All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Waris Pathan has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government of adopting double standards regarding Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray’s recent remarks on the River Ganga. Pathan asserted that had he made a similar statement, he would have immediately been branded as ‘anti-national’ and ‘anti-Hindu.’

According to ANI, Pathan criticised the BJP, stating, “If I had given such a statement, they would have declared me an anti-national and anti-Hindu. Raj Thackeray said he would not touch the water of Kumbh as people are falling ill due to that water. Now, what action is the BJP government taking against him? They will do nothing. If I had said this, you know what would have happened to me.”