NCP leader Nawab Malik on Tuesday said that religious, linguistic and regional sentiments were being deliberately provoked during the BMC election campaign, asserting that Mumbai's true identity lies in its cosmopolitan character and collective contribution of people from all backgrounds.
Nationalist Congress Party leader Nawab Malik on Monday highlighted the party's significance in the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls, claiming that the party will decide the majority in the otherwise "hung" house.
"On most of the seats, our party is contesting against the BJP and the Shinde's Sena. We are not contesting elections in the minority areas. We are not contesting in Shivaji Nagar's three wards, where the minority is 90 per cent," Malik told ANI.
Known as NCP's formidable leader and having previously served as Mumbai President, Nawab Malik has been handed this crucial responsibility by NCP National President and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, along with Tatkare.
As polling is underway in Maharashtra, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and candidate from Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar, Nawab Malik on Wednesday casts his vote at a polling booth in Mumbai.
Notably, in Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar, Shiv Sena, a Mahayuti alliance member alongside NCP, has fielded Suresh 'Bullet' Patil to contest against Nawab Malik.
The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Chief and Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Ajit Pawar, on Thursday defended his decision to offer a ticket to Nawab Malik to contest from Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar, despite the serious allegations against him.
Ajit Pawar-led NCP leader Nawab Malik on Monday strongly condemned Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's slogan "batenge toh katenge" (divided we perish), labeling it as "disgusting". Malik expressed concerns that this kind of politics has caused significant damage in Uttar Pradesh
The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) on Wednesday announced five guarantees ahead of Maharashtra assembly polls at a joint rally here including Mahalakshmi Yojana for women under which Rs 3,000 will be given per month to one woman in every family and free bus travel for women.
Notably, the Mahayuti alliance parties including Shiv Sena and Bharatiya Janata Party has opposed the candidature of Nawab Malik with both of them denying to campaign for him.
Ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly polls, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Keshav Upadhyay emphasised that the BJP would campaign for Eknath Shinde's candidate Suresh Patil in Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar and would have no association with Nawab Malik.