AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi criticized Rahul Gandhi's statement about Muslims being the most attacked in the BJP government, stating that political secularism has failed to protect the Muslim community in India. Owaisi also criticized Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot for failing to address the killings of Junaid and Nasir in the state. The BJP dismissed Rahul Gandhi's comparison between Muslims now and Dalits in the 1980s during Congress rule as a gaffe, but his comments on Muslims faced criticism from Owaisi.