YSR Congress Party President & Kadapa MP Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy Visits MiM Floor Leader Akbaruddin Owaisi and wished him speedy recovery and condemned the attack on him at his Residence in Banjara Hills , Hyderabad
AP Deputy Chief Minister Damodar Raja Narasimha Visits MiM Floor Leader Akbaruddin Owaisi and wished him speedy recovery at his Residence in Banjara Hills, Hyderabad.
MIM not to pursue politics of murder, says Asaduddin Owaisi
Hyderabad: Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) will not pursue the politics of murder to avenge the assassination attempt on its leader Akbaruddin Owaisi, but wants a probe into the attack, says party president and older brother Asaduddin Owaisi.
The MP was addressing a massive public meeting organised by the party at the First Lancer neighbourhood here on Saturday night to condemn the April 30 attack.
"MIM never believed in the politics of murder. We don`t want to turn Hyderabad into another Rayalaseema," he said referring to the bloody faction war in Rayalaseema region. He, however, said the party would give a fitting reply if the rivals resorted to another physical attack on the leadership. "If they do it again, no graveyard in the city will accept their bodies for burial," he warned.
Thanking people for their prayers, which, he said, gave new life to his younger brother, Asaduddin called upon people to socially boycott elements which are committing murders and repression.Alleging a deep-rooted conspiracy behind the attack to eliminate the strong Muslim leadership in Hyderabad, he said Akbaruddin, the MIM legislature party leader, has been at the forefront of raising his voice against injustice and repression.
The MP targeted editors of two Urdu dailies saying they were morally responsible for the attack. He said MIM exercised restraint even when the two newspapers published insulting cartoons of the leaders.
He claimed he has all the details of who hatched the conspiracy of the attack, how many meetings were held and who attended them.
Akbaruddin was stabbed and shot at in the attack by a group of 10 to 15 assailants April 30 when he was visiting his Chandrayangutta Assembly constituency. The young leader was discharged from hospital on Friday. Asaduddin said he would undergo another surgery after six weeks.
MIM, which has been dominating Hyderabad politics for four decades, has seven legislators in the Andhra Pradesh Assembly.
Hyderabad, May 12 (PTI) The Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) has demanded that all history-sheeters from Hyderabad and Cyberabad police commissionerates be externed immediately in the wake of recent attack on its deputy chief Akbaruddin Owaisi. MIM president and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi met Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy in the Secretariat this evening and demanded tough police action against all rowdy elements. Asad also said that the government should not issue gun licences indiscriminately and adopt stringent norms. "Yesterday they (rowdy elements) attacked an MLA and tomorrow they can attack anyone. So, the police should deal with rowdy-sheeters and history-sheeters with a firm hand and extern those elements from the state capital to ensure law and order," the MP demanded. He also requested the Chief Minister to appoint a special public prosecutor to argue Akbaruddin's case to ensure speedy justice.
MIM wants police to act tough against rowdy elements
PTI | 08:05 PM,May 12,2011
Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) legislator Akbaruddin Owaisi, undergoing treatment for the past 20 days at a corporate hospital here for bullet and stab injuries sustained during an attack on him, was discharged today. His elder brother and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi drove him in a car after his discharge from the hospital. Mr. Owaisi, who represents Chandrayangutta Assembly constituency, was attacked by a group of 10 assailants with sharp weapons and firearms near the MIM office at Barkas here on April 30. The Central Crime Station(CCS) - a wing of Hyderabad Police probing the incident - has so far arrested 13 persons including prime suspect Mohammad Pahalwan, who allegedly masterminded the attack on the MIM legislator. One of the assailants Ibrahim Bin Younus Yafai, was hit by a bullet when the gunman of another MIM MLA Ahmed Balala accompanying Mr. Owaisi opened fire in retaliation, has died.
Jagan suspends campaign for Owaisi
In an unusual gesture, YSR Congress party president Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy has suspended his ongoing electioneering in Kadapa and rushing back to Hyderabad to call on MIM legislator Akbaruddin Owaisi injured in a shoot-out on Saturday.
