Muslim organizations will not support Congress candidates unconditionally: Mushtaq Mallik

Hyderabad, March 25: Tahreek Muslim Shabban president and Telangana Muslim Joint Action Committee (TMJAC) Convener Mohammed Mushtaq Mallik made it clear that Muslim organizations will not unconditionally support Congress or any other party in the coming Lok Sabha elections

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“Congress party should not be under the impression that Muslim community and their organizations would support it outrightly fearing that BJP might come to power. Muslims will not cast their vote due to fear of BJP or Narendra Modi.  They will cast their vote depending upon the party and the secular credentials of individual candidates.  Congress cannot take Muslim voters for granted expecting them to elect anyone they field,” Mushtaq Mallik said in a media statement on Monday.

Mushtaq Mallik said that the Congress Government in Telangana did not have a soft beginning as far as its pro-minority approach is concerned.  It denied a cabinet berth to any Muslim.  He said any Muslim leader could’ve been easily inducted into the cabinet, and later, he could’ve been elected as MLC.  However, no Muslim leader was given that opportunity.  Further, the name of journalist Amer Ali Khan was recommended for MLC under the Governor’s Quota, which the Congress Government knew would run into legal complications.  “Did the Congress Government not anticipate that the names of Amer Ali Khan and Prof Kodandaram approved by the cabinet for appointment as MLCs under the Governor’s quota would be challenged by Dr Sravan and Satyanarayana in the High Court as the same Governor rejected their names?” he asked adding that the Congress leadership proposed Amer Ali Khan as MLC only to mislead the Muslims and buy some more time.

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Similarly, Mushtaq Mallik said that Muslims were completely neglected in the nominated posts declared so far.  He said that the Congress Government did not do anything great by appointing Muslims in the institutions related to the minority welfare.  However, it insulted the Muslims by giving them posts in almost non-existent entities like ‘Grandhalaya Samstha’.  Further, Telangana Minorities Finance Corporation is a small entity with a small budget.  Its chairman does not enjoy the status of a cabinet minister.  However, the Congress Government separately appointed a Vice-Chairman for this post in this corporation.  “If this appointment is legal and perfect, then let the Congress Government issue orders appointing Vice-Chairmans for the rest of the corporations in the State,” he said.

Mushtaq Mallik said that the Congress Government in Telangana, headed by Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, had been directly or indirectly humiliating the Muslims ever since it came to power.  On one side, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi speaks of an ideological battle with the RSS. But on the other, the influx of people with RSS or BJP backgrounds in the Congress has increased, and they are given essential government positions.  For instance, he said that within a day of joining Congress, BJP leader Jithender Reddy was appointed as the government’s special representative in New Delhi and advisor to government (sports affairs) in the rank of state minister.

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“There are several Congress candidates with RSS background or those who made anti-Muslim comments during their stint with the BJP.  Many leaders who had a reputation for damaging and encroaching on the Wakf properties recently joined the Congress.  Just because they’ve changed the colour of their hands, the Muslims will not accept their leadership.  Further, Congress should not try to impose BJP or RSS leaders upon the Muslims in the garb of secularism.  Muslim organisations will not only reject such candidates but campaign against them in the coming elections,” he said.

Mushtaq Mallik said that the Telangana Muslim JAC will soon have a meeting to discuss the future course of action.

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