The All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) mentioned on Tuesday it will contest the 2026 West Bengal Meeting elections from all of the seats “with full power”, claiming that Muslim inhabitants within the state at current was nicely over 40 per cent.
At a press convention in Kolkata, AIMIM spokesperson Imran Solanki mentioned, “We’re right here to make a giant announcement. We fought in Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Delhi. In Bengal, we are going to combat from all seats. Within the final panchayat elections, the AIMIM acquired 60,000 votes in Malda, 25,000 in Murshidabad, and from 15,000 to 18,000 in different areas.”
The celebration outlined its political agenda, specializing in the problems regarding Muslims, Dalits, and tribals within the state in the course of the press convention which a celebration chief mentioned was held on the directions of AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi. The celebration additionally mentioned its growth technique and additional plans for the upcoming Meeting elections.
Responding to allegations of exploitation of Muslim votes within the state, Solanki underlined that the complete stretch from the Excessive Court docket to Fort William is Waqf property, which the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) authorities advantages from. “The Trinamool takes benefit of Waqf properties. If the federal government desires Muslim votes, they need to share the accounts of the Waqf Board with us,” Solanki mentioned.
Hitting out at each the TMC and the BJP for the state of affairs in Bengal, he mentioned, “They’re two sides of the identical coin as they arrive to energy utilizing Muslim votes. However do nothing for us. There is no such thing as a college in Murshidabad (a district with a sizeable Muslim inhabitants). Have a look at the rising variety of RSS workplaces opening proper underneath the nostril of the TMC authorities. BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari is Mamata Banerjee’s product solely. Simply see how no case is registered towards him regardless of his use of foul language, whilst our persons are framed in a single case after one other.”
Mentioning that the final Census was performed in 2011, Solanki mentioned the brand new census would reveal that the Muslim inhabitants in Bengal has now exceeded 40 per cent. “They arrive to energy utilizing Muslim votes, however they don’t do something for us. We imagine that it’s due to the 90% Muslim vote that the TMC is ready to type the federal government right here,” he added.
Claiming that the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC is making an attempt to idiot the folks of Bengal, Solanki mentioned, “They begin supporting minorities in the course of the elections, however overlook about them as soon as the train is over.”
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In an try and broaden its celebration base, the AIMIM has launched a membership drive on the traces of the BJP’s. Supporters are being appealed to to hitch the celebration by giving a missed name on a devoted quantity.
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