MiM Ex President Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi (Salar e Millat) Funeral Procession in Hyderabad

MiM Party President Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi Interview on the Eve of MiM Party 50th Golden Jubilee Celebration

MiM Party President Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi Interview on the Eve of MiM Party 50th Golden Jubilee Celebration

An Article On the Brief History of Majlis e Ittehadul Muslimeen Party in Andhra Pradesh

An Article on Majlis e Ittehadul Muslimeen Party in Etemaad Urdu Daily

MiM MP Asaduddin Owaisi Speech On 12 August 2007 in Chicago,USA Part 2

MIM threatens Agitation against Dividing Muslim Community

Andhra Pradesh United Muslim Action Committee Members with Congress Party President and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi submitting a Memorandum in New Delhi.

HYDERABAD: The Majlis e Ittehadul Muslimeen Party leadership reacted strongly on Tuesday to the proposed government move to divide the community on caste lines, declare it backward and give reservation in professional colleges and government jobs beginning in July and said it would resist the move.

Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen MP Asaduddin Owaisi said that if the government did not desist from this dangerous approach of dividing Muslims into castes, our party will be constrained to start a public agitation against this move the party treats it as an attack on unity and existence of the community.

In the letter that he wrote to chief minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy on March 28, Owaisi said that the inaction of the government in pursuing the pending appeal in Supreme Court against the orders of the AP High Court quashing the Muslim Reservations Act has already caused enough heart burn among the Muslims.

MiM MP Asaduddin Owaisi Speech at IUML Conference in Kerela

MiM MP Asaduddin Owaisi Speaking at the Indian Union Muslim League Youth Wing Conference in Kozhikode, Kerala.

Kozhikode (Calicut), April 21 Muslims have fallen prey to anti-Muslim forces as there is ongoing conspiracy to suppress strong Muslim leadership in many States in the country, said Majlis e Ittehadul Muslimeen leader and Hyderabad Member of Parliament Asaduddin Owaisi while addressing a conference of Muslim Youth League, the youth wing of Indian Union Muslim League, here Friday.

"Half of the Muslim population in the country resides in Assam, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar; and it is in these four States that Muslims are the most backward. It is so only because Muslim leadership has not been allowed to rise and work effectively over there," Asaduddin told the audience, adding that the Sachar Committee Report has clearly pointed out the poor representation of Muslims at political levels. "Illiteracy and unemployment has become the fate of Muslims."

The Majlis leader remarked that Babri Masjid would not have been demolished had there been a strong Muslim leadership in Uttar Pradesh.

He informed the audience that he along with UML MP Abdul Wahhab recently made a visit to Nandigram in West Bengal. There he could see how backward but deserving Muslims are being deprived of educational and employment opportunities in our democracy, he added. Mr. Owaisi said that the Marxists, who decried the hanging of the former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, did not care for the minorities as much as the `puppet' Government of Iraq cared for its former dictator. He said Nandigram and Gujarat were identical in the persecution of minorities. He said Muslims in West Bengal were being persecuted in the name of the special economic zone.

Mr. Owaisi said the Muslim MPs of the Marxist party were unable to intervene in the issues of the Muslim community. "The defeat of Muslim League in Kerala is not limited to the deprivation of this party from power rather it should be treated as tantamount to the defeat of a Muslim party in the country," he said adding that successful efforts are being made to give Muslims their due in Andhra Pradesh due only to the presence of a strong Muslim leadership there.

The Majlis leader called upon the youth participating in the conference to set their feet in the society as the strong boundary wall of a house; for if there is no boundary wall in a house, people start to use it as a way to pass by. "This boundary wall should serve to protect the community from obscenity, waywardness and illiteracy," he maintained emphasizing that it is necessary for Muslims to play the role of Khair-e-Ummah or the best of communities.

MiM Leader Akbaruddin Owaisi's reply to the debate on the motion of thanks for the Governor’s Address

MiM Floor Leader Akbaruddin Owaisi in State Assembly Hall.

MiM Leader Akbaruddin Owaisi's reply to the debate on the motion of thanks for the Governor’s Address in Andhra Pradesh State Assembly.


The Honourable Governor’s Address to the Assembly is the fourth such address after the Congress regained power in the State in the historic 2004 elections. The Governor’s address, incidentally, provides a mid-term review of the performance of the Congress government under Dr Rajasekhar Reddy’s stewardship. The Congress made many promises in the election manifesto for 2004 polls and the government has taken steps to fulfil these promises over the last 33 months.

So far as the minorities are concerned, the Government made efforts to fulfil the promise for five percent reservations for Muslims in professional education and public employment. However, this decision has faced legal obstacles with the Honourable High Court striking down the reservations twice. Now the issue is pending before the Honourable Supreme Court.

