Shahabuddin’s son Osama Shahab is contesting the assembly elections (2025) from Raghunathpur seat of Siwan district on RJD ticket. Osama Shahab cast his vote on Thursday (November 06, 2025) on the day of the first phase of voting. Meanwhile, Shahabuddin’s elder brother Ghiyasuddin has given a big statement. On RJD giving ticket to Osama, he has retaliated against the attacks being made by the opposition.

On the statements being made by opposition party leaders regarding Osama Shahab, the RJD candidate from Raghunathpur assembly seat of Siwan, Shahabuddin’s elder brother Ghiyasuddin said, “If this minister had gone somewhere else, nothing could have been said, but he came to Raghunathpur assembly and spoke against him… Why? Osama is a young leader and will definitely do development.” “People talk to others to hide their secrets.”

Siwan, Bihar: On statements by opposition leaders regarding RJD candidate Osama, RJD leader Mohammad Shahabuddin’s elder brother Giyasuddin says, “If these ministers had gone elsewhere, nothing could have been said. But why did they come to Raghunathpur Assembly and speak against… pic.twitter.com/9GnBRba3bz

— IANS (@ians_india) November 6, 2025

‘Osama means brave’

While talking to ABP News, Shahabuddin’s elder brother Ghiyasuddin said that if Osama wins the elections, he will develop like his father. The allegations leveled against Shahabuddin are wrong. On a question, he said that here names are kept according to religion, Osama means brave.

Hina Shahab also reacted

Mother Hina Shahab has also reacted to her son Osama Shahab contesting the elections. He said that Raghunathpur is not a hot seat. It is a normal seat. He said that every time big leaders come, this time also they have come. Osama has started his campaign. If we win we will develop. On a question he said that no one can ever fill the void of Shahabuddin.

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On the last day of campaigning for Bihar elections, Assam Chief Minister and BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma gave a controversial statement in a public meeting in Siwan. During the meeting, Sarma compared local leader and RJD candidate Osama Shahab with Osama Bin Laden without taking his name and said that all the Osamas in this country have to be eliminated one by one. He said that this country is the country of Ram-Sita and the supremacy of someone like Osama Bin Laden will never be accepted. He said that this country is the country of Ram-Sita and the supremacy of someone like Osama Bin Laden will never be accepted.

Sarma said in the meeting, “My Hindi is a little loose, but I will still try to speak. Mother Kamakhya is in Assam, may Mother’s blessings remain here too. The name Raghunathpur itself is auspicious and this land has been the workplace of the country’s first President Rajendra Babu.”

“I thought Ram and Sita would meet, but…”

He further said, “The party sent me here, I thought we would meet Ram and Sita, but people said Osama is also there. I asked, Osama bin Laden is gone, who is he now? People said, he is the same small Osama. Therefore, in this election we will have to eliminate such Osama.”

What did the Chief Minister of Assam say by taking the name of Shahabuddin?

Taking Shahabuddin’s name in his speech, the Chief Minister of Assam said, “Father’s name was Shahabuddin, who made a Guinness record in murder. If it is not stopped here, it will spread across the country.” He also said that infiltrators do not have the right to vote. Rahul Gandhi had organized a yatra for them, but such infiltrators have been excluded from the voter list of Bihar.” He further said that when Hindus awaken in the country, no Osama or Aurangzeb will be able to stand in front of them.

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While addressing a public meeting in Siwan regarding Bihar Assembly elections, Union Home Minister Amit Shah reminded people of Lalu Yadav’s rule. He said that former MP Shahabuddin had left Siwan bleeding. He enumerated the works of the NDA government and said that his party is fighting these elections under the leadership of Nitish Kumar.

‘Shahabuddin had bloodied Siwan’

The Union Home Minister said, “After the nomination of candidates in Bihar, first of all I have come to communicate with the people of Siwan. For 20-20 years, Siwan has endured the fear of Shahabuddin, atrocities, murders under the jungle raj of Lalu Yadav and Rabri Devi. The land of Siwan became bloodied, but the people of Siwan refused to bow down. The jungle raj of Lalu-Rabri has been ended.”

‘NDA freed Bihar from Jungle Raj’

He said, “Lalu Yadav has again given ticket to Shahabuddin’s son from Raghunathpur. I have come to tell the people of Siwan that now Modi ji and Nitish Kumar ji rule, even if a hundred Shahabuddins come, no one will be able to lose a hair. The end of Jungle Raj is the contribution of Nitish Kumar ji. CM Nitish Kumar freed the entire Bihar from Jungle Raj and is contesting the elections under his leadership.”

