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Viral video sparks split: Asaduddin Owaisi’s AIMIM breaks off alliance with Humayun Kabir’s AJUP weeks before Bengal polls | Kolkata News

Viral video sparks split: Asaduddin Owaisi’s AIMIM breaks off alliance with Humayun Kabir’s AJUP weeks before Bengal polls | Kolkata News

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3 min readUpdated: Apr 10, 2026 09:40 AM IST The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) announced on Friday that it was breaking its alliance with suspended Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Humayun Kabir’s Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP) and would contest the upcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal independently. The announcement came a day after the TMC held a press conference alleging that Kabir had demanded Rs 1,000 crore from the BJP to topple the Mamata Banerjee government in the state, citing a video. Just nine days earlier, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi and Kabir had held a joint rally in Murshidabad, where the AIMIM chief had declared that his party’s alliance with AJUP would continue beyond the Assembly polls and into the Lok Sabha elections in 2026. The video, purportedly featuring Kabir, that surfaced on social media has sparked a political row in West Bengal. In the clip, he is allegedly heard saying he is working to defeat Banerjee with the support of the BJP. “Humayun Kabir’s revelations have shown how vulnerable Bengal’s Muslims are…AIMIM cannot …

‘India’s PM Will Always Be Hindu’: Himanta Biswa Sarma On Owaisi’s Hijabi PM Remark | India News

‘India’s PM Will Always Be Hindu’: Himanta Biswa Sarma On Owaisi’s Hijabi PM Remark | India News

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Last Updated:January 10, 2026, 15:37 IST Himanta Biswa Sarma said India’s Prime Minister will always be Hindu, responding to Asaduddin Owaisi’s dream of a hijab-clad woman PM. Himanta Biswa Sarma said India’s Prime Minister will always be Hindu, responding to Asaduddin Owaisi’s dream of a hijab-clad woman PM. (Image: ANI, The Hindu) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said he believes India’s Prime Minister will “always be a Hindu,” responding to remarks by AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on the possibility of a hijab-clad Muslim woman occupying the country’s top political post. Owaisi, speaking at a public meeting and later at an election rally in Solapur, Maharashtra, said the Indian Constitution places no restriction on who can become Prime Minister and expressed his “dream” of seeing a hijab-clad woman lead the country. He cited India’s constitutional values to argue that any citizen—irrespective of religion or attire—is eligible for the highest office, contrasting this with constitutional restrictions in countries such as Pakistan. #WATCH | Solapur, Maharashtra | AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi yesterday said,” The constitution …

Asaduddin Owaisi’s AIMIM delivers in Seemanchal; set to win 5 seats, runner-up in 2 more

Asaduddin Owaisi’s AIMIM delivers in Seemanchal; set to win 5 seats, runner-up in 2 more

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PURNEA: Asaduddin Owaisi’s All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) is headed to win five Seemanchal seats and emerge as the runner-up on two more assembly segments, Balrampur and Thakurganj. All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) party chief Asaduddin Owaisi (RAJ K RAJ /HT FILE PHOTO) AIMIM had fielded candidates in 14 of the 24 assembly segments in Seemanchal’s four districts. According to the results declared on the Election Commission of India (ECI) website at 6 pm, AIMIM has won four seats – Amour, Bahadurganj, Kochadhaman, and Jokihat – and is leading with a comfortable margin of over 21,000 votes from Baisi. AIMIM entered Bihar’s electoral politics in 2015 when it won the Kishanganj seat. In 2020, the party surprised its detractors by winning five seats. However, the party suffered a significant setback in 2022 when four of its five lawmakers defected to the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). AIMIM Bihar president Akhtarul Iman, who had won the Amour assembly seat in 2020, was the only one to stay put. “You can take away our MLAs but not our …

‘220 million honourable Muslims…’: Owaisi’s message to Turkey on backing Pakistan | Latest News India

‘220 million honourable Muslims…’: Owaisi’s message to Turkey on backing Pakistan | Latest News India

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Lok Sabha MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday slammed Turkey’s support for Pakistan, urging Ankara to rethink its stance given that India has a far larger Muslim population than Pakistan.  All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief and MP Asaduddin Owaisi speaks to the media after attending the all-party meeting on Operation Sindoor, at Parliament Annexe building in New Delhi.(ANI File) The AIMIM chief warned Turkey against blindly backing Pakistan and urged it to recognise the deep-rooted historical ties India shares with the country before making any decisions. “Turkey must reconsider its stance of supporting Pakistan, and we must also remind Turkey that there is a bank called Isbank, where earlier depositors included people from India, such as from Hyderabad State and Rampur State. There are many historical connections with India, and you must know that until 1990, the Turkish language was taught in the Ladakh area,” said Owaisi.  Asaduddin Owaisi said India has more Muslims than Pakistan and reminded Turkey that northern Turkish pilgrims once travelled through Ladakh to reach Mumbai for Hajj.  “Until 1920, people …

Owaisi’s ‘leased Chinese aircraft’ jibe at Pakistan, Asim Munir after India destroys Rahim Yar Khan base

Owaisi’s ‘leased Chinese aircraft’ jibe at Pakistan, Asim Munir after India destroys Rahim Yar Khan base

