BJP领导人声称孟买是一个印度民族, 拒绝穆斯林市长资格, BJP leader claims Mumbai is a Hindu nation, rejecting Muslim mayoral eligibility, as election race heats up.

BJP领袖Nitesh Rane批评AIMIM的Waris Pathan质疑穆斯林是否有资格获得孟买市长职位, 宣称该市是一个“印度民族”, BJP leader Nitesh Rane criticized AIMIM’s Waris Pathan for questioning Muslim eligibility for Mumbai’s mayoral post, asserting the city is a "Hindu nation" where Sharia doesn’t apply and demanding the mayor uphold "Hindutva ideology." Pathan认为,来自Khan、Pathan、Sheikh、Qureshi或Syed等社区的穆斯林应该能够起带头作用,援引历史上的穆斯林领导才能和戴头巾的妇女可能成为市长的可能性,同时批评马哈拉施特拉邦政府在发展和农民问题上的立场。 Pathan had argued that Muslims from communities like Khan, Pathan, Sheikh, Qureshi, or Syed should be able to lead, citing historical Muslim leadership and the possibility of a hijab-wearing woman becoming mayor, while criticizing the Maharashtra government on development and farmers. BJP和Shiv Sena确认,在227个BMC席位中,有207个席位由BJP占有128个,Shiv Sena79个。 The BJP and Shiv Sena confirmed a seat-sharing deal for 207 of 227 BMC seats, with BJP taking 128 and Shiv Sena 79. 包括BMC和PMC在内的29家市政公司的选举定于1月15日举行,计票日期为1月16日。 Elections for 29 municipal corporations, including BMC and PMC, are set for January 15, with vote counting on January 16.