Tahir Hussain, former AAP councillor and Delhi riots accused, joins AIMIM; to be fielded from Mustafabad seat in Delhi elections

NEW DELHI: Former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain, accused in the larger conspiracy case related to the 2020 Delhi riots, has joined Asaduddin Owaisi’s All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM).
Hussain, who is facing charges linked to the communal violence, will be contesting the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections from the Mustafabad constituency.
Owaisi announced Hussain's candidacy on social media platform X, stating that Hussain's family and supporters had also joined AIMIM.

"MCD councillor Tahir Hussain joined AIMIM and will be our candidate from Mustafabad Assembly Constituency in the upcoming Delhi Vidhan Sabha elections. His family members and supporters met me today and joined the party," Owaisi wrote on X.
The move has sparked intense criticism from the BJP.
The BJP has warned of serious consequences if any efforts are made to incite communal tension in Delhi.
BJP leader Kapil Mishra expressed outrage, saying, "Tahir Hussain is not just an accused in the riots. His house was found stocked with petrol bombs, stones, and weapons intended to harm Hindus in Delhi. Young IB officer Ankit Sharma was brutally stabbed 400 times in his house, and his body was dumped in a drain. This is a clear attempt to disrupt peace in Delhi. Last time, Shaheen Bagh protests were staged before the elections."
"This is a clear attempt to disrupt the peace in Delhi. Last time, Shaheen Bagh protests were staged before the elections. If riots are incited in the name of Tahir Hussain this time, there will be consequences," Mishra warned.
(With agency inputs)