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Three Bengal Muslim MPs keep distance from NDA
Three Muslim MPs from Murshidabad, Abu Taher Khan, Khalilur Rahman and Yusuf Pathan, have not formally joined the BJP-led NDA, Aaj Tak reports. The MPs, who joined the Nationalist Citizens Party of…
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Three Muslim MPs from Murshidabad, Abu Taher Khan, Khalilur Rahman and Yusuf Pathan, have not formally joined the BJP-led NDA, Aaj Tak reports. The MPs, who joined the Nationalist Citizens Party of India after leaving a large TMC breakaway group, are also absent from high-level NDA parliamentary meetings in New Delhi.
They have instead kept contact with the Centre and West Bengal administration focused on specific issues. The three met Home Minister Amit Shah over loudspeakers at mosques in Bengal. Khalilur Rahman said the meeting concerned two issues and declined to discuss political alliances. Their approach includes seeking development work and voter-list changes while avoiding blanket support for government decisions.
The Indian Opinion
The easy story is that these MPs are either secretly backing the BJP or staging a principled revolt. The available facts support neither conclusion. Their conduct points to issue-based bargaining, but silence on alliances leaves their long-term position unclear. In a sensitive, minority-dominated region, formal alignment carries political costs. The useful test will be how they vote on major bills and whether their 20-member group takes a common position.
Source: aajtak.in
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