‘We have been betrayed’: Muslim leaders in Karnataka after Congress gives them only 11 tickets
Asection of Muslim leaders from the Karnataka Sunni Ulama Board have expressed disappointment as only 11 candidates from the community have been given tickets by the Congress from a list of 166 names announced so far. Leaders of the Muslim community felt they had been “betrayed” by the Karnataka leadership. They warned Congress to give them tickets or else the party would lose out on Muslim votes.
Ahead of the crucial Karnataka assembly elections, Congress, which is eyeing to oust the BJP, is facing a revolt from a section of Muslim leaders with the latter claiming that they are not being given enough representation.
“Congress makes promises to Muslim leaders ahead of elections but fails to fulfill them. I want to say that Congress should give at least 25-30 tickets to Muslim candidates. The party should also make a Muslim candidate as Deputy CM,” Mohammad Qari Zulfikar Noori, member of Karnataka Sunni Ulama Board, told India Today.
A meeting of the Karnataka Sunni Ulama Board was also held in Bengaluru where they warned that the Congress would face repercussions if the party failed to give tickets to Muslim candidates.
“Congress has given tickets to only 11 Muslim candidates in the list of 166 names announced so far. We want that Congress should not give tickets only to Muslim candidates, especially in Muslim-dominated areas,”Shafi Saadi, Chairman, WAQF Board told India Today.
