Archive · 6 Oct 2026
Owaisi Seeks State Action Over Leather Consignment Seizures
Asaduddin Owaisi asked the state government to help traders whose leather shipments are being held in Odisha.
He said the shipments had the required tax papers and travel permits.
Owaisi accused some local officials and vigilante groups of stopping the trucks.
These are allegations made by Owaisi.
He said the delays are causing losses for traders.
He also said raw leather stock is piling up in Hyderabad.
If the goods cannot be moved soon, he warned they may spoil.
He said hundreds of small businesses and workers could suffer financially.
AIMIM chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi urged the state government to address leather consignments detained in Odisha.
In a letter to the Chief Secretary, Owaisi said traders' shipments had valid GST documents and transport permits.
He alleged that local law enforcement officers and vigilante groups were intercepting trucks and making false criminal allegations.
Owaisi said the alleged seizures were causing heavy losses and leaving large amounts of raw stock in Hyderabad.
He warned that unresolved delays could lead to rotting inventory and financial distress for hundreds of traders and workers.
- Who
- Asaduddin Owaisi, AIMIM chief and Hyderabad MP, and leather traders whose consignments are affected.
- What
- Owaisi urged the state government to intervene over alleged detentions of leather consignments in Odisha.
- When
- Not specified in the article.
- Where
- Odisha, with the consignments described as travelling from Hyderabad toward the West Bengal border.
- Why
- Owaisi said the alleged seizures were causing losses and could financially harm traders and workers.
Owaisi's allegations
Other parties' response
Legality of the detentions
Owaisi's allegations
Owaisi said shipments with valid GST documents and permits were unlawfully detained.
Other parties' response
The article does not include a response from Odisha authorities or other parties.
Conduct of local authorities
Owaisi's allegations
Owaisi alleged that some local law enforcement authorities colluded with vigilante groups to intercept trucks and make false allegations.
Other parties' response
No response to these allegations is reported in the article.
- Letter recipient
- The Chief Secretary
- Consignments
- Leather cargo belonging to city traders
- Location of alleged detentions
- Odisha, including the route toward the West Bengal border
- Documents cited
- GST documents and transport permits
- Stock accumulation
- Raw stock has accumulated in Hyderabad, according to Owaisi
- Potential impact
- Hundreds of MSME traders and labourers could face financial distress, Owaisi warned