New Delhi former A councilor and North East Delhi riots accused Tahir Hussain has joined AIMIM and has been fielded by the party from Mustafabad constituency for the upcoming Assembly polls.

In an article published on X on Tuesday, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen Delhi unit president Shoaib Jamai said Hussain had “officially” joined the party.

The wife, son and family members of Hussain, who is currently incarcerated, were present on the occasion on his behalf, Jamai said.

In photos shared by the party, Hussain’s family members were seen meeting AIMIM leader and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi.

Hussain “will be the party’s candidate” in the Mustafabad constituency in the parliamentary elections scheduled for February, Jamai said.

“This decision of ours will play a crucial role in the campaign for justice for the victims of the Delhi riots,” he added.

More than 50 people were killed and hundreds injured in communal violence that erupted days after the February 2020 legislative elections.

Hussain was granted bail by a city court in one of the 2020 Delhi riots cases in May.

The court found that his role in the riots was “remote in nature” and that he had already spent more than three years in detention.

Hussain, however, remained behind bars in other riot cases.

Earlier this month, the Delhi High Court quashed an FIR against Hussain, noting the existence of a similar case against him.

He was expelled by A after his name was associated with the riots.

Meanwhile, the BJP has accused the AIMIM of conspiring to disrupt peace by nominating Hussain to contest the elections.

BJP Delhi unit vice-president Kapil Mishra told a press conference that the AIMIM’s decision to nominate Hussain revealed its “clear intention” to sow “communal discord” in the city.

Mishra himself was accused by many of making a speech that led to violence in northeast Delhi during the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests.

“Attempts to replicate 2020 should not be repeated as Delhi’s wounds are yet to heal and we remain fully vigilant,” Mishra said.

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