We expected the Governor to make a mention of the government’s commitment to the reservations for Muslims and the efforts being made to overcome the legal hurdles. But it is unfortunate that there is glaring omission of this all important issue in the Governor’s address which is supposed to be a policy statement of the government, providing a review of its achievements in the outgoing year and setting out the agenda for the government in terms of its policies and priorities for the ensuing year. It would have been in the fitness of things if the Governor had referred to the reservations for Muslims.

I would like the Honourable Chief Minister to clarify on the efforts being made by the Government to implement the decision on Muslim reservations by overcoming the legal hurdles. I am sorry to point out that there is no forward movement on this key issue with the Honourable Supreme Court yet to constitute the constitutional bench to hear the state government’s appeal against the High Court’s judgement quashing the five percent reservations for Muslims. I would like to request the Honourable Chief Minister to request the Government of India to implead in the case. The Attorney General of India should be requested to assist the government on the issue.

Recently, while inaugurating national seminar on “Challenges and Opportunities for Indian Muslims (Sachar Committee Report) hosted by AP United Muslim Action Committee here in Hyderabad, the Chief Minister had made several announcements like cent percent coverage of Muslim students in pre and post-matric scholarships in the state from the next financial year, opening of 36 new hostels exclusively for Muslim boys and girls and financial assistance for modernization of education in Madrasas.

The Chief Minister also spoke about steps to make the minorities feel that they are stake-holders in the development of the state. He also assured that so far as Sachar Committee recommendations in relation to the state are concerned, the government would its best to implement them. I would like to know from the Chief Minister what follow up action is being taken by the State Government for implementation of Sachar Committee recommendations.

I would like to draw the attention of the Chief Minister to the Prime Minister’s New 15-Point Programme for the Welfare of Minorities, which spells out a slew of measures, schemes, programmes, policy interventions and initiatives for enhancing opportunities for education for minorities, for providing equitable share in economic activities and employment for minorities, for improving the living conditions of minorities and for prevention and control of communal riots.

A number of centrally sponsored schemes and programmes are being implemented by the state government and the PM’s 15-Point programme clearly states that minorities should be covered under these schemes and programmes alongwith other sections of society. These schemes include Integrated Child Development Services, Sarva Siksha Abhiyan, Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya scheme, teaching of Urdu, modernizing Madarsa education, self-employment and wage employment schemes such as SGSY, SJSRY and NREGP, bank credit and micro credit, Indira Awaas Yojana, IHSDP and JNNURM, besides recruitment to state services, including police force, etc. I would request the Chief Minister to spell out the action plan for implementing the PM’s New 15-Point Programme for Minorities.

The Governor’s Address offers some positive signals for the minorities. The Governor has announced that the allocation for scholarships for the minorities would be doubled in the ensuing financial year from Rs.31 crore in the outgoing financial year. The Governor also mentioned that scholarship rates have been enhanced.

However, I would like to point out that the budgetary allocation needs to be further enhanced to fulfil the Chief Minister’s announcement on the floor of the Assembly last year that the scholarship rates for minorities would be brought on par with the Backward Classes. This has not been done so far, though modest increases have been effected in the scholarship rates for minority students at pre-matric and post-matric levels.

Our party also welcomes the Governor’s announcement that the government proposed to saturate the post-matric scholarship and reimbursement of tuition fees to all eligible students among BCs and minorities beginning from next year as is being done for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
This saturation should cover the pre-matric students also as promised by the Chief Minister.

I am sorry to point out that nothing has been mentioned in the Governor’s address about Urdu education, effective steps for implementation of Urdu as second official language in 15 districts, including the appointment of Second Official Language Commission for Urdu. Similarly, nothing has been mentioned about the scheme proposed by the Chief Minister for grants-in-aid for modernization of Madrasa education. No mention has also been made about the 36 new hostels for minorities promised by the Chief Minister.

The Governor dwelt at length on the implementation of land reforms and the scheme taken up for large-scale distribution of lands to the landless poor during the last two year. The government has launched second generation land reforms (Bhoo Yagnam) for resuming the assigned lands in the illegal possession of influential persons but I would request the Honourable Chief Minister to take effective steps for resumption of Wakf lands in the illegal occupation of influential persons and institutions, including government agencies. A drive should be launched to take back Wakf lands which are under illegal occupation.

So far as weaker sections housing programme is concerned, I would like to point out that the minorities, particularly Muslims, are not allotted houses in proportion to their population or as per the stipulated quota in urban and rural housing schemes. Our party welcomes the decision of the government to come out with a policy to help lower middle and middle class families to have their own houses, especially in view of the soaring land prices.

The Governor has referred to the emerging water challenge in the state capital. There is urgent need to take up the third phase of the Krishna Drinking Water Supply scheme for bringing a further 90 million gallons per day to the twin cities. Moreover, the Chief Minister had announced recently that 33 tmc feet of water or 550 MGD would be brought to Hyderabad through the Pranahita-Godavari link scheme. But the Governor has talked about only bringing 10 tmc feet of Godavari water to the city. This is not enough to tackle the impending water crisis.

