Asaddudin Owaisi, the President of the All India Majlis e Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM,) hit back at Mamata Banerjee, the Chief Minister of West Bengal.
On the 16th of December, Mr. Owaisi responded to the comment of Ms. Banerjee against the AIMIM Party.
On the 15th of December, Mamata Banerjee, said, “To divide the Muslim votes, the BJP is spending crores of rupees to bring in a party from Hyderabad. The plan is that BJP will eat into Hindu votes, and this Hyderabad party will eat into Muslim votes.” She further added, “In recent Bihar elections, they did the same thing. This party is a B-team of the BJP.”
A day after West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee’s alleged comment over divide and rule strategy, Asaduddin Owaisi said, the Muslim voters were not her “jagir (property.)”
Mr. Owaisi rubbished Mamata Banerjee’s allegations and said, no one could buy him. He said, “So far you’ve only dealt with obedient Mir Jaffers & Sadiqs. You don’t like Muslims who think & speak for themselves. (Sic.)”
The AIMIM President also lashed out at the President of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) for disrespecting people of Bihar who voted for the AIMIM.
Mr. Owaisi said, “Remember what happened to parties in Bihar that kept blaming their failures on “vote cutters” Muslim voters aren’t your jagir.”
After the Bihar Assembly elections, the AIMIM is eying to contest in West Bengal.
In West Bengal the Muslim population is around 27 %. Majority of Muslim voters would be in nearly 65 seats.
In the last Assembly elections in West Bengal, the AIMIM arranged nearly 25 rallies. It also has units in all districts of the State and is planning to contest nearly 100 seats.
According to sources, the AIMIM is mainly focusing on Dinajpur, Malda, Howrah, Cooch Bihar, Birbhum, Asansol, Nadia and Kolkata.
The West Bengal Assembly elections are due in 2021.
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