He said both the ruling grand alliance of Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party-Nationalist Congress Party and Maha Vikas Aghadi O Congress-Nationalist Congress (SP)-Shiv Sena (UBT) have so far failed to nominate even a single Muslim candidate.
“If the MVA is to exclude Muslims – like the BJP – then what is the difference between the two…? On Bhim Jayanti Day, I am raising this issue on inclusion and exclusion,” Ambedkar said, wondering why even the media has maintained silence on the issue.
In the Lok Sabha 2024 elections, so far neither the MVA nor the Mahayuti have fielded Muslim or other minority candidates, although Ambedkar's VBA has announced the names of some candidates in the state.
Earlier, during the 2019 and 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the Congress had fielded the lone Muslim candidate in Akola, Hidayatullah Barkatullah Patel, who lost to BJP's Sanjay S Dhotre.
Interestingly, the third contender was Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh president Prakash Ambedkar, who also lost, but later faced criticism as 'vote-splitting' in Akola and about a dozen other constituencies, although he The allegations have been strongly denied.For the 2024 elections, MVA allies have finalized candidates for 4 out of 45 Lok Sabha seats and there is a growing demand among Congress, NCP (SP) workers and other smaller parties to field at least one Muslim candidate. If this does not happen, it could be a big shock. Decline in minority community voting in their strongholds.
Among the names being speculated on is that of former minister of state and Congress working president M. Arif Naseem Khan for the Mumbai North-Central seat, which has a substantial minority population.
Although senior party leaders declined to comment officially on the Tiklis issue, they pointed out that the Congress has been regularly nominating and electing Muslim and other minority leaders to both houses of Parliament since independence.
The Muslim population in Maharashtra averages 18 per cent, but in some constituencies, the number is higher in some areas, which can make or break the prospects of a mainstream political party candidate.The only respite in 2019 came from an 'outsider' party, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) in Aurangabad (now Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar), when its candidate, Syed Imtiaz Jaleel defeated four-time veteran Shiv Sena (UBT). Defeated. Chandrakant Khaire.
Ambedkar attacked both the BJP and the Congress for "concocting lies and running fake propaganda" against him through deliberate news manipulation with the intention of defaming him.
“Both these anti-Dalit, anti-tribal, anti-OBC and anti-Muslim parties have realized the power of VBA, hence desperate attempts are being made to defame me and my party. So much fear!... This shows that they are afraid of VBA. Their argument shows that they want to keep the voice of the deprived and marginalized people (VBAs) away from power,” Ambedkar declared.
“If the MVA is to exclude Muslims – like the BJP – then what is the difference between the two…? On Bhim Jayanti Day, I am raising this issue on inclusion and exclusion,” Ambedkar said, wondering why even the media has maintained silence on the issue.
In the Lok Sabha 2024 elections, so far neither the MVA nor the Mahayuti have fielded Muslim or other minority candidates, although Ambedkar's VBA has announced the names of some candidates in the state.
Earlier, during the 2019 and 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the Congress had fielded the lone Muslim candidate in Akola, Hidayatullah Barkatullah Patel, who lost to BJP's Sanjay S Dhotre.
Interestingly, the third contender was Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh president Prakash Ambedkar, who also lost, but later faced criticism as 'vote-splitting' in Akola and about a dozen other constituencies, although he The allegations have been strongly denied.For the 2024 elections, MVA allies have finalized candidates for 4 out of 45 Lok Sabha seats and there is a growing demand among Congress, NCP (SP) workers and other smaller parties to field at least one Muslim candidate. If this does not happen, it could be a big shock. Decline in minority community voting in their strongholds.
Among the names being speculated on is that of former minister of state and Congress working president M. Arif Naseem Khan for the Mumbai North-Central seat, which has a substantial minority population.
Although senior party leaders declined to comment officially on the Tiklis issue, they pointed out that the Congress has been regularly nominating and electing Muslim and other minority leaders to both houses of Parliament since independence.
The Muslim population in Maharashtra averages 18 per cent, but in some constituencies, the number is higher in some areas, which can make or break the prospects of a mainstream political party candidate.The only respite in 2019 came from an 'outsider' party, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) in Aurangabad (now Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar), when its candidate, Syed Imtiaz Jaleel defeated four-time veteran Shiv Sena (UBT). Defeated. Chandrakant Khaire.
Ambedkar attacked both the BJP and the Congress for "concocting lies and running fake propaganda" against him through deliberate news manipulation with the intention of defaming him.
“Both these anti-Dalit, anti-tribal, anti-OBC and anti-Muslim parties have realized the power of VBA, hence desperate attempts are being made to defame me and my party. So much fear!... This shows that they are afraid of VBA. Their argument shows that they want to keep the voice of the deprived and marginalized people (VBAs) away from power,” Ambedkar declared.
