdict holds no value for us. We are dissatisfied with the verdict. It has a lot of contradictions. We will seek a review,” the Sunni Waqf board’s lawyer Zafaryab Jilani said after the judgement.
THE ASIAN AGE. | S.A. ISHAQUIPublished : Nov 10, 2019, 1:26 am ISTUpdated : Nov 10, 2019, 2:24 am IST
Expressing his dissatisfaction, Mr Owaisi said that the BJP is preparing the roadmap to a Hindu Rashtra through Ayodhya.
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi (Photo: ANI)
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi (Photo: ANI)
Hyderabad: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi termed the Supreme Court verdict a “victory of beliefs over facts” and said he will ask the All India Muslim Personal Board (AIMPLB) to seek a review. “The Supreme Court was supreme but not infallible,” he said.
Expressing his dissatisfaction, Mr Owaisi said that the BJP is preparing the roadmap to a Hindu Rashtra through Ayodhya.
The MIM leader said he did not know whether the AIMPLB would proceed for a review petition or not, and whether it would accept land for the mosque or not, but his personal opinion was that the five acres for the mosque should be rejected.
Mr Owaisi told the media that the country is proceeding towards Hindu Rash-tra. Starting from Ayodh-ya, the Sangh Parivar and the BJP will exploit the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the Citizen Amendment Bill.
He said that even those who politically disagreed with him ought to mark his words which would prove true in the future.
“If Babri Masjid had not been demolished in 1992, then what kind of verdict would the Supreme Court have delivered?” Mr Owaisi wondered.
“Muslims of India have faith in the Constitution of India,” he said. “We were contesting the case for our legal right. Though Muslims are poor and weak and discriminated against, they are not so miserable that they could not buy five acres of land for the Masjid. If I ask the people of Hyderabad, they will donate so much that I can build a mosque in Uttar Pradesh. We don’t need alms from anyone. We don’t need patronage from any corner.”
What Does Asaduddin Owaisi’s 'Supreme But Not Infallible' Response To Ayodhya Verdict Mean?
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board and the Sunni Waqf Board have expressed dissatisfaction with the Supreme Court verdict.
By Meryl Sebastian
Asaduddin Owaisi, chief of the All India Majis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), reacted to the Supreme Court’s Ayodhya verdict with a single photo on Twitter, before holding a press conference on the judgement.
Owaisi posted the book cover of Supreme But Not Infallible: Essays in Honour of the Supreme Court of India.
Asaduddin Owaisi
✔
@asadowaisi
View image on Twitter
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12:58 PM - Nov 9, 2019
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Nearly an hour before his post, the Lok Sabha lawmaker retweeted the All India Muslim Personal Law Board’s (AI tweet, which quoted its general secretary reaction to the judgement.
“The judgment is against our expectations. We presented solid evidences to prove our stance. Our legal committee will review the judgment. We have sincerely tried to fulfill our responsibility to restore the demolished,” the tweet read.
For the latest news and more, follow HuffPost India on Twitter, Facebook, and subscribe to our newsletter.
Addressing a press conference shortly after his cryptic tweet, Owaisi made it clear that he was not happy about the judgment. He called for offer of land to be rejected and said he would stand with any recourse the AIMPLB chooses to take.
Underlining that the Muslim parties were fighting for “rights” not just five acres of land, Owaisi said, “We were fighting for our legal rights. We can make a mosque. We don’t need to beg. You don’t need to patronise us.”
Owaisi, who has emerged as the main political voice of the Muslim community, said, “Faith has prevailed over facts” with regards to the Supreme Court’s verdict today.
Owaisi kept repeating the Supreme Court was “supreme but not infallible,” attributing the quote to Justice J.S. Verma, a former Chief Justice of India.
The disputed site in Ayodhya was awarded to the Hindu parties, while the top court directed the Centre to allot a 5-acre plot to the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board for building a mosque.
“The Ayodhya verdict holds no value for us. We are dissatisfied with the verdict. It has a lot of contradictions. We will seek a review,” the Sunni Waqf board’s lawyer Zafaryab Jilani said after the judgement.
