AAP Leader Slams AIMIM's Decision to Field Tahir Hussain in Delhi Polls, Says Such Moves Benefit BJP
Deccan ChronicleNew Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar on Tuesday slammed AIMIM's decision to field former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain as its candidate for the upcoming Delhi elections and said such moves benefit the BJP. His family members and supporters met with me today and joined the party," Owaisi said in a post on X. Priyanka Kakkar alleged that wherever BJP starts losing, they bring more parties to contest elections. BJP leader Kapil Mishra said AIMIM's decision to field Tahir Hussain, who is in judicial custody for his alleged role in the 2020 Northeast Delhi riots, was an attempt "to promote divisive politics". In a post on social media platform X, Mishra accused Tahir Hussain of "plotting murder of hundreds of Hindus in Delhi" during the northeast Delhi riots and alleged that he had stabbed IB officer Ankit Sharma multiple times.