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News18
15 hours ago
- Politics
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'Can't Become Doctors, Leaders Watching Reels': Owaisi Urges Youth To Read Newspapers
Last Updated: Owaisi urged the youth to stop wasting time on social media reels and start reading newspapers. He stressed that such distractions hinder their potential to become leaders. All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi has advised the youth not to waste their time watching reels on social media and read newspapers. Addressing the public in Hyderabad, Owaisi also said the youth cannot become leaders, doctors or engineers if they waste their time watching reels. 'I would like to appeal to the youth not to waste their time watching reels. I request you all to read newspapers," Owaisi said. 'You can't become leaders, doctors, engineers, or scientists if you waste time watching reels. How will you answer Booth Level Officers (BLOs) during the electoral roll revision?" Owaisi asked. VIDEO | Hyderabad, Telangana: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi (@asadowaisi) urges youth, saying, 'I would like to appeal to the youth not to waste their time watching reels. I request you all to read newspapers. You can't become leaders, doctors, engineers, or scientists if you… — Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) July 15, 2025 On Tuesday, Owaisi had questioned the authority of the Election Commission over determining the citizenship of Indian nationals, accusing them of doing 'NRC through the back door". This came after the poll body's decision to Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls ahead of the Bihar Assembly election. Speaking to ANI, Owaisi said, 'Who gave the ECI the power to determine whether someone is a citizen or not? Our party was the first to say that SIR is NRC through the back door. " Owaisi also questioned the result of the last SIR conducted in Bihar in 2003. 'We demand the number of those BLOs. We will ask our party members to meet those BLOs and ask them where the people from Nepal, Myanmar and Bangladesh are that they are talking about." 'The SIR was conducted in 2003. How many foreign nationals were revealed at that time?" Owaisi asked. view comments First Published: July 16, 2025, 11:23 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Hindustan Times
15 hours ago
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
'How will you...?': Why Asaduddin Owaisi warned youth against getting addicted to reels
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has warned the youth against getting addicted to reels, saying too much consumption of such content can "destroy brains". He also linked his warning to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls ahead of the assembly election in Bihar. AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi warned the youth against harmful impacts of getting addicted to reels.(ANI) Urging all to read newspapers instead of scrolling through reels, Owaisi on Tuesday said, "You can't become leaders, doctors, engineers, or scientists if you waste time watching reels. Watching reels only destroys the brain and wastes time." Invoking the controversy surrounding the revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, Owaisi asked the youth how will they answer Booth Level Officers if they remain engrossed into reels. "I mean what is going on in Bihar in the name of intensive revision, many people are being called Bangladeshi, Nepali and from Myanmar... if a BLO comes up to you, how will you answer their questions?" Owaisi asked during an address in Hyderabad. The Election Commission's SIR exercise recently sparked a controversy, and Owaisi has also spoken against it, questioning the poll panel's authority to determine citizenship of Indians. "Who gave the ECI the power to determine whether someone is a citizen or not? Our party was the first to say that SIR is NRC through the back door," he was quoted as saying by news agency ANI. He also demanded the results of the last time this exercise was carried out in 2003, and how may foreign nationals were revealed at the time. "We demand the number of those BLOs. We will ask our party members to meet those BLOs and ask them where the people from Nepal, Myanmar and Bangladesh are that they are talking about..." Owaisi said. As part of the exercise, the EC has so far collected 86.32% of enumeration forms, and the final round of door-to-door visits for this will soon take place.
