3 weeks ago
Not in NDA: NCPI MP Taher clarifies PM breakfast meet
A politician named Abu Taher is a member of parliament from Murshidabad, a place in West Bengal, India.
He went to a breakfast meeting in New Delhi, the capital city of India.
The meeting was hosted by the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, who invited many politicians from different political groups.
Some people thought that going to the meeting meant he was joining the Prime Minister's political group, called the NDA.
But Abu Taher said, "We are not in the NDA."
He explained that he only went to talk about problems that people are facing.
He talked about voters whose names were removed from the voting list in West Bengal.
He also asked for a new railway line near the border and talked about rules for loudspeakers at mosques.
He said the meeting was a good chance to raise these problems directly with the Prime Minister.
NCPI leader Abu Taher insisted he is "not in the NDA" despite attending PM Modi's Friday breakfast meeting for MPs of NDA constituents.
Taher said his only purpose was to raise public issues, including alleged voter deletions during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal.
He also urged the prime minister to consider a new railway line near West Bengal's border areas and raised concerns over loudspeaker restrictions in mosques.
Taher, along with fellow NCPI MPs Khalilur Rahaman and Yusuf Pathan, met Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday and submitted a memorandum on the issues.
PM Modi hosted more than 40 MPs from NDA constituents, including the NCPI, Shiv Sena, RPI (Athawale), Rashtriya Lok Morcha, AIADMK and United People's Party Liberal.
- Who
- Abu Taher, MP from West Bengal's Murshidabad and leader of the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI), along with fellow NCPI MPs Khalilur Rahaman and Yusuf Pathan; PM Narendra Modi; Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
- What
- Taher attended PM Modi's breakfast meeting for MPs of NDA constituents and raised public issues, while firmly asserting that the NCPI is not part of the BJP-led NDA.
- Where
- New Delhi, India.
- When
- Breakfast meeting on Friday, August 7; the NCPI MPs met Amit Shah and submitted a memorandum on Thursday, August 6.
- Why
- To place public concerns directly before the PM, including alleged deletion of genuine voters during West Bengal's Special Intensive Revision, mosque loudspeaker restrictions and a demand for a new railway line near border areas.
Public issues, not politics
A sign of NDA support
Meaning of attending PM's breakfast meet
Public issues, not politics
Taher says he and fellow NCPI MPs attended only to raise public issues directly before the PM - voter deletions, mosque loudspeaker restrictions and a new railway line - and that the meeting was not an indication of support for the NDA. He insists the NCPI is not part of the NDA.
A sign of NDA support
Suggestions that his presence at a meeting hosted by the PM for alliance partners, attended by more than 40 MPs from NDA constituents such as Shiv Sena and AIADMK, signalled support for the ruling alliance. Taher explicitly rejected these suggestions.
Key facts
- Key figure
- Abu Taher, NCPI MP from Murshidabad, West Bengal
- Event
- PM Modi's breakfast meeting with more than 40 MPs from NDA constituents
- Date
- Breakfast meet on Friday, August 7; memorandum to Amit Shah on Thursday, August 6
- Location
- New Delhi
- NCPI position
- "We are not in the NDA... I am in the NCPI," Taher said
- Issues raised
- Alleged voter deletions in the SIR of electoral rolls, loudspeaker restrictions in mosques, new railway line near West Bengal border
- SIR demands
- Fast-tracking of genuine cases, additional tribunal benches, grievance redressal mechanism, protection from denial of essential public services
Quotes
Abu Taher
MP for Murshidabad, West Bengal, leader of the Nationalist Citizens Party of India
“"The meeting was good. My only purpose for going to the meeting was to raise certain issues."”
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“"We are not in the NDA… I am in the NCPI… When I leave the NCPI, I will tell you."”
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