Hyderabad: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his Independence Day speech, saying the BJP government in Gujarat approved the release of Bilkis Bano's rapists and murderers of her family. The Hyderabad MP in a post on 'X' said: "In today's speech @narendramodi expressed concern over women's safety. His own govt approved the release of Bilkis Bano's rapists & murderers of her family".
Owaisi said she (Bilkis Bano) spent 15 years fighting for justice and Narendra Modi was the chief minister of Gujarat for most of the time then. The AIMIM president alleged that Modi campaigned for a candidate in Karnataka who is accused of the most heinous crimes against thousands of women. The BJP's high command reportedly knew of these crimes much before they were made public, he claimed.