The legislators and Parliamentarians of the city slammed the State Government for its failure to make adequate security arrangements in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad.
Participating in the discussions on security measures in the city during the Hyderabad District Review Committee meeting held at Jubilee Hall on Wednesday, MIM president and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi said that a series of blasts failed to awaken the government from its slumber on security issues. The government should have taken precautions after blasts at Mecca Masjid, Lumbini Park and Gokul Chat. He pulled up the government for not drafting a Security Action Plan. He asked as to why CCTV cameras were not installed across the city despite so many terror attacks.
Asaduddin Owaisi accused the City Police of harassing innocent Muslim youth in the name of blast investigation. He said that the police were trying to cover up its mistakes by detaining innocent youth. He also pulled the City Police for ignoring alerts issued by the Intelligence Bureau. Stating that all those killed and injured in Dilsukhnagar blast were poor, he alleged that some injured were forcibly discharged from private hospitals without treatment.
Congress MLA Marri Sashidhar Reddy criticised the government for not constituting the Disaster Management Committee for Hyderabad.
MIM MLC Amin-ul-Hassan Jafri said that although the government, through Governor’s address, has announced that it would install 3,500 CCTV cameras with a cost of Rs 450 crore, the funds were not allocated in the budget.
Rajya Sabha MP MA Khan demanded an inquiry into the allegations that some injured persons of Dilsukhnagar blast were discharged without complete treatment by the private hospitals.
Joint Commissioner of Police Sanjay Jain informed that Commissioner Anurag Sharma has constituted a committee led by Additional Commissioner (Traffic) CV Anand to prepare a report on the installation of 3,000 CCTV cameras in the city. He said that the Octopus was taking enough precautions to prevent any possible terror attack.
Replying to the discussion, Hyderabad District Incharge Minister Dr J Geetha Reddy said that the government was serious on security issues and it would take all measures to protect the lives and properties of citizens. She also claimed that the government paid ex-gratia to the families of those killed in the Dilsukhnagar blast and the entire expenses of injured persons was being paid by the government.
BJP MLA G Kishan Reddy, Congress MLC MS Prabhakar, MIM MLAs Ahmed Balala and Virasat Rasool Khan and others participated in the discussion.
Two minutes silence was also observed in honour of martyrs who were killed in Dilsukhnagar twin blast. (INN)