Will not let Osama win: Amit Shah

Referring to RJD Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, the Home Minister said, “If you have done any development work in 20 years, then tell the people of Siwan. You did not do any development but you did fodder scam, land for job scam, railway hotel scam, scam in BPSC recruitment and were also caught in disproportionate assets case. The real Diwali will be celebrated on November 14 when Lalu’s son’s case will be cleared. Osam is not as good as anyone.” Will give. Shahabuddin’s ideology will not be allowed to come.”

‘Will selectively expel infiltrators from the country’

Union Home Minister Amit Shah also targeted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on the infiltrator issue. He said, “Rahul Baba says that let the infiltrators stay in Bihar. Siwanwalas, tell me, should the infiltrators be expelled from Bihar or not? Should there be infiltrators in the voter list? Form the NDA government once again, our government will do the work of selectively expelling each and every infiltrator from the country.”

Shahabuddin’s son Osama Shahab will contest from Raghunathpur assembly seat of Siwan. RJD has given this opportunity. This was attacked by BJP on Wednesday (October 15, 2025). BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad took on Tejashwi Yadav and asked whether he will create a new Bihar like this?

Ravi Shankar Prasad said, “It has been heard that the son of the famous Shahabuddin of Siwan is being made to fight. The decision has been taken but it is not being announced. What message are you giving? Do you want to bring the same fear in Bihar?”

The BJP leader further said, “When Lalu Prasad had full control over Shahabuddin, then in Siwan, whether journalists, common people, Hindus, Muslims, everyone was killed. Now his son is being brought. They are talking that we will create a new Bihar. How will we create it? With such a face?”

#WATCH Patna, Bihar: BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad says, “…We’ve heard that the son of late Shahabuddin is being fielded. The decision has been made, it’s not being announced, but it’s been confirmed. So what message are you (RJD) sending? You want to bring that same fear into… pic.twitter.com/YsjRsilsP7

— ANI (@ANI) October 15, 2025

People of Bihar should be careful: Ravi Shankar Prasad

Ravi Shankar Prasad said that a case of Rs 420 has been filed against you (Tejashwi Yadav). It is an old case. Not a new case. Charges have been framed. There will be a trial. He said, “The governance system of Lalu, Rabri and Tejashwi is very clean. They eat fodder, smoke bitumen, rig tenders for land… I want to caution the people of Bihar. Please do not fall for their words. They will take your land, but you will not get a job…”

On the other hand, he said, “Why is Prashant Kishor not contesting the elections? We will definitely raise this question. He also wants to change Bihar. Perhaps he also has a dream of becoming the Chief Minister, hence he should contest the elections. Why do not he have the courage? The people of the state are seeing all this and I have full confidence that they will give full support to the NDA.”

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Osama Shahab, son of late MP Shahabuddin, has been given the symbol from the party to contest the elections. Osama Shahab will contest assembly elections from Raghunathpur seat on RJD ticket. Current MLA Harishankar Yadav has given up his seat and supported Osama. This step is a sign of strengthening Shahabuddin’s political legacy.

Who is Osama Shahab?

Osama Shahab was born on 12 June 1995 in Siwan. His initial studies were in Siwan only. He went to Delhi for 10th class studies. Osama studied 12th from GD Goenka School and then he went to London for further studies. From there he completed his LLB studies. Osama got married to Ayesha from Siwan in 2021. Ayesha is a doctor by profession and has done MBBS from Aligarh Muslim University.

Many criminal cases registered against Osama

Let us tell you that criminal cases are also registered against Osama Shahab. He was arrested in a case in 2023. Were caught from Kota, Rajasthan. Siwan court sent him to judicial custody. Later bail was granted. In 2023, an FIR was lodged against him for firing, attempt to murder and under the Arms Act in a property dispute in Motihari. In this case also he has got bail from the court.

Harishankar Yadav is MLA from Raghunathpur.

Talking about 2020 elections, RJD’s Harishankar Yadav had won from Raghunathpur assembly seat. He got 67,757 votes. Manoj Kumar Singh, who contested the election on LJP ticket after not getting the ticket from NDA, got 49,792 votes. JDU’s Rajeshwar Chauhan got 26,162 votes and BSP’s Vinay Kumar Pandey got 5,295 votes.

Let us tell you that Osama is the only son of Shahabuddin. His mother Hina Shahab contested the 2024 Lok Sabha elections as an independent candidate from Siwan but lost. After this, in October 2024, Osama Shahab and his mother Hina Shahab joined RJD. At that time both Lalu Prasad Yadav and Tejashwi Yadav were present.

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