BackAAP rejects Syed Ahmed Bukhari’s support in Delhi elections
Bukhari, Shahi Imam of the Jama Masjid, called for Muslims to vote for the AAP citing a 'grave threat' from communal forces
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New Delhi: On the eve of Delhi assembly polls, Syed Ahmed Bukhari, the Shahi Imam of the Jama Masjid, on Friday appealed to Muslims to vote for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) citing “grave threat" to the community from communal forces, but the party promptly rejected the support, saying that it was against any type of caste and communal politics.
In his appeal, Bukhari urged the people to help the AAP to form an “honest and secular" government in Delhi while accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of extending support to elements who are trying to divide society. “The country is facing the grave dangers of communalism and Muslims are the target of communal forces," Bukhari said in a statement.
AAP leader Sanjay Singh said the party does not require Bukhari’s support as it was against any type of “caste and communal politics". “AAP doesn’t support the ideology of Imam Bukhari. We don’t need his support," Singh said.
Bukhari said: “To oppose the communal forces and curb their further advance and to protect the sanctity and security of the Constitution of the country, we shall have to ponder over the measures required to ensure that the secular fabric of the nation remains intact."
He added that the survival of Muslims was dependent on the survival of secularism in India.
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