2 min learnNew DelhiUp to date: Sep 2, 2026 04:13 PM IST
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) nationwide spokesperson Syed Asim Waqar joined the Congress Wednesday. He claimed that AIMIM, below Asaduddin Owaisi, solely pays “lip service” to eradicating the BJP, however in actuality it’s preventing towards those that search to carry down the ruling occasion.
Waqar, who was thought of to be near Owaisi, joined the Congress within the presence of All India Congress Committee (AICC)’s Uttar Pradesh in-charge Rajendra Pal Gautam, UP Congress president Ajay Rai and AICC minority division chairman Imran Pratapgarhi on the occasion workplace on Akbar Highway in New Delhi.
In keeping with Congress insiders, Waqar’s becoming a member of is important because the occasion seems to be to increase its outreach amongst Muslims in Uttar Pradesh, which fits to the polls early subsequent 12 months.
Talking at a briefing, Waqar stated, “On the bottom, we don’t battle the BJP; we battle the Congress, the Samajwadi Celebration (SP); we’re preventing each different one who desires to take away the BJP.”
“So, I felt that if we maintain preventing the Opposition and don’t permit it to increase, then we’re serving to the BJP. I’ve determined that if we’re true nationalists and need to take away the BJP actually, then our goal ought to be to battle the BJP. If we’re preventing the enemies of the BJP, then we’re buddies of the BJP,” he stated.
“In actuality, if somebody is preventing the BJP throughout the nation, it’s the Congress, Rahul Gandhi and his individuals,” stated Waqar.
His departure comes at a time when the AIMIM aims to strengthen its presence in Uttar Pradesh, concentrating on to win a number of seats in districts with vital Muslim populations.
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Gautam stated that below the management of Rahul Gandhi, a motion is underway throughout the nation on points regarding training, employment, college students, ladies, and marginalised sections.
“Rahul Gandhi is firmly elevating the voice of each part and constantly cautioning the federal government on each entrance. Impressed by this, senior leaders from numerous events are becoming a member of the Congress and strengthening the fingers of Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi,” stated Gautam.
