Asaduddin Owaisi, Chairman of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (Assembly of All India Muslim Union) Party, which carries out political activities in India, survived the assassination attempt. Owaisi's vehicle, which was the target of armed attackers during the election campaign, was shot. While Owaisi and his colleagues in the vehicle escaped unharmed, the heinous attack once again revealed the unstoppable Islamophobia, which became a serious threat with the provocations of the ruling party in India. The attackers were alleged to be members of the ruling party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (Indian Nationalist Party).
Asaduddin Owaisi, who issued a statement about the assassination attempt, said, “A while ago, my car was caught fire at the Chhijarsi toll booth. 4 bullets fired. There were 3-4 people, they all fled and left their guns there. My car became unusable, but I got into another car and left. We are all safe. Alhamdulillah.”
Afterwards Owaisi's statement, thousands of peace-loving Indian citizens wished them well, while many Hindus, who mocked the assassination attempt, continued to share provocative messages against Owaisi and Muslims.
“GOD HAS SET MY DEATH TIME”
The attack received wide coverage in the Indian media. In a statement after the attack, “I request the Election Commission to launch an independent investigation into this shooting incident. It is the responsibility of the Uttar Pradesh state government and the Modi government to conduct an independent investigation. I want to say to those who try to hurt our souls, that Almighty Allah has determined my time of death, I will never die because of your attacks unless Allah wills it,” Owaisi added.
ATTACKS AGAINST MUSLIMS INCREASED WITH THE MODI GOVERNMENT
Attacks on Muslims in the country have increased since the racist prime minister of India, Narenda Modi, came to power. While the Hindutva ideology, led by Modi, which defends Hindu nationalism, declares Muslims to be their enemies, defenseless Muslims pay the biggest price of this social hostility created by the state. Muslim communities struggling to survive in many states of India face the brutality of Hindus. Muslims, who are exposed to many legal sanctions, are left in a great loneliness in the face of Hindu attacks. The brutal atrocities carried out by the Modi government both inside India and in the Islamic homeland of Jammu Kashmir, which India occupied, reveal the destruction and devastation of Hindutva ideology over Muslims in its clearest form.