But look into your heart too and tell me if you’re not satisfied that they’ve given him a ticket and you can now highlight how he is a massive anti-national?”ĪMU vice-chancellor Tariq Mansoor had dismissed the row over Jinnah’s portrait on the campus as a non-issue. To this, Sardana said, “Patra ji, you have peered into my heart. The oldest national party because of which India was partitioned is again trying to gain votes by selling Jinnah. The graphic plate below reads, “Maskoor Usmani had installed Jinnah’s portrait while he was AMU president.”Īt 6:20 minutes into the broadcast, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra expressed his grief over Congress’s decision to give Usmani a ticket - “It’s not important who wins or loses elections. The channel claimed multiple times ( 1:24 minutes and 6:20 minutes) that in 2018 Usmani had installed a portrait of Pakistan’s founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah at AMU. Usmani’s candidature has given the BJP a fresh opportunity to criticise the Congress, and thus, ithas accused Usmani of being a ‘Jinnah supporter’.Īaj Tak ran broadcasts suggesting that the Congress will seek votes based on ‘Jinnah’s genie’ while issues of development and corruption will take a backseat.Īnchor Rohit Sardana in his daily show ‘Dangal’ invited several panellists to discuss Usmani’s candidature. He will be contesting from Jale constituency in Darbhanga district of Bihar. The Congress party has fielded former Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) student leader Maskoor Usmani as a candidate for the upcoming Bihar assembly elections.