Former Cricket star Moshin Raza will bat for Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) National President Rajnath Singh in forthcoming lok Sabha election and will seek vote for BJP candidate in the state capital.
Raza, a Shia Muslim has promised that over 50 percent Shia Muslim will vote for Rajnath Singh. "Rajnath Singh is a secular personality who enjoys popularity amongst Muslims. I will be campaigning in his favor and ensure than 50 per cent votes of the Shia Muslim community are polled for him in the elections," said Mohsin Raza while talking to The Pioneer. He said Shia Muslims are ‘minority within minority’ and from past 60 years all the political have used the community for their political gains. The community needs Education, safety, security, employment and equal rights and now we have hopes from BJP.
On Monday, Doctors, Engineers and Intellectual under the leadership of Mohsin Raza had meeting with Rajnath’s son Pankaj Singh who is also General Secretary of BJP UP. During which they kept various demands for the community. In the meeting BJP leader and lucknow Mayor Dr Dinesh Sharma was also present. "Some Muslim leaders and Clerics are projecting Modi as fear element. Though such statements they are trying to threaten the Muslim community. When so-called secular political parties betrayed us for 60 years then a chance to BJP should be given by the Muslims," he opined.
He shared that a myth is created by other political parties that Muslims do not vote for BJP. The answer to this myth is that victory of several BJP leaders from lucknow with big margin including Atal Bihari Vajpayee, lalji Tandon and Two time mayor Dr Dinesh Sharma.Former Cricketer had also announced to campaign for Rajnath Singh during the elections with Pankaj Singh. "I will go out to ask Muslims to vote for Rajnath Singh and ensure that at least one lakh Muslim votes go in his favor," he shared.