Patna (Bihar) [India], November 23 : Bihar's Cabinet Minister Nitin Nabin on Sunday hit out at Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind President Maulana Arshad Madani over his recent controversial statement, accusing him of repeatedly attempting to create divisions in the country.
The minister asserted that India's social harmony must not be undermined by inflammatory or divisive rhetoric and emphasised that the government would not tolerate any attempt to create tension among communities.
"These are the people who constantly work to divide the country. Look around the world, India is the only country where Hindus and Muslims live peacefully like this...Do not try to disturb the peace here, or he will face strict action," he stated.
This comes after Arshad Madani on Saturday expressed concerns about the challenges faced by Muslims, highlighting what he described as discrimination against Muslims in India, pointing to issues such as the jailing of individuals like Azam Khan and the situation at Al-Falah University.
He contrasted the situation in India with the election of Muslim mayors in cities like New York (Zahran Mamdani) and London (Sadiq Khan), to counter the notion that Muslims globally have become "helpless, finished, and barren".
He claimed that "no Muslim can become a university vice-chancellor" and if they become "they will be sent to jail," while referring to government actions against Al Falah University, following the involvement of their doctors in the Delhi terror attack.
"The world thinks that Muslims have become helpless, finished, and barren. I don't believe so. Today, a Muslim Mamdani can become mayor of New York, a Khan can become mayor of London, whereas in India, no one can even become a university vice-chancellor. And even if someone does, they will be sent to jail, as Azam Khan was. Look at what is happening today in Al-Falah (University)," he said.
Additionally, Arshad Madani accused the government of "ensuring that they (Muslim) never raise their heads."