AIMIM's Owaisi to support VBA chief Prakash Ambedkar in Akola
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Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Asaduddin Owaisi, the president of AIMIM, has announced that his organisation will back Prakash Ambedkar, the leader of the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA), who is running for the Lok Sabha from the Maharashtra seat of Akola.
AIMIM and VBA were notable allies for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, but the coalition fell apart during the Maharashtra state elections that same year.
“We believe the leadership of Dalits should come up. I appeal to the AIMIM team from Akola to vote for Prakash Ambedkar,” Owaisi said.
He said the All India Majlis E Ittehadul Muslimeen will contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from Pune and declared the candidature of Anis Sundke.
Owaisi tried to reach out to Maratha quota leader Manoj Jarange, saying, “A person with a thin physique has shaken the state government. I was expecting that Jarange would form a political party. Because Justice will be only after forming a political party and winning elections”.
Owaisi alleged all parties are ganged up against Aurangabad MP Imtiaz Jaleel who belongs to AIMIM in the elections.
“Two Shiv Senas, two NCPs, BJP and half Congress have come together. People should ask them about their stand on CAA, NRC, and NPR,” he added.
With PTI inputs
