MIM hails govt decision on Muslim quota bill

Hyderabad: Expressing gratitude to the government for showering boons on Muslims by deciding to introduce bill for 12 percent reservation during budget session, Majlis E Ittehadul Muslimeen floor leader in the Assembly Akbaruddin Owaisi demanded the government to give reservations to the Dalit Muslims on par with SCs.

Speaking in the Assembly during a short discussion on development of minorities in the State, he said that January 18 would remain a red letter day for the Muslims as the government accepted several demands of the community. He said that government should continue four per cent reservations to Muslims while making efforts to raise them to 12 per cent.

Government should hold a separate selection process of government teachers for the Urdu medium schools. He said Muslims should be given four per cent reservations in the regularisation of services of contract employees. Akbar said that millions of US dollars were with the Saudi Arabia government for the construction of a Rubath (guest house) at Mecca and that the government should persuade Saudi government to take up the construction.

Congress legislator T Jeevan Reddy said that government should also provide pre-primary education in English medium for the minorities. Free and compulsory education should be provided after intermediate. He also wanted reservations for Dalit Christians. Telugu Desam legislator A Revanth Reddy said that Urdu section should be opened in the schools and colleges where the community population is high. Minority Commission should be given judicial powers and self finance colleges of Urdu medium should be run by the government.