Criminal case against Asaduddin after AIMIM workers beat up Cong leaders

Asaduddin Owaisi refuted the allegations and blamed Congress for fuelling confrontation.

Hyderabad

: Senior Congress leader Shabbir Ali on Wednesday filed a criminal case against All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi after AIMIM workers beat up Congress and TRS top leaders during the last hours of GHMC polling on Tuesday.

AIMIM party workers and leaders ran amok on Tuesday across the Old City attacking leaders of various parties including Deputy Chief Minister Mohammad Mahmood Ali’s son Azam Ali and senior Congress leaders Uttam Kumar Reddy, Mohammed Ali Shabbir, and Ram Mohan Reddy.

The incident occurred when the Congress leaders were about to leave the Mir Chowk police station after the release of a Congress candidate on bail.

Asaduddin Owaisi was seen leading the party workers who thrashed Congress leaders and damaged their vehicles at Mirchowk.

Few workers were seen forcefully opening the Congress leaders’ cars and repeatedly kicking them and punching them.

Two MIM activists pushed the windshields of the vehicles till they were damaged. Leader of Opposition Shabbir Ali sustained an injury under in his right eye in the attack.

MIM leader and Malakpet MLA Ahmed Balala allegedly chased and beat up the Mr Azam Ali in front of the minister’s house at Azampura.

However, Asaduddin Owaisi refuted the allegations and blamed Congress for fuelling confrontation.

"It is a completely baseless allegation. It is an example of what local Congress leaders are doing in Telangana. At 1 pm I was told that my concerned MLA of that area and a Congress contestant has been arrested by the police. Police said that it was preventive arrest," Owaisi said.

"At 4 pm, I was told that Congress president, in 30 cars and with 150 people, had barged into the Mir Chowk police station and pressurised the local ACP to release the Congress contestant. And then he was released," Owaisi said

"The Police will investigate, we will cooperate with them," he added.