Owaisi Fields AIMIM Candidate in Kanpur, Slams Yogi Over Madrasas

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president and Hyderabad Lok Sabha MP Asaduddin Owaisi made a major political declaration on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, officially confirming that his party will field its own candidate from the Kanpur constituency in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. Releasing video footage from his recent address on social media platform X, Owaisi directly reached out to Kanpur’s electorate, promising that unlike past election cycles where his personal appearances were limited, he will personally spearhead the party's ground campaign, visiting the industrial hub multiple times to connect with local voters.

Door-to-Door Canvassing Pledge: 'I Will Walk Through Your Alleys and Sit in Your Homes'

Making an emotional pitch directly to the youth, women, and community elders of Kanpur, the AIMIM supremo pledged an intensive street-level outreach campaign across the city. Owaisi assured the gathering that he will tour local neighborhoods on foot, navigate narrow residential lanes, and personally knock on voters' doors to solicit support for the Majlis election symbol. Emphasizing his organic connection with the constituency's electorate, the Hyderabad parliamentarian insisted that visiting their residences feels like visiting his own family home, passionately appealing to the electorate to consolidate their votes behind AIMIM to build a decisive political alternative.

Fierce Broadside Against CM Yogi: Historical Claims Over British-Era Fatwas and Madrasas

The Kanpur address witnessed a scathing attack against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, with Owaisi sharply criticizing state administrative crackdowns on traditional religious seminaries. Invoking India's freedom movement, the AIMIM leader claimed that historical madrasas across Kanpur had issued religious decrees (fatwas) against colonial British rule, alleging that the incumbent Yogi administration is now unfairly targeting those very same institutions. In a biting remark aimed at the Chief Minister, Owaisi asserted that while predecessors of the ruling establishment were seeking compromises with British rulers, freedom fighters associated with minority institutions faced colonial bullets directly, setting the stage for an aggressive electoral showdown in central Uttar Pradesh.