Asaduddin Owaisi

Working On Plan To Beat Asaduddin Owaisi In Hyderabad Lok Sabha Seat: BJP

Hyderabad News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 21, 2017

The BJP is evolving a strategy to win majority of the Assembly and Lok Sabha seats in Telangana, on the lines of party president Amit Shah's "Mission 2019" at national level, including a plan to defeat Hyderabad lawmaker Asaduddin Owaisi, said a party functionary.

'Allah Is Owner Of Mosques': AIMIM's Asaduddin Owaisi Slams Clerics' Body

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 14, 2017

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said mosques cannot be handed over to anybody simply because a religious cleric says so, as Allah owns the places of worship.

Taslima Nasreen Denied Entry In Aurangabad After Protests Led By Owaisi's AIMIM

Aurangabad News | Edited by Abhishek Chakraborty | Monday July 31, 2017

Controversial Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen had to return to Mumbai from the airport in Aurangabad after protests led by AIMIM legislator Imtiyaz Jaleel broke out outside the airport and the hotel she was supposed to stay in during her visit to the city.

Asaduddin Owaisi Slams PM Modi Over Skipping Palestine During Israel Visit

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday July 3, 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi not visiting Palestine during his forthcoming visit to Israel would "strengthen the occupation of West Bank and Gaza" by the Jewish State, AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi said here today.

BJP State Executive Meeting In Bihar's Kishanganj District From Today

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 2, 2017

The BJP will hold its two-day state executive meeting in this minority-dominated border district from today, coming in the backdrop of the party's landslide win in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh.

BJP Legislator Wants To 'Behead' Those Opposed To Temple in Ayodhya

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday April 9, 2017

The Supreme Court's advise to find a solution to the Ayodhya Ram temple through dialogue has been welcomed by the BJP. But a legislator of the party from Hyderabad said the temple will be built in Ayodhya, and issued an open threat to "behead" all those who were opposed to it.

UP Should Give Slaughterhouses Time For Regularisation: Asaduddin Owaisi

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday March 27, 2017

AIMIM President and Lok Sabha member from Hyderabad Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday said the Uttar Pradesh government should give time to illegal abattoirs for regularisation instead of just recklessly sealing them.

Former Member Of Parliament Syed Shahabuddin Dead At 82

People | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday March 4, 2017

Former Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer and MP Syed Shahabuddin, who was suffering from prolonged illness, died at a hospital in Noida, on Saturday morning. He was 82.

Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM Gains Foothold In Mumbai Civic Body BMC

Mumbai News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday February 23, 2017

Hyderabad lawmaker Asaduddin Owaisi's party AIMIM won three seats in the BMC polls in Mumbai today, getting a foot in India's richest civic body.

UP Elections 2017: Key To Owaisi's Expansion Plans For UP Is An 86-Year-Old In Sambhal

India News | Written by Radhika Bordia | Monday February 13, 2017

Well past midnight, a large crowd has gathered inside a marriage hall to witness the oratorical prowess of 86-year-old Shafiqur Rehman Barq, who echoes the radicalism of Asaduddin Owaisi, chief of the All India Majlis-e Ittahadul Muslimeen or AIMIM.

Irked By Asaduddin Owaisi's Tirade, BJP Reports Him To Poll Body

India News | Dharmendra Jore, mid-day.com | Tuesday January 3, 2017

The AIMIM leader's latest salvo regarding BMC funding distribution towards Muslims is being considered the kick-off to his party's poll campaign in the city.

MIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi Acquitted In 2005 Case Of Obstructing Public Servant

Telangana News | Press Trust of India | Thursday December 29, 2016

A court in Telangana's Sangareddy today acquitted MIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi, his brother and legislator Akbaruddin Owaisi and others in connection with a 2005 case against them for allegedly obstructing the then district Collector and other officials from discharging their duties in Telangana's Medak district.

Pointing Out No ATMs In Muslim Areas Is Not Communal

Opinion | Asaduddin Owaisi | Thursday December 15, 2016

The moment I raise this issue of Muslims or Dalits or vulnerable sections, there immediately is an outcry that this man is being communal. How can it be communal when I am asking for more banks, more accounts? I am asking for more ATMs, more cash for ATMs as compared to other areas.

Uniform Civil Code Not Just Muslim Issue, North-East People Will Also Oppose: Asaduddin Owaisi

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 27, 2016

Asserting that the Uniform Civil Code is not merely a Muslim issue, AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi has said people in parts of north-east would also oppose it even as he charged the BJP with a design to "finish" the country's pluralism and diversity.

PM Narendra Modi Making Triple Talaq A Poll Issue For Polarisation: Asaduddin Owaisi

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday October 25, 2016

AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of making triple 'talaq' and Ram temple the core issues of the BJP campaign to polarise voters ahead of assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh and four other states.

