Hyderabad, March 16: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has assured Muslims that his government would protect 4 percent reservation given to the community by the previous Congress government in undivided Andhra Pradesh.
Speaking at ‘Dawat-e-Iftar’ event hosted by the state government in Hyderabad, he claimed that Union Home Minister Amit Shah recently talked about BJP ending the 4 percent reservation to Muslims.
He said neither Amit Shah nor Prime Minister Modi will have the courage to do away with the 4 percent reservation. “Congress party has given 4 percent reservation by deploying good lawyers in the Supreme Court. It is our responsibility to protect that,” he said.
He said that his government is providing representation to Muslims in the appointments to key government posts and also ensuring a proper share of minorities in implementation of welfare schemes.
Asserting that his government is secular, he said that Hindus and Muslims are like two eyes to him.
Revanth Reddy said whenever Congress was in power, it did not compromise on the development of Muslims. He assured that the government will ensure appointment of at least one Muslim as vice-chancellor of a university.
He mentioned that his government provided representation to Muslims in Telangana State Public Service Commission and also appointed a Muslim as advisor to the government.
Speaking on the occasion, AIMIM president and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi hoped that the ‘Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb’ in Telangana would be strengthened further.
Hoping that the chief minister would strengthen and make Telangana more beautiful, he said his party would cooperate in the endeavour.
He said Telangana should be strengthened further by countering those who spread hate and those who break houses.
