Senior Congress leader Muhammed Arif 'Naseem' Khan has stepped down from the party's campaign committee, expressing disappointment that the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) bloc did not to field any minority candidate in the Lok Sabha polls.
He said the people and organisations associated with the minority community were upset over the bloc's decision not to put a Muslim face or leader on the ticket.
Speaking to ANI, Mr. Khan said the Congress' ideology since inception has been to take everyone along, regardless of community or caste. "There is a lot of anger among people belonging to the minority community or associated with organisations linked with us as there is not one Muslim [Opposition] candidate across the 48 Lok Sabha seats in the State. I am upset, too, as the Congress, going back to its founding days, has been known to take everyone along, regardless of whether they are Muslims, OBCs, Marathas, SCs or STs," he said.
