As widely reported in one controversial remarks,that was leaked, the AAP leader Shazia Ilmi said that Muslims' votes split as they were "too secular" and they "should become communal" and vote keeping in mind "our own interest".The video of the AAP leader has become viral on social media.
Ilmi, AAP candidate from Ghaziabad, purportedly said in a video, in which she is having a conversation with members of the Muslim community.
AAP's Muslim face Shazia Ilmi asked the Muslims of India to become communal and said, "Don't be much secular. Muslims are too secular and they should become communal. They are not communal and do not vote for themselves. Arvind Kejriwal is ours. Muslims have remained secular for long. Have voted for the Congress and helped them win. Don't be so secular and look at your house (community) this time.
She further added, "Other parties have their vote bank intact and Muslim votes split. This is a controversial statement, but we should look at our own interest,"
AAP leadership has issued an OFFICIAL STATEMENT on Sazia Ilmi : "Regarding Shazia Ilmi's clip - Aam Aadmi Party does not believe in mixing politics & religion, neither does it endorse it. All our representatives should be careful in their choice of words so that there is no scope for misinterpretation ."
India Honest laughs and regrets on the excuse Arvind Kajriwal has taken on being exposed on his plan to mobilise Muslims of Varansi on communal lines by his close associate and Muslim leader Sazia Ilmi.
INDIA HONEST regrets : WHAT AN EXCUSE ? :) :) A CLARIFICATION OF THE CENTURY ?........IH SUGGESTS THAT IF AAP HAS ANY DIGNITY LEFT WITH THEM AFTER SAZIA VIDEO GOING VIRAL ; THEN THEY SHOULD GO TO THE DELHI AUTO DRIVER "LALI" AND TOUCH HIS FEET AND APOLOGISE TO HIM AS IT WAS ONLY HE, WHO RECOGNISED THEM AND THEIR CHARACTER,AND WARNED THEM BY HIS ADVICE (GIVEN IN UNCIVILISED WAY OF A SLAP ON KAJRIWAL ).BUT AAP LEADER KAJRIWAL FAILED IN RESPECTING LALI AND ALSO IN CORRECTING THEMSELVES..............
INDIA HONEST HOPED IF KAJRIWAL HAD ACCEPTED LALI'S VERDICT..................THE NATION WOULD HAVE BEEN SAVED FROM THIS HUGE SPREAD OF COMMUNALISM IN THIS ELECTION BY AAP, AND AVOIDED THE DIVISION OF NATION AND PEOPLE ON MINORITY AND MAJORITY COMMUNAL LINE .THE AAP SUPPORTERS MUST BOW DOWN THEIR HEAD IN SHAME FOR THE ACTS OF THEIR GREEDY LEADERS .