YSR's family has a long-standing and close relationship with Owaisi family. On several occasions in the past, MIM president and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi had showered praises on YSR for initiating several welfare measures for Muslim community. Continuing the tradition, Jagan is also maintaining good rapport with the MIM leaders including Asaduddin and Akbaruddin.
Moreover, this is an occasion for Jagan to counter widespread criticism that he was gravitating towards BJP and that he would support BJP-led NDA at the Centre after the 2014 elections. By putting off his electioneering and returning to Hyderabad, Jagan wants to send a message to the Muslim community in general that he and his family have been the true friends of minorities. Jagan will personally visit the hospital where Akbaruddin is undergoing treatment and also meet his family members.
By Mohammed Shafeeq, IANS, Hyderabad : The failed assassination attempt on Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) legislator Akbaruddin Owaisi has led to outpouring of public sympathy and thus strengthened the party, says the outfit's chief Asaduddin Owaisi. As the young leader recovers in a hospital from bullet and stab injuries, the hoardings, banners and posters displayed outside and elsewhere in the city are a proof of the mass following the MIM has, said Asaduddin, a party MP and the victim's elder brother. Akbaruddin was injured when assailants stabbed and opened fire at him April 30. One attacker was killed and two others critically injured when security guards returned the fire. The incident sparked tensions in parts of the old area of the city that have been MIM strongholds for nearly four decades. The MP feels the prayers of the people gave a new life to his brother, who is leader of the seven-member MIM legislature party in the Andhra Pradesh assembly. "People not only condemned the attack but also prayed for his recovery. Allah has answered their prayers and given him a new life. I don't think medical treatment alone could have helped him," Asaduddin told IANS. He sees the attack as a deep-rooted conspiracy against MIM. "The attack was not because of a land dispute. It is the first step in this big unholy conspiracy by forces that could not defeat us in a democratic manner. They will be exposed. "We want the government and police to conduct a comprehensive probe, especially into the conspiracy angle, so that the real culprits behind this are exposed and arrested," he said. After camping at hospital for a week when Akbaruddin was battling for life, the Hyderabad MP is back at Darussalam, the party headquarters. Asaduddin is facing the first major crisis after he took over the reins of the party following the death of his father Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi three years ago. "Such cowardly acts will neither affect MIM's popularity nor hit the morale of its cadre. On the contrary, our belief in the almighty has gone up and it boosts our morale. It has given a new purpose to our life," said the London-educated barrister. Unlike leaders of other parties, the leaders of MIM always moved without security. Even the attack on Akbaruddin by a group of 12 armed assailants has not shaken Asaduddin. "I will continue to be amidst people without security. As far as Akbaruddin is concerned, since he faced a serious incident, we can't take a chance. He will take security from the government and we will also take whatever precautionary measures required for him. "The rest is in the hands of Allah. As long as we are here in this world we will live with courage and confidence, raise the issues of the community and try to find a solution to them," said Asaduddin. Established in 1928 with the aim of keeping the then Hyderabad State independent, MIM was banned after the state's merger with the Indian union in 1948. However, in 1958 it was revived with a new constitution by Moulana Abdul Wahid Owaisi, grandfather of Asaduddin Owaisi, to champion the cause of Muslims, who constitute 40 percent of the city's population. The party, however, claims to represent the interests of not just Muslims but all socially and economically backward classes of society. It had made a non-Muslim, Alampalli Pocchaiah, as the city's mayor in the 1980s. It has been fielding many non-Muslims as its candidates in municipal polls. (Mohammed Shafeeq can be contacted at m.shafeeq@ians.in)
Attack on Akbar part of a larger conspiracy: MiM Supremo Barrister Asaduddin Owaisi Hyderabad: There is a sense of euphoria in the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) as its ‘Young Turk' is on the road to fast recovery. Many feel the Majlis' adversaries have unwittingly delivered a political advantage to the party by targeting its legislator, Akbaruddin Owaisi, in a cowardly fashion.
