Asaduddin Owaisi addresses rallies in Belgavi
Belgavi: The country needs an alternative political voice and only regional parties can provide it. The Congress cannot defeat the BJP, but regional parties can, says All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul Muslimeen Supremo Asaduddin Owaisi.
Mr. Owaisi addressed two rallies in Belagavi and Kagwad on Tuesday in support of the Janata Dal (Secular).
Clad in a saffron headgear that is worn by members of the Maratha community during festivals in Belagavi, Mr. Owaisi was the star attraction at the rally.
At the rally in Belagavi, Mr. Owaisi denied allegations that he was here to divide Muslim votes. He said that he was supporting regional parties such as the Janata Dal(S) as it was distant from both the Congress and the BJP.
Mr. Owaisi said that he was equally critical of the BJP and the Congress. However, most of his speech was reserved for criticising the Congress.
He attacked the Congress for failing to protect Muslims from communal riots and for depriving the community of political power. He criticised the BJP on issues such as failure to keep promises of job creation and welfare of farmers.
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Ajit Pawar wins Baramati battle, defeats nephew Yugendra by more than 1 lakh votes
Baramati, Nov 23: Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister and NCP president Ajit Pawar on Saturday won from his traditional Baramati assembly constituency by defeating his nephew and NCP (SP) candidate Yugendra Pawar by more than one lakh votes.
Ajit, who parted ways with his uncle Sharad Pawar last year and was seeking an eighth term from this family bastion in Pune district, polled 1,81,132 votes while Yugendra Pawar polled 80,233 votes.
Ajit, thus, defeated his younger brother's son by 1,00,899 votes.
Five months ago, Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP) had triumphed in Baramati in the Lok Sabha elections, with incumbent MP and Sharad Pawar's daughter Supriya Sule defeating Ajit Pawar's wife Sunetra by a margin of 1.5 lakh votes.
Both the NCP factions did not leave a single stone unturned during the assembly campaign, and even Sharad Pawar's wife Pratibha Pawar and Sule's daughter Revati were seen campaigning for Yugendra, while Ajit Pawar brought his mother on stage during his concluding rally in Baramati.
While Sharad Pawar told the people of Baramati that they needed a new leadership, alluding to Yugendra Pawar whom he described as a highly-educated candidate, Ajit Pawar cautioned people not to fall prey to the "emotional pitch" by the senior Pawar.
After Saturday's results, Ajit Pawar, who along with several other NCP legislators sided with the BJP-Shiv Sena government in 2023, could claim to be the real political heir of his estranged uncle who founded the NCP in 1999.
Sunetra Pawar, now a Rajya Sabha member, thanked the people of Baramati for reposing their faith once again in `Dada' (elder brother in Marathi, as Ajit is fondly called).
