Masterstroke of Congress in Telangana Azharuddin became minister, BJP said this is politics of appeasement

News India Live, Digital Desk: A big and shocking reshuffle was seen in the politics of Telangana on Friday, the echo of which was heard till Delhi. Former captain of the Indian cricket team and wrist magician Mohammad Azharuddin Now he has started a new and powerful innings on the political pitch. He was included in the cabinet of Chief Minister Revanth Reddy. Minister Has been included as, after which he has also taken the oath of office as a minister.

While on one hand this ‘masterstroke’ of the Congress Party has filled new enthusiasm among the party workers, on the other hand the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has seriously accused the Congress of doing ‘appeasement politics’.

Azhar’s second ‘inning’ in politics

Azharuddin’s political journey has been quite interesting.

• Starting from Congress: He started his political career in 2009 with Congress and also became an MP by winning the Lok Sabha elections from Moradabad seat of Uttar Pradesh.
• Return to Telangana: Just before the recently concluded Telangana Assembly elections, he Working President of Telangana Congress was appointed. Although he did not contest the elections, he campaigned vigorously in favor of Congress throughout the state, especially in minority dominated areas.
• And now we got the reward: It is believed that the party has rewarded him for his hard work and his celebrity image in the elections.

BJP targeted, called it ‘appeasement’

As soon as Azharuddin became the minister, BJP has strongly attacked the Revanth Reddy government. BJP says that this decision is not based on merit, but only to garner Muslim votes Has been taken for.

BJP spokesperson said, “This is an old habit of Congress. They have always been doing appeasement and vote bank politics. Making Azharuddin a minister is the latest example of this. This decision has been taken not for the development of Telangana, but to make a dent in the vote bank of Owaisi’s party AIMIM.”

Congress’s bet, will Owaisi’s ‘fortress’ be breached?

On the other hand, political analysts are seeing this step of Congress as a well-thought-out strategy. Azharuddin comes from Hyderabad and is very popular among the youth of the Muslim community. Congress is trying to target him in Hyderabad and surrounding urban areas by projecting him as a big ‘minority face’. Asaduddin Owaisi’s AIMIM It is preparing to directly challenge the decades-old dominance of India.

Now it remains to be seen how successful Mohammad Azharuddin, who was successful as ‘captain’ on the cricket pitch, can be on this difficult pitch of politics. Will he be able to play a ‘match-winning’ innings for his team (Congress), or will he get caught in the ‘googly’ of BJP’s allegations?