Azamgarh, Oct. 11 -- Ahead of upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday took direct aim at the ruling dispensation's political rhetoric, shifting the narrative from communal polarisation to economic inequality during a public address in Azamgarh.

Challenging Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's frequently invoked "80% versus 20%" political formulation, Owaisi countered with his own stark demographic framing: a battle of "99% against 1%."

Citing data from the Uttar Pradesh Department of Economics and Statistics for 2024-25, Owaisi pointed out that Azamgarh ranks fourth among the state's districts for having the highest population of impoverished residents.

"The sta...