Hyderabad: Launching a no-holds-barred assault on Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief, Asaduddin Owaisi, on Saturday stated the latter ought to have a look at himself within the mirror earlier than pointing fingers at others. Speaking to media individuals whereas holding a door-to-door marketing campaign in help of social gathering candidate Majid Hussain in Nampally Assembly constituency in Hyderabad on Saturday, the AIMIM chief stated, “Under the presidentship of Rahul Gandhi, the Congress fought on 540 Lok Sabha seats and, yet, its count in the 2019 general elections was reduced to 50.”
“Did he question how much money he took? How much money did you (Rahul) take from (PM Narendra) Modi? He should first look at himself in the mirror before pointing fingers at others. They are in alliance with the Shiv Sena (UBT in Maharashtra) which had a hand in the demolition of the Babri Masjid. They are worried as the AIMIM has emerged as the voice of minorities and the poor. We have been fighting them and will continue to do so,” Owaisi instructed ANI.
Weighing in on the Congress manifesto in Telangana, the AIMIM chief stated their listing of ballot pledges is simply “ink on a piece of paper”. “There is nothing in their manifesto. They have proposed a matrimonial scheme as part of which non-Muslims are to be provided a lot of benefits and Muslim women nothing. This shows their selective approach. Polling just ended for Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. Why didn’t they (Congress) come out with any minority declaration in these states? The reason they did it here is because they know that the AIMIM has a strong footing here. They are scared of us,” Owaisi stated.
Reacting to Rahul’s comment that the Congress will open ‘Mohabbat ki Dukaan’ in Telangana if elected, Owaisi stated what they symbolize is not love however hatred. “Their chief in Telangana (Revanth Reddy) is from RSS. When fingers are being pointed at our clothes and caps, what will come from all their talk about love?” he added.
Telangana will go for Assembly elections on November 30 and counting of votes, together with these of 4 different poll-bound states, has been scheduled for December 3.
AIMIM has fielded candidates for 9 seats in Hyderabad within the Telangana elections.
In the earlier Assembly election in 2018, the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), beforehand generally known as Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), gained 88 of the 119 seats, grabbing 47.4 per cent of the entire vote share. The Congress got here a distant second with simply 19 seats.Â
