New Delhi [India], October 11 : AIMIM chief Asaddudin Owaisi has hit out at the opposition parties, which accuse AIMIM of being the 'B team of BJP' and said that instead of introspecting on their own weaknesses, they falsely target his party.
In an interview with ANI, the AIMIM chief said there is no perception among people that his party is the 'B' team of the BJP, but noted that attempts are made by some parties in the opposition in this direction.
He took a dig at these parties and said if they think that "bringing Owaisi into everything will cure the disease" then he has no problem.
Owaisi stated, "There is no such perception... If you (opposition) think that bringing Owaisi into everything will cure the disease, then I have no problem with that... There is no perception like this. People want to create that. But we have said it many times, and we are saying it again today, that if Narendra Modi has become the Prime Minister of this country three times, it's not the fault of Indian Muslims."
PM Narendra Modi is getting about fifty per cent of the non-Muslim votes in the polls. He's getting 37-38%, so what's my role in that? If you want to crown me, I'll accept. I have no objection. If you think that bringing Owaisi into everything will cure the disease, then I have no problem with that. Do an introspection and see how weak you are," he added.
The AIMIM chief further denied allegations of having ties with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), stating that his meetings with BJP ministers were solely for work-related purposes. He explained that once he met with Union Minister Giriraj Singh to discuss issues related to the textiles sector, particularly the powerlooms in Malegaon.
"I have no connection with the BJP... Before Operation Sindoor, I issued a statement asking why you didn't invite me to the all-party meeting? The Home Minister called me and asked me to come. I met with Giriraj Singh about the Malegaon powerlooms. Giriraj Singh spoke with us for an hour. He's a minister, shouldn't I go to him for work related to textiles? ...I'm politically opposed to you, but I want to get work done, and you're in the government..." Owaisi asserted.
Speaking on bye-elections in Jubilee Hills assembly constituency of Telangana, Owaisi has stated that his party hasn't made any final decision yet regarding an alliance with the Congress for the upcoming bye-elections.
He said, "No decision has been made yet on (an alliance with the Congress) for the Jubilee Hills bye-elections. Yes, I have a good relationship with Revanth Reddy. I've said this before, and I'm saying it again. The metro line wasn't built in a part of my constituency, so we were supporting the TRS in the elections...The people have elected me; I have to work. We won't compromise on ideology. We are not compromising with the BJP, nor will we compromise with anyone else..."
The bye-elections in Telangana's Jubilee Hills constituency will be conducted on November and the results for the same would be announced on November 14.
Congress has announced Naveen Yadav as the party's candidate for the ensuing bypoll to the Telangana legislative assembly from Jubilee Hills constituency.