The victim, identified as Sonu, also known as Prashanth, was reportedly trying to stop illegal cow transport when the incident occurred.
The party claimed that it was aiming to build a "third alternative" in Bihar, where politics has, for years, been all about the BJP-led NDA and the Congress-RJD combine.
AIMIM chief said, "The Prime Minister claimed that the RSS took part in the war for freedom. I was surprised and concerned about where this story comes from. History shows that not a single RSS member lost their life fighting for the country."
Without naming anyone, AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi claimed an amendment to the waqf bill that a trust would not be a waqf, was brought in "to reward a person who had built his palatial palace on an orphanage".
Addressing a gathering at the AIMIM headquarters here on the occasion of the party's formation day, he also hit out at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over his remarks against Samajwadi Party leaders that the latter send their own children to English medium schools but want others' children to learn Urdu and become "maulvis".
Although Jaleel fears a division of the Muslim vote due to Congress and Samajwadi Party candidates, his hopes rest with Maratha leader Manoj Jarange Patil. Recently, he met with Jarange to discuss an alliance.
The party clarified that it has no issues with MVA constituent Shiv Sena (UBT) and their sole motive is to keep the saffron party away from power as it has "damaged the country"
Owaisi amassed 6,61,981 votes and Latha secured 3,23,894 votes
Positioning itself as a viable alternative to BRS and Congress, the BJP has been capitalising on any anti-incumbency sentiments and political discontent.
Telangana 2024 Lok Sabha polls: Here's a look at the key candidates and their constituencies in Telangana.
Telangana 2024 Lok Sabha Polls: In the 2019 election, BRS secured nine seats, BJP won four, Congress bagged three, and AIMIM one. However, current surveys and public sentiment indicate a potential edge for Congress, suggesting that the BJP might strengthen its position.
Maharashtra 2024 Lok Sabha Polls: Aurangabad is considered a stronghold of the Shiv-Sena but AIMIM won this constituency back in 2019. This time, Shiv Sena candidate is Sandipan Bhumre and Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate is Chandrakant Khaire. BJP has fielded Sushil Kumar Singh and AIMIM has fielded Imtiaz Jaleel once again for this constituency, hoping to win it again like in 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
Apna Dal (K) leader Pallavi Patel made it clear that the party was no longer an ally of the SP which is a member of the INDIA bloc.
The situation is peaceful in the area and no case of any untoward incident has come forward, the police official added.
The voting is being held across 14,382 polling stations, of which 3,311 are in the urban and 11,071 in rural areas, the office of the state Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) said.
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has reportedly been booked by the Delhi Police under sections 153A, 295, and 505 of the IPC.
AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday claimed no one from the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in Maharashtra has contacted them for support in the upcoming elections to six Rajya Sabha seats from the state.
Overall, 25 accused, mostly Muslims, have been arrested by the police so far in connection with the violence that erupted after alleged stone-pelting on a `Shobha Yatra` in the Jahangirpuri on April 16 marking Hanuman Jayanti. The incident lead to widespread clashes leaving several people, including cops, injured
The AIMIM is willing to ally with NCP and Congress, which are constituents of the Shiv Sena-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government in Maharashtra, party MP Imtiaz Jaleel said, adding the Asaduddin Owaisi-led party is not the ’B’ team of BJP as alleged by mainstream parties.
Owaisi, however, had not explained under what provision of the Constitution, he would have two chief ministers in a single state.
Owaisi said the shots were fired near a toll plaza, puncturing the tyres of his vehicle but he was safe
Gama, who joined AIMIM a few days ago after serving Samajwadi Party for 22 years, said, "SP is the party of capitalists; after serving 22 years in the party we did not get any rights".
"Over Rs 35,000 crore of our taxpayers’ money has been invested in developmental works of Afghanistan. Now the Taliban has come there. The changes in Afghanistan are not good for India,” Asaduddin Owaisi said in reply to a question on the effect of the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan on UP politics.
AIMIM failed to win a seat out of the seven it contested in West Bengal. But, in last year's Bihar assembly elections, the party won five seats of the 20 it contested 20 in the Muslim-dominated Seemanchal region.
The hackers changed the Twitter profile name from AIMIM to 'Elon Musk' and also the profile picture of the handle was changed with the photo of Tesla CEO Elon Musk.