Telangana: Congress to counter Asaduddin Owaisi’s party AIMIM on its home turf
India Today
The Congress party has decided to wage a strong fight against Asaduddin Owaisi’s party, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) in the Old City.
The Congress party announced a series of agitations against the ruling TRS government in Telangana and it has also decided to wage a strong fight against Asaduddin Owaisi’s party, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) in the Old City, Hyderabad.
The TPCC Minorities Department Executive Committee has also decided to intensify the party membership drive.
The decision was taken in a meeting held in Gandhi Bhavan on Wednesday.
"There is no doubt that MIM is acting like the B-Team of BJP and Sangh Parivar. This has been proved in the various elections including the recently concluded assembly elections of Uttar Pradesh. As a political party, MIM is free to contest elections from any place in the country. However, the MIM leadership is contesting polls in selective constituencies with the sole intention of polarising the elections to benefit the BJP. Now we've decided to take on MIM in its stronghold," Farhan Azmi, AICC Minorities Department Incharge, said.
Congress will undertake a walkathon from Charminar to Gandhi Bhavan on minorities' issues in May this year.
It has also planned a series of public meetings in all the districts of Telangana from June or July.
"We've decided to invite AICC General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi to one of the meetings to be held in the Old City," said the party leader.
