Former Union Minister Aslam Sher Khan on Thursday announced the formation of a party for minorities that will try to unite the Muslims across the country. He also claimed that soon there would be change of guard in the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC).
While talking to media persons, Aslam said that named as National Congress Alpsankhyak Dal, the party will work in coordination with the Congress party but will be a separate entity.
“I had a very long meeting with Congress vice president in the month of June. There were several other prominent minority leaders in that meeting from which it emerged that Muslims felt that the congress was not standing for them on critical issues on one hand while the Congress party too was losing crucial support from the majority community as it was being labelled as a party of minorities. So I felt the only way forward was to form the National Congress Alpsankhyak Dal,” he said.
He further said that Muslims have a sizeable strength in at least 50 assembly seats in Madhya Pradesh. “We will galvanise people in these constituencies and convince them to ensure the defeat of communal forces as it is a question of survival,” he added.
“As far as I am concerned, I seek nothing as I am not even interested in contesting elections,” he said.