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AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi mocked Pakistan’s leadership after the Indian Air Force destroyed the Rahim Yar Khan airbase on 10 May, part of a wider strike on eight PAF bases in response to missile attacks from Pakistan. New Delhi: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday came down hard on Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the country’s army chief General Asim Munir following the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) strike on the Pakistan Air Force’s (PAF) Rahim Yar Khan airbase, one of eight airbases hit during the operation carried out early on 10 May. “Will S Sharief & A Munir (sic) be able to land their leased Chinese aircraft at Rahim Yar Khan Airbase?” Owaisi posted on X. Rahim Yar Khan serves as a forward operating base for the PAF’s Central Command. It shares its only runway with the Sheikh Zayed International Airport, named after Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the first President of the UAE, who funded the airport terminal’s construction. The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority oversees daily operations at the facility. Located near …

‘Ghar mein ghus kar baith jana’: Owaisi’s message to Centre amid tension with Pakistan | Latest News India

‘Ghar mein ghus kar baith jana’: Owaisi’s message to Centre amid tension with Pakistan | Latest News India

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All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday called for action against Pakistan in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people. AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi addresses the media on in Hyderabad, on April 29, 2025. (PTI) “…BJP says ‘ghar me ghus ke maarenge’. If you (central government) are taking action this time (against Pakistan), ‘toh ghar mein ghus kar baith jana’.” Owaisi was quoted as saying by ANI. Follow LIVE updates. “It is the resolution of the Indian Parliament that PoK is ours. All opposition parties are telling the government that terrorism should be eradicated…” Last week, in a scathing attack on Pakistan over the terror attack, Owaisi said that Islamabad “acted like ISIS” by killing Indian citizens in Kashmir. Also Read | Rajnath Singh dials US counterpart Pete Hegseth amid tensions with Pakistan “Pakistan always talks about being a nuclear power; they need to remember that if they enter a country and kill innocent people, that country will not sit quietly. No matter the government, …

Athawale responds to Owaisi`s remarks, says Marathas get reservation under EWS

Athawale responds to Owaisi`s remarks, says Marathas get reservation under EWS

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Responding to AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi`s remarks on the reservation for the Maratha community, Union Minister Ramdas Athawale clarified that the community gets a 10 per cent reservation under the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) category. Speaking with ANI, Union Minister Ramdas Athawale said that the Maharashtra government has taken the decision to give 10 per cent reservations to the Marathas in government jobs. “It is true that Mughals came and ruled in Maharashtra and also demolished various temples… According to the instructions of PM Narendra Modi, my ministry has decided to give 10 per cent reservation to Economically Weaker Sections (EWS), which includes a lot of Maratha people, and even Maharashtra`s state government decided to give reservations to the Marathas in government jobs,” Athawale told ANI. On Saturday, AIMIM chief Owaisi, taking a jibe at PM Modi, questioned the centre for not giving reservations to the Maratha community. “If Narendra Modi and BJP have so much affinity for Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, then provide reservation for Marathas. Why do you not do that?” he remarked. Owaisi, …

Supreme Court agrees to hear Asaduddin Owaisi’s plea for implementation of 1991 places of worship law – India TV

Supreme Court agrees to hear Asaduddin Owaisi’s plea for implementation of 1991 places of worship law – India TV

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Image Source : PTI (FILE) AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi 1991 places of worship law: The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a plea of AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi, seeking the enforcement of the 1991 Places of Worship law, which mandates maintaining the religious character of a place as it stood on August 15, 1947. The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief filed the plea on December 17, 2024, through advocate Fuzail Ahmad Ayyubi. Bench to hear plea on February 17 A bench led by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna, along with Justice Sanjay Kumar, directed that Asaduddin Owaisi’s fresh plea be tagged with pending cases on the issue. The bench scheduled the matter for a hearing on February 17 alongside the other cases. At the outset, lawyer Nizam Pasha, appearing for Owaisi, the president of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), said that the court is seized of various pleas on the issue and the fresh one may be tagged with them as well. “We will tag this,” the CJI said. On December 12, however, the bench …

SC to hear AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi’s plea on places of worship law

SC to hear AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi’s plea on places of worship law

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All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) MP Asaduddin Owaisi. | Photo Credit: ANI The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Thursday (January 2, 2025) a plea of AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi seeking implementation of the 1991 places of worship law, which asks to maintain the religious character of a place as it existed on August 15, 1947. Lawyer and MP Owaisi, who heads the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen, filed the plea on December 17, 2024, through advocate Fuzail Ahmad Ayyubi. On December 12, however, a Bench headed by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna while acting on a batch of similar pleas against the 1991 law, restrained all courts from entertaining fresh suits and passing any interim or final orders in pending cases seeking to reclaim religious places, particularly mosques and dargahs. “As the matter is sub-judice in this court, we deem it appropriate that no fresh suit would be registered and proceedings are undertaken till further orders of this court,” the CJI-led Bench had said. As a result, the top court stalled the proceedings in about …

Allahabad HC grants bail to two men accused of firing at Owaisi`s car in UP

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The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to the two persons who had allegedly fired shots at Lok Sabha Member of Parliament (MP) and All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Chief Asaduddin Owaisi`s vehicle during the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections of 2022. Justice Pankaj Bhatia, while granting bail to the accused said that the accused Sachin Sharma and Subham Gurjar had not been named in the First Information Report (FIR). They were linked with the offence only on the basis of the opinion expressed by the Investigating Officer after analysing the CCTV footage, the court added. The court further said that the evidence linking the applicants with the offence in question are prima facie weak evidence. “The material of verifying and matching the identity of the persons seen in the CCTV footage with the actual photographs prima-facie appears to be missing from the case diary. Thus, the evidence linking the applicants with the offence in question is prima-facie weak evidence at this stage,” said the Court. The Court also added that in the three statements recorded …