Arif Khan affirms commitment to party day after he quits as star campaigner, ‘with Congress and will stay...’

While speaking to reporters today, Arif reiterated his enactment to the Congress party. He besides added that helium did person an connection from AIMIM, however, helium affirmed that helium volition stay with Congress and declined immoderate relation with AIMIM.

Khan told reporters, "Since independence, Congress gave adjacent opportunities to minorities and each caste. There is nary question astir maine arsenic an individual. I'm a person of the Muslim assemblage and Muslims are asking maine wherefore nary seats person been fixed for Muslim candidates. So what I told them, is simply a large question for me. I convey AIMIM for their connection but I volition not judge that, nary interaction with AIMIM. I'm with Congress and I volition enactment successful Congress."

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The erstwhile enactment prima campaigner besides added, “I americium not saying thing connected leadership. I lone talk connected what my assemblage thinks. My leaders are Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi. But those who are connected the crushed indispensable alteration their position and deliberation astir america too."

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Khan's missive to Congress Party President

In a missive addressed to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Khan expressed his gratitude for being named arsenic 1 of the prima campaigners for the polls. However, helium stated that helium would not run further for the enactment successful the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. 

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"From a full of 48 seats successful Maharashtra, MVA has not nominated a azygous Muslim campaigner successful Maharashtra," Khan stated successful his missive to Kharge. The elder person further mentioned that galore Muslim organizations, leaders, and enactment workers successful the authorities had expectations that the Congress would nominate astatine slightest 1 candidate. However, to their disappointment, this did not happen. "Now they are asking...Congress ko Muslim ballot chahiye...candidate kyu nahi (Congress wants Muslim votes, but wherefore not candidates)?" Khan questioned.

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"Due to each these reasons, I volition not beryllium capable to look and I person nary answers to the Muslims and different Muslim organisations successful Maharashtra who ever rise this issue...Therefore, I person decided not to run for the enactment during the Lok Sabha elections 2024 and besides resign from the run committee of the Maharashtra Lok Sabha predetermination 2024," Khan wrote successful his letter.

Meanwhile, the MVA precocious announced its seat-sharing statement for 48 Lok Sabha seats successful Maharashtra. As portion of the seat-sharing woody reached betwixt the MVA, Shiv Sena (UBT) is contesting 21 seats portion Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (SP) person enactment 17 and 10 seats respectively.

(With inputs from agencies)

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Published: 27 Apr 2024, 01:03 PM IST