Telangana Shiv Sena Seeks Quashing of AIMIM Registration, Delhi HC to Hear Plea Next Week
The Delhi Court will hear a petition next week to quash the registration of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM). The petition stated that Sec 123 of RP Act prohibits to seek votes by making a religious appeal.
New Delhi, September 5: The Delhi Court will hear a petition next week to quash the registration of Asaduddin Owaisi's All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM). The petition stated that Section 123 of RP Act prohibits to seek votes by making a religious appeal. It further noted that if the foundation of AIMIM is communal, it could not remain secular and is bound to violate free and fair election.
The petition filed by the president of the Shiv Sena’s Telangana wing, Tirupati Narasimha Murari sought setting aside the June 19, 2014 order of the Election Commission of India (ECI) granting recognition to AIMIM as a State level party in Telangana. The petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India.
Murari has submitted that AIMIM’s constitution and working is opposed to the concept of secularism as mandated under Section 29-A(5) of the Representation of People Act, 1951. Advocates Hari Shankar Jain and Vishnu Shankar Jain filed the petition. It is also mentioned in the petition that the AIMIM was founded as a political party in the year 1958 “on the same lines and thinking on which Muslim League was formed” which “forced the formation of Pakistan by way of the partition of mother India.”
Murari in his petition also alleged that office bearers, leaders and workers of AIMIM “abuse Hindu community and idol worship to attract members of Muslim community” and “raise issues relating to the Muslim community and think only for the welfare of Muslims”.
(With inputs from PTI)
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