'To save your post, you played Holi with...': Owaisi jabs Satya Pal Malik

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi tore into former J&K governor Satya Pal Malik after he made some explosive comments regarding the 2019 Pulwama attack and asked why he was silent for the last four years. "What is your love for India that you played Holi in the blood of India's jawans. You were the Governor. Why did not you say all these at that time leaving your post? But at that time, you had love for your post," Owaisi said recently.

"Satya Pal Malik was also the governor of other states including Meghalaya. He was the governor when Article 370 was scrapped from J&K. Now he is coming up with some details of the Pulwama attack. I want to ask him if this is your love for the country. Chullu bhar paani mein doob maro tum (have some shame)," Owaisi said.

"When are you saying all these? After four years..after Article 370 is scrapped in J&K, after Pulwama. You wanted PM Modi to win the election," Owaisi added.

Satya Pal Malik's revelations became the latest flashpoint between the BJP and the opposition as soon after his claims Malik was served a notice by the CBI in an insurance scam case. On Friday, Malik was questioned by the CBI team as well.

Union home minister Amit Shah has spoken on Satya Pal Malik's claims and said he is levelling these allegations only after parting ways. "I can say with complete conviction that the BJP has done nothing that needs to be covered up. If someone is levelling allegations after parting ways with us, then it should be evaluated accordingly by the media and people," Amit Shah said.

The BJP-led government hasn't done any such thing which needs to be hidden. If some remarks are made for personal, political self-interest after leaving us, those should be evaluated by the people, media...," Shah said

Satya Pal Malik, however, dismissed the allegation and said he had raised the issue on the day of the Pulwama attack itself.