By Zaidul Haque, TwoCirlces.net,
Kolkata: After 34 years of Left Front Government, even Mamata Banerjee led Trinamul Congress has failed to deliver on its promises to Muslims, said Maulana Badrussin Ajmal, All India president of All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) at a rally cum open convention organized in Kolkata on 9 January.
TMC Government is presenting itself as if they are doing so much for the minorities, but they have failed to uplift the socio-economic situation of Muslims, he alleged. The situation has not changed much for the Muslims if you compare the current government with that of the Left, he said.
AIUDF President Maulana Barduddin Ajmal at a rally in Kolkata.
Announcing that his party will contest from at least 10 Lok Sabha seats in the coming elections, Ajmal reminded that Muslims are the second biggest community in the country.
He alleged that all political parties, including TMC, are using Muslims as vote-bank and have not really delivered when it came to issues concerning the community.
AIUDF WB state president Maulana Siddiqullah Chowdhury at the rally.
Ajmal also urged the community to educate their children so they become assets for the society.
He clarified that there is misconception that AIUDF is a Muslim party, but his party works for all sections of the society. He said that in times to come his party will evolve into a potent force in the state like Assam.
AIUDF state president Maulana Siddiqullah Chowdhury said that if Mamata Banerjee is really serious about security of Muslims, TMC should support the anti-communal violence bill in the Parliament.
He alleged that by giving remunerations to few Imams and Muazzins, she is using them for her political advantages, but that’s undermining the prestige of Imams and Muazzins.
AIUDF rally in Kolkata.
MLA in the Assam Assembly Swapan Kar reiterated that AIUDF is not a communal party but works for the marginalized section.
Before the convention a rally was organized in which large number of women also participated. Several other dignitaries spoke on the occasion.
[Photos: Sandip Saha]