Controversial statement of AIMIM leader Shaukat Ali that those who encounter Muslims will also be held accountable:

News India Live, Digital Desk: State President of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) amidst the ongoing debate regarding encounter and law and order in Uttar Pradesh. Shaukat Ali By giving a very sharp and controversial statement, he has raised the political temperature to the seventh sky. While addressing a public meeting, Shaukat Ali made a direct attack and said that those who are selectively encountering Muslims today should remember that times change and they too may have an ‘encounter’ tomorrow. After this statement, BJP has given a sharp reaction and termed it as inflammatory and communal.

1. “Tomorrow the chair will not be yours”: Shaukat Ali’s warning

Shaukat Ali raised questions on the ‘zero tolerance’ policy of the state government during a program organized in Sambhal. He alleged that under the guise of the encounter, a particular community was being targeted.

Excerpt from the statement: “Today you are intoxicated with power and are carrying out an encounter, but remember, chairs have always not been anyone’s property. Tomorrow, when times will change and another government will come, the same officers and leaders who have committed injustice today will also be encountered.”

Questions on constitutional decorum: He said that the work of the courts is now being done by the police on the streets, which is dangerous for democracy.

2. BJP’s counterattack: “Criminals have no caste”

Countering Shaukat Ali’s statement, BJP spokespersons said that in the government of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, a criminal is only a criminal, no caste or religion is seen.

feedback: BJP said that leaders like Shaukat Ali are trying to save criminals and threatening constitutional institutions for the sake of appeasement politics.

Demand for legal action: After the clip of this statement went viral on social media, many Hindu organizations have demanded registration of FIR against Shaukat Ali.

3. Political mathematics of encounter in UP

Encounters in Uttar Pradesh in the last few years have always been the center of political discussion. Samajwadi Party (SP) and Congress have also been making allegations of ‘fake encounter’ from time to time, but this ‘revenge’ statement of Shaukat Ali has given rise to a new controversy. Political analysts believe that such statements are being made in an attempt to polarize before the civic elections and upcoming by-elections.

4. Attitude of police administration

According to sources, the local police administration has ordered the recording of Shaukat Ali’s speech. If it is found in the investigation that the statement may disturb the peace or has instigated any particular section, then action can be taken against them under the sections of hate speech.