Owaisi seeks ban on outfits justifying Dadri lynching

HYDERABAD: All India MIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi sought a ban on organisations and publications which fail to believe in the Constitution of India and laws of the land. He also demanded that outfits which justify such killings should be immediately banned, in context to the Dadri lynching incident. The MIM leader, vociferously stated that cases must be booked against such organisations, on Sunday. "Cases should be booked against such organisations and owners of such publications," Owaisi told reporters in Bihar, where he is campaigning for his party in the assembly elections. The Hyderabad MP said his reaction was the result of a story published in the RSS mouthpiece "Panchjanya" which stated that the killing of Mohammad Akhlaq in Uttar Pradesh over beef consumption rumours could not have been "without reason" and even the "Vedas mandate killing of those who slaughter cows." "The Indian constitution is not based on any religion and nor India can become a religious state. These people are talking of making India a Hindu rashtra," said Owaisi. He said justifying murder of Akhlaq and another man in Himachal Pradesh were unfortunate. "72 per cent of people in India eat meat. Are they going to kill all?" he questioned.   PTI