New Delhi: Former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillor Tahir Hussain, who is an accused in the 2020 Delhi riots case, has joined Asaduddin Owaisi’s All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM). Hussain will be fielded as AIMIM’s candidate from the Mustafabad constituency in the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections, as per a report by the Times of India.
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi announced Hussain’s candidature on social media platform X, stating that Hussain’s family and supporters had also joined the party.
“MCD councillor Tahir Hussain joined AIMIM and will be our candidate from Mustafabad Assembly Constituency in the upcoming Delhi Vidhan Sabha elections. His family members and supporters met me today and joined the party,” Owaisi wrote.
Hussain’s induction into AIMIM has sparked sharp criticism, particularly from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
