Muslims are being removed from senior positions in intelligence agencies, says Owaisi
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has said that Muslims are being gradually shifted out of senior positions of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), the internal and external intelligence agencies of India.
He tweeted about this recently, quoting a screenshot of a column by Anita Katyal on The Asian Age newspaper.
“For the first time in decades, there won’t be any Muslim officers in Intelligence Bureau’s senior leadership,” he wrote in the post. Owaisi went on: “It is a reflection of the suspicion with which BJP sees Muslims. IB & R&AW have become exclusive majoritarian institutions.”
Tellingly, he added as the last sentence this: “You constantly demand proof of loyalty from Muslims, but never accept them as equal fellow citizens.”
The relevant portion says: “After decades, the country’s Intelligence Bureau will have no senior Muslim IPS officer in important positions. The last Muslim IPS officer in the premier intelligence agency, S.A. Rizvi (special director) found his tenure curtailed last week when he was eased out and appointed advisor, National Disaster Management Authority. It has been noticed that the number of Muslim IPS officers in the IB has dwindled significantly in recent years. This is in sharp contrast to the earlier regimes when an Asif Ibrahim could rise to the rank of IB director or Rafiul Alam, an Assam cadres IPS officer, could hold key positions during his deputation with the agency.”
