New Delhi, March 18 -- AIMIM chief and Lok Sabha MP Assadudin Owaisi told reporters questioned the statements given by ministers on the issue of Aurangzeb's grave and said that the violence in Nagpur was a result of intelligence failure.

"I condemn the violence, but one should look at the total (picture), the statements given by ministers, even given right now. They should follow the rule of law, they have taken an oath on India's constitution, so how can you say provocative statements? This is really wrong, it is the responsibility and fault of the government, an intelligence failure. This happened near a minister's house too," he said.

Owasi also alleged that just before violence broke out in certain parts of Nagpur on Monday night, t...