The Congress earlier had a 'political understanding' with MIM in Hyderabad, though the party had decided to end the same last year.
The Congress earlier had a 'political understanding' with MIM in Hyderabad, though the party had decided to end the same last year.
Hyderabad
: Accusing Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen of being a communal party, senior Congress leader and Karnataka Minister R Roshan Baig today advised the MIM to confine itself to Hyderabad and stop dreaming of becoming a national party.
Reminding the MIM of the lessons -"taught-" to it by people in Bengaluru civic polls and Bihar Assembly elections, Baig, the Karnataka Minister for Information and Infrastructure Development, said they want national-level parties and not communal parties in the country.
-"...let them (MIM) confine (themselves) to Hyderabad...as a national-level party they were dreaming. People have taught them a lesson in Bengaluru (in local city polls held in August last year)...people have also taught them a lesson in Bihar (Assembly elections). So, let them not dream about (becoming) an all India national party,-" Baig told reporters here.
-"Your's is a communal party and we want national-level parties to be in the country and not communal parties,-" he said.
Asking Hyderabadis to strengthen and support Congress in the upcoming Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) elections, Baig said, -"I appeal to the citizens of Hyderabad to support Congress.-"
Rajya Sabha member and Congress leader V Hanumantha Rao said that MIM always -"benefitted-" from Congress and claimed that the developmental works were done in Hyderabad only due to his party.
The Congress earlier had a 'political understanding' with MIM in Hyderabad, though the party had decided to end the same last year.
