Return Directly To Your Homes: Bareilly Maulana Appeals For Peace After September 26 Protests

The internet was suspended across four districts in the Bareilly division, and a massive security deployment was seen on the streets on Thursday in light of Dussehra festivities and the scheduled Friday prayers.

Amid ongoing tensions in Bareilly, Owaisi questioned why someone saying 'I love Muhammad' is frowned upon, but also urged people to not take into their own hands. "In this country, one can say 'I love Modi' but not 'I love Mohammad'. Where are you taking this nation? If someone says 'I love Modi', the media also becomes happy. If someone says 'I love Mohammad', then that is objected to. If I am a Muslim, it is because of Muhammad," Owaisi said during a speech in Hyderabad.

Owaisi also cited some clips alleging police lathi-charged on people and some shopkeepers showered flowers on them. He emphasized that the police remain accountable only to those in power, and to no one else.