Owaisi Targets Congress Over Karnataka Minister's 'SIR' Remark
Synopsis
AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi has publicly challenged Congress, asking why a Karnataka minister who endorsed the person referred to as 'SIR' is escaping scrutiny — a pointed political question accompanied by a video.
Key Takeaways
AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi posted on X on 2 November 2026 questioning why a Karnataka Congress minister is not being questioned over endorsing a figure called 'SIR'.
The post was in Hindi-Urdu and accompanied by a video whose specific contents have not been independently verified.
Owaisi's challenge is directed at the Indian National Congress , the ruling party in Karnataka , not at the BJP.
Neither the minister nor 'SIR' is identified by full name in the post text itself.
The intervention follows Owaisi's consistent pattern of pressing Congress on accountability from a minority-constituency political vantage point.
A pointed question from AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi is cutting through the political noise on Monday, 2 November 2026: why, he asks, is no one asking the hard question of the Karnataka Congress minister who apparently endorsed the accused in the SIR controversy?
Owaisi posted in Hindi-Urdu, asking — 'Sawal Karnataka ke us INC minister se kyun nahi kiya jata, Jisne SIR ko sahi qaraar diya?' — 'Why is the question not asked of that Congress minister from Karnataka who declared SIR to be correct?' The post was accompanied by a video, the contents of which the pipeline has not independently verified, but the text stands as a direct political challenge to the Indian National Congress.
The 'SIR' Reference and What Owaisi Is Pointing At
The reference to 'SIR' — used here as an acronym or a named individual — appears to be central to a live political controversy. Owaisi's framing implies that a sitting Karnataka Cabinet minister from Congress publicly defended or vouched for the person referred to as 'SIR', and that this endorsement has gone unscrutinised by the press and the political opposition. Without independent verification of the specific controversy's details, the research block for this post is thin, and NationPress does not assert beyond what the post states.
Owaisi's Pattern of Targeting Congress in Karnataka
Asaduddin Owaisi, Lok Sabha MP from Hyderabad and a consistent critic of Congress from the minority-constituency flank, has repeatedly used social media to highlight what he characterises as double standards within the ruling party in Karnataka. His intervention here follows a familiar playbook: frame a question the mainstream conversation is avoiding, and direct it squarely at Congress rather than the BJP — a positioning that underlines AIMIM's distinct political lane.
The question itself is combative in form but procedurally simple: demand accountability from a named party's named minister. It is the absence of a name in the post — neither the minister nor 'SIR' is identified by full name — that keeps the charge in rhetorical territory for now. Whether Congress responds, and whether the Karnataka minister named in the video addresses it, will determine whether this escalates beyond a social-media salvo.
Owaisi has fired the question. The answer, if it comes, will have to come from Bengaluru.
Point of View
He reinforces AIMIM's positioning as an independent political force willing to hold the 'secular' bloc to the same standard it applies to its rivals. The rhetorical framing — 'why is no one asking?' — is designed to embarrass Congress on accountability, not to align with any opposing camp. This is a recurring AIMIM tactic in states like Karnataka and Telangana where Congress and AIMIM compete for overlapping voter bases. Whether the Karnataka government responds will test how much political oxygen this controversy actually carries.
NationPress
3 Nov 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
What did Owaisi ask about the Karnataka Congress minister?
Owaisi asked why no one is questioning a Karnataka Congress minister who reportedly declared a person referred to as 'SIR' to be correct or justified, implying the minister's endorsement has been overlooked.
Who is 'SIR' in the Karnataka controversy Owaisi mentioned?
The post does not explicitly identify 'SIR' by full name. The reference appears to be to a figure at the centre of a live controversy in Karnataka, but NationPress cannot confirm further details without verified reporting.
Why does Owaisi frequently target Congress in Karnataka?
Owaisi's AIMIM competes with Congress for similar constituencies in several states. Holding Congress accountable serves AIMIM's political positioning as an alternative to the so-called secular mainstream parties.
What party runs the Karnataka government in 2026?
The Indian National Congress governs Karnataka, having won the state assembly election in 2023.
Did the Karnataka Congress minister respond to Owaisi's question?
As of the time of publication on 2 November 2026 , no public response from the minister in question has been confirmed.
