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No need for population control, says Owaisi on RSS chief's comments

There is no need for population control as the country has already achieved replacement rate, AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi said on Wednesday, reacting to RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's comment on population policy. In a tweet, Owaisi said, If Hindus & Muslims have same DNA then where's the imbalance?" There's no need for population control as we've already achieved replacement rate. The worry is an ageing population & unemployed youth who cannot support elderly. Muslims have sharpest decline in fertility rate. Speaking at the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's Dussehra rally in Nagpur today, Bhagwat said that India should have a population policy prepared after comprehensive thought and it should be applicable to all communities equally. The RSS chief said community-based population imbalance is an important subject and should not be ignored. Owaisi further said, For Mohan, it is Annual Day of Dog Whistles & Hate Speech. Fear-mongering over population imbalance has resulted in ...

Ban on PFI: AIMIM's Owaisi says 'draconian' action cannot be supported

Owaisi condemned the five-year ban on the PFI and its affiliates and said that the organisation should not be blamed for the crimes committed by "some individuals"

AIMIM prez Owaisi declares three candidates for Gujarat Assembly polls

AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday evening declared his party's candidates for three seats for the coming Assembly elections in Gujarat. Elections in the BJP-ruled state, yet to be announced, are expected to be held by December. Sabir Kabliwala, president of the state unit of the All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen, would contest from Jamalpur-Khadia in Ahmedabad, Owaisi announced while addressing a gathering in Juhapura area here. The party's Dalit face Kaushika Parmar will contest from Danilimda (SC) seat of Ahmedabad, while Wasim Qureshi will contest from Surat-East. Jamalpur-Khadia and Danilimda seats are currently held by Congress while Surat-East is with the ruling BJP. In 2012, Kabliwala, a former Congressman, had contested from Jamalpur-Khadia, which has nearly 60 per cent Muslim population, as an Independent after he was denied ticket by the Congress. Due to a possible division of votes between Kabliwala and Congress's Samirkhan Pathan, BJP's Bhushan Bhatt .

Modi is quicker than cheetah when it comes to evading issues: Owaisi

In a left-handed compliment to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday suggested that he is quicker than the cheetah when it comes to evading serious issues. The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen leader, who arrived here on a two-day Rajasthan trip, called the recent Varanasi court order in the Gyanvapi mosque- Shringar Gauri case a setback and said it went against the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991. He also criticised the Uttar Pradesh government's move to conduct a survey of madrassas in the state. Owaisi's cheetah remark made in a lighter vein, he said -- came when reporters asked the Hyderabad MP to comment on plans to reintroduce the fast big cat to the country. Modi is set to release eight cheetahs being brought from Namibia into the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh on his birthday on September 17. Owaisi said the prime minister moves faster than the cheetah when issues like inflation or unemployment are raised, his

India needs weak PM and 'khichdi' govt to benefit weaker sections: Owaisi

India should have a weak prime minister and a "khichdi" or multi-party government after the next Lok Sabha elections so that the weaker sections of society benefit, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi said here on Saturday. A powerful prime minister helps only the powerful people, he said, speaking at a press conference. The AIMIM chief also attacked the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), claiming that it was no different from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Gujarat as it kept mum on the controversial release of convicts in the Bilkis Bano case. The AIMIM will field candidates in the Gujarat Assembly polls which are likely to be held in December, he informed. Attacking Narendra Modi, the AIMIM leader said "the most powerful prime minister after Jawaharlal Nehru" blamed the "system" when questioned about unemployment, inflation, Chinese intrusion and waiver of corporate tax and bank loans of industrialists. "I believe the country now needs a weak p

Injustice, says Owaisi as UP Police books 26 for offering namaz at home

Reacting to Uttar Pradesh Police registering a case against 26 people for offering namaz together in a house, AIMIM chief and MP Asaduddin Owaisi termed the police's move as "injustice"

Owaisi targets NSA Doval, asks who are 'some elements' spreading bigotry

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday targeted National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, saying that he should tell everyone who is spreading religious bigotry in the country.

Owaisi accuses govt of 'politicising' all-party meet on Lanka crisis

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi accused the government of politicising the all-party meeting on the Sri Lanka crisis by raising "unrelated issues" about finances of Indian states

Won't support any law on 2-child policy, says AIMIM chief Owaisi

AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday said he would not support any law if the Centre brings in a two-child norm/policy in the country.

Timely action by police would have saved Udaipur tailor's life, says Owaisi

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday said the killing of Udaipur tailor Kanhaiya Lal as well as past killings of Pahlu Khan, Mohammad Akhlaq and Mohammed Bhatta Sheikh were all "acts of terror".

Udaipur beheading: Leaders across the board condemn the brutal killing

Leaders across the political spectrum have come out against the murder of an Udaipur tailor, an incident that has sparked tension and outrage in Rajasthan

AIMIM to attend opposition meeting on presidential poll candidate

The Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM will attend the opposition meeting called by NCP supremo Sharad Pawar on Tuesday to discuss the candidate for the presidential election. Several other parties such as the Shiromani Akali Dal and YSR Congress are likely to skip the meeting. This will be the second such meeting of the opposition parties. On June 15, TMC supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had called a meeting to discuss the candidate for the July 18 presidential poll, which was attended by 17 parties, including the Congress, Samajwadi Party, Left parties, and Shiv Sena among others. The AIMIM did not participate in the meeting. "On the instruction of our party president Asaduddin Owaisi, I will represent the AIMIM in tomorrow's opposition meeting," party MP Imtiaz Jaleel told PTI.

Probe ordered as pro-Pak slogans raised during Owaisi's Ranchi visit

An investigation was ordered after pro-Pakistan slogans were allegedly raised when AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi arrived at Ranchi airport on Sunday, officials said

AIMIM chief Owaisi says Nupur Sharma will be projected as a 'big leader'

'I know that after six-seven months Nupur Sharma will be projected as a very big leader. It is also possible that she will be made the Delhi Chief Minister candidate'

Centre has to revoke Agnipath, the way it revoked farm laws: Owaisi

Opposing the Centre's Agnipath scheme, AIMIM chief Assaduddin Owaisi on Friday called it a 'wrong decision' saying that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have to withdraw the Army recruitment policy

What about 16 cr jobs promised before, Owaisi asks govt on hiring plan

Flaying the Prime Minister's announcement on mass recruitment drive in the next one year, AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday sought to know what happened to Narendra Modi's 2014 assurances

Owaisi demands Nupur Sharma's arrest, says violence should be shunned

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi accused the BJP of not taking timely action against Sharma after her comments during a TV debate triggered a huge controversy.

Delhi Police to issue notices to social media entities over hate remarks

The Delhi Police said it will begin issuing notices to social media entities in connection with the cases it had registered against 31 people, including AIMIM chief Owaisi

The burden of being Muslim

Mr Owaisi believes everyone - not Muslims alone - must fight for secularism

30 arrested after protest outside police station over FIR against Owaisi

The protest was held on Thursday. A total of 33 protesters, including women, were detained and an FIR was registered for disobedience to order duly promulgated by a public servant