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AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi Urges Muslims To Build Independent Leadership In Uttar Pradesh
- •AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi launched his party's campaign in Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, urging minority voters to reject traditional legacy figures and build self-determined leadership.
- •Owaisi stated that the community no longer needs figures like Gandhi or Nehru and must reject subservience, declaring that people should become leaders rather than blindly following others.
- •The AIMIM chief criticized regional opposition parties and historical dynamics, accusing mainstream parties of treating minority leaders as token vote-getters rather than empowering independent voices.
- •Owaisi drew parallels between historical intra-Congress debates involving Jawaharlal Nehru, Mahatma Gandhi, and Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, and current political practices of leaders like Akhilesh Yadav.
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Asaduddin Owaisi urged marginalised and minority voters to reject subservience to legacy figures and traditional national icons like Gandhi and Nehru. He stated that the community no longer needs them and must instead build independent, self-determined leadership.
The AIMIM chief took aim at regional opposition figures like Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, accusing his party of treating minority voters as token vote-getters rather than empowering true independent voices.
Owaisi invoked a historical episode from 1946 regarding the transfer of power and party presidency to draw a parallel with modern politics. He highlighted internal Congress debates between Nehru, Gandhi, and Maulana Abul Kalam Azad to argue that mainstream parties have long utilized minority figures for votes while sidelining genuine representation.
