BRS Slams CM Revanth’s Tokenism On Minority Issues
- Sohail accuses Revanth Reddy of betraying Muslims over unfulfilled welfare schemes
- BRS leader calls Azharuddin’s appointment political diversion from failed promises.
Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) senior leader Shaik Abdullah Sohail on Tuesday accused Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy of engaging in “tokenism instead of transformation,” alleging that the induction of former cricketer Md Azharuddin into the Cabinet was meant to divert attention from unfulfilled promises made to Telangana’s Muslim community. Speaking to reporters in Hyderabad, Sohail said the Congress government was attempting to mask two years of non-delivery with political symbolism.
Sohail said Revanth Reddy’s roadshows in the Jubilee Hills by-election were more about optics than results. “The Chief Minister wants to look like a man of his word by honouring a personal promise, while the Congress government has betrayed an entire community by shelving every commitment made in the Minority Declaration,” he stated. Describing the two-year delay in giving Muslims Cabinet representation as “a political sin dressed up as redemption,” Sohail declared that appointing one minority minister after two years was “not a favour – it’s damage control.”
He accused the Congress of turning minority empowerment into what he called “empty rhetoric.” “The ₹1,000-crore subsidised-loan scheme for minority youth and women was the heart of the Minority Declaration. Two years later, not a single rupee has reached a single beneficiary. That is not delay – it is deceit,” he remarked. Sohail further claimed that of the ₹300 crore earmarked in 2024–25, only ₹1 lakh had been spent, mostly on administrative costs. “Budgets without disbursals are lies on paper,” he said.
The BRS leader highlighted that Congress’s inaction had directly harmed minority livelihoods. “In the Old City, young tailors, auto-mechanics, and shop owners who believed in the Congress promise now borrow from moneylenders at extreme interest rates. In districts like Nizamabad and Adilabad, graduates have given up business plans and are taking odd jobs. This is what Revanth Reddy’s ‘empowerment’ looks like on the ground,” he said.
Sohail also criticised the Congress government for neglecting educational aid. “The Abdul Kalam Taufa-e-Taleem scheme was meant to open doors from school to PhD level. It never saw the light of day. Two years of excuses have produced zero results. When loans and scholarships both vanish, what future remains for our youth?” he asked. He dismissed recent schemes like the Indiramma Minority Mahila Yojana and Revanth Anna ka Sahara as “cosmetic band-aids” with “barely ₹30 crore spent – less than one percent of what was promised.”
Comparing the Congress and BRS records, Sohail said, “KCR’s government may have faced resource limits, but funds reached people through transparent lists and steady disbursals. Revanth’s regime inherited that system and let it rust.” He demanded that the government immediately operationalise the ₹1,000-crore subsidised-loan scheme and revive educational-aid programmes. “Empowerment begins when money moves, not when ministers pose,” he said, urging residents of Jubilee Hills to question the Congress over its unkept promises.
“Ask them where the Minority Declaration went,” Sohail concluded. “Revanth Reddy can fool cameras, not communities. The ballot will deliver the real verdict.”
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