Shahnawaz Hussain

Shahnawaz Hussain at Idea Exchange: ‘Opposition support is not a favour. It is every citizen’s duty to be on India’s side’

May 19, 2025 8:17 am

A former Union Minister and ex-MP from Bihar for three terms, Hussain has been national president of BJP’s minority wing in the past and has been the party’s voice and face — from Patna to Delhi.

Delhi court orders perjury probe against woman who accused BJP leader of rape

February 25, 2025 3:36 am

In April 2018, the woman had alleged that Hussain took her to a farmhouse and raped her after intoxicating her. He, according to the complainant, also made a video of the act and threatened to kill her and her family.

Muslims will be looked after by Modi govt: BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain

April 13, 2024 10:44 pm

Hussain made the remarks talking to reporters on the sidelines of a function here after addressing a series of meetings in support of BJP candidates -- Union Minister Jitendra Singh and Jugal Kishore.

Delhi court rejects police report to cancel rape FIR against BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain, summons him

October 12, 2023 7:11 am

Calling the complainant's statements in a rape case the "most clinching peice of evidence", the court ruled that she remained consistent in her allegations against Shahnawaz Hussain.

Delhi HC sets aside order directing registration of FIR against BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain, his brother

March 06, 2023 2:07 pm

A single-judge bench of Justice Amit Mahajan said on March 3 that at "the stage of considering the application under Section 156(3) of the CrPC, the suspect is not a person who is aggrieved so as to be entitled for any hearing".

'Does not matter what a Shahnawaz or a Giriraj says... Population growth or terror threats, it is party's agenda'

September 26, 2022 6:35 am

Former Bihar minister Shahnawaz Hussain tells The Indian Express there is 'something wrong with the RJD culture' as law-and-order problems arise whenever it is in power.

Rape complaint against Shahnawaz Hussain: SC stays Delhi HC order on filing case against BJP leader

August 23, 2022 3:03 am

A bench presided by Justice U U Lalit also stayed all further proceedings against Hussain in connection with the complaint and said it is “prima facie convinced that this matter requires consideration”.

Newsmaker | Syed Shahnawaz Hussain, the giant killer and youngest Union Cabinet minister who has been shrinking since 2014

August 19, 2022 8:58 pm

The rape charge comes close on the heels of his Bihar ministership ending with collapse of JD(U)-BJP govt, party removing him from central election committee

Delhi Confidential: Senior BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain has a complaint against filmmakers

May 06, 2022 6:40 am

“Please do not use Bihar as a shoulder to train your guns on profit,” he appealed to the filmmakers. Instead of “misreporting on crime records” of the state, they should highlight Nalanda and Bodh Gaya as symbols of Bihar, he said.

Ethanol policy soon, 20 investors apply for production units: Hussain

March 12, 2021 4:00 pm

“In post-Covid situation, ethanol production would boost our sagging economy,” the minister said.

Political leaders attend Shahnawaz Hussain and Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi's Eid celebration

June 09, 2019 6:38 am

BJP leaders and Union Ministers Shahnawaaz Hussain and Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi hosted Eid celebration programme at their respective residences in New Delhi. Their celebrations were attended by their fellow BJP leaders as well as leaders from other parties.

Congress lauds Centre for seeking UN sanctions against Masood Azhar

February 26, 2016 9:44 am

New Delhi, Feb 26 (ANI): Lauding the Centre's move to ask United Nations to include name of Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar on the sanctions list, Congress leader Shahi Tharoor on Thursday said it is a welcoming step. Tharoor added that the government waited for long to act on Azhar. Meanwhile, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Shahnawaz Hussain alleged that Azhar is the mastermind behind every terror act taking place in India.

BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain receives threat letter

January 22, 2016 12:05 pm

New Delhi, Jan 22 (ANI): BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain received a threat letter on Friday. Hussain said he received an ‘intimidating’ letter in which derogatory language has been used against his party BJP. He added that he has handed over the letter to police and an FIR has been lodged. This is not the first time that the BJP leader has been threatened. He claimed that earlier he was intimidated through similar kind of letters, telephone calls and messages on his twitter account, but he is not scared of anyone.

Dalit scholar’s suicide: BJP backs Irani’s clarification

January 21, 2016 9:41 am

New Delhi, Jan 21 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Shahnawaz Hussain on Thursday backed Union Human Resource and Development (HRD) Minister Smriti Irani's clarification on the Dalit scholar’s suicide case and accused the Congress of dividing the society by “playing politics” on such a sensitive issue. Irani had yesterday hit back at the critics and said that the suicide was not a ‘Dalit vs Non-Dalit confrontation’.

Shahnawaz Hussain On Bihar Elections, Nitish Kumar and PM Modi

November 03, 2015 1:36 pm