Hyderabad, Nov. 12: BRS Minority Cell General Secretary Abdul Muqeet Chanda on Wednesday accused the Congress government of betraying minorities after securing their votes.
He said the government had no moral right to celebrate Maulana Abul Kalam Azad’s birth anniversary or observe Minorities Welfare Day without fulfilling its promises to the community.
Chanda criticised Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and the Congress government over alleged delays in implementing assurances made under the party’s Minorities Declaration before the Assembly elections.
He said the government had failed to implement the Abdul Kalam Taufa-e-Taleem Scheme. The scheme promised financial assistance of Rs 10,000 after Class 10, Rs 15,000 after Intermediate and Rs 25,000 after graduation.
It also promised Rs 1 lakh after post-graduation and Rs 5 lakh for students pursuing M.Phil and PhD programmes.
BRS Leader Seeks Rs 4,000 Crore Minority Welfare Budget
Chanda questioned the government’s failure to allocate Rs 1,000 crore annually for subsidised loans to unemployed minority youth and women. The proposed assistance was intended to support self-employment and entrepreneurship.
He also alleged that the promised special District Selection Committee recruitment drive for Urdu-medium teachers had not been implemented.
Furthermore, he criticised the government over pending scholarship and fee reimbursement dues. He said the delays were putting the education of economically weaker minority students at risk.
Referring to minority residential schools, Chanda said the previous BRS government had expanded the network to benefit more than 1.25 lakh students. However, he claimed enrolment had declined to around 85,000 under the Congress government.
He demanded that the government increase the minority welfare budget to Rs 4,000 crore and introduce a dedicated Minority Sub-Plan.
He also called for protection of Wakf Board lands and properties and land allocation for Muslim and Christian graveyards.
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