Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Maharashtra). All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) President Asaduddin Owaisi announced his party’s support to Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) leader Prakash Ambedkar. Ambedkar is contesting from Akola Lok Sabha constituency. AIMIM and VBA had formed an alliance for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, but the alliance broke during the Maharashtra Assembly elections held later that year.
Along with announcing his support for Prakash Ambedkar, Owaisi said that Dalits should also get leadership. Owaisi said, ‘We believe that Dalits should get leadership. I appeal to the AIMIM team in Akola to vote for Prakash Ambedkar. Let us tell you that ultimately the opposition parties in Maharashtra could not unite. Prakash Ambedkar’s Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi can prove to be a big factor in the elections. Now Owaisi has also announced to support Prakash Ambedkar.
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VBA-MVA rift
In Maharashtra, Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) and especially Congress have not fielded even a single Muslim candidate this time. By making this an issue, Prakash Ambedkar’s party Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi and Owaisi’s party are trying to win over the Muslim votes of Mumbai. On the birth anniversary of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, his grandson and deprived chief Prakash Ambedkar launched a scathing attack on the MVA. Ambedkar, who himself contested from Akola seat, accused the MVA of specifically excluding minority candidates from the Lok Sabha elections. He also asked what was the difference between the MVA and the BJP-led Mahayuti, which is accused of favoring majority Hindus. MVA has not nominated even a single Muslim candidate so far.
Congress in dilemma
North-Central Mumbai is a seat which has a large number of Muslim voters. Former minister Naseem Khan’s name has been running as a candidate for this seat in Congress for a long time, but Congress is not announcing his name. It is being said that a group within the Congress is trying to field a celebrity instead of Naseem on this seat. That is why sometimes the name of Raj Babbar comes up, and sometimes that of Swara Bhaskar, who has no acquaintance on this seat. Due to this, resentment is growing among the Muslims of Mumbai.
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Tags: Asduddin Owaisi, Loksabha Election 2024, Loksabha Elections, MVA
FIRST PUBLISHED: April 17, 2024, 07:04 IST