Muslims are like ‘band baja party’, have no leadership: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi

Owaisi has recently announced that his party – AIMIM – will be contesting next year's Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh on the promise of creating leadership among Muslims. His announcement has created unease in the political parties that so far considered the Muslims as their core "vote bank".

Lucknow: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has deplored the political condition of Muslims and said that they are like “band, baaza party” at weddings. The AIMIM leader made these remarks in Kanpur during which he also lamented the fact that the Muslims have no representation despite constituting 19% population in Uttar Pradesh.

“The condition of Muslims has become like a ‘band baja party’ in a marriage procession where they (Muslims) are first asked to play music, but are made to stand outside on reaching the wedding venue,” the AIMIM president said.