'Insecure' BJP Back To Polarisation Strategy In UP: Asaduddin Owaisi

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday October 24, 2016

AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi has charged the BJP with trying to rake up the Ram temple issue and "fall back" on its "original agenda of polarisation" ahead of Uttar Pradesh elections as it has no positive agenda and "constructive" policies and programmes.

'Geelani Sullied Kashmiriyat': PDP Leader On Hurriyat Snubbing MPs

India News | Reported by Barkha Dutt, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Monday September 5, 2016

Jammu and Kashmir Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu has lashed out at pro-Pakistan separatist Syed Ali Shah Geelani, saying he has "violated the tenets of Kashmiri culture" by slamming his doors in the face of visiting lawmakers from Delhi who tried to meet him on Sunday.

Members Of All-Party Kashmir Team Attempt To Meet Hurriyat For Talks

India News | Reported by Nazir Masoodi, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday September 5, 2016

A section of the all-party delegation visiting Kashmir split up into teams and tried to meet the leaders of separatist group the Hurriyat Conference in Srinagar, but at every place they were turned away.

All-Party Delegation To Kashmir To Include Arun Jaitley, Ram Vilas Paswan, Asaduddin Owaisi

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday September 2, 2016

The all-party delegation to violence-hit Jammu and Kashmir will include senior cabinet ministers including Arun Jaitley and Ram Vilas Paswan as well as opposition leaders like Asaduddin Owaisi of AIMIM, sources said.

Open For Poll Alliance In Uttar Pradesh, Says AIMIM's Asaduddin Owaisi

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 22, 2016

AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi has said his party is open for an alliance to fight elections in Uttar Pradesh, where he claimed the Samajwadi Party is facing public anger over "failure" to fulfil poll promises.

Sedition Case Against Asaduddin Owaisi For His Legal Help Remarks

Hyderabad News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 15, 2016

A sedition case was today registered against AIMIM chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi over his statement that he would provide legal aid to five city-based persons, who were recently arrested by NIA on charges of involvement in an alleged ISIS terror module.

Hyderabad Court Asks Police To Register Case Against Asaduddin Owaisi

South | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday July 14, 2016

A city court today directed police to book a case against AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi for stating that he will provide legal aid to suspected ISIS sympathisers arrested in Hyderabad last month.

Owaisi's Party AIMIM Barred From Contesting Maharashtra Civic Polls

India News | Reported by Tejas Mehta, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday July 13, 2016

Hyderabad-based leader Asaduddin Owaisi's party MIM or the All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul Muslimeen has been derecognized as a political party in Maharashtra and can no longer contest civic body elections in Mumbai.

ISIS Video Calls Me Agent Of A Hindu Nation

Opinion | Asaduddin Owaisi | Wednesday July 13, 2016

It is neither Islamic nor a state, but a deviant group of gangsters that's driven by anger, hatred and a thirst for power using Islam as a pretence to reach their goals.

MIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi Seeks All-Party Meet On Violence In Kashmir

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday July 12, 2016

MIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi today urged the Centre to call an all-party meeting on the violence in the Kashmir Valley.

Owaisi Surprised Many With His Remarks, Zakir Naik Hasn't

Blog | Mohd Asim | Tuesday July 12, 2016

Asaduddin Owaisi has made a good beginning last week, but will he stay course?

Secret Deal Between BJP And AIMIM For Bihar Polls: Ex-BJP MLA

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday July 11, 2016

Former BJP MLA Yatin Oza, who is planning to join AAP, today claimed that BJP President Amit Shah and AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi had "struck a deal" at a meeting ahead of Bihar Assembly polls to "polarise" votes in the Muslim-dominated northern belt.

Decoding The Myth Of Burhan Wani - And What Delhi Is Ignoring Again

Opinion | Mihir Swarup Sharma | Monday July 11, 2016

As the Valley's mourning of Wani's death shows, New Delhi has been fooling itself if it thinks Kashmir is moving towards "normalcy" - or that it is edging towards acceptance of its place within the Indian state.

ISIS 'Dogs Of Hell', Says Hyderabad Politician Asaduddin Owaisi

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday July 9, 2016

Terming the terrorist organization ISIS as the biggest threat to the mankind, AIMIM chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi called its members "dogs of hell".

Asaduddin Owaisi Defends Decision To Give Legal Aid To 5 Terror Suspects

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday July 4, 2016

AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi today strongly defended his decision to provide legal aid to the five city-based youths arrested by NIA on charges of being involved in an alleged ISIS terror module, saying there is nothing wrong in it.