MIM president Asaduddin Owaisi, on Sunday, challenged BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi to contest from Hyderabad Lok Sabha in the next elections.
Addressing a meeting at Darulsalaam on the occasion of MIM's 56th anniversary, Owaisi said that Modi's popularity was nothing but a hype being created by the Sangh Parivar to polarise the elections.
He said that if Modi was so confident about his popularity, then he must contest and win from Hyderabad to test his real worth. Owaisi also claimed that the MIM was unbeatable in Hyderabad, and that no political party has a candidate to contest against the MIM.
Owaisi also announced that he would campaign against Modi in different parts of the country.
The MIM chief said that there was no strong leadership for about 15 crore Muslims at the national level. He also asked the MIM cadre to organise themselves, and to make optimum use of the social media network to ensure over 80 per cent polling in favour of the MIM in the next elections.
Speaking about the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, he opposed the move which gave Law and Order powers to the Governor.
He demanded that the Law and Order cell should be handled by the Telangana government.
Owaisi called for unity among Dalits, BCs and minorities to defeat the communal forces in the country. He expressed concern over some leaders, like Ram Vilas Paswan, joining the NDA to support Modi's candidature.
MIM legislators, corporators and other leaders and workers were present at the meeting in large numbers. (INN)
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