Owaisi welcomes jailed former U.P. MP Atiq Ahmad to AIMIM
The Hindu
Goal is to provide ‘independent Muslim voice’ in State, he says
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday welcomed jailed former MP from Prayagraj, Atiq Ahmad, and his family into the party. He said his goal was serve as an “independent Muslim voice” in Uttar Pradesh, where he is on a three-day tour. Mr. Ahmad, a former MP with the Samajwadi Party from Phulpur, is lodged in jail. He faces several criminal charges and has been designated a gangster by the Yogi Adityanath government. Several properties linked to him have been demolished and people close to him booked.More Related News
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