India, Jan. 10 -- AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has blamed the Congress for the prolonged incarceration of activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, who have been jailed without trial under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) for their alleged role in the 2020 Delhi riots.

Owaisi on Thursday slammed Congress for its alleged role in strengthening the stringent provisions of the UAPA and alleged that the amendments introduced by Congress, when P Chidambaram was the union home minister, have resulted in prolonged incarceration of undertrial prisoners, including scholar-activists Khalid and Imam.

"The Supreme Court did not grant bail to two undertrial accused, and the Supreme Court explained why it did not grant bail. During the U...