Akbaruddin Owaisi expresses uncertainty over contesting in polls | Hyderabad News

Hyderabad: AIMIM floor leader in the assembly and six-term MLA from Chandrayangutta assembly constituency, Akbaruddin Owaisi on Saturday said that he is uncertain whether he will contest the next assembly election and added that he currently has no intention of entering the electoral fray.Speaking to students at an educational campus in the Old City, Owaisi reflected on his political journey and his rise in public life. He said, “I have grown old. I do not know whether I will contest the next election. I have not even thought of contesting.”His remarks have kicked up discussions in political circles about whether his son Nooruddin Owaisi or any other candidate will enter the fray to contest elections from Chandrayangutta.Sources close to Akbaruddin Owaisi say it was not a formal announcement made by him and that he has shared his thoughts with students. Unless a formal announcement is made, one cannot come to a conclusion, a source said.