AIMIM chief says, 'Mahayuti parties doing drama of separate contests in Latur'

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday alleged that the Mahayuti constituents are doing a lsquodramarsquo of contesting the Latur civic body polls independently news agency PTI reportedWhile speaking to the media on Tuesday Owaisi said Leaders of BJP Shiv Sena and NCP sit together in Mumbai while a drama goes on here of separate contestsOwaisi further said that AIMIM candidates are receiving an excellent response from people and they will win the upcoming polls to municipal corporationsHe also highlighted that voters can accept money being distributed by political parties during elections and use it for constructing toilets if they feel it is an unethical practiceAddressing a rally for the upcoming Latur and Maharashtra civic polls Owaisi attacked the Narendra Modi Government over its foreign policy and also criticised the Waqf Amendment ActRival political parties started distributing cash among voters only after the AIMIM entered the fray Had we not fielded candidates money wouldnt have been distributed Take money and if you feel it is unethical and haram illegitimate use it to build toilets said OwaisiOwaisi asks Muslims to build strong political leadershipOwaisi called upon Muslims to build strong political leadership stating that every community has political power except minorities PTI reportedHe added that Dalits and Muslims form a large section of the poor population yet development has not reached their areasSlamming the ruling party ahead of the Maharashtra civic polls he said The BJP speaks of nationalism but farmers are dying youths are unemployed and all they talk about is love jihadOwaisi further alleged that Prime Minister Modi and the BJP remain silent about US President Donald Trump who says in an aeroplane that Modi takes decisions to please merdquoOwaisi questions lsquoLadki Bahinrsquo schemeThe AIMIM chief claimed that the Maharashtra Governments Ladki Bahin scheme has seen a steady reduction in beneficiaries PTI reportedThe government had taken loans worth Rs 930 lakh crore Who would repay the debt he questionedOwaisi also targeted Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar stating that if he didnt remain loyal to his uncle and political mentor Sharad Pawar how could he be loyal to the peopleAIMIM chief speaks on Waqf Amendment ActOn the Waqf Amendment Act Owaisi alleged that the law is being misused to lock mosques and challenge ownership of centuriesold dargahs PTI reportedThe Hyderabad MP further said Under the amended Act nonMuslims can become members of Muslim boards but Muslims cannot be members of Hindu trust boards What was Ajit Pawar doing when this bill was passedTargeting the Congress Owaisi stated that the party ruled Maharashtra and Latur city for several years yet failed to provide basic amenitiesWith inputs from PTI