People of minority communities angry, upset, says Congress's Naseem Khan

After resigning from the campaign committee of the Congress party as the Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA coalition in Maharashtra didnt field a single Muslim candidate in the Lok Sabha elections 2024 the party senior leader Muhammed Arif Naseem Khan said that the people and organisations of minority communities are upset and angry with the partys decision reported news agency ANITalking to ANI Khan said that it has been Congresss ideology from the old days to take everyone along irrespective of their communityIn Maharashtra there is a lot of anger in people and organisations of minority communities because there is not a single candidate from minority communities in 48 Lok Sabha seats I am also angry because it has been Congresss ideology from the old days to take everyone along irrespective of whether theyre from the minority community OBC Maratha community SC or ST the party leader saidHe further said that the people of minority communities expect their voices to be represented in the Lok Sabha but this time its not happening and thus they are upset reported ANIThere has been a tradition of giving representatives for every community Maharashtra has always remained a programming state Abdul Rahman Antula was a Member of Parliament from Maharashtra People of minority communities expect their voices to be represented in the Lok Sabha which is not happening this time and thus they are upset Khan saidWhat is the reason there is no candidate from minority communities If I go to people for campaigning they will ask questions and I dont have answers so I have decided I wont campaign for the third fourth and fifth phases of elections he addedEarlier in the letter referred to Congress President Khan thanked Mallikarjun Kharge for naming him as one of the star campaigners for the polls and said that he wont be campaigning for the party in the Lok Sabha elections 2024MVA is the coalition of three parties in Maharashtra Congress Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray and Nationalist Congress Party Sharadchandra PawarFrom a total of 48 seats in Maharashtra MVA has not nominated a single Muslim candidate in Maharashtra he stated in the letterThe senior leader said that many Muslim organizations leaders and party workers in the state were expecting Congress to field at least 1 candidate but unfortunately the party hasnt nominated a single Muslim candidate reported ANINow they are askingCongress ko Muslim vote chahiyecandidate kyu nahi Congress wants Muslim votes but why not candidates Khan statedStating that he is upset with the partys unfair decision the Congress leader said that he fulfilled his election responsibilities in several states Uttar Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Goa Telangana Gujarat Rajasthan West Bengal Karnataka Maharashtra and others whenever the party asked him toDue to all these reasons I will not be able to face and I have no answers to the Muslims and other Muslim organizations in Maharashtra who always raise this issueTherefore I have decided not to campaign for the party during the Lok Sabha elections 2024 and also resign from the campaign committee of the Maharashtra Lok Sabha election 2024 the letter further addedMeanwhile on Thursday the Muslim Voter Council of India wrote a letter to Mallikarjun Kharge Nationalist Congress PartySharad Chandra Pawar NCPSCP and Shiv Sena UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray and expressed their disappointment over not fielding Muslim candidates in the Lok Sabha electionsAdbul Bari Khan Chief Convenor of the Muslim Voter Council of India said that the polling for the first phase has been completed and we are looking for the second third fourth fifth sixth and seventh phasesThe MVA recently announced its seatsharing arrangement for Maharashtras 48 Lok Sabha seats the secondlargest contributor to the lower house of Parliament after Uttar Pradesh with 80 seatsUnder the arrangement Shiv Sena UBT will contest 21 seats Congress will fight on 17 seats and Nationalist Congress Party SP will put up candidates in 10 seatsThe elections in the state will be held in the state in five phases from April 19 to May 20 Votes will be counted on June 4With inputs from ANI