Muslims to get Scholarships and Aid for Schools : CM at Seminar Organized By MiM and APUMAC

AP Chief Minister Ys.Rajashekar Reddy seen sitting with MiM Supremo Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi and Union Minister of State For HRD Mohd Asharaf Ali Fatmi in Seminar hosted by MiM and APUMAC on Sachar Committee Report in Hyderabad.



HYDERABAD, Jan 13 : Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy has announced 100 per cent coverage of Muslim students in pre and post-matric scholarships in the State from the next financial year Inaugurating a two-day national seminar on `challenges and opportunities for Indian Muslims' hosted by All India Majlis Ittehadul Muslimeen and Andhra Pradesh United Muslim Action Committee in the light of Sachar Committee report Findings here on Saturday, Dr. Reddy said that the Government would construct 36 hostels, besides the existing 12, in the State for Muslim boys and girls.On Computer education he said that the pre and post-matric scholarships were a hardly Rs. 4 crores when he took over the reins of the State and the same had been enhanced to Rs. 33 crores last year. The Government introduced computer education in madarasas and would launch science, English and other subjects in those institutions. Recalling that the five per cent reservation for Muslims, which his Government proposed, was caught in legal wrangles "as a BJP leader has approached the court", Dr. Reddy exuded confidence that the hurdles could be overcome. While 200 Muslim students secured seats in medical education, 3,000 others got admission in professional courses like MBA and engineering. The Chief Minister reiterated that the Government was committed to developing the old city with an outlay of Rs. 2,000 crores in the next three years. He assured the Muslims of ensuring an inclusive participation and opportunities in every sphere of Government activity.Madrasas in the state will get either grant-in-aid or a one-time grant to upgrade and modernize, chief minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy said .He said that the state government was committed to the upliftment of minorities in terms of education, housing and employment opportunities. "The budget for pre and post metric scholarships will be increased to Rs 33 crore from Rs 10 crore from the next year so that every minority student who applies gets a scholarship,'' the CM said.Stating that there were persistent allegations that the Old City was being neglected, he said: "The state government has recently announced a Rs 2,000 crore package and it will be spent in the next three years to develop the older parts of Hyderabad,'' the CM.The state government would also have to implement the Sachar Committee recommendations in areas like employment.Union Minister of State for Human Resources Development Mohammed Ashraf Ali Fatmi said that he would submit the report on the action plan to implement the Sachar Committee report to the Union HRD Minister on January 21.on the likely implementation of the report said the state government would also have to implement the Sachar Committee recommendations in areas like employment. On the likely implementation of the report. Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen President Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi said in his long political career he has heard lot about Development and promises for Muslims by many Govts over the years and added if infact all these promises had been done then the Muslims of India would had been the most forward but infact it is the opposite and Muslims still live under bad conditions and there was a urgent need for there upliftment and the MiM Supremo said Sachar Committee Report is an eye opener for all and added that only two chief ministers -- Jalagam Vengala Rao and Dr. Rajasekhara Reddy -- fulfilled the promises they made to the Muslim community. Sachar Committee member Abusaleh Shariff gave a detailed presentation on the conditions of Muslims in the country and recommendations to improve their lot. Shariff said the percentage of Muslims occupying government posts was negligible and even less were availing bank loans . Many noted academics , Journalists , Non Resident Indians , Managment Students and Islamic Scholars attended the Meeting and jubilee hall was packed with Listeners. MiM MP Barrister Asaduddin Owaisi was the Convenor of the Seminar.Others who attended the meeting were Syed Akbar Nizamuddin Hussaini Saberi , Moulana Taqi Raza Abedi , Moulana Syed Masood Hussain Mujtahidi,Barrister Sardar Ali Khan, Dr Amirullah Khan , Prof M.Suleman Siddiqui, Moulana Abdul Raheem Quershi, Mohammed Raheemuddin Ansari and State Govt Ministers Mohammed Ali Shabbir and Mohammed Fareeduddin and Chief Secretary Jannat Hussain . MiM legislators Mumtaz Ahmed Khan, Ahmed Pasha Quadri , Afsar Khan and Moazzam Khan were also Present.

