United Muslim Forum has decided to support 13 LS and 189 Assembly candidates. It has also decided to campaign in favour of these candidates. They include sum of the controversial candidates also.
Mr. Mohammed Abdur Raheem Quraishi, President of United Muslim Forum told that appeals are being made to defeat TDP and BJP alliance. TRS Chief, Mr. K. Chandrasekhara Rao met Mr. Ram Madhav of RSS. It is likely that TRS and YSR Congress Party may become party of NDA after elections.
Taking all these into consideration the Forum decided to support 13 LS candidates and 4 constituencies. From Hyderabad it is supporting MIM, from Malkajgiri Lok Satta, from Kareem Nagar TRS and from Khammam CPI. Forum decided not to support candidates who are closer to BJP but it is supporting Dr. Jai Prakash Narayan of Lok Satta who is in favour of BJP. He went to the Airport to receive Modi yesterday. Despite all these events, it is very surprising that the forum is supporting him. The Forum is supporting Congress candidates Mr. Anjan Kumar Yadav for Lok Sabha whereas it is not supporting Majlis candidate in Secunderabad Parliamentary constituency. The Forum claims to defeat BJP in Secunderabad and it is extended its support to Congress candidates, it is not supporting Majlis candidates in Amberpet, Musheerabad and Nizamabad which is very surprising. By distributing Muslim votes, BJP will gain.
Clarifying this issue, Mr. Quraishi told that Majlis has floated a Hindu candidate from Amberpet who will poll votes from both the Hindu and Muslim communities. However he did not clarified about Nizamabad and Musheerabad constituencies. The Forum has decided to support 7 candidates of CPI which includes Mr. Syed Aziz Pasha who is contesting from Maheshwaram Assembly constituency. It is also supporting Mr. Shakeel who is contesting from Bodham and Mr. Indira Karan Reddy from Nirmal who is contest on BSP ticket.
Mr. Rahim Quraishi told that on many occasions, Congress did not play secular character. Many Muslim youths were harassed under the pretext of terrorism but after reviewing the present situation, support is being extended to Congress since Hindutva forces are trying to get BJP to power.
–Siasat News