West Bengal: AIMIM state unit chief joins TMC together with a number of others

The political state of affairs in West Bengal is in a state of flux, with a number of twists and turns happening virtually every single day because the 2021 Assembly election within the state attracts nearer. After many Trinamool Congress stalwarts jumped ships to affix BJP lately, experiences have emerged that a number of members of the Asaduddin Owaisi-led occasion All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) together with it’s performing West Bengal unit president Sk Abdul Kalam and convenor Sheikh Anwar Hussain Pasha joined TMC Saturday. The AIMIM chief and his followers joined the TMC in presence of senior occasion chief and state minister Chandrima Bhattacharya.
Kolkata: West Bengal’s performing AIMIM Chief SK Abdul Kalam joins Trinamool Congress (TMC) together with a number of different members of AIMIM, forward of Assembly Elections within the state. pic.twitter.com/yWrlNtvN64— ANI (@ANI) January 9, 2021
Have joined to maintain the “poisonous air” in West Bengal at bay: AIMIM state unit chief
While becoming a member of Mamata Banerjee led-TMC at its headquarters in Kolkata, Kalam opined that he has switched sides to maintain the “poisonous air” in West Bengal at bay. “We have seen that West Bengal used to be an oasis of peace. But of late, the air has become poisonous and this has to be set right. That is why I decided to join the Trinamool Congress,” he informed reporters.
Attacking AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi, AIMIM’s West Bengal convenor Sheikh Anwar Hussain Pasha stated that this isn’t the fitting time to hunt a political entry into West Bengal, claiming that the Asaduddin Owaisi-led occasion was solely performing as a polarizer of votes to assist the BJP.
Asaduddin Owaisi eyeing at West Bengal within the upcoming Assembly election
After profitable 5 seats in Bihar and enjoying spoiler in some seats, speculations have been rife that AIMIM will play a significant position within the upcoming Assembly election in West Bengal. In truth, the confrontation between WB CM Mamata Banerjee and AIMIM chief has already reached a pinnacle. When Mamata Banerjee alleged that the BJP is giving cash to a celebration from Hyderabad to divide votes within the ensuing Assembly elections, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi had hit again at her saying the Muslim voters weren’t her “jagir (property)”. Rubbishing the allegation by the Trinamool Congress chief, Owaisi commented that no person can purchase him with cash.
Moreover, the Hyderabad MP had additionally tweeted that Mamata Banerjee doesn’t like these Muslims who suppose and communicate for themselves.
Will Asaduddin Owaisi dent Mamata Banerjee’s Muslim vote financial institution?
Now, this sudden improvement of AIMIM stalwarts leaping ships may turn into a giant hurdle for Asaduddin Owaisi-led occasion which is planning to make a debut in poll-bound West Bengal and swing the Muslim votes, which accounts for practically 30 per cent in West Bengal, in his favour. For years Mamata Banerjee has been thriving in West Bengal by appeasing her Muslim vote financial institution. Now if Asaduddin Owaisi ventures into West Bengal and consolidates Muslims electorally, it might show to be a significant catastrophe for the incumbent Trinamool Congress within the state of West Bengal.