Lucknow, Jan. 31 -- Launching a scathing attack on the Samajwadi Party (SP), AIMIM Uttar Pradesh president Shaukat Ali said that the SP has so far only used the Muslim community like "disposable glasses."He stated that now Muslims would fight their own political battles, and preparations are underway to contest elections in about 200 assembly constituencies in the state.
Shaukat Ali, while talking to media on Saturday, indicated that the possibility of an alliance with the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in the upcoming assembly elections is open. He said that there is a natural alliance between Dalits and Muslims, and efforts are being intensified to strengthen this new political force based on this social foundation.
He said that 134 assembly...