Nawab Malik a terrorist, Ajit Pawar betrayed country by fielding him: BJP's Kirit Somaiya
The Hindu
Kirit Somaiya accuses NCP's Nawab Malik of being a terrorist, sparking controversy ahead of Maharashtra Assembly elections.
Launching a blistering attack against Nawab Malik who has been fielded by the Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar faction) as its candidate from Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Kirit Somaiya on Wednesday (October 30, 2024) said that Nawab Malik is a terrorist and he tried to break the country into pieces.
“Nawab Malik is a terrorist who tried to break India into pieces. He is Dawood’s agent and Ajit Pawar’s NCP has betrayed the country by giving ticket to Nawab Malik. On behalf of Mahayuti, Eknath Shinde’s candidate Suresh Krishna Patil [Bullet Patil] of the Bharatiya Janata Party started campaigning yesterday,” said Somaiya.
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On Tuesday, after Nawab Malik filed his nomination, a new challenge emerged in front of the Mahayuti alliance as the Mahayuti had already announced Shiv Sena’s Suresh Krishna Patil as the ‘official’ candidate on the same seat.
BJP Mumbai chief Ashish Shelar said that the party would not be campaigning in support of Nationalist Congress Party’s (Ajit Pawar) Nawab Malik, candidate from Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar Assembly. The party’s Mumbai chief has said that the party has made its stand “very clear” and that even though their Mahayuti alliance partners have the right to declare whatever candidate, they have opposed Nawab Malik’s candidature before, saying he is accused of having links with Dawood Ibrahim.
Nawab Malik, a two-time MLA from Anushakti Nagar, had earlier in the month announced that he would contest from the Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar Assembly constituency as an independent candidate after being denied a ticket by the NCP due to pressure by the Mahayuti ally BJP.
Sana Malik, daughter of Nawab Malik is contesting from the Anushakti Nagar assembly seat as an NCP candidate (Ajit Pawar).
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