US EditionPolitical Shockwaves in West Bengal Over Humayun Kabir's Alleged BJP Links
The party said it will field 11 candidates on its own after a video allegation sparked a row over Humayun Kabir and the BJP.
- On Friday, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen ended its alliance with suspended Trinamool Congress MLA Humayun Kabir's Aam Janata Unnayan Party , announcing it will contest West Bengal Assembly elections independently.
- A political storm erupted after a video surfaced showing Kabir allegedly claiming he works with the BJP to defeat Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, prompting TMC leaders to demand an Enforcement Directorate probe into his alleged ties.
- Kabir dismissed the allegations as "preposterous," while AIMIM Bengal president Imran Solanki confirmed the party will field candidates in 11 Assembly seats across West Bengal.
- Scheduled joint public meetings, including one in Bhagabangola in Murshidabad on Saturday, were cancelled immediately following the announcement as AIMIM shifts to independent campaigning without the AJUP.
- Just nine days earlier, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi had declared the partnership would continue beyond Assembly polls, but the party now cites concerns regarding marginalized communities' integrity for the sudden separation.
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Humayun Kabir alleges conspiracy after TMC posts 'sting video' online: 'Will answer in High Court'
A fresh political storm erupted in poll-bound West Bengal on Friday after Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP) chief Humayun Kabir accused the Trinamool Congress (TMC) of triggering a conspiracy by circulating a purported sting video. Speaking to reporters in Islampur, Kabir claimed that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee enjoys cordial relations with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), alleging that the timing of …
The nomination process for the West Bengal Assembly elections is underway. A major game has been played out during the nomination process. The alliance between Humayun Kabir and Asaduddin Owaisi's parties, which had announced their alliance with great fanfare, has broken down mid-election.
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