Owaisi's 'a woman in hijab will become India's PM one day' gets a 'go to Karachi' retort from BJP's Nitish Rane

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi.

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday highlighted the inclusivity of India's Constitution, saying it allows anyone to become Prime Minister, President or Chief Minister as opposed to that of Pakistan's Constitution, which restricts these posts to followers of a particular religion.

While speaking at an election meeting in Maharashtra's Solapur, Owaisi said, "My dream is that a day would come when a woman in hijab would become the Prime Minister of India. This day will come in the future."

مجلس اتحادالمسلمین کے سربراہ بیرسٹر اسدالدین اویسی نے مہاراشٹرا کے شولاپور میں ایک انتخابی جلسہ عام سے خطاب کرتے ہوئے کہا کہ جہاں پاکستان کے دستور میں وزیراعظم اور صدر کے عہدے ایک مخصوص مذہب کے ماننے والوں تک محدود ہیں، وہیں بابا صاحب امبیڈکر کے وضع کردہ دستورِ ہند میں ہر… pic.twitter.com/JNQfbY0VcT

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He added, "While Pakistan’s Constitution restricts the posts of Prime Minister and President to followers of a particular religion, the Constitution framed by Babasaheb Ambedkar allows any Indian to become the Prime Minister, President, Chief Minister, or Mayor."

Responding to his remark, BJP leader and Maharashtra minister Nitish Rane said, "Asaduddin Owaisi does not dare to make such statements in our Hindu nation. This is our Hindu nation, where 90% of the population is Hindu. Women who wear hijab or burqa will not become the Prime Minister or the Mayor of Mumbai."

Mumbai, Maharashtra: On AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi’s statement, Minister Nitish Rane says, "Asaduddin Owaisi does not dare to make such statements in our Hindu nation. This is our Hindu nation, where 90% of the population is Hindu. Women who wear hijab or burqa will not become… pic.twitter.com/8CLuuH8R3Z — IANS (@ians_india) January 9, 2026

"Those who wish to hold such positions should go to their own Islamic countries, like Karachi. Here, they have no place. Women who wear hijab or burqa will not become Prime Minister or Mayor in Mumbai," Rane added, IANS reported.

On Nitish Rane’s statement, AIMIM leader Waris Pathan said, "The Constitution of India governs this country, and according to it, anyone can become the Prime Minister, Governor, or Mayor. What did he (Asaduddin Owaisi) say wrong? He said that it is our wish that one day a woman wearing a hijab will become the Prime Minister of the country... The one who is threatening me should tell me where to come? We are not afraid of their threats."