New Delhi:
Nawab Malik, now the official candidate of the Ajit Pawar faction of the Nationalist Congress Party, informed NDTV in the present day that the allegations now levelled at him have been “irresponsible” and the verdicts within the circumstances would vindicate him. His response was to the remarks of senior BJP chief Kirit Somaiya, who had referred to as him a “terrorist”.
“These are irresponsible statements. Nawab Malik was by no means a terrorist nor was ever with any terrorist or any legal. Nawab Malik has been in politics on this nation for 50 years,” Mr Malik informed NDTV in an unique interview.
Some folks assume giving such feedback would assist improve their vote financial institution but it surely really has the alternative impact, he mentioned.
“Now the matter is sub judice, so I can not clearly focus on it. Once the decision comes, all the pieces might be clear,” he added.
Mr Malik was arrested by central companies in an alleged cash laundering case involving mafia don Dawood Ibrahim and his associates Chhota Shakeel and Tigar Memon. He is at present out on bail.
The BJP had refused to assist his candidature, citing the case towards him.
“We will not endorse anybody who’s associated to any Dawood or Dawood associated case,” Maharashtra BJP chief Ashish Shelar had mentioned yesterday, after Ajit Pawar’s last-minute backing fr Mr Malik, he mentioned the BJP wouldn’t marketing campaign for him.
“Nawab Malik is a terrorist who tried to interrupt India into items. He is Dawood’s agent and Ajit Pawar’s NCP has betrayed the nation by giving ticket to Nawab Malik,” Kirit Somaiyya later mentioned.
Mr Malik, who had filed two nominations yesterday – one in every of them as an Independent and the opposite as a member of the NCP, to day mentioned he ws not eager on contesting this time.
“I’ve been a 5-term MLA and have been a minister 6 instances. I didn’t need to contest the election,” he mentioned, explaining that he modified his thoughts due to appeals from the folks of Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar.