Himanta Sarma Links Shahabuddin's Son Osama With Al Qaeda Terrorist, Says 'Ensure Elimination...'

Last Updated:November 04, 2025, 14:14 IST

Himanta Biswa Sarma linked Mohammad Shahabuddin's son Osama to Osama Bin Laden at a Raghunathpur rally. Osama contests Bihar polls on an RJD ticket amid criminal cases.

BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma addressed a rally in Bihar's Raghunathpur. (Photo:X/himantabiswa)

Assam Chief Minister and BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday attacked late gangster-turned-politician Mohammad Shahabuddin’s son Osama and linked him to Al Qaeda terrorist Osama Bin Laden.

Addressing a rally in Raghunathpur, where Osama is contesting on the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) ticket, the Assam CM said, “Before I came to Raghunathpur, I thought I would see Lord Ram, Lord Lakshman and Goddess Sita, but I was told that there are many Ram, Laxman and Sita here and there is also Osama. So I asked, who is Osama? This Osama is like the earlier Osama Bin Laden. We have to ensure the elimination of all Osama Bin Ladens in the state. What was Osama’s father’s name? He was called Shahbuddin."

Osama is set to make his political debut in Bihar, on an RJD ticket, from the Raghunathpur assembly segment in Siwan. The seat is considered a fiefdom of Osama’s late father, who was a multiple-term party MP.

Osama, 31, also faces several criminal cases, which mostly pertain to the Arms Act, 1959.

Shahabuddin, a four-term MP of Lalu Prasad’s RJD, had been convicted in cases of murder and attempt to murder.

Elections to the 243-member assembly will be held in two phases, on November 6 and November 11, while counting of votes will take place on November 14.

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