While dishing out political sermons to Haj pilgrims, Minority Welfare minister Azam Khan lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi terming him as the `weakest’ PM of India .
Khan also targeted the BJP and the BSP and detailed how they were detrimental to Muslim interests.
On Wednesday, the first batch of Haj pilgrims left for Medina from lucknow and Azam Khan used the occasion to brief them about electoral politics of UP and the designs of the BJP. The first batch of pilgrims was flagged off by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav.
Flaying the PM’s statement on cow vigilantism that ‘people hould target him instead of Dalits’, Khan said, ``Modi is the weakest PM of India and should have refrained from making such a statement.’’
Khan praised Bihar chief minister and Janata Dal (United) chief Nitish Kumar for stopping the march of communal forces by defeating the BJP-led alliance in Bihar Assembly polls in October last year.
Addressing the pilgrims, the CM urged them to pray for the family, society and country and stressed that all religions taught peace, harmony and unity. He said that the SP government has ensured Samajwadi Party government has ensured overall well being of the people of UP irrespective of caste, creed and religion
The CM also said that the Haj house in lucknow and Ghaziabad would also be used for providing accommodation to candidates appearing in competitive examinations like the IAS and PCS.