Owaisi urges PM Modi to bring back 26/11 masterminds after US action in Venezuela

Following the US operation in Venezuela and the abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday suggested that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should undertake a similar operation to bring back the mastermind of the 26/11 terror attacks and Masood Azhar, the terrorist freed during the BJP-supported government in 1999.

“If US President Donald Trump can abduct Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro from his own country, then you (Prime Minister Modi) can also go to Pakistan and bring back the mastermind of the 26/11 terrorist attacks to India,” Owaisi said.

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He further added, “We are telling you, Modiji, you can also enter Pakistan and bring back those cruel people who hatched conspiracies against Mumbai, be it Masood Azhar or the ruthless terrorists of Lashkar-e-Taiba.”

His remarks came in the wake of alleged US aggression in the Latin American country. The US reportedly launched a military operation and captured President Maduro and his wife from their residence.

According to reports, Maduro and his wife were dragged from their bedroom by US special forces. The couple was later taken to New York, where they are expected to be charged under US law.

Meanwhile, BJP leaders have responded strongly to Owaisi’s remarks.

“Asaduddin Owaisi is known for making sensational statements. He is advising US President Donald Trump. I pray that US President Donald Trump considers his advice,” said Bihar Minister Dilip Jaiswal.

Another BJP MP, Ghulam Ali Khatana, said that India’s counter-terrorism policy under the Narendra Modi government has been to target terrorists, not countries. He added that India is a responsible nation and will not fall for any provocation.