AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday claimed nobody from the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in Maharashtra has contacted them for help within the upcoming elections to 6 Rajya Sabha seats from the state. “If they want our support, they should contact us,” Owaisi instructed reporters in Nanded.
The All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has two members within the 288-member Maharashtra Assembly, which types the electoral school for the Rajya Sabha polls, scheduled on June 10. After greater than twenty years, the state will witness a contest within the Rajya Sabha polls as there are seven candidates within the fray for six seats.
The Shiv Sena has fielded two candidates, its MVA allies NCP and Congress have nominated one candidate every, whereas the opposition BJP has put up three candidates. The BJP has votes to win two seats, whereas the Sena, NCP and Congress can comfortably win one seat every. The AIMIM held a gathering in Nanded on Monday, however the get together didn’t provide you with any determination on help to the MVA or the BJP.
On Tuesday, Owaisi stated, “No one from the MVA has contact us or our MLAs in Maharashtra. If they want our support, they should contact us.” ‘If they don’t need our help, it’s okay. We are speaking to our MLAs. We will take a choice in a day or two,” he added.
However, AIMIM MP from Aurangabad, Imtiaz Jaleel, instructed PTI that they’ve some points pertaining to the constituencies held by their get together within the state.
“We will keep those issues before the government also. If the MVA wants to defeat the BJP, the ruling alliance should openly seek support of the AIMIM,” Jaleel stated.
Meanwhile, Shiv Sena MLC Ambadas Danve stated MVA leaders will take a choice on Owaisi’s proposal (put forth by means of media). “Nothing much will come out by speaking to media. The AIMIM should directly talk to senior MVA leaders,” he stated.
Source: www.financialexpress.com”