Posters branding AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi as a "traitor" and charging him with causing "insult of Bharat Mata" appeared at the entrance of his official residence on Ashoka Road on Wednesday. The posters were put up allegedly by Hindu Sena activists at around 7 pm. The posters were removed immediately and police began a probe.
"The posters were fixed by our activists as they were angered by Owaisi openly saying that he will not say 'Vande Mataram'. There should not be any place for traitors in the country," said Vishnu Gupta, president of Hindu Sena.
Rejecting RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's suggestion for infusing patriotism in the young generation, AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi had said he would not chant 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' even if a knife is put to his throat. "I don't chant that slogan. What are you going to do, Bhagwat sahab?" the Lok Sabha MP from Hyderabad had said at a rally in Udgir tehsil of Latur district in Maharashtra on February 13.
Police said information has been received about the posters and they are looking into the matter.