Regarding the Old City of Hyderabad, the Governor has reiterated the Chief Minister’s
announcement of a special package of Rs 2024.65 crore to improve the basic infrastructural facilities in the next three years. The Governor has said that a similar proposal for the development of other parts of the twin cities is being prepared. Here, I would like to request the Chief Minister to ensure budgetary allocations under the State budget and central schemes to the tune of Rs.750 crore per year for expeditious implementation of Old City package as scheduled.

Another suggestion I would like to make. Hyderabad District Collector, Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad and Hyderabad Urban Development Authority are overburdened with work of implementation of various schemes, programmes and projects in the twin cities. Therefore, for effective implementation and monitoring of the Old City special package, the Quli Qutub Shah Authority should be strengthened by conferring the statutory statue of an Urban Development Authority. Adequate staff, powers and financial allocations should be made to QQSUDA for overseeing the implementation of Old City special package.

The Governor has mentioned about the Mass Rapid Transit System to be taken up at an outlay of Rs 7,986 crore for covering 60 kms in the first phase. The work on the MRTS is scheduled to commence in the ensuing financial year. The government should take care that a minimum number of properties are affected under this project, particularly in the Old City of Hyderabad. The government should also ensure that the affected property owners are paid compensation at the prevailing market rates to avoid hardships and litigation.

I would also request the Government to take up the Bus Rapid Transit System as a complementary scheme for the MRTS. The Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad has already accorded sanction for the BRTS, covering a length of 42 kms at a cost of Rs 316 crore. The BRTS is essential for solving the chronic traffic problem in Hyderabad city. There is also need to expeditiously complete the Outer Ring Road project to ease the traffic chaos in the twin cities.

As regards Hussainsagar Lake and Catchment Area Improvement project with an outlay of Rs 310 crore,I may point out that we have been hearing for several years now that the Japanese Bank for International Cooperation has evinced interest in the project and agreed to extending financial assistance. But nothing has happened so far and we hope that this time, atleast, the work on the project gets going to restore the lake water quality and ecology at the earliest. However, there is no mention about the Musi River Conservation project and I request the Chief Minister to enlighten the House on this scheme.

Our party welcomes the plans to ensure water and power supply on round-the-clock basis for the state capital. I would request the Chief Minister to ensure that there are no power cuts in the current summer, especially in the cities and towns, in view of the ensuing public examinations for SSC, Intermediate, polytechnic, professional and degree and post-graduate courses during March and April.

As regards the government’s decision to set up regional development boards to ensure balanced regional development and development of all districts. This has been a longstanding demand of our party and the Finance Minister K Rosaiah reacted positively while replying to debates on state budget earlier but the implementation of the assurance has taken unduly long time. The sooner the regional boards are constituted, the better. However, unless a special package is announced for Telangana, as demanded by our party repeatedly, no purpose will be served by reviving the regional boards which were abolished without rhyme or reason by previous TDP government headed by N T Rama Rao in the early 1980s.

On the issue of Naxalism, I may recall that the Congress manifesto promised to hold peace talks with the Maoists to find a lasting solution to this protracted problem. The Congress viewed this problem as a socio-economic issue rather than strictly a law and order problem. But, after the aborted peace talks in 2004, the government seems to treat left-wing extremism purely as a law and order problem by giving a free hand to the police to neutralize the Maoists through arrests, induced surrenders and encounter killings. Encounters are no answer and it would be better if the Government revives the peace talks with Maoists at the earliest.


Additional points on Governor’s address:

The Governor has mentioned that the state’s economy is showing significant growth. During the Tenth plan period, which ends on March 31 this year, the state has recorded higher growth compared to eighth and ninth plans. Without imposing fresh taxes, the Honourable Finance Minister has managed the State finances very well in the last 33 months, without resorting to ways and means advances or overdraft from the RBI for a single day. I hope that the Finance Minister would fulfil the target of bringing down the revenue deficit to zero level by the year 2009.

The agricultural sector is also showing signs of growth, thanks to the short-term and long-term initiatives taken by the government to help the distressed farmers. The Central government has approved a package of Rs 9,650 crore for the 16 districts in the state where a large number of farmers’ suicides were reported. It is heartening to know that the foodgrains production in the state during the previous year reached an all-time high of 169 lakh tones.

As regards Jalayagnam, the government has launched the work for completion of 30 major and 18 medium irrigation projects to create an additional ayacut of 69 lakh acres
besides stabilizing existing ayacut of 21 lakh acres. I may recall that the government had promised to complete at least eight major projects in the first two years and the remaining projects in five-year period.

