BJP slams Congress for along with Imran Pratapgarhi in Karnataka star campaigner guidelines

After Rajya Sabha member Imran Pratapgarhi was added to the guidelines of the Congress’ 40-star campaigners for the upcoming Karnataka Assembly elections on Wednesday, the Bharatiya Janata Party launched an assault in opposition to the get collectively on Thursday, branding him an ‘anti-national.’ The 224-seat Karnataka Assembly will go to polls on May 10 with outcomes rebounding on May 13.

Shobha Karandlaje, the convener of the get collectively’s Karnataka Election Management Committee and the Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, wished to know the ‘relationship’ between the Congress and the not too way back shot ineffective gangster turned politician Atiq Ahmad.

She asserted that Pratapgarhi was an in depth ally of the slain mafia and had referred to the jail as his teacher and brother. She mentioned that he had written poems in celebration of the notorious jail who had attended his ‘mushaira’ (a gathering throughout which poets recite Urdu poetry).

“One name (in the list of Congress star campaigners) that makes us anxious is that of a person who was a close aide of dreaded gangster of Uttar Pradesh, Atiq Ahmed, Ashraf Ahmed and his son Asad Ahmed. Asad was killed in a police encounter while Atiq and his brother Ashraf were killed by the public on their way to the hospital. Pratapgarhi is a close friend of Atiq Ahmed and kept referring to him as his ‘guru’ (teacher) and ‘brother.’ He used to write ‘shayaris’ (poetry) about him,” she charged.

“Despite knowing that Imran Pratapgarhi was involved in ‘anti-national activities’, you (Congress) send him to the Rajya Sabha and appoint him as Karnataka’s star campaigner,” she slammed the opposition get collectively.

#WATCH | Gangster Atiq Ahmed & Ashraf had been his (Imran Pratapgarhi) buddies. Imran used to call them brothers… Congress has saved him on the guidelines of star campaigners for Karnataka polls, which displays Congress is in assist of criminals and anti-nationals: BJP MP Shobha Karandlaje pic.twitter.com/O3vpXNWSTB

— ANI (@ANI) April 20, 2023

She alleged that Imran Pratapgrahi had composed and recited poetry not merely in favour of Atiq Ahmed, however moreover in opposition to India, and society and incited Muslims in opposition to Hindus.

The Congress, in accordance to BJP MP and spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi, is ‘allowing the entry of destructive elements and fundamentalists.’ “Imran Pratapgarhi used to write poetry praising Atiq. Atiq too attended Pratapgarhi’s poetry concerts. Imran’s poems laud anti-nationals, anti-socials and instigated Muslims against Hindus,” he remarked.

The stunningly beautiful ‘brightest’ star of Congress’ Star campaigner guidelines for Karnataka is Imran Pratapgadhi who wrote
“किसी का कभी ऐसा क़द नहीं होगा, सदियों तक कोई अतीक अहमद नहीं होगा”

ये हैं राहुल की “मोहब्बत की दुकान” की असली पहचान।कभी आतंकियों तो कभी माफ़ियाओं का स्तुतिगान pic.twitter.com/zrd8t2mK5l

— Dr. Sudhanshu Trivedi (@SudhanshuTrived) April 20, 2023

However, defending the get collectively’s switch, Congress spokesperson Gourav Vallabh commented, “Imran Pratapgarhi is the chairman of our party’s minority cell and he will be coming. What is wrong with that? We are not calling the person who has committed a crime or is behind the bars.” 

The background of the issue

Recently, a video of Imran Pratapgarhi was making the rounds on social media, the place he may very well be heard showering extreme reward on Atiq Ahmed in his poetry. “This is a poet’s declaration which can never be dispelled. Now no one will ever be able to match your stature. People of Allahabad, remember my words, there will be no Atiq Ahmed for many centuries,” he sang in a reportedly 7-year-old video.

Imran Pratapgarhi, Rahul Gandhi’s handpicked member of Rajya Sabha and Congress’s star campaigner in Karnataka, is an apologist of don and now murdered jail Atik Ahmed… pic.twitter.com/n9fNxSB2n2

— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) April 20, 2023

Kanchan Gupta, a senior adviser on the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting inside the Government of India moreover took to Twitter to submit regarding the shut bond shared between the poet and the mobster. The poet is seen with every Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf Ahmed in two fully totally different footage, who had been invited to the earlier’s residence.

Meet Imran Pratapgarhi, Congress MP (Rajya Sabha) and chairman of the Minority Department of All India Congress Committee.
His proximity to gangsters “Atik Bhai” and “Ashraf Sahib” is wellknown. It’s a relationship that goes once more in time.
Here is Imran Pratapgarhi boasting that… pic.twitter.com/nFqMuNREy2

— Kanchan Gupta 🇮🇳 (@KanchanGupta) April 20, 2023

Now, one different undated video has surfaced throughout which Atiq Ahmed is lauding Imran Pratapgarhi in a rally. The former complimented the poet and known as him ‘his heartbeat.’ He even requested for people to vote for Imran Pratapgarhi who was in Samajwadi Party then and make the latter a ‘king’ of Pratapgarh. The gangster complimented him as any individual who always speaks the truth on account of he is a poet.

Dear voters of Karnataka,

He is @ShayarImran , a star campaigner for the Congress.

He was dreaded gangster Atiq Ahmed’s heartbeat, an individual who had better than 100 case registered in opposition to him.

Don’t let such dreaded criminals dictate the politics of your state. pic.twitter.com/kRvklozumD

— BALA (@erbmjha) April 20, 2023

The complete video may very well be watched proper right here the place Atiq Ahmed is applauding Samajwadi Party and its leaders, considerably, late Mulayam Singh Yadav and Akhilesh Yadav.

Atiq Ahmed’s jail historic previous

Atiq Ahmed was merely 17 years earlier when he was first accused of murder. He was the subject of 102 circumstances, along with kidnapping, tried murder, and threats. The preliminary criticism was filed in opposition to him in 1979 and he was the first explicit individual to be charged with towards the legislation beneath the ‘Gangster Act’ in Uttar Pradesh. The act was invoked in opposition to him thrice. He carried out conferences and maintained his jail enterprise even whereas confined to different jails inside the state. He was considered one of many prime accused inside the murder of every BSP MLA Raju Pal and its major witness Umesh Pal.

He was shot ineffective alongside collectively together with his brother Ashraf Ahmed alias Khalid Azim, one different accused who had 52 circumstances in opposition to him as soon as that they had been on their choice to hospital by three perpetrators, Sunny Singh, Lovelesh Tiwari and Arun Maurya, who immediately surrendered and had been taken into custody by the police present on the scene.