The coming together of all anti-MIM forces, it is hoped, will help the party reap rich political dividends. “Now take it from me, Akbaruddin can never be defeated in Chandrayangutta,” asserts Majlis president Asaduddin Owaisi.
He said the bogey of land dispute was created to justify the barbaric assault on Mr. Akbaruddin. “It was just a façade. There was a larger conspiracy hatched by those who couldn't finish him politically. The perpetrators are mere pawns in someone's hands. Only a thorough probe will bring out the truth,” he says.
Confident
The Hyderabad MP, camping at Care Hospital, is sure that his sibling would emerge even stronger from the crisis. “I know his nature, he will not be cowed down. Just wait for him to get discharged,” he remarks. Without naming MBT founder Amanullah Khan he recalls how Majlis supremo Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi had to face baseless allegations on the Babri Masjid issue.
The Majlis took it as a challenge but never indulged in politics of murder or extortion. “Majlis can be accused of practising communal politics which is debatable. But not even our detractors can charge us with pursuing politics of murder,” says Mr. Asaduddin.
Many people, he says, do not know the human side of Mr. Akbaruddin. His heart goes out to the poor and hapless. With his own money he has set up orphanages and schools. It is his earnest wish to provide housing to the minorities reeling under the burden of escalating rents.
If the housing scheme has not taken off in the city it is due to paucity of government land but there is 75 acres of government land in Chandrayangutta constituency. “If the local legislator identifies it should he be assassinated,” asks Mr. Asaduddin.
Flays some Urdu dailies
The Majlis wants to take the fight right into the enemy camp but remaining within the democratic and legal framework. “We will not take it lying down. We will expose them,” he says and is bitter about the way some Urdu newspapers sought to bestow ‘respect' and encourage lumpen elements.
In fact, he claims to have ‘saved' Mohammed Pahelwan's property from getting affected by the Chandrayangutta flyover. On his insistence, then Chief Minister Y.S. Rajashekhara Reddy agreed to change the original clover leaf design of the flyover.
The Majlis leader is upset at the brutal attack on his brother but draws solace from Islamic history which is full of the righteous suffering at the hands of their persecutors. “The attack has given a new meaning to my life. I am more determined than ever to stand by truth,” remarks Mr. Asaduddin.
A murder attempt was done on MLA Mr Akbaruddin Owaisi at 11:15 am today morning n Hyderbad, Mohmad Pahelwan and his followers have attacked MLA and have fired at him and attacked him with knives. Akbaruddin got 4 bullets in this attack and was rushed to Santoshi Nagar owaisi hospital after treatment it is said to be that he is out of danger.
The reason for the attack is said to be some land settlement and old grudge. High alert was announced in Hyderabad after the attack around 20000 police man were landed in Old City area, CM Kiran Kumar Reddy, Home Minister Sabita Indra Reddy, went to the hospital to visit the injured MLA, and requested public to be stable without breaking the law.
lot of leaders from different parties visited Owaisi and condemned the attack, Mega Star Chiranjeevi who is now in the tour of Kadapa condemned the attack on Akbaruddin owaisi and requested the public to be stable.
