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AIMIM leader Owaisi declares support for VBA chief Prakash Ambedkar in Akola

'We believe the leadership of Dalits should come up. I appeal to the AIMIM team from Akola to vote for Prakash Ambedkar,' Owaisi said.

ByPTI

Published Apr 17, 2024 | 12:49 PM ⚊UpdatedApr 17, 2024 | 12:49 PM

Asaduddin Owaisi during poll campaign. (X)

AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi has declared his party’s support for Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) leader Prakash Ambedkar, contesting the Lok Sabha election from the Akola seat in Maharashtra.

Notably, the All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) and VBA tied up for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, but the alliance broke during the Maharashtra Assembly elections held later that 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 on Tuesday, 16 April.

Prakash Ambedkar is the grandson of Dr BR Ambedkar.

Even after VBA breakup with AIMIM, Citing that he wants #Dalit leadership to get elected and reach Parliament, #AIMIM President Barrister #AsaduddinOwaisi @asadowaisi has announced his Full support to Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi Chief @Prksh_Ambedkar from #Akola Parliamentary… pic.twitter.com/1Fw3wCfrMY

— Syed Sulaiman (@syedsulaiman92) April 16, 2024

AIMIM announces Pune candidate

The AIMIM will contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from Pune, Owaisi said and declared the candidature of Anis Sundke.

Owaisi also tried to reach out to Maratha quota activist 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 done only after forming a political party and winning elections”.

Owaisi alleged that all parties are ganged up against AIMIM’s Aurangabad Lok Sabha member Imtiaz Jaleel in the elections.

“Two Shiv Senas, two NCPs, BJP and half Congress have come together. People should ask them about their stand on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, National Register of Citizens (NRC) and National Population Register (NPR),” he added.

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