New Delhi, Dec. 3 -- BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain strongly criticised Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind President Mahmood Asad Madani for his remarks on jihad on wednesday.

In the latest interview with ANII, Mahmood Madani clarified on his remarks and claimed that it is actually the Centre and state ministries which have put a negative association on the word, whereas its history is actually "pious" and the term is actually to fight against terrorists.

Bjp Leader Shahnawaz Hussain, while criticising the Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind president, said that Mahmood Madani is completely misleading the country.

"He has spoken emphatically, not once but twice, both in reading and writing. No one is distorting his words. He said that when there is oppression, there w...