(AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi asks for punishment to calling Indian Muslim 'Pakistani'
(AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi asks for punishment to calling Indian Muslim 'Pakistani'
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New Delhi [India], Feb. 07: The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on obliged that to the central government bring out a law that would make calling Indian Muslim "Pakistani" a punishable offence. And that new law should make the offence punishable for at least three years of imprisonment. Owaisi told while participating in the debate in the Lok Sabha on the motion of thanks to the President's Address. He, however, also continued that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government would not bring such a bill in the Parliament.The AIMIM chief also termed triple talaq bill as "anti-women".


Asaduddin Owaisi  age 48 is an Indian politician, who is the President of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen. He is a three-time Member of Parliament (MP), representing the Hyderabad constituency in Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian Parliament. He was honoured with Sansad Ratna Award for overall best performance in 15th Lok Sabha in 2014.

Owaisi belongs to the Hyderabad-based All-India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) party, of which his father and grandfather have been presidents. The party, while opposed to jihadist terrorism, still practises a politics of "competitive chauvinism," according to journalist Kingshuk Nag.

Owaisi made his political debut in 1994 in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election. Contesting from the Charminar constituency which his party has been winning since 1967, he defeated his nearest rival a breakaway party Majlis Bachao Tehreek's candidate by a margin of 40 thousand votes. He succeeded Virasat Rasool Khan as the elected representative from the constituency. In the 1999 election, he defeated his nearest rival Telegu Desam Party candidate Syed Shah Noorul Haq Quadri by 93 thousand votes. Owaisi has polled 126 thousand votes in the election. In 2004 election, he was succeeded by Syed Ahmed Pasha Quadri as the member of the Assembly from the constituency.

 

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