Delhi polls: Matia Mahal candidate Asim Khan sees pro-Congress tilt

Khan’s tone turns into notably sharp when discussing the Covid-19 pandemic. He criticises Kejriwal for blaming the Tableeghi Jamat Markaz for the unfold of Covid-19, including that had he been a minister on the time, he would have resigned instantly. He additionally expresses disappointment over the shortage of help for minorities through the 2020 East Delhi riots and the protests in opposition to the CAA-NRC, calling it “deeply troubling”.

Khan additionally expresses discontent with former Congress member Chaudhary Mateen, who left the get together to affix AAP, calling it “a mistake”, and questioning what the Congress had failed to supply for Mateen, his son, and his daughter-in-law, and whether or not they had any rules in any respect.

Nevertheless, he clarifies that his resolution to contest the elections was not pushed by anger, stating that he was cleared of all expenses inside a 12 months, whereas outstanding AAP leaders like Manish Sisodia, Satyendar Jain, Arvind Kejriwal, and Sanjay Singh confronted jail time, a destiny he escaped.

Based on Khan, Kejriwal’s true face has now been revealed, which is why the previous CM is making determined guarantees, similar to providing more cash to ladies or salaries to monks and granthis. He notes that, paradoxically, the Delhi authorities’s personal waqf board has didn’t pay salaries to imams and muezzins for the final 17 months.

Khan additionally accuses Kejriwal of indulging in mere theatrics and expresses hope for a repeat of the 2015 election outcome, the place he defeated Shoaib Iqbal by a margin of 26,000 votes. He believes the rising help for the Congress within the section, mixed with Shoaib Iqbal and his household’s failure to serve the general public, will work in his favour.