Hyderabad, May 23: The Telangana government has appointed three Muslims as chairpersons/vice-chairpersons of state-run corporations.
The Congress government, which recently completed 100 days, has tried to give representation to the Muslim community in the appointment of chairpersons of various corporations and state bodies.
The government has appointed chairpersons of 37 corporations. Three of these corporations will be headed by Muslims.
The government has tried to accommodate those who were denied tickets in the recent Assembly elections.
M.A. Jabbar has been appointed as vice-chairman of Telangana Minorities Finance Corporation. He hails from Kodad in Nalgonda district.
Md. Riyaz will head Telangana Grandhalaya Parishad. He is associated with Kakatiya University.
M.A. Faheem of Sangareddy is appointed chairman of Telangana Food Corporation. He had been serving in the state Congress committee’s protocol department.
Muslim leaders of Congress party from Hyderabad are feeling disappointed over being ignored in the appointments.
The Congress government has given priority to Muslim leaders from districts in appointments for both minority and non-minority institutions.
It may be recalled that not a single Muslim candidate of Congress party was elected in the elections held on November 30, 2023. Moreover, Congress drew a blank in the state capital.
With AIMIM continuing its domination in its strongholds in the state capital, the party has given priority to leaders from districts.
Earlier, the government appointed chairpersons to Waqf Board, Urdu Academy, Minority Finance Commission and Haj Committee. All of them hail from districts.
It could not appoint chairman and members of the Minorities Commission as the chairperson and members appointed by previous BRS government have not yet resigned.
Muslim leaders of Congress party in Hyderabad are unhappy over not being given representation in appointments of heads of minority bodies and corporations. Some of them approached the party’s central leadership and reminded it of the promise that those denied tickets in Assembly elections will get nominated posts.
Earlier, this month the government appointed senior Congress leader Taher Bin Hamdan as chairman of Telangana Urdu Academy and Obaidullah Kotwal as chairman of Telangana State Minorities Finance Corporation. While Hamdan is from Nizamabad, Kotwal comes from Mahabubnagar district.
Last month, senior leader Syed Azmatullah Hussaini was appointed member of Waqf Board and he was subsequently elected chairman.
Moulana Syed Ghulam Afzal Biyabani, Sajjada Nasheen of Dargah Hazrat Afzal Biyabani, Kazipet, was unanimously elected chairman of newly-constituted Telangana State Haj Committee.
