It looks as if the Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy succeeded in taming the vocal Muslim leaders, the Owaisi brothers. MIM chief and MP Asaduddin Owaisi and his brother and MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi are known for their communally flaring speeches.
However after Akbar crossed the constitutionally permissible limits of oral outlandishness, they got themselves into serious trouble with the state. Akbaruddin’s remarks against Hinduism, Hindu Gods and his threat that Muslims would show what they were made of, if the police force was pulled back for half-an-hour, were seen as challenges to the state. He was even charged of sedition. Realizing the seriousness of the remarks he made, Akbar started bluffing that the voice in that provocative speech was not his.
The Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy silently allowed the law to take its course. Result is Akbar found himself in a rescue-less situation.
He had to ultimately plead about his ill health and come out on bail.
The high court also seriously reprimanded Akbar and even questioned him if he could kill all the Hindus if police force was withdrawn. The court told the younger Owaisi that coming from a political family he should have known what to speak and whatnot.
This unprecedented situation threw a scare in the brothers who thought it would be good if they maintained cordial relationship with the Congress, instead of rubbing it on the wrong side. This appears to be the reason why the brothers decided that they should not support the no-confidence motion moved by the TRS. They took the pretext that the BJP and the TRS moved it for their own political ends. Asad said their stand on Telangana was different from that of the TRS and hence they were not supporting the motion.
Fact is that the Owaisi brothers consulted party seniors and religious heads and were advised that it would be better for them to maintain good relations with the Congress. Congress is the only secular alternative for the BJP, the only other party capable of coming into power at the centre. In a situation where MIM has to choose between the Congress or the BJP, the party has no option other than choosing Congress. This appears to be the advice even religious leaders gave to the Owaisi brothers. So, by not supporting the no-trust move, the MIM hopes to regain the friendship of the Congress or may join hands with the TDP. The stand taken by the MIM came as a shock to the YSR Congress. However Jagan’s party seniors are of the view that this stand on the no-confidence motion would not necessarily mean that the MIM parted their company and rejoined the Congress alliance. They hope to forge some alliance with the MIM by next elections.
–_Courtesy: Andhraheadlines