Hyderabad, October 15: Intellectuals and opinion leaders of the Muslim community vowed to unite and work for the well being and welfare of the community and chalk out a strategy to address the issues faced by the Muslims in the state at a luncheon meeting on Thursday.
The meeting, presided over by Pradesh Congress Committee General Secretary Abid Rasool Khan, was attended by scores of intellectuals and opinion leaders of the community.
Former minister Mohammed Ali Shabbir stated that late chief minister J Vengal Rao has made a landmark decision for protection of Wakf land by exempting it from Rent Control Act.
AP State Wakf Board Chairman Moulana Syed Shah Ghulam Afzal Biyabani and AP State Haj Committee Chairman Syed Khaleeluddin Ahmed were felicitated after their being elected to the posts of two important bodies representing Muslims.
It was hoped that the Wakf Board, under the stewardship of its youngest Chairman, will succeed in protection and development of invaluable Wakf properties in the state while the Haj pilgrims will benefit from the vast experiences of its Chairman Syed Khaleeluddin Ahmed.
Both the Chairmen assured that they would not leave any stone unturned in serving the community.
Welcoming the guests Moulana Haider Pasha Qadri Sajjadah Nasheen Dargah Nilanga Shareef and former Member of Karnataka Wakf Board suggested that steps should be initiated for utilizing various schemes of Central Government. He also suggested that the involvement of eminent people in popularizing the Governmental schemes.
Mr Abid Rasool Khan, in his presidential remarks, appreciated the efforts being made in various directions for the upliftment of the community and said that efforts towards this end should be strengthened.
MP MA Khan, C Janardhan Reddy, Ahsan Raza IPS, Syed Vikruddin Editor Rahnuma-e-Deccan, Mohammed Noman Member APPSC, Moulana Mufti Sadeq Mohiuddin, SK Afzaluddin. Raza Hussain Azad, Moulana Sadat Peer Bughdadi, Moulana Hassan Pasha Farooqi, SM Javeed, Moulana Syed Asrar Hussain Razvi, Moulana Nizamuddin Harooni, Mir Qutubuddin Ali Khan, Moulana Aulia Hussaini, Qamaruddin Ali Khan, APCC Secretary Ayub Khan, Ateeq Siddiqi and others attended the meeting.
–(INN)