After BJP chief and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis clarified his social gathering’s stance of not campaigning for NCP chief Nawab Malik because of his alleged hyperlinks with the Dawood Ibrahim gang, Malik on Friday (November 1) acknowledged that, as a member of the Muslim neighborhood, he’s a straightforward goal for accusations of terrorism.
“The allegations of terrorism and underworld connections in opposition to me are baseless. It’s simple to label a Muslim chief as a terrorist,” Nawab Malik mentioned in an unique dialog with India TV.
Mahayuti govt didn’t need me to contest
Throughout the interview, the NCP chief and social gathering candidate from the Mankhurd-Shivaji Nagar constituency additionally detailed over how sure people within the Mahayuti authorities didn’t need him to contest the upcoming meeting elections. He acknowledged that baseless allegations had been being made in opposition to him to forestall him from working within the election. “I’m accused of cash laundering, not terrorism,” Nawab Malik added.
‘Ajit Pawar defended me’
Moreover in the course of the unique interview with India TV, Malik additionally expressed his gratitude to social gathering chief Ajit Pawar, who overtly supported him. “Ajit Pawar ji defended me; I’ll by no means be capable to repay his debt,” he remarked.
Additional, he additionally clarified that he didn’t align with Ajit Pawar out of concern of imprisonment. He acknowledged, “I’m by no means afraid of going to jail. I’m who I’m. I’m not one to say one thing to somebody’s face and one thing else behind their again. No matter we are saying publicly displays our stance.”
‘The general public desires me to win’
Furthermore, the NCP chief acknowledged that the general public desires him to win the polls. He shared that he totally anticipated candidates to be fielded in opposition to him. “In each election, there was opposition from throughout the social gathering. Such circumstances have all the time been current. Regardless of all types of opposition, we are going to win this election. The general public desires me to win,” he mentioned.