Objecting to the appointment of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen's Akbaruddin Owaisi as a pro-tem Speaker of the assembly, Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party chief and Union minister G Kishan Reddy on Saturday that BJP decided to boycott the oath-taking event, alleging violation of assem
Boycotting the oath-taking ceremony of AIMIM MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi as the Pro-tem Speaker of Telangana Assembly, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday accused the Congress government of 'neglecting' the senior candidates for the post and of defying the existing tradition of the House.
"The people of Telangana have taken a decision, and we should respect it," Owaisi stated. "In the last 10 years, there has been development in Telangana under the leadership of KCR, but we respect the decision of the people."
Voters are exercising their franchise at 35,655 polling stations set up across the state.For the first time in Telangana, home voting for citizens aged over 80 years and persons with disabilities has also been made available, with about 27,600 voters enlisted to avail of the service on Th
The high-stakes Telangana Assembly elections, scheduled for Thursday, will witness a triangular contest involving the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and the Congress.
Launching a blistering attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) President Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday said that the only aim of the latter is to ensure that Muslims and Dalits do not become political leaders.
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday trained her guns at the ruling BRS in the election-bound Telangana, saying corruption was rampant in the state under the incumbent regime headed by Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday slammed the opposition parties in Telangana and said that voting for Congress and All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi means voting for the Bharat Rashtra Samiti.
In an interview with ANI, the AIMIM chief said that there is empirical data on the social and educational backwardness of Muslims it is given after late PS Krishnan's report.