'Who is Owaisi? He's Jinnah's new avatar,' says BJP's Tejasvi Surya making Rohingyas claim

On Monday, BJP's Tejasvi Surya said that AIMIM has allowed Rohingya Muslims to stay illegally in Hyderabad and Owaisis are speaking "langu of rabid Islamism, separatism and extremism which Muhammad Ali Jinnah had spoken." Campaigning for upcoming Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) elections, Tejasvi Surya said that a vote to AIMIM means that people will choose to divide nation. Earlier saffron party had said that Congress & TRS have a closed-door understanding with AIMIM and released an 'Aarop Patra' against Telangana CM KCR's rule.

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Tejasvi Surya said, "Laughable that Akabaruddin & Asaduddin Owaisi are speaking of development. y haven't allowed development in old Hyderabad, only thing y allowed is Rohingya Muslims. He (Asaduddin Owaisi) speaks langu of rabid Islamism, separatism and extremism which Mohammed Ali Jinnah also spoke. Every Indian should stand against divisive and communal politics of Owaisi brors. Vote to Owaisi is a vote against India." He continued, "Who is Owaisi? Owaisi is Mohammed Ali Jinnah's new avatar".

Earlier on Sunday, Union Minister G Kishan Reddy alleged that Asaduddin Owaisi-led party was 'family-run' and has relation with Muslims. Seeking votes for BJP, Kishan Reddy charged MIM with having a history of 'harassing' poor Muslims and 'grabbing' ir assets using mafia.

"As far as Majlis party (AIMIM) is concerned, BJP is very clear. re is relation between Majlis party and Muslims. Muslims brors are different and Majlis party is different. Majlis Party harasses thousands of Muslims in Hyderabad. It encroached properties of thousands of Muslims using mafia gangs and settlements," Reddy told reporters.

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Owaisi says alliance with TRS

Earlier in day, Owaisi said that re will be alliance with TRS in upcoming polls and claimed that power minister who belongs to TRS had falsely said that AIMIM leaders met PM Modi. Speaking to media, Owaisi also said that Congress had made similar allegations against AIMIM after Bihar elections. He also slammed BJP and said that party is trying to give communal colour to polls, and asked about  financial aid that Centre has given to Hyderabad post-2019.

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Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) elections

Telangana State Election Commission (TSEC) anunced that 150 GHMC divisions will go to polls on December 1 and counting of votes will be done on December 4. Due to COVID-19 pandemic,  polling time has been extended by one hour, i.e., from 7 am to 6 pm.  current term of GHMC council ends in February 2021 and in 2016 elections, AIMIM won 44 seats, TRS won 99. BJP won 4 seats, Congress won 2 and TDP won one seat.

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