New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday will take up a petition seeking deregistration of Asaduddin Owaisi's All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) for allegedly seeking votes in the name of religion and raising only issues related to Muslims.
The petition moved by Shiv Sena’s Telangana unit chief asked the High Court to set aside Election Commission of India’s June 19, 2014 order that granted recognition to All India Majilis-e-Ittehadul Musalimeen (AIMIM) as a state political party, PTI reported.
The petitioner, Tirupati Narasimha Murari, claimed that the party violates the provisions of the Representation of the People Act as it opposes the concept of secularism.
“The constitution of AIMIM clearly raises issues relating to Muslim community and thinks only for the welfare of Muslims, which is violative of the principles of secularism as envisaged by the Constitution of India", the petitioner claimed.
“The party having aim and object for the benefit of only Muslim community, formed on communal concept can in no way fulfil the object of secular principles. The declaration given by AIMIM to uphold the secular principles is farce and fraud on the law and the constitution,” he said.
Murari also alleged that the leaders and workers of the party were “continuously abusing Hindu religion, their Gods Goddesses” and several FIR have been lodged against them.
The AIMIM is led by Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi, and it has of late started to expand nationwide by contesting civic and state elections. Contrary to what the petitioner has said, the AIMIM has fielded non Muslim candidates in elections and some of them have even won.
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