Due to the attack on Owaisi MIM has called for Hyderabad band tomorrow
Akbaruddin Owaisi Attack Conspirator Muhammed Pahelwan Occupied Wakf lands April 30: The Majlis Ittehadul Muslimeen MLA, Mr Akbaruddin Owaisi, and other MIM leaders, along with the Collector and mandal revenue officials, had been actively trying to recover land worth hundreds of crores situated four km from the Shamshabad International Airport. Sources said this was the prime reason the alleged land-grabber, history-sheeter and hotel owner, Mr Mohammad Bin Omer Yafai, aka Mohammad Pahelwan, wanted Mr Owaisi out of the picture. Pahelwan, who is a well-known realtor in the old city, is known for his above-board dealings with people. However, it is not clear how the Pahelwans managed to buy such large chunks of land. About Saturday’s attack on Mr Owaisi, the police said that it was a pre-planned act. “The motive of the offence was previous enmity and land dispute at Bandlaguda, Balapur, Shaheennagar and Balapur Graveyard as the MLA, Mr Akbaruddin Owaisi, after the Rachchabanda programme, identifying government lands which Pahelwan and his family had illegally occupied and sold,” said a source. The home minister, Ms P. Sabita Indra Reddy, too said that “land dispute” was the motive behind the attack on Mr Owaisi. She said that he and other MIM MLAs had brought the issue of encroachment of Wakf properties in the old city to her notice several times. “The MIM MLAs had informed me that Owaisi was resisting the encroachment of Wakf properties by some persons with vested interests. Owaisi has been taking up the issue of Wakf properties in the Assembly. He had asked for a House Committee to inquire into the issue even in the recently-concluded Budget session. Thus the land encroachers developed a grudge against the MLA and attacked him while he was returning after participating in a government programme,” she said. The government land in Bandlaguda and Bahadurpura mandals besides the state Wakf Board owned-lands have been encroached upon by the Pahelwans and supporters of both the MIM and the Majlis Bachao Tehreek and complaints from workers of both the parties against each other over land-grabbing had resulted in the Hyderabad District Collectorate authorities taking back nearly five acres at various places in the two mandals. However, the real trouble started from April 13 when the Hyderabad district collector, Mr N. Gulzar, along with officials from the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation jointly inspected lands in survey number191 (10 acres) and Survey Number 302 (one acre five guntas) at Kandikal revenue village of Bandlaguda mandal. This land is a patta land and is reportedly owned by Pahelwan and his family members and relatives. Matters had worsened with the collectorate authorities identifying three to four pieces of land for setting up a unit of National Academy of Construction (NAC) at Bandlaguda in the old city. Some of this land is reportedly owned by supporters of Pahelwan. The MIM had urged the government to set up a branch of NAC in the old city and the CM had announced the same a couple of months ago at a public meeting in the old city.
Sources said Pahelwan and his family felt threatened by Mr Owaisi and the feeling had grown as revenue authorities took possession of over 120 acres belonging to Pahelwan and his family and friends in the last four years. Pahelwan and others are still fighting the case in various courts, claiming ownership of the above lands.
Owaisis Always Refused Security Cover
The Owaisis have never sought police protection either for their own selves or for the Darussalam, the headquarters of the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen.
Right from the time of Abdul Wahed Owaisi, who took over the reins of the MIM after police action, to the third-generation Owaisi brothers, the family has always moved freely in the city even during the worst of communal riots without any police protection. Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi too had no armed bodyguards.
While legislators vie with one another to seek armed bodyguards and complain about “meagre” security, the MP, Mr Asaduddin Owaisi, and his younger brother, Mr Akbaruddin Owaisi, the MIM floor leader in the state Assembly, have been consistently rejecting the security cover offered by the city police.
Only recently, the police had offered two bodyguards each to the Owaisi brothers, but they had turned down the offer. The city police commissioner, Mr A.K. Khan, said they have renewed the security cover offer to the MIM MP and the MLA after Saturday’s murderous attack on Mr Akbaruddin Owaisi.
Quite often, the Owaisis had said that their faith in God and service to people would protect them, and if God willed otherwise, no amount of security cover would safeguard them. The Owaisi brothers also drive their own vehicles. Old timers recall that Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi used to ride his Norton motorbike without fear.
Unlike the offices of other political parties, which are fortified by heavy armed guards, the Darussalam does not have even private guards. There are no metal detectors and visitors are not frisked. It is a free passage to the Darussalam and meeting Owaisi brothers comes without any hassles.
