Asaduddin Owaisi Tells PM Modi, If Trump Can 'Capture' Venezuelan President, Why Can't...

(MENAFN- Live Mint) All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi said on Saturday, if US President Donald Trump can 'capture' Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, then why can't Prime Minister Narendra Modi bring the masterminds of the 26/11 terrorist attacks to India from Pakistan.

Owaisi could be heard saying during a speech in Mumbai,“We saw today that US President Donald Trump's forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Madur and took him from his country to America.”

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Addressing PM Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Owaisi said if Trump can send his military and get Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro abducted from his own country and if Saudi Arabia can bomb Yemen ports...

“We are telling you, Modiji, why can't you send troops to Pakistan and bring back the masterminds of the 26/11 terrorist attacks to India, whether it's Masood Azhar or a cruel devil from Lashkar-e-Taiba,” Owaisi said.

He added,“Modiji, 56-inch ka seena hai, then abduct them and bring them back to India.”

US strikes Venezuela

Owaisi's statement referred to the US' recent strikes in Venezuela. Confirming“large scale strike against Venezuela”, Trump had posted on Truth social media that, Venezuelan President Nicolas Madur o, along with his wife, was captured and flown out of the country.

He was taken to New York. Trump earlier shared a photo of Maduro blindfolded on board the USS Iwo Jima. The image showed what appears to be Maduro, with an eye mask and headphones on and wearing a grey tracksuit.

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“This operation was done in conjunction with US Law Enforcement Details to follow,” Trump wrote in his post.

Trump also promised to put the country under American control for now, even as Venezuelan officials vowed defiance.

As part of a dramatic overnight operation that knocked out electricity in parts of Caracas, US Special Forces captured Maduro in or near one of his safe houses, Trump said.

With Maduro in US custody, "We will run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition," Trump said during a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.

"We can't take a chance that someone else takes over Venezuela who doesn't have the interests of Venezuelans in mind," he was quoted by Reuters as saying.

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Trump also said that Maduro and his wife "will soon face the full might of American justice and stand trial on American soil" for their alleged role in drug trafficking.

“We will make the people of Venezuela rich, independent, and safe. The illegitimate dictator Maduro was the kingpin of a vast criminal network responsible for trafficking colossal amounts of deadly and illicit drugs into the United States," Trump was quoted by ANI as saying.

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He added,“Maduro and his wife will soon face the full might of American justice and stand trial on American soil. Right now, they're on a ship that will be heading to, ultimately, New York. And then a decision will be made, I assume, between New York and Miami or Florida.”

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