"Assam Example Of How Congress Is BJP's A-Team": Asaduddin Owaisi To NDTV

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi, who is on a two-day visit to Assam, took a jibe at the Congress party, calling it the 'A-team' of the BJP. According to Owaisi, many Congress leaders have joined the BJP - creating a lack of trust among voters.

"Congress was in power for decades and could not stop the BJP. Many of their leaders have joined the BJP, so people no longer trust them. The fight against the BJP cannot be symbolic. It has to be on the ground, and strengthening an independent voice is essential. They (Congress) call us the B team of BJP, but Assam is an example of how Congress is the A team of BJP," Owaisi told NDTV.

With Assam's electoral battle entering a decisive phase, the politics of identity and representation has once again moved to the centre. Owaisi, campaigning for Badruddin Ajmal's AIUDF, is seeking to consolidate minority support while mounting a dual critique of the BJP's governance and the Congress's credibility.

"We have come here to support Maulana Badruddin Ajmal and his candidates, and I am addressing public meetings across the state. AIUDF represents an organic leadership of the Muslim community in Assam, and people want to strengthen this party. Muslims are being marginalised, their citizenship is being questioned, and their dignity is being challenged. In such a situation, it is important to have an independent voice," he said.

Hitting out at Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Owaisi questioned why people are being evicted without proper rehabilitation. "On the ground, those affected are largely poor and marginalised Muslims," he said.

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While AIUDF is contesting in 29 seats - all dominated by Muslim voters, particularly Bengali-speaking Muslims, Oswaisi has tried to take the fight beyond.

"The politics being practiced is discriminatory and, in many ways, unconstitutional. The duty of a Chief Minister is to uphold the Constitution. I am here because of the condition of Muslims in Assam, and I will raise these issues and hope people vote for justice.
We will oppose within the framework of the Constitution and continue to speak and question these policies," Owaisi said.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma warned Owaisi for not indulging in any communal statement.

"I have no problem with 'Allahu Akbar', but if Asaduddin Owaisi wants to give any communal statement during an election rally in Assam, then what treatment I want to give him, I know very well. He will get very good treatment and be wiped out," he said.