Bullet missed Owaisi’s vital organs
The home minister, Ms P. Sabita Indra Reddy, told reporters that the bullets had missed Mr Akbaruddin Owaisi’s vital organs. She said that one of the attackers had died and two others were seriously injured when a gunman of Malakpet MLA, Mr Ahmed Balala, opened fire in retaliation.
Mr Balala was in the car behind Mr Owaisi’s when the incident occurred. The injured attackers have been admitted to Yashoda Hospital at Malakpet. A revolver and two knives were recovered from the spot.
The home minister added that the situation in Old City was peaceful. “The government has taken all possible steps to ensure law and order in the city.” On Saturday morning, Mr Owaisi had taken out a padayatra from Salala after inaugurating the construction of a boundary wall of the Salala graveyard at 9 am. The padayatra moved through Barkas Bazaar and Peelidargah areas and ended at around 10 am.
Mr Owaisi reached the residence of Barkas corporator, Mr Mansoor bin Mohammed Awalgi, and they were joined there for breakfast by Mr Balala after which they went to the party office at Barkas. The attack took place at around 11.20 am when they were boarding their cars. Around 10 men armed with revolvers, swords and sticks came on two wheelers and attacked indiscriminately. They fired at Mr Owaisi as he sat in the car after which he was knifed on the shoulder.
According to the police, the attackers were identified as Abdulla Yafai, Esa Yafai, Awad Yafai, Yaheya Yafai, Saif Yafai, Hasan Yafai, Haneef Yafai and Ibrahim Yafai. The commissioner of police, Mr A.K. Khan said, “The incident took place after they boarded the car. They might have used two fire arms. A .32 has been found at the scene of the crime and the other is yet to be traced. Two shots had been fired from the seized gun. Mr Akbaruddin Owaisi didn’t receive any injuries in his vital organs and his condition is stable."
As the men attacked, Mr Balala’s gunman, Mr Mohammed Jani, opened fire at the attackers. The police said that the timely action of the gunman saved Mr Balala’s life. Mr Owaisi was shot in the abdomen and also had deep wounds on his hands. Another MIM activist and owner of the Marhaba Hotel, Mr Mohd. Ghouse, also received minor injuries when he tried to stop the attackers. He was shifted to Osmania General Hospital.
One of the accused who was shot, Ibrahim Bin Ali Yousuf Yafai, 29, a resident of Balapur Road in Chad died at Yashoda Hospital at Malakpet. The other two injured, Awad Bin Yousuf Yafaia Yafai, 30, and Abdullah Bin Younus Yafai, 33. residents of Balapur Road are undergoing treatment at Yashoda at Malakpet. Their condition is critical.
All-round condemnation of attack on Akbaruddin Owaisi HYDERABAD: Ministers, leaders of different political parties, and others have condemned the attack on MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi on Saturday. They wished speedy recovery of Mr. Owaisi who is undergoing treatment in a private hospital and said to be out of danger. They demanded that the government initiate serious action against those involved in the incident and extend assistance to the family of the deceased constable. The Opposition parties termed the incident as reflective of the government's failure in maintaining law and order in the State capital where the land mafia was taking firm roots. They appealed to the people to observe restraint. TDP president N. Chandrababu Naidu, APCC president D. Srinivas, PR president K. Chiranjeevi, BJP State president G. Kishan Reddy, CPI (M) State secretary B.V. Raghavulu, CPI State secretary K. Narayana, Lok Satta president Jayaprakash Narayan, and Telangana Praja Front chairman Gaddar were among those who condemned the incident. Ministers Anam Ramnarayan Reddy, J. Geeta Reddy, Mohd. Ahmedullah, Sake Sailajanath, and P. Shankar Rao said the government would not spare the attackers.
MiM Floor Leader Akbaruddin Owaisi was first stabbed and then shot at by unidentified criminals while he was visiting his constituency at Chandrayangutta on Saturday.
"Doctors have removed the bullets. They said Owaisi is in a stable condition," said State Home Minister P. Sabita Indra Reddy on Sunday.
