The Newshour Debate: Make him an example (Part 2 of 2)

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Amidst high drama, MIM MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi, who is facing multiple cases for his alleged "hate speech", was on Tuesday (January 8), arrested after medical tests in a government hospital here a day after his arrival from London. Owaisi, who was subjected to medical examination at the Gandhi Hospital in Hyderabad for his fitness status, was straightaway taken under high security in a convoy of cars to Nirmal in Adilabad district, more than 200 km from Hyderabad.

In a debate moderated by TIMES NOW's Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami, panelists -- Siddharth Nath Singh, Spokesperson, BJP; Shazia Ilmi, Member, Aam Admi Party; Majid Memon, National Gen Secy, NCP & Sr Lawyer; Dr. Zafarul Islam Khan, Editor, Milli Gazette & Prez, All India Muslim Majlis e Mushawrat and Abid Rasool Khan, Spokesperson and Gen Sec Andhra Pradesh State Congress -- discuss whether the case of Owaisi be an example to drill fear into the heart of hate mongers.