Owaisi Celebrates 125-Seat Maharashtra Victory, Denies BJP Tie-Up
Owaisi Celebrates 125-Seat Maharashtra Victory, Denies BJP Tie-Up
AIMIM clinches 125 seats in Maharashtra civic polls, with Owaisi vowing independence from BJP/NDA and emphasizing local issues and voter rights.
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen president Asaduddin Owaisi thanked the people of Maharashtra and party workers for the party’s win in 125 seats in the state's civic polls.
He ruled out any understanding with the Bharatiya Janata Party or the National Democratic Alliance, stressing that AIMIM would operate within the framework set by the party’s standing committees and would not align with the BJP or NDA under any circumstances. Addressing reporters at the party headquarters in Darussalaam, Owaisi credited the voters’ decision and noted that the party could have made larger gains in western Maharashtra with greater campaigning.
The distribution of seats highlighted the party’s reach: 33 in Aurangabad, 21 in Malegaon, 14 in Nanded, 12 in Amravati, 8 in Mumbai, and 5 in Mumbra. He argued that the focus should remain on local problems and that the victory reflected the people’s trust in AIMIM’s local-minded approach, not any communal agenda.
Owaisi rejected charges of communalism, saying such accusations insult voters. He also underscored that AIMIM corporators should operate within the party’s policy framework and cited the suspension of five corporators in Akot who supported a BJP-backed candidate as an example of internal discipline.
Turning to electoral procedures, he criticized the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, arguing it had been wrongly linked to citizenship issues. He contended that the Election Commission of India has no authority to determine citizenship, a matter for the Home Ministry and the National Register of Citizens framework. He noted AIMIM had written to Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy asking that documents like MeeSeva birth certificates and Class X certificates be accepted to prevent any legitimate voter from being removed. The case is currently before the Supreme Court, with no clear judgment date.
Owaisi warned that voters’ rights could be jeopardized if names are removed or notices issued, urging vigilance and due process as the legal process unfolds.
