‘What if Muslims ask for a separate country?’ Maulana Tauqeer Raza

National president of Ittehad-e-Millat Council Maulana Tauqeer Raza is in the news again. This time after he asked, 'what if Muslims also ask for a separate country?'

"What if our Muslim youth demand a separate Muslim state tomorrow," the Maulana said according to a report in OpIndia.

"We do not want to consent to another division of our nation," he also said.

The comments were made in the wake of radical Sikh preacher, Amritpal Singh drawing a parallel between a "Hindu Rashtra" and "Khalistan".

"The government should take action by filing sedition cases against those who demand Khalistan," Raza also said.

Action should also be taken against those who call for a "Hindu Rashtra," he added.

Maulana Raza went on to make controversial comments against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and called him 'Dhritarashtra.' He further alleged that the BJP government encourages attacks on Muslims and supports those who are anti-Islam.

Tauqeer Raza then urged the President of India Draupadi Murmu to act against those who spread hatred between Hindus and Muslims.

The Muslim leader, citing a survey, claimed that one million Muslim girls have been converted to Hinduism in the name of 'Ghar Wapsi', through abduction, threats, etc.

This is not the first time where he has raised eyebrows with his controversial comments. He had once said, "if the country is going to be ruled by the stick, then our sticks are not weak either." He had also sought a ban on Hindu groups such as VHP and Bajrang Dal.

In 2020, he had made derogatory comments against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah during the anti-CAA protests.