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Congress sees threat to 4% Muslim reservation

Hyderabad: Former Minister and ex-Leader of Opposition in Legislative Council Mohammed Ali Shabbir expressed fear that the 4% reservation for Muslims in jobs and education, being implemented in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, might be taken away. He was addressing the prize distribution function for students who participated in various competitions held on 4% Muslim quota […]

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Congress leaders vow to protect 4% Muslim reservation

Hyderabad: The Congress party on Saturday expressed its resolve to protect the ongoing 4% Muslim reservation in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh by putting up a strong legal fight in the Supreme Court. Addressing the prize distribution ceremony of competitions held on the topic of “15 Years of 4% Muslim Reservation” on the occasion of 64th […]

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Shabbir Ali questions Mahmood Ali’s silence on TRS-BJP nexus, 12% Muslim quota

Hyderabad: Former minister and ex-Leader of Opposition in Telangana Legislative Council Mohammed Ali Shabbir has accused Home Minister Mahmood Ali of misleading the Muslim community just to secure votes in Huzurnagar Assembly bye-elections. Shabbir Ali, in a media statement on Wednesday, alleged that the Home Minister was highly ignorant on the subject of minorities’ welfare. […]

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4% Muslim quota will go if TRS wins elections: Uttam

Hyderabad: Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) President Capt. N. Uttam Kumar Reddy feared that the ongoing 4% Muslim quota in the State would go if TRS retains power in next elections. Addressing a meeting on ‘National Integration’ to mark 130th birth anniversary of Moulana Abul Kalaam Azad here on Sunday, Uttam Kumar Reddy alleged TRS party’s […]

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12% Muslim Quota: Congress burns 12 effigies of KCR

Hyderabad: The Congress party on Thursday organised yet another novel protest highlighting the failures of KCR Government in implementing the promise of 12% Muslim reservation. Led by TPCC Minorities Dept chairman Shaik Abdullah Sohail, hundreds of Congress activists gathered at Gandhi Bhavan on Thursday and at exactly 12 noon, they burnt 12 effigies of caretaker […]

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TRS will be punished for cheating on 12% Muslim quota: Congress

Hyderabad: The Congress party on Tuesday organised a novel protest against the non-fulfilment of promise of 12% Muslim reservation by the TRS Government. Led by TPCC Minorities Department chairman Shaik Abdullah Sohail, hundreds of Congress activists, organised a 12-minute silent protest across Telangana State at sharp 12 noon on Tuesday. While the main protest was […]

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KCR betrayed Muslims, cheated on 12% quota promise

Hyderabad: In an impressive show of strength, the Congress party organised a massive rally on Monday asking the TRS Government to fulfil its major electoral promise of giving 12% reservation in jobs and education to Muslims of Telangana. The ‘Walk for 12% Muslim Reservation’, organised by GHCC Minorities Dept chairman Shaik Abdullah Sohail, was led […]

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Congress to organise ‘Walk for 12% Muslim Reservation’ on July 2

Hyderabad: The Congress party will organise a ‘Walk for 12% Muslim Reservation’ on July 2 to pressurise TRS Government for fulfilling its major electoral promise made with the community. “Congress party has decided to intensify its agitation against TRS Government for its failure to give promised 12% reservation in jobs and education to backward Muslims. […]

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Uttam questions KCR’s silence on 12% Muslim, ST quota

Hyderabad: Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president Capt. N. Uttam Kumar Reddy has accused Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao of duping the Muslims and Scheduled Tribes (STs) on enhancing their quota in jobs and education. Addressing a press conference at Gandhi Bhavan on Monday, Uttam Kumar Reddy said that KCR, in his recent meeting with […]

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Muslim leaders in TRS should quit party and posts over 12% quota: Congress

Hyderabad: Congress senior leader Shaik Abdullah Sohail on Friday demanded that Muslims leaders associated with the Telangana Rashtra Samithi should quit the party and their posts following failure of Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao in implementing promised 12% reservation for Muslims. Sohail, who is also the chairman of Greater Hyderabad City Congress (GHCC) Minorities Department, […]