Owaisi Slams Ex-Bangladesh Army Officer Over Call to Invade Northeast

Kishanganj, May 4 — All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi has strongly condemned recent provocative remarks made by retired Bangladeshi Major General ALM Fazlur Rahman, who suggested that Bangladesh should invade India’s northeastern states if New Delhi retaliated against Pakistan for the Pahalgam terror attack.

Speaking at a public meeting in Bihar’s Kishanganj on Saturday, Owaisi reminded Bangladesh of its historical debt to India. “You must remember that you owe your existence as an independent country to India,” he stated, in reference to India’s pivotal role in Bangladesh’s liberation in 1971.

Rahman, reportedly an aide to former Bangladeshi chief adviser Muhammad Yunus, made the controversial suggestion in the wake of a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam, which claimed 26 lives. However, Yunus’ interim government has officially distanced itself from the remarks, according to PTI.

Owaisi did not mince words in his criticism of Pakistan either, branding it a “failed nation” that seeks to destabilize India. “India is and shall always remain much stronger than Pakistan,” he declared. “Pakistan has failed to bring peace among its own ethnic groups and has poor relations with neighbours like Iran and Afghanistan.”

Addressing the Pahalgam attack, the AIMIM leader urged the Indian government to consider harsher diplomatic and financial measures against Pakistan. “The Modi government has rightly restricted the movement of Pakistani ships and aircraft, but stronger steps such as placing Pakistan on the FATF grey list should also be considered,” Owaisi said.

He also took aim at Pakistan army chief General Asim Munir over his anti-India rhetoric, asserting that Indian Muslims had rejected the idea of partition in 1947 and remain committed to their homeland. “Muslims living in India had rejected Jinnah in 1947, choosing to stay back, and their descendants will not leave this land under any circumstances,” he said.

Owaisi’s remarks come amid heightened tensions following the Pahalgam attack and rising concerns about cross-border terrorism.