MIM eyes polls in north Indian States

Hyderabad: The Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) announced that it would expand to other territories and regions in the country. Addressing MIM's 57th Revival Day celebrations at Darussalam, party leader Akbaruddin Owaisi said the MIM would contest forthcoming Assembly elections in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Karnataka and other States.

He added that the party’s call for equal justice and opportunities for Muslim community has been well received and the party has been getting tremendous response from across the country. He said MIM would take all communities, especially the Dalits, along.

Akbaruddin said the MIM would establish an auditorium with a capacity of 4,500 people at Darussalam. Similarly, efforts were on to set up a Law College, Political Research Centre and expand the services of Darussalam Bank to other parts of the country. Interestingly, during his 90-minute long speech, he did not mention anything about the TRS government. He neither praised nor criticised the TRS government.

However, referring to the statement made by BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj, wherein he asked Hindus to produce four children, he said most of the members of Sangh Parivar do not get married themselves and described the Sangh Parivar as "Bachelors' Club". Charminar MLA and MIM General Secretary Syed Ahmed Pasha Quadri welcomed the hundreds of party workers and leaders who had assembled on the occasion. The programme started with the recitation of Holy Quran by Ahsan Ali Ehtesham and Naat-e-Shareef by Md Shafi Quadri.