Aligarh, July 8 -- Islamic scholar Umair Khan has extended support to AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi amid his ongoing exchange of words with Union Minister of Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju over the issue of minority rights in India.

Umair Khan told ANI on Monday, "I support Asaduddin Owaisi's reply to Kiren Rijiju. Since the BJP government came into power, there has been a step-family kind of attitude towards Muslims. Wherever there is any case involving Muslims, the police and the government become active and try to put them behind bars and slam cases against them."

He alleged that Muslims in India do not enjoy safety and rights as minorities across the globe.

"In the whole world where rights of the minorities are protected and are guar...