Asaduddin Owaisi targets Congress over Ashok Chavan's exit

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday said Congress leader Ashok Chavan joining the BJP sheds light on the real team of RSS and the B team of BJP reported news agency PTIAddressing a public meeting in Akola city of Maharashtra the Hyderabad MP also referred to the speculation over Congress veteran Kamal Nath jumping ship to join the BJP reported PTIAsaduddin Owaisi targets Congress Muslims in India are dutybound to protect mosquesHe said Muslims in India are dutybound to protect mosques and they should think that the Babri masjid still exists reported PTITargeting the RSS Owaisi said Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was not antiMuslim but the Sangh tries to portray him as antiIslam reported PTIAshok Chavan quit Congress to join BJP I heard Kamal Nath may follow suit AIMIM was once called the B team of BJP Now tell me which is the real team of the RSS Which is the real team of the BJP he asked reported PTIWe should recognise the snakes in our society who are threatening us in the name of secularism he addedAsaduddin Owaisi targets Congress Ajit Pawar is fielding his wife against Supriya SuleHe also took potshots at NCP leader and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit PawarI have heard that he Ajit Pawar is fielding his wife against his sister Supriya Sule Whats happening in the politics of Maharashtra Owaisi asked reported PTIHe said it is the duty of Muslims to protect masjids and we will never forget this dutyMuslims should never forget December 6 1992 They should keep in mind that Babri Masjid still exists and will remain so otherwise another Babri incident will happen Muslims should remember Babri like Jews remember the Holocaust he added reported PTIOwaisi claimed the representation of Muslim members in the Lok Sabha should go up in the 2024 elections and set AIMIM a target of winning 4 seats from Maharashtra which sends 48 MPs to the Lok Sabha reported PTIIn the 2019 general elections AIMIM won the Aurangabad later renamed as Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Lok Sabha constituency from MaharashtraMeanwhile All India MajliseIttehadul Muslimeen AIMIM MP Imtiaz Jaleel said that he is keen to contest from Mumbai in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections as it will help AIMIM expand its presence in other areas reported news agency PTIJaleel who won from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar earlier Aurangabad in 2019 told a news channel that AIMIM is often labelled as the B team of BJP but so many people from other parties are now sitting on its lap reported PTIWe are confident of winning in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Then why should we not try to spread our base in other areas he said expressing his wish to contest in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from Mumbai reported PTIIll discuss my Mumbai plan with party chief Asaduddin Owaisi when we meet in Akola on February 18 he said reported PTIWith inputs from PTI