#BiharPolls: Owaisi Mocks Tejashwi’s ‘Extremist’ Remark, Launches Bihar Third Front
AIMIM chief blasts RJD heir over 'fanatic' slur.
Asaduddin Owaisi unleashed a blistering counterattack on Tejashwi Yadav during a fiery Kishanganj rally, mocking the RJD leader's English after he allegedly branded him an "extremist, fanatic, terrorist." "Babu, 'extremist' ko angrezi mein likh le," Owaisi taunted, accusing Yadav of borrowing Pakistani rhetoric. The AIMIM chief fumed that his beard, cap, and unbowed pride in faith triggered the insult, not politics. He dared Yadav: "The one who doesn't beg or fear your father—you call coward?" The clash erupted after failed seat-sharing talks for Bihar's 2025 polls.
Owaisi's party swiftly posted an audio clip of Yadav's interview, slamming it as an affront to Seemanchal's Muslims. "Tejashwi speaks Pakistan's language," the AIMIM tweeted, vowing to contest 100 seats independently. After the Mahagathbandhan snubbed AIMIM's six-seat demand, Owaisi declared a "third front" to shatter Bihar's bipolar NDA-MGB stranglehold. He revealed ignored letters to Lalu and Tejashwi, signaling betrayal. AIMIM's Bihar head Akhtarul Iman boasted both alliances would feel their surge.
In 2020, AIMIM won five Seemanchal seats with BSP-RLSP, but four MLAs defected to RJD; one died. Owaisi eyes the region's 17.7% Muslim vote—per 2022 caste survey—lacking dedicated leadership. "Yadav, Paswan, Thakur have icons; Muslims don't," he charged, carving a niche amid RJD's MY formula reliance. Analysts say accommodating AIMIM risks BJP's Hindu polarization spin, weakening Tejashwi's CM bid. The snub protects core votes but fuels Owaisi's rebellion.
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Owaisi also jabbed the opposition for no Muslim Deputy CM despite Mukesh Sahani's slot. "Every community has representation except us," he said, positioning AIMIM as Seemanchal's voice. Tejashwi shrugs off the threat, noting AIMIM's 2020 gains evaporated via defections and regional limits. Yet Owaisi's rhetoric could dent RJD's Muslim base in pockets, complicating Mahagathbandhan math.
Bihar votes in two phases—November 6 and 11—with results on November 14. As Kishanganj gears up, Owaisi's barbs signal a bruising Muslim vote splinter. The "extremist" row has morphed into a pride-versus-power showdown, testing Tejashwi's grip on RJD's bedrock while AIMIM aims to redraw Bihar's electoral map.
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