LUCKNOW:
Preparing ground for a grand entry into Uttar Pradesh politics, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) claimed on Wednesday it had enrolled more than 1 lakh members to the UP unit of the Hyderabad-based party.
Kickstarting their online membership drive on Wednesday, AIMIM's Charminar MLA Ahmed Pasha Quadri said the party was making inroads into UP at the behest of scores of Muslims and Dalits who were feeling cheated by the ruling Samajwadi Party. Lucknow convenor of AIMIM, Shaukat Ali said the party had already enlisted the support of people in 49 districts, with booth level committees already functional in nearly 15 districts of the state.
Claiming the Samajwadi Party was afraid of MIM's entry into UP—which led to the Azamgarh district administration denying permission to MIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi's rallies—Ali also said MIM workers were being subjected to undue harassment by the state government. "Our focus is on integrating Muslims and Dalits in the state and to solve their basic problems, including their need and demand for reservation in education. We have a right to do this work in UP as well," Quadri said.
MIM leaders also said Owaisi has commissioned a study of the prevailing conditions in UP and is likely to use this information as a launch pad for MIM's entry into UP. Office-bearers also said the party may contest the 2017 assembly elections in UP.
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