Police officers Cancel Asaduddin Owaisi’s Kolkata Rally Forward Of Polls: Party Chief
AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi’s Thursday rally was once to have kickstarted his Bengal polls marketing campaign (Document)
Kolkata:
AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi’s Kolkata rally – to kickstart the party’s marketing campaign forward of Bengal Meeting election due in April-Might – has been cancelled after the police refused permission, party chief Zameerul Hasan was once quoted by way of information company PTI on Wednesday evening.
Mr Hasan stated the party – which the Trinamool has attacked as one “introduced in to divide Muslim votes (that might generally fall to the ruling party)” – had carried out for permission 10 days in the past, and have been simplest knowledgeable of the rejection this night.
“We had carried out 10 days again for permission. However as of late we have been knowledgeable by way of the police that they’re going to now not allow us to carry the rally… we will’t be cowed down by way of such ways of the ruling Trinamool. We will be able to talk about and shortly announce a contemporary date,” Mr Hasan stated.
Thursday’s rally was once to have taken position within the Muslim-dominated Metiabruz house of Kolkata – which falls within the parliamentary constituency represented by way of Abhishek Banerjee, who’s Leader Minister Mamata Banerjee’s nephew – and be headlined by way of Mr Owaisi.
The police have now not commented and Trinamool leaders have denied involvement, even though they have been fast, as soon as once more, to assault the “proxy of the BJP”.
“We don’t have any position in allowing a rally organised by way of AIMIM which is not anything however a proxy of the BJP in Bengal,” Trinamool MP Sougata Roy stated, including, “Muslims listed below are most commonly Bengali-speaking and may not make stronger him… stand firmly with Mamata Banerjee.”
The Trinamool’s mistrust of the AIMIM was once underlined by way of Ms Banerjee closing month; she stated “… a party from Hyderabad… takes cash from the BJP… to get Muslims votes so Hindus vote for BJP”.
Mr Owaisi and the AIMIM come to Bengal after a excellent end result within the Bihar election; the party received 5 of the 20 seats it contested and collected 14.28 according to cent of the votes in the ones seats.
He visited Bengal closing month to speak about a conceivable alliance with Abbas Siddiqui at Furfura Sharif, a spot of non secular importance for Bengali Muslims, and to invite him to be the AIMIM face.
Remaining week, on the other hand, Mr Siddiqui and his Indian Secular Entrance (ISF) have been stated to have joined the Congress-Left-led opposition, in line with Bengal Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury.
Lately Mr Siddiqui stated talks have been nonetheless occurring and that he would now not oppose Mr Owaisi’s AIMIM.
The BJP, in the meantime, has scoffed at each the AIMIM’s involvement in Bengal and the Trinamool’s declare of an settlement between the 2 opposition events. Off the file in addition they say they be expecting Mr Owaisi’s presence to harm Ms Banerjee, given she counts on Muslim votes.
Thirty according to cent of Bengal electorate are Muslim and analysts say they vote for Ms Banerjee en masse, making her virtually invincible. To counter this, the BJP has accused her of “Muslim appeasement”. Mr Owaisi’s presence – another for that Muslim vote – generally is a crimson flag for the Trinamool.
With enter from ANI, PTI
