Karnataka: After allegedly shifting into pre-poll settlement, profitable based mostly totally on Muslim consolidation, Congress dismisses Maulana who demanded Dy CM put up for Muslims

On May 22, the Congress-ruled Karnataka State Government issued an order to cancel the nomination of State Waqf Board Chairman Maulana NK Muhammad Shafi Saadi with quick influence. The nomination of three totally different members named Mir Azhar Hussain, G Yakub and IAS Officer Zehara Nassem has been cancelled as correctly.

Shafi Saadi’s nomination cancelled by Congress-led Karnataka Government. Source: mediaoneonline

The order bought right here at a time when Maulana Saadi was pushing the state authorities to elect a Muslim as Deputy CM. He had alleged that there was a pre-poll settlement between Congress and Muslims. Furthermore, Saadi acknowledged Congress obtained the Karnataka elections as a result of Muslim consolidation.

Saadi demanded high-profile ministries for Muslims along with the Deputy CM put up

A day after the Karnataka Assembly Election outcomes have been launched, Saadi demanded {{that a}} Muslim must get the put up of deputy chief minister in Karnataka from the profitable candidates of the group. They moreover demanded portfolios like Home, Revenue, Health and totally different departments for five Muslim MLAs. Karnataka State Waqf Board chief Shafi Saadi claimed 72 constituencies went into Congress’s arms solely as a result of Muslims. 15 Muslim candidates have been fielded by Congress throughout the elections, out of which 9 obtained.

While addressing the media, he acknowledged, “In about 72 constituencies, Congress won purely because of the Muslims. We, as a community, have given a lot to the Congress. Now it’s time we get something in return. We want a Muslim deputy chief minister and five ministers with good portfolios like Home, Revenue, and Education. It’s the responsibility of Congress to thank us for this. We held an emergency meeting in the Sunni Ulma board office to ensure all these are implemented.”

Saadi had on the time claimed that there was a pre-poll understanding that had been reached between him and the Congress social gathering that he would canvass for Congress among the many many Muslim group. He had acknowledged that the Congress had assured him that the Deputy CM could possibly be from the Muslim group. Interestingly, he had claimed that many Muslim candidates had left their constituencies, gone door to door and campaigned for Congress in several constituencies as correctly, specializing within the Muslim group voting for INC. He had moreover hinted that this was achieved in stealth.

It may also be pertinent to note that SDPI, the political arm of banned terror outfit PFI, had extended full help to the Congress social gathering for Karnataka elections. Earlier, they’d consider to topic 100 candidates, nonetheless, retaining in ideas Muslim consolidation that Congress needed to win, they fielded solely 15 candidates throughout the elections. All of them, in addition to 1, had misplaced deposits leading to unbridled consolidation for Congress. They had moreover acknowledged that they’d canvass extensively for the Muslim group to vote for Congress.

It would appear that after profitable Karnataka by means of Muslim consolidation, if what Saad had claimed was true, Congress has summarily discarded him and clearly, backtracked on its alleged ensures to its largest vote monetary establishment – the Muslim group.