Archive · 20 Sep 2026
Owaisi Outlines AIMIM Expansion Plans Ahead of Uttar Pradesh Polls
Asaduddin Owaisi leads the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen, or AIMIM.
He said the party is getting ready for the next Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.
Party workers are visiting different areas to meet people.
They plan to visit Kanpur, Shravasti, Azamgarh and parts of western Uttar Pradesh.
Owaisi said these visits will help them learn about people’s problems.
He criticized a recent demolition drive involving cemetery land in Kanpur.
He said the authorities did not follow the law or give people a fair process.
He also said Muslims are being treated mainly as voters instead of citizens with full political rights.
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said the party is preparing to strengthen its organization ahead of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.
Owaisi said party representatives have visited constituencies and will continue public outreach in Kanpur, Shravasti, Azamgarh and western Uttar Pradesh.
He said meeting residents would help the party understand their problems and highlight difficulties he attributes to the state government.
Owaisi condemned a demolition drive involving alleged encroachment on cemetery land in Kanpur, questioning whether due process was followed.
He accused the Bharatiya Janata Party government of pursuing what he called the politics of hatred and said Muslims were being politically marginalized.
- Who
- AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi and the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen.
- What
- The party is expanding its organization and public outreach ahead of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections; Owaisi also criticized a Kanpur demolition drive and alleged Muslim political marginalization.
- When
- Ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections; Owaisi said the Kanpur visit was taking place on the day of his remarks, with Shravasti planned in six days.
- Where
- Uttar Pradesh, including Kanpur, Shravasti, Azamgarh and constituencies in western Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- To strengthen the party organization, understand residents’ problems and raise concerns about issues affecting Muslims, according to Owaisi.
- Party
- All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM)
- Party leader
- Asaduddin Owaisi
- Election
- Upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections
- Planned outreach
- Kanpur, Shravasti, Azamgarh and three or four constituencies in western Uttar Pradesh
- Kanpur issue
- A demolition drive targeting alleged encroachment on cemetery land
- Owaisi’s allegation
- He said due process and principles of natural justice were not followed
- Political criticism
- Owaisi accused the Bharatiya Janata Party government of practicing the politics of hatred