Want to eat beef, vote for MIM, says Owaisi

Alluding to the beef ban in BJP-ruled Maharashtra, All India Majlis E Ittehadul Muslimeen leader Asaduddin Owaisi has asked the Muslim-dominated old city to support his candidates to stop such bans.

“If you want to eat beef you have to vote for Majlis. If you vote for the BJP-TDP combine you may have to forgo the right to eat your favourite food,” Owaisi said campaigning for the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Council.

“They have banned beef in Maharashtra. Given a chance, they will experiment it here,” Owaisi said, assuring voters that the abattoirs will be modernised.

Owaisi mimicked Prime Minister Narendra Modi by beginning his speech with “Mitro” and noted that the “Mitro” thing would not work in the city. “Only Bada Khana will work in old city,” he said to the roaring applause.