NO ALLIANCE WITH TRS NOW, SAYS OWAISI

Hyderabad, Nov. 22: The All India Majils-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen would hold deliberations with its party leaders in West Bengal on contesting the polls in the state next year, party chief Asaduddin Owaisi said here on Sunday.

Replying to mediapersons’ queries, Owaisi said, “We will talk and after getting feedback from them a decision will be arrived at and we will let you know.” Asked if AIMIM would tie up with the Trinamul Congress, Owaisi said, “Let me first talk to the West Bengal unit...”

On the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) not having any electoral alliance with the AIMIM in the GHMC polls, Owaisi said, “Yes, there is no alliance with TRS now. And we are fighting against the TRS in some seats where the AIMIM is contesting.” He expressed the hope that based on the good work done by the party's corporators, the AIMIM would perform well in the GHMC polls.

Owaisi said the BJP was giving the civic body polls a communal colour. He asked what financial aid the Narendra Modi government at the Centre had given to the GHMC when Hyderabad was hit by floods in October.

“No help was given. If you wake any BJP leader up in the night... ask them to give some names, then the first name is Owaisi, followed by traitor, terrorism and finally Pakistan. It is out of (BJP's) habit.”

Asked about some BJP-ruled states proposing to bring a law against ‘love jihad’, Owaisi said it would be a gross violation of Article 14 and 21 of Constitution. “Will you abolish the Special Marriages Act,” he questioned. Due to Covid-19, youth have lost jobs, the economy is down, more people have become poor and to divert attention from all this the BJP is indulging in this sort of language which is “dramebaazi”, Owiasi said.