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All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi connected Wednesday (April 1, 2026) started his campaign for the West Bengal Assembly election by addressing a nationalist gathering astatine Naoda successful Murshidabad with his ally, Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP) person Humayun Kabir.
Accusing Trinamool Congress chairperson and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of doing thing for the Muslims successful the State, Mr. Owaisi said the assemblage was warring to make a Muslim enactment successful West Bengal.
“We privation our rights. We privation participation. We volition not bow our heads successful beforehand of Mamata (Banerjee). We volition not beryllium acrophobic of (Narendra) Modi,” the AIMIM person said. “Remember, determination is nary quality betwixt Mamata Banerjee and Narendra Modi. They are similar member and sister. The Muslims of Bengal privation to escaped themselves from the fearfulness of the member and sister,” helium said.
Addressing the gathering of thousands of supporters, Mr. Owaisi said helium and Mr. Kabir volition besides combat the 2029 Lok Sabha polls together.
“You had voted for different parties successful the past. This time, ballot successful favour of your member Kabir and his enactment and the AIMIM candidates who volition beryllium fielded arsenic portion of the confederation to consolidate the full Muslim ballot and exposure the hypocrisy and nexus betwixt the Trinamool and the BJP,” helium told the gathering.
The Hyderabad MP said that Muslims signifier astir 30% of the colonisation successful West Bengal but the beingness of the assemblage successful authorities jobs is astir 7 per cent. “The clip has travel to halt the exploitation of Muslims,” helium said.
Mr. Kabir is contesting from the Naoda Assembly constituency. The MLA had launched the AJUP aft helium was suspended from the Trinamool successful 2025, erstwhile helium announced plans to conception a “Babri Masjid” successful West Bengal’s Murshidabad district.
Speaking astatine the meeting, helium said the “overwhelming presence” of members of the assemblage astatine the rally was indicative of the disillusionment and choler towards the Trinamool.
Mr Kabir said the confederation plans to contention 182 of the full 294 seats, and “will thatch some the Trinamool and the BJP a acquisition they deserve”.
Since 2011, the Trinamool Congress nether Mamata Banerjee’s enactment has held the enactment of Muslims that comprise 27% of the electorate. There are 47 Muslim candidates successful its database of 291 nominees announced truthful far. There are astir 80 to 90 constituencies wherever Muslims tin find the canvass outcome.
The predetermination to the 294-member West Bengal Assembly volition beryllium held successful 2 phases connected April 23 and April 29. Votes volition beryllium counted connected May 4.
