The Election Commission has announced an October 6 bypoll for Assam’s Nagaon Lok Sabha seat, vacated by former Congress MP Pradyut Bordoloi after joining the BJP and winning the Dispur Assembly election. Counting will be held on October 9
AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi, campaigning in Assam’s Binakandi constituency, urged Muslims to vote collectively for AIUDF candidates led by Badruddin Ajmal. He accused the BJP of pursuing “hate politics” and criticised the Congress for remaining silent.
The Bharatiya Janata Party is targeting Muslims. Our party is against the UCC and will continue to oppose it, said AIUDF General Secretary Aminul Islam
He further said there is a pre-CAA Assam, where Congress and AIUDF were on opposite ends, but in the post-CAA Assam, Congress, AIUDF and Left have opposed the Act.