- Owaisi slams BJP, calls out RSS chief Bhagwat’s Madrasa visit in Delhi
- Sabir Kabliwala, president of the state unit of the All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen, would contest from Jamalpur-Khadia in Ahmedabad
- The party’s Dalit face Kaushika Parmar will contest from Danilimda (SC) seat of Ahmedabad, while Wasim Qureshi will contest from Surat-East.
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AHMEDABAD, SEP 25
The ‘Model State’ of Gujarat is in for a high-stake multi-cornered contest among the ruling BJP, main Opposition Congress, aggressive AAP, All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen and Bharatiya Tribal Party in the upcoming Assembly polls.
जुहापुरा, गुजरात मुन्'अक़िद जलसा-ए-आम की कुछ ख़ास तस्वीरें pic.twitter.com/pXIvAfcH08
— AIMIM (@aimim_national) September 25, 2022
Do exploit the first mover advantage, AAP had so far declared 39 candidates and now AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday evening declared his party’s candidates for three seats.
Sabir Kabliwala, president of the state unit of the All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen, would contest from Jamalpur-Khadia in Ahmedabad, Owaisi announced while addressing a gathering in Juhapura area here.
अहमदाबाद, गुजरात में स्थित हज़रत शेख़ अहमद खट्टू गंज बख़्श (RA) की दरगाह सरखेज रोज़ा पर बैरिस्टर @asadowaisi ने हाज़री दी।#OwaisiInGujarat pic.twitter.com/iFT50aGjMJ
— AIMIM (@aimim_national) September 24, 2022
The party’s Dalit face Kaushika Parmar will contest from Danilimda (SC) seat of Ahmedabad, while Wasim Qureshi will contest from Surat-East.
Jamalpur-Khadia and Danilimda seats are currently held by Congress while Surat-East is with the ruling BJP.
LIVE: Barrister @asadowaisi addressing a public meeting in Juhapura, Gujarat.#OwaisiInGujarat https://t.co/IBeFuLOzyA
— AIMIM (@aimim_national) September 24, 2022
In 2012, Kabliwala, a former Congressman, had contested from Jamalpur-Khadia, which has nearly 60 per cent Muslim population, as an Independent after he was denied ticket by the Congress.
Due to a possible division of votes between Kabliwala and Congress’s Samirkhan Pathan, BJP’s Bhushan Bhatt won.
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In 2017 he withdrew his candidature in support of Congress candidate Imran Khedawala who won the election.
Owaisi in his speech termed RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s recent visit to a mosque and madrasa in Delhi as “new drama by BJP and RSS.”
Some snaps from the interaction program between Barrister @asadowaisi & Shantiniketan School management & students in Juhapura, Gujarat#OwaisiInGujarat pic.twitter.com/nSmiwpnwsB
— AIMIM (@aimim_national) September 24, 2022
“Can he meet (Gujarat riot victim) Bilkis Bano and tell her that he will ensure justice to her? People who raped her and killed many others were freed by the BJP government in Gujarat. Will Bhagwat go and meet her? No, he will not,” Owaisi said.
While Bhagwat visited a madrasa in Delhi, the BJP government in Assam is demolishing madrasas and Uttar Pradesh government has started a survey of madrassa and Waqf properties to “snatch such properties”, he said.
Amid the ongoing fracas about the surveys of madrasas and demolition of the same, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday slammed the BJP and RSS and called out both for “doing new drama”.
Jibing at the RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s “duality”, Owaisi highlighted the former’s visit to a Delhi madrasa.
“BJP-RSS is now doing a new drama. RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat went to a madrasa in Delhi but madrasas are being demolished in Assam, a survey is being done in Uttar Pradesh,” said Owaisi.
His remarks came after, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat visited the Azad Market Madrasa Tajweedul Quran in Old Delhi on September 22, interacted with the children and also had a piece of advice for them.
The AIMIM chief also slammed the BJP and said, “BJP doesn’t have anything to show. They will only show Hindus-Muslims fighting with each other.”
Owaisi’s remarks came while addressing a public meeting in Ahmedabad.
Earlier on September 22, the All India Muslim Imam organization chief Umar Ilyasi said, “Mohan Bhagwat is the father of the nation and the head of the largest social organization. The chief talked to the children about what is taught inside the Madrasa”.
Bhagwat told the children that they’re the future of the country and so they should focus on their studies and work for the nation.
Madrasa director Mahmudul Hasan, said, “The RSS chief stayed inside the Madrasa for about an hour and met the teacher and the children.”
His visit to the Masjid earlier and to the Madarsa has grabbed eyeballs, as it is for the first time that he has been to a Madarsa.
The RSS chief is also engaged in a campaign to increase continuous contact with Muslim society, also met with Imam Umair Ahmed Ilyasi, head of All India Imam Sangathan last month.
As per sources close to the RSS, issues like the Hijab controversy, Gyanvapi and maintenance of peace and harmony among religions were discussed in the meeting.
Other than Bhagwat, senior RSS members, including Krishna Gopal, Indresh Kumar, Ramlal and Karish Kumar also participated in the meeting.
