Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi criticised AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi for what he termed opportunistic politics. Drawing parallels between Bihar’s Bahadurgunj and Hyderabad’s Jubilee Hills bypolls, he accused Owaisi of double standards for supporting Congress in Telangana while opposing it in Bihar
Contradictory statements from Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and government advisor Shabbir Ali have exposed Congress’s internal differences over the AIMIM. While Revanth termed the party a “friend,” Shabbir accused it of aiding the BJP by splitting secular votes.