MiM Expresses Concern over City Traffic Problems

MiM Floor Leader Akbaruddin Owaisi with MiM Party workers in Hyderabad.

Hyderabad : The MIM has expressed serious concern over the mounting traffic woes in the state capital and blamed the police for ignoring the regulation duties. Raising the issue during Zero Hour in the Assembly on Thursday, MIM Floor Leader Akbaruddin Owaisi pointed out that the traffic police had been ignoring the regulatory work as they were busy imposing fines on helmetless drivers. "In every nook and corner of the city you find the police busy issuing challans and not regulating the traffic," he said and pointed out that a whopping Rs 15 crore was collected in 2006 as compounding fee. He wanted to know how much of this amount was spent on improving the traffic junctions, signal lights and others. Stating that Hyderabad has the largest vehicle density in the country — 2337 vehicles per kilometre — Akbaruddin Owaisi lamented that the road availability, however, was only six per cent. The total number of vehicles in the twin cities had crossed 22 lakh with autos numbering over 1.5 lakh, twowheelers 16.8 lakh and cars 1.67 lakh, the MIM Leader said and pointed out that the police were grossly understaffed to control the traffic. "There are about 150 vacancies but no steps are being taken to fill them up," he said. Reacting to this, home minister K Jana Reddy said a joint meeting would soon be arranged with three ministers — municipal administration, home and transport — to look into the traffic problems and find a solution.

MiM Demands Uninterrupted Power Supply in Twin Cities and Rural Areas

MiM Floor Leader Akbaruddin Owaisi Giving Speech in MiM held Public Meeting in Nizamabad District

Hyderabad February 14: The Majilis e Ittehadul Muslimeen Charminar MLA Syed Ahmed Pasha Quadri demanded the government for uninterrupted power supply both in rural areas and twin cities keeping in view the commencement of exams for students.

Raising the issue of unscheduled power cuts in cities and rural areas in Zero hour, MIM MLA Syed Ahmed Pasha Quadri said that students are facing severe problems due to the power cuts by APTransco and wanted the government to check the power cuts during the exam period. Along with that APTransco officials are going against the assurance of Minister for Finance and health K Raosaiah on erecting of meters on poles. He said that going against the rules officials are continuing erecting electric meters on poles which should be stopped immediately.

He said that the power cuts is also creating problem for supply of drinking water and stated due to power break down supply of water is also being affected. Referring the MIM Floor Leader Akbaruddin Owaisis memorandum and demand for waiver of arrears, he asked the government to waive the arrears from electricity bills as done by the government in rural areas. He said that government should waive off the arrears to the people living in cities. MLA Ahmed Pasha Quadri alleged that vigilance department officials are booking false cases of power theft and imposing heavy chillums. He said that these officials are booking false cases and obtaining signatures from household women’s who are alone in the houses and creating problems to them. He said that several cases were booked against the MIM corporators and MIM activists by vigilance officials of false power theft. He also requested the government to maintain power supply during the examination period without causing trouble to the students appearing for exams.