Hyderabad, October 11: TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao today said welfare of Muslims was possible only in separate Telangana.
“Formation of Telangana state is inevitable after December 31. We will intensify the agitation on Gandhian lines by giving preference to his non-cooperation policy, ‘’ the TRS chief said.
A large number of Muslims belonging to the TDP and MIM parties from the Old City today joined the TRS under the leadership of their leader Mohd. Mahmood Ali in the presence of the TRS chief at Telangana Bhavan today.
Addressing the gathering, TRS chief Rao said all political parties were considering Muslims only as a vote bank. He faulted the central government for failing to implement the recommendation of Sachar committee till now though it submitted the report in 2007 itself.
After merger of Telangana with Andhra, rulers from Andhra cheated Muslims, he alleged, adding that properties worth Rs 4,000 lakh crore belonging to Muslims were sold out by the government to real estate developers in Hyderabad, Rangareddy and Medak districts. “Had that amount been spent on Muslims, they would have been leading a quality life,” Rao felt.
In Telangana state, the TRS would reserve the deputy chief minister post and 4-5 Cabinet berths for Muslims. The TRS, he said, was committed to providing 12 per cent reservation to Muslims in education and employment in separate Telangana.
–Agencies