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Housing, Minority Welfare, and Waqf Minister B.Z. Zameer Ahmed Khan, who had stayed distant from the Davangere South bypoll campaign, arrived successful the metropolis to run for Samarth Mallikarjun, the Congress nominee, connected Sunday.
He visited the Shamanur household location wherever helium was welcomed by Horticulture Minister S.S. Mallikarjun, his woman and MP Prabha Mallikarjun, and others.
Later, Mr. Khan and Mr. Mallikarjun held a associated property conference. Mr. Khan said helium harboured nary sick volition towards the Shamanur family, Mr. Mallikarjun oregon his son.
“Mr. Mallikarjun whitethorn person said thing similar we bash not request Mr. Khan present to run for america successful Davangere. He whitethorn person said it successful choler oregon jest. I deliberation it is natural. I mightiness accidental the aforesaid happening if helium is to travel to my constituency of Chamarajpet. But I bash not instrumentality specified things to heart. I person nary sick volition against him oregon his family. I volition run for the Congress campaigner seriously,” helium said.
Mr. Khan said helium had flown from Kerala to Hubballi and driven from determination straight to Davangere. “I was successful complaint of the run successful 10 districts successful Kerala. I came present connected the instructions of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah,” Mr. Khan said.
He said that the crushed helium didn’t run successful Davangere till present was that helium was the Congress’ prima campaigner successful Kerala and had to question to respective constituencies there. “It is thing to bash with maine being upset,” helium said. “Mr. Mallikarjun and I are aged friends. We are connected precise bully terms,” helium said.
“When I came to Davangere a fewer months ago, the Muslim assemblage demanded a summons for the byelection. I promised that I would bring this to the announcement of our precocious command. This created immoderate confusion. Naturally, erstwhile the summons was fixed to Mr. Samarth, immoderate radical got upset. There are inactive 4 days near for voting. We volition hole everything,” helium said successful effect to a query.
“It is the accustomed signifier of the Congress that erstwhile ever a nationalist typical dies, the summons is fixed to the household connected compassionate grounds. The Muslim assemblage leaders person sought a summons for the 2028 Assembly elections. We are each members of the Congress family. We volition beryllium and sermon what is champion successful the involvement of the party,” helium said.
He said helium would person MLC Abdul Jabbar, who was reportedly feeling near out, to articulation the campaign. “In the 2023 elections, determination were 13 Muslim candidates from Davangere South. However, the votes they got unneurotic did not transverse adjacent 3,000. It truthful happens successful elections that not everyone who contests volition get votes. But still, I volition effort to person the Muslim candidates successful the fray to enactment the Congress,” Mr. Khan said.
Mr. Mallikarjun said that determination was nary disorder successful the enactment astir immoderate contented and that the run was being carried retired effectively.
