Bring law to punish anyone calling Indian Muslim ‘Pakistani’: Asaduddin Owaisi

Owaisi said Muslims living in India had rejected Mohammad Ali Jinnah’s two-nation theory.

AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday demanded that the government should bring a law to punish with three-year jail term any person who calls an Indian Muslim “a Pakistani”.

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi addressing the media in Hyderabad. (PTI File Photo)

Owaisi, who was taking part in the debate in the Lok Sabha on the motion of thanks to the President’s Address, also said the triple talaq bill was “anti-women.”

“Bring a law that if any Muslim is called Pakistani, the person will be face three year jail term,” he said, but added that the BJP-led government will not bring such a bill.

Owaisi said Muslims living in India had rejected Mohammad Ali Jinnah’s two-nation theory.