'No illegal immigrants found in SIR': Owaisi takes dig at BJP Telangana Chief's Hyderabad remark

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has taken a dig at the BJP over its Telangana unit chief's 'surgical strike in Hyderabad' remark, questioning the claims of illegal immigration in the city. Referring to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, Owaisi said no illegal immigrants had been found during the exercise. His remarks come amid a political exchange over the BJP's allegations and its proposed action against alleged illegal immigrants in Hyderabad. The controversy has brought the SIR exercise, voter verification and allegations surrounding illegal immigration into focus, intensifying the political debate in Telangana