Either the growing popularity of the AIMIM chief Assaduddin Owaisi is conceived as a national threat or  his reputation for hate speech has  been painted out of proportion. After Karnataka and Maharashtra, it is now the UP government that has denied entry to him.

The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi has been refused permission to hold a rally in Allahabad on March 15.  This is the third time that Owaisi has been refused permission to hold a rally in Uttar Pradesh. He was earlier denied permission to hold rallies in Azamgarh and Meerut. Supporters of AIMIM have threatened to move the Allahabad High Court against the state government’s decision.

“The SP government is setting up hurdles and wants to prevent the AIMIM from holding its democratic activities in UP,” said Shaukat Ali and state level AIMIM leader. Last month, Assaduddin was denied entry into Bengaluru. Earlier, he was barred from entering Nanded and Aurangabad  in Maharashtra.