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Hyderabad: Congress vows to shield quota for Muslims
The Congress party on Saturday expressed its resolve to protect the ongoing 4 per cent Muslim reservation in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh by putting up a strong legal fight in the Supreme Court.
Hyderabad: The Congress party on Saturday expressed its resolve to protect the ongoing 4 per cent Muslim reservation in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh by putting up a strong legal fight in the Supreme Court.
Addressing the prize distribution ceremony of competitions held on the topic of "15 Years of 4 per cent Muslim Reservation" on the occasion of 64th birthday of former Minister and ex-Leader of Opposition Mohammed Ali Shabbir at Prakasam Hall in Gandhi Bhavan premises, Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) President N Uttam Kumar Reddy said that the Congress party would continue to fight the legal battle in Supreme Court to protect the 4 per cent Muslim reservation.
He praised the role played by Shabbir Ali and the then Chief Minister YS Rajashekhara Reddy in giving 4 per cent reservation to backward groups among Muslims in 2004. He said that the previous Congress regime implemented 4 per cent Muslim reservation in jobs, education and also in local bodies which led to socio-economic, educational and political empowerment of poor Muslims.
Uttam Kumar Reddy accused Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao of cheating the Muslims on the promise of 12 per cent reservation. He said Rao had promised to implement 12 per cent Muslim quota within four months after coming to power in 2014.
However, he said the promise remained unfulfilled even after six years and today the Chief Minister is not even speaking about it. Shabbir Ali, in his speech, gave an overview of impact of 4 per cent Muslim reservation.
He claimed that nearly 20 lakh poor Muslims in combined Andhra Pradesh benefitted from 4 per cent reservation and Fee Reimbursement policies in the last 15 years.
