AIMIM leader Waris Pathan on Thursday said that there are 130 crore people in this country and we (referring to the Muslim community) are part of India and alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party wants to segregate them.

#WATCH AIMIM leader Waris Pathan: ...They tell us that we've kept our women in the front - only the lionesses have come out&you're already sweating. You can understand what would happen if all of us come together. 15 cr hain magar 100 ke upar bhaari hain, ye yaad rakh lena.(15.2) pic.twitter.com/KO8kqHm6Kg

— ANI (@ANI) February 20, 2020

Responding to a question on his statement Pathan said, "This is a figment of imagination, they did not find anything controversial so they started showing the video, there are 130 crore people in this country and we are part of it, BJP wants to segregate us."