Mumbai, Jan. 6 -- A provocative statement by Maharashtra Minister and BJP MLA Nitesh Rane targetting AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi has ignited a fresh political controversy in the state. The statement captured on video was made at a public gathering ahead of the upcoming civic elections.
In his address, Rane used graphic language, threatening to physically drag the Hyderabad MP by his "pajama string" to show him what he described as the effects of "Love Jihad". "If Owaisi wants to see what Love Jihad is, I will pull the string of his pajama and take him to those places," Rane stated in the video, which was circulated online. He added, "I will show him how the jihadi mentality of people from his own religion is destroying the lives of ou...