Another legislator Ahmed Balala, who was accompanying him, was also injured in the attack.
However, Owaisi's security officers also opened fire at the attackers, killing one and critically injuring two.
The MLA was rushed to a Santosh Nagar hospital, where doctors said his condition is critical. He was operated and the bullets were removed from his body.
Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh legislator and Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) leader Akbaruddin Owaisi was injured when assailants stabbed and opened fire at him here Saturday, sparking tensions in parts of the city. One attacker was killed and two others critically injured when security guards returned fire.
Akbaruddin's condition was reported to be stable at a hospital. Another MIM legislator, Ahmed Balala, suffered minor injuries in the clash.
A profusely bleeding Owaisi, who is the MIM floor leader in the state assembly, was rushed to the Owaisi Hospital in Santosh Nagar, where he was operated upon by doctors to remove the bullets.
State Home Minister P. Sabita Indra Reddy quoted doctors at the hospital as saying that Owaisi's condition was stable.
He was shifted to another private hospital in Banjara Hills later.
The attack took place around 11.30 a.m. when Owaisi was visiting his Chandrayangutta assembly constituency in the city area of Hyderabad.
According to witnesses, four or five people attacked Owaisi with knives when he was getting into his vehicle after attending a meeting in Barkas neighbourhood.
As an injured Owaisi tried to take to the steering wheel, attackers opened fire at him.
His party colleague Balala rushed to Owaisi's rescue. But Balala and the driver were also attacked.
Director General of Police K. Aravinda Rao said gunmen of both the legislators opened fire at the attackers, killing one of them.
Two other persons are in serious condition, the police chief said.
Blood stains, bullets, knives, mobile phones, footwear, sunglasses were seen strewn around at the scene. Owaisi's vehicle also bore bullet marks and blood stains.
The home minister said the dispute between Akbaruddin Owaisi and Mohammed Pehlwan led to the incident.
The legislator had foiled the latter's attempt to encroach upon a piece of land and handed it over to authorities for building houses for poor under a government scheme, the minister said.
Pehlwan was arrested by police late in the evening when he went to a private hospital to see the body of his relative and the two others injured.
Earlier, he told reporters that he was not involved in the attack and claimed that it was the legislator who attacked his family members.
As tension gripped the old city, shopkeepers downed the shutters and buses went off the roads.
Police chief Rao said adequate forces have been deployed to maintain law and order.
"The situation is under control and we are not expecting any serious trouble," he said.
MIM president and Akbaruddin's elder brother Asaduddin Owaisi, who rushed to Hyderabad from Delhi, alleged that there was a deep rooted conspiracy behind the attack.
"Unable to fight us politically, some elements are resorting to such attacks," the MP said demanding a thorough probe.
He appealed to people to remain calm and maintain peace. He also urged the traders to reopen their shops and resume business.
Pehlwan had supported Majlis Bachao Tehreek (MBT) against Owaisi during the 2009 elections and had even clashed with the Owaisi's supporters on a few occasions.
.Angry MIM activists attacked a hall and two hotels reportedly belonging to Pehlwan's family.
Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy, who reviewed the security situation with his cabinet colleagues, rushed to the Owaisi Hospital.
The 39-year-old Akbaruddin Owaisi is the leader of MIM in the state assembly. The party has seven legislators in the 294-member house.
The leader is the managing director of the Owaisi Hospital and also heads a group of institutions, including a medical and an engineering college.
He became MIM floor leader in the state assembly in 2004, replacing his elder brother Asaduddin Owaisi, who moved to the Lok Sabha in 2004 after their father Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi decided not to contest elections due to ill health.
Salahuddin Owaisi, who dominated the politics in Hyderabad for four decades, was elected to parliament for six consecutive terms (1984-2004), died in 2008 at the age of 77.
It was Salahuddin's father Moulana Abdul Wahid Owaisi who revived the MIM in 1958 with a new party constitution.
The party was earlier banned as it fought to keep erstwhile Hyderabad as an independent state.
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