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New Delhi: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to send forces to Pakistan and capture the mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks. He called upon the Indian leader to send forces to Pakistan, just like US forces entered Venezuela and captured the President, Nicolas Maduro.
Owaisi dared PM Modi to enter Pakistan and bring back terrorists responsible for the 26/11 attacks in Mumbai, including Masood Azar, and the Lashkar-e-Taiba chief, Hafiz Saeed. He also called upon Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to act against Pakistan.
Owaisi said, "Modi ji, if you have a 56-inch chest, then send your Army to Pakistan and get these terrorists back to India and let them face trial." He further said, "If US President Donald Trump can abduct Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro from his own country, then you (Prime Minister Modi) can also go to Pakistan and bring back the mastermind of the 26/11 terrorist attacks to India."
He also talked about the recent bombing by Saudi Arabia on Yemen and urged similar action by India against Pakistan.
The US action, Owaisi was referring to during his speech, was the recent airstrikes by the US against Venezuela. Following the strikes, US forces entered the country's capital Caracas and captured the leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife. Both were then flown out of the country in a chopper and later taken to the US. Reports claimed that the aircraft carrying them had landed in New York.
The US codenamed the entire attack on Venezuela, 'Operation Absolute Resolve'. This was described as one of the "most complex and precise" missions conducted by US forces. Following the capture of Venezuela's leader, President Donald Trump announced that the US would run the country. This has however raised serious questions, regarding the legality of the US actions in the South American nation and the future of the country.
The Trump administration had for long described Maduro's rule in Venezuela as illegitimate. Tensions had been simmering between the 2 nations over issues like, drug, narco-terrorism, migration and national security. Trump has for long accused Maduro of "emptying his prisons and insane asylums" and "forcing" inmates to migrate to the United States. He however has not produced any evidence for his claims.