Dhirendra K Jha / Scroll
No sooner had Asaduddin Owaisi announced that his party, the Hyderabad-based All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen, will contest the upcoming Bihar assembly elections that he was being described as the big spoiler in the race.
At the rally in Kishanganj, he hit out at Lalu Yadav and Nitish Kumar, claiming that they were trying to exploit Muslims by creating a fear of the Bharatiya Janata Party. His intent was clear: to woo the region’s minorities. The 46-year-old lawyer demanded a special package for Seemanchal, the unofficial name for the four Muslim-dominated north-eastern districts of Bihar (30-40% of the population in Araria, Katihar and Purnia, and about 70% of the population in Kishanganj).
Will Owaisi, the firebrand leader, break from the trend of the past? The voters of Bihar will reveal soon enough. more
No sooner had Asaduddin Owaisi announced that his party, the Hyderabad-based All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen, will contest the upcoming Bihar assembly elections that he was being described as the big spoiler in the race.
At the rally in Kishanganj, he hit out at Lalu Yadav and Nitish Kumar, claiming that they were trying to exploit Muslims by creating a fear of the Bharatiya Janata Party. His intent was clear: to woo the region’s minorities. The 46-year-old lawyer demanded a special package for Seemanchal, the unofficial name for the four Muslim-dominated north-eastern districts of Bihar (30-40% of the population in Araria, Katihar and Purnia, and about 70% of the population in Kishanganj).
Will Owaisi, the firebrand leader, break from the trend of the past? The voters of Bihar will reveal soon enough. more
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