Kolkata, February 19 – The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), founded by Asaduddin Owaisi and planning to contest the upcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal, is focusing on the issue of a large number of minority migrant workers from the state as its main attack against the ruling Trinamool Congress.
The AIMIM leadership has already started a campaign in minority-dominated districts like Malda and Murshidabad, as well as in minority-dominated Assembly constituencies in districts like Cooch Behar, North Dinajpur, Nadia, North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas, and Howrah.
"Our agenda is simple. The majority of the large number of migrant workers from West Bengal come from the minority community. This proves that the West Bengal, ruled by the Trinamool Congress, has never been serious about the economic and social upliftment of Muslim youth by creating employment opportunities for them. Therefore, we are approaching the minority voters to make them understand that the much-hyped support of the state's ruling party for the minority community is merely a facade," said a state leader of AIMIM.
According to him, the efforts of AIMIM on this count have already yielded positive results for the party. "In some of these minority-dominated districts, as well as in some minority-dominated pockets, such minority migrant workers and their family members, who had been actively associated with the Trinamool Congress since 2011, have now officially joined AIMIM. They have realized that what the Muslim youth need now, more than anything else, is employment opportunities, which will never be possible under the current Trinamool Congress regime," he said.
As of now, it is almost confirmed that AIMIM will contest the West Bengal Assembly polls scheduled this year in alliance with Janata Unnayan Party, the new political outfit floated by maverick and suspended Trinamool Congress legislator, Humayun Kabir.
At the same time, AIMIM is also open to an understanding with the CPI(M)-led Left Front, although no confirmation on this count has come from the Left leadership yet.