News18
a day ago
- Politics
- News18
'Reels Causing A Lot Of Damage': Owaisi Tells Youth To Stop Scrolling And Read Newspapers
Last Updated: Owaisi highlighted the dangers of young minds getting addicted to social media, and appealed to them to not ruin their future by watching reels. AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday called on the youth not to waste their time watching reels on social media and read newspapers instead, saying it will prevent them from becoming leaders and high-level professionals. 'I would like to appeal to the youth not to waste their time watching reels. I request you all to read newspapers. You can't become leaders, doctors, engineers, or scientists if you waste your time watching reels," he said at an event in Hyderabad. 'Watching reels will only spoil your mind and waste your time. It will influence your intelligence," he added. 'If our young minds get addicted to them at this age, it will cause a lot of damage." VIDEO | Hyderabad, Telangana: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi (@asadowaisi) urges youth, saying, 'I would like to appeal to the youth not to waste their time watching reels. I request you all to read newspapers. You can't become leaders, doctors, engineers, or scientists if you… — Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) July 15, 2025 Referring to the revision of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar, Owaisi asked, 'If you get addicted to reels, how will you answer Booth Level Officers (BLOs) during the electoral roll revision? Under the pretext of revision, many are being labelled Bangladeshi, Nepali or Myanmarese." He also emphasised that India's Muslim minorities must become politically and professionally empowered to boost participation in democracy and shape the country's future. Owaisi also expressed concern over alarming dropout rates among Muslim students, calling it a loss for the Muslim community and the country, as per reports. The AIMIM MP also stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of a 'Viksit Bharat' would remain incomplete unless minorities are provided with equal access to educational opportunities. view comments First Published: July 15, 2025, 22:28 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
The Hindu
a day ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
Don't ruin your future by getting addicted to social media, Owaisi tells youth
Hyderabad parliamentarian Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday linked educational and social awareness and addiction to social media directly to the community's political inclusion, citing the ongoing controversy in Bihar over the special intensive revision of electoral rolls. Mr. Owaisi was speaking at the All India Majsli-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen party headquarters where he distributed educational kits to students. 'If you get addicted to reels, and tomorrow a BLO (Booth Level Officer) comes to your house in the name of intensive revision, how will you respond?' he asked. 'Under the pretext of revision, many are being labelled Bangladeshi, Nepali or Myanmarese,' he said. Cautioning students against addiction to social media, reels in particular. 'When you go home, do not waste your time watching reels,' he told children in the audience. 'By watching a one-minute or two-minute reel, you will not become a leader, or a scientist, or a schoolteacher, or a doctor, or an engineer. Addiction to reels will only waste your time and distract you.' The AIMIM president emphasised that India's Muslim minorities must become politically and professionally empowered. This, he said, would not only enable participation in democracy but also facilitate defending their rights and shape the nation's future. 'In our beloved country, there are big challenges for minorities and especially Muslims. We will overcome them if we are united and strong: politically, and in fields like science, engineering, medicine and law,' Mr. Owaisi said. Underscoring the acute need for more lawyers within the community, he said, 'The Muslim minorities need more and more lawyers who will raise their voices for their sharia, personal laws, fundamental rights and against police injustice.' He also expressed concern over alarming dropout rates among Muslim students, noting that over 21 lakh children had dropped out, of whom 51 % were girls. He warned that such educational exclusion, which was primarily due to fee non-affordability by weaker sections. This, he said, was not only a loss for the minority community, but for the nation as a whole. He criticised the narrowing of pre matric scholarships by the Union government. Mr. Owaisi said the Prime Minister's vision of a 'Viksit Bharat' would remain unfulfilled unless minorities received equitable educational opportunities. 'If you go to Muslim areas, you will find more liquor shops and police stations. What is required are schools and hospitals, only then will the country become stronger,' he opined.
Hindustan Times
a day ago
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Aruna Upadhyay, AIMIM's Hindu councilor in MP, quits party
Perturbed by the allegations of promoting religious conversion, Aruna Upadhyay, the sole Hindu woman councilor of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) in Madhya Pradesh, has resigned from the party. In the 2022 civic elections, Upadhyay was one of the four candidates who won on the ticket of the party led by Asaduddin Owaisi. (ANI) In a letter to the AIMIM central office at Hyderabad dated July 14, she said she was resigning from the core committee and party membership due to personal reasons. Talking to reporters, Upadhyay said she was not going to join any other party but would work as an independent councilor of the Khargone municipal council. She resigned "due to the allegations of religious conversion and continuous harassment," she said. Her husband and some other people had reportedly accused her of converting people to Islam. In the 2022 civic elections, she was one of the four candidates who won on the ticket of the party led by Asaduddin Owaisi. Upadhyay's victory drew more attention as she had won from 'ward 2' which had 70 percent Muslim population.