MiM Leader Akbaruddin Owaisi Gives Evidence Of Encroached Wakf Land

MiM Leader Akbaruddin Owaisi Speaking at Minorities Affairs Review Committee Meeting in Assembly.

MiM Leader Akbaruddin Owaisi gives proof of encroached Wakf Land 21 Nov, 2006

HYDERABAD : The revenue officials were left in a spot on Monday when Majlis ittehadul Muslimeen Floor Leader Akbaruddin Owaisi produced documentary evidence claiming Wakf Board's ownership over Thousands of acres of land. Earlier the officials had shrugged off claims of the House Committee on Minorities Affairs that over 5,000 acres of land under the Andhra Pradesh State Wakf Board in Ranga Reddy district had been encroached upon by government agencies. At a review meeting at the Assembly, MIM floor leader Akbaruddin Owaisi produced revenue records of all the encroached land, claiming that the property belongs to the Wakf Board. It even stunned officials when Owaisi fished out documents claiming that the land on which Indian School of Business, Microsoft and Moulana Azad National Urdu University (Manuu) stand were all Wakf property. Ranga Reddy collector L Premchandra Reddy had no option but to admit the revelations of the House Committee. Premchandra Reddy assured the committee that the district administration would study all the documents and come out with a comprehensive report along with an action plan for the Wakf Board to reclaim its land. Owaisi produced revenue records of over 2,716 acres of land along with the pahani records. House Committee chairman Syed Mohammed Ahmedullah asked the collector to remove encroachments over the Wakf land and re-establish the ownership of the Board. He wanted the revenue department to confirm details about the land of the ISB and Microsoft at Gachibowli and take measures to return it to the Wakf Board. "The ISB, Microsoft and Manuu may be given the allocated land on lease or may pay an appropriate rent to the Wakf Board," Owaisi demanded. The district collector sought two months' time from the House Committee for completing the verification process .This is the response of earlier visits by the Assembly Committee to more than 1,500 acres of wakf land and 510 acres belonging to Islamic Institution Jamia Nizamia which have been encroached upon under Serilingampally municipality by none other than government agencies.This came to light during a fact-finding drive launched by the Assembly House Committee for Minorities led by Akbaruddin Owaisi (Majlis ittehadul Muslimeen ) and Kadapa MLA (Congress) Ahmedullah on Thursday. The entire wakf land comes under Dargah Shah Wali locatedin Raidurg village of Ranga Reddy district. The team comprising MLAs Ahmedullah, Akbaruddin Owaisi, Sheik Subhani, Ranga Reddy district collector L Premchandra Reddy, Wakf Board special officer-incharge Sheik Madar and Jamia Nizamia rector Moulana Mufti Khaleel Ahmed verified the revenue and wakf records which revealed that the land worth thousands of crores of rupees belonged to Wakf Board . As per the wakf records, there is a total of 1,654 acres that belongs to Dargah Shah Wali . Of the total dargah land, 250 acres has been allotted to Indian School of Business, 1,022 acres has been given away to Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (APIIC), 200 acres to Moulana Azad National Urdu University (Manuu) and 29 acres has been left with Hyderabad Urban Development Authority (Huda). Only 150 acres of land is left with the dargah but some portion of the remaining land is encroached by individuals and structures have come up on good amount of land. A review meeting will be held on November 20 where a policy decision would be taken to safeguard the available wakf land and retain the ownership over the encroached properties, he said. Akbaruddin Owaisi (MiM) demanded that government should not delay in getting the wakf land back. Even when court judgments on most of the land came in favour of the Wakf Board, neither the Wakf Board nor the government made any efforts to take control over the properties he said , Owaisi demanded that all the institutions that have encroached wakf land be brought under "lease-deed" and Muslim students be given a 10 per cent reservation in ISB and jobs in other institutions like APIIC.The House Committee visited several sites in Ranga Reddy district on Wednesday where it detected that hundreds of acres of wakf land has been allotted to various agencies, projects including IMG and forthe upcoming international airport at Shamshabad. The committee found that more than 900 acres of land in Shamshabad was being used for the new airport, 87 acres allotted to Apparel park, 420 acres to IMG, 340 acres for maternity hospital and 230 acres encroached upon by tribals.