8 lakh patients benefit from the 105 year old Osmania Hospital annually. Over 54 thousand people benefit as inpatients but the government of Telangana announces to dismantle the historical and ancient edifice on the pretext of its precariousness in spite of the fact that according to experts’ report the building is stronger and firm than the other buildings constructed recently in the premises.
United All Party Protest Public Meeting was held by Hyderabad Civil Society at Urdu Ghar Moghalpura under the presidentship of Senior Communist leader and former Rajya Sabha MP Syed Aziz Pasha. Congress MLA Pargi Mr. Ram Mohan Reddy, President Jamat-e-Islami Hind Telangana Andhra and Orissa, Maulana Hamed Mohammed Khan, President Deccan Waqf Protection Society Mr. Osman bin Mohammed al-Hajari, Chairman HAS India Maulana Syed Tariq Quadri, Maulana Hamed Husain Shuttari acting president Sunni Ulama Board, Osmania Medical College alumni Dr. OS Verma, Dr. Gopal, Mrs. Lakshmi Devi Raj, Mrs. Jasveen Jeerat, Mrs. Sara Mathews, historian Mr. Sajjad Shahed, Dr. Iqbal Javeed, heritage activist Singh Mitra Malik, Syed Saleem, Mr. Mushtaq Malik, Mr. Mazhar Husain, Mr. Abdul Quddoos Ghouri, Mr. Khaled Rasool Khan, Dr. Vinay Kumar, Mr. Sanaullah Khan, Mr. Nayeemullah Shareef, Mr. Kaleemuddin Askar, DG Narsimha CPIM General Secretary and others addressed on the occasion.
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