His advice to AGP leadership is to come out of the saffron fold in order to maintain its secular credential and join AUDF led four party alliances. "It would be a pragmatic approach for AGP to join hands with secular and democratic forces. We would be rather glad to welcome AGP", said Ajmal.
He made it clear, "there is no dispute or disagreement in the alliance over my decision to contest from Silchar" and dismissed media reports about CPM staking its claim for this seat as speculative and an exercise to create confusion among the electorates.
He said, other than Congress and BJP, no other party has that base or organizational strength in Silchar Parliamentary Constituency to take on the opposition.
The growing acceptability of AUDF in Barak Valley has made his party a viable alternative, he claimed and added to say it has now definite edge.
CPM, CPI and NCP, the alliance partners, he reminded, have failed to bag even a single seat in the last assembly polls. NCP is yet to make any dent here.
His party would also contest from Karimganj also for which alliance partners would be taken into confidence. He was aware of the fact that this border Parliamentary Constituency is also a stronghold of both Congress and BJP.
Presently, Congress holds both the LS seats. He ruled out any dissension in the alliance and was confident "everything would be sorted out and settled on give and take basis".
His assessment was that people of Barak Valley want change in both the seats. He dubbed the 30 years of Heavy Industries and Public enterprises Union Minister Sontosh Mohan Dev as MP and Central Minister as "a tale of dismal failure on all fronts".
He said all this is reflected among others the progress of work so far made in the construction of Silchar- Lumding BG and East West Corridor.
Corruption would be the main poll plank of AUDF, revealed Badaruddin Ajmal.
"It is not terrorism but unbridled corruption that has stalled development and stood in the implementation of centrally sponsored schemes and projects properly", he said. NREGS implementation, according to him, is a glaring example of it.
Health services in urban and rural areas, he pointed out are in doldrums despite all the tall official claims of better services.
Badaruddin Ajmal saw good prospect of his party and alliance at the hustings as he was confident besides gaining large chunk of Muslim votes, his party leading the alliance would also win over substantial percentage of votes of Hindus and other communities, tribals and-non-tribals.
Along with Congress and BJP, AUDF from all reckoning has sounded bugle for the LS polls. source: the sentinel assam
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