Andhra Pradesh Politics and Majlis News

MiM Mp Asaduddin Owaisi giving Money to poor Muslim girls for Fees by MiM Educational Fund

Office Pulled Down, MIM Deputy Mayor Functions from Floor

Karimnagar: With the Congress gearing up to face the allegation by the TRS that it cheated the people of Telangana, the party leadership has suddenly found itself in another controversy. This time it is the MIM. The minority party’s leaders in the district are crying foul over the decision of the Karimnagar Municipal Corporation mayor to pull down the chamber of the deputy mayor in the corporation office. The deputy mayor — Mohammad Abbas Shami of the MIM — says that the Congress party is cheating their party too like what it did to the TRS. The Congress party could get the mayorship of the corporation only with the help of the MIM. Now, because of problems within the Congress, they are trying to embarrass the MIM and get rid of them, the deputy mayor says. According to the MIM party workers, the mayor — D Shankar of the Congress — ordered to pull down the chamber of the deputy mayor in the name of renovation. The MIM party workers are agitated as the photos of their party leaders — Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi and Asaduddin Owaisi — were thrown on the floor. As a protest, the deputy mayor has got a make-shift office erected in the corporation premises and is discharging his duties sitting on the floor. The officials of the corporation, meanwhile, say that the deputy mayor was to get a new chamber and the old one had to be pulled down. With the construction workers entering the premises in the absence of any supervisor, they had pulled down the chamber and photographs were kept on the floor. How can anybody take a decision to renovate my chamber without my approval? There is no budget that was sanctioned for the work. The corporation did not even have enough fund to even fill the potholes on the roads during the recent rains. There is no way the civic body can afford to spend money on renovation, the deputy mayor says. However, the commissioner says that the corporation w a s granted about Rs 40 lakh for the renovation of the building. We will spend about Rs 10 lakh to renovate the deputy mayor’s chamber, G Rami Reddy, commissioner of the corporation, told newsreporter. However, the Congress insiders see local MLA and sports minister M Satyanarayana Rao’s hand behind the episode. The sports minister doesn’t like the mayor. His men might be behind the episode to demoralise the mayor, insiders said. Mayor D Shankar could not be contacted for comment.

Majlis Demands Special Package for Telangana

MiM Floor leader in assembly Akbaruddin Owaisi with party MlAs in the State Assembly
MIM seeks Rs 20,000-cr package for Telangana

Hyderabad: Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) floor leader Akbaruddin Owaisi asked the state government to prevail upon the UPA government in getting a Rs 20,000-crore package each released to Telangana and Rayalaseema to reduce regional disparities accrued over the past few decades. Talking to reporters on the premises of the Assembly on Thursday, the Chandrayangutta legislator said it was high time the central government announced a special package to backward regions in the state. Citing an example, he said the extremist movement in the state always attracted youth from neglected regions due to the socio-economic disparities in the region. The movement always derived its strength from Telangana region rather than Rayalaseema, he said. The Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen floor leader demanded the state government to implement GO 610 immediately in line with the six-point formula without diluting the presidential order. Taking a dig at the Telangana Rashtra Samithi for failing to live up to the state’ expectations, he criticised “the so-called champions of Telangana” for being satisfied with the land given to construct party office rather than getting statehood to Telangana. He said the MIM was closely monitoring political developments in the state and stated that their party was in favour of a united Andhra Pradesh with overall development of all regions. “But, we may change out stance depending on the developments,” he added. Akbaruddin was critical of the government’s decision to use funds received through the auction of land in Kokapet for implementing the various government schemes. He accused the government of using the auction money to fund irrigation projects in Andhra region. Majlis to weigh options Hyderabad: The Majlis Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) on Thursday said it will wait and watch developments on Telangana. Though it had opposed a separate Telangana state earlier, the MIM has decided to look into other options depending on the political scenario and come out with a clear stance in the next few days. “As a first step, the government should send back people of Coastal Andhra who are employed in Telangana by implementing GO 610. Also, announce a welfare package, including irrigation projects on a warfooting,” MIM floor leader in the Assembly Akbaruddin Owaisi told TOI. MIM chief Sultan Salauddin Owaisi had convened a meeting of religious organisations and institutions at Darussalam to review the political development. The meeting was attended by all five MIM MLAs, representatives of Tameer-e-Millat, Ulama-e-Deccan, Jamia Nizamia, Amaarat Millat-e-Islamia and Jamaat-e-Islami Hind under the banner of Joint Action Committee of Muslims. “The MIM will not support the Telangana movement led by TRS,” said MIM president Salauddin Owaisi after the meeting. “Since the issue is not so simple, the party will look into various options to ensure that our stance would not go against the interests of Muslims,” he said.