But there has been time overrun on this score, though an additional ayacut of 12 lakh acres has been created so far. Our party demands that all the ongoing projects should be completed expeditiously, so that the backward areas in Telangana, Rayalaseema and north coastal Andhra get the much-needed irrigation water. Work should commence immediately on Pranahita-Godavari link project also.

On the issue of Special Economic Zones, it has been mentioned that the total extent of lands required for the SEZs would come to 1.5 lakh acres. The Governor has assured that the Government would ensure that “unless it is absolutely warranted, no wet land is acquired for creation of SEZs.” By saying so, the government is not ruling out the option of acquiring wet land in case of “absolute necessity” for the SEZs. We do not want the wet agricultural lands to be acquired for SEZs at all. Otherwise, this will cause heartburns to farmers and deprive them of their livelihood.

The power situation is turning to be precarious. The government should expeditiously complete the ongoing power projects in the public sector, including the 2,100 Megawatts combined cycle gas-based project near Karimnagar which is meant to supply power to Hyderabad . The Simhadri expansion power project and the Ultra mega power project at Krishnapatnam also need to be commissioned at the earliest. The government should make efforts to secure gas supply for the gas-based power projects, which are awaiting commissioning due to non-supply of gas so far.

Our party welcomes the novel scheme being introduced to provide insurance cover to BPL families for treating major ailments. The Arogya Sri scheme should cover all BPL families for providing insurance cover to the extent of Rs two lakh per annum. I would speak more on this subject when the demands for medical and health are taken up in the House later.

Also, the government should ensure effective implementation of all the schemes and programmes meant for improving school education. The Governor has announced that about 300 concept schools under public-private partnership mode are being proposed to bridge the rural urban divide in digital and communication skills. I would like the Chief Minister to give more details of this scheme when replying to the debate on Motion of Thanks for the Governor’s address.

With these words, I conclude my speech and thank the Honourable Speaker for giving me this opportunity.

MiM President Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi Speech in Seminar

CM announces Aid for Schools and Scholarships for Muslims at Seminar Organized By MiM and UAPMAC

Union Minsiter Of HRD Ashraf Ali Fatmi Speaks at Seminar seen seated are MiM Supremo Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi and AP Chief Minister Y S Rajashekar Reddy and Moulana Hameeduddin Aqil Convenor AP United Muslim Action Committee.


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 i am really delighted to be hear with you to participate in the seminar to know about the Human Resource Committee Report and to hear from Abu Saleh Shariff about the salient features the Sachar Committee Report and to discuss the modalities as how best the report can be implemented. It is a very noble and loudable exercise and I comment every one participated in it and responsible in it, we have heard of length from Abu Saleh Sahab about the plight of the Muslims of our country in some area especially the conditions are deteriorated.

Fortunately 21/2 years back when U.P.A came in power this Government under the stewardship of Shri. Manmohan Singh Ji and overall guidance of Smt. Sonia Gandhi Ji have categorically reaffirmed their faith in the upliftment of Minorities especially in the Muslims Minority. After all the Muslim Minority population in India is the highest anywhere in the country and any where in the world. We just cant be silent spectators on and on all inclusive growth leaves away Muslims aside that just cannot happen and any Governance worth its name should not allow that. Shri. Manmohan Singh Ji the Prime Minister has appointed the Sachar Committee who have gone into various facets of development for the Minorities and came out with an exhausted report. Every thing that is possible has to be done to see that the Minorities in the country should definitely feel that they are the part of the Country, part of our civilization, they have got a stake in the country, they are all stake holders in the development and I am quite sure that this Government in the Government of India and our Government in the State will do every thing that is possible, who will leave no stone unturned to see that the Minorities will get their share in the Government. We in Andhra Pradesh like U.P.A Govt. in the center, congress Government in the state, since we came into the Government about 21/2 years back I can now proudly say that we have taken every possible step to see that the lost of Minorities are improved in every possible way.
The 1st year when we came into Government the pre and post matric scholarships that were being paid that were been given to the Minority students were just 4 crores rupees. Last year we increased that to 10 crores and this years we increased further that to 33 crores rupees. Only the other day I have also instructing the department that the quantum of Scholarships, the scholarships that is being paid for individual students should be on par with the other OBC students. Earlier it was not so. Especially the Muslims boys the scholarships was so low that many of them were not bothering to go and apply for that. But I have taken a categorical decision that the scholarships to Minority students shall be on par with other B.C’s and I will assure you that for the next year budget on wards every minority students either pre matric or post matric who is eligible for the scholarship every one of them in the state of Andhra Pradesh will get his scholarship, there will be complete 100% saturation in the scholarships. We believe that Educational opportunities is a must if a community have got to grow and to achieve this, we will do every thing that is possible. I would like to see that the higher educational levels in Muslims in Andhra Pradesh is reasonably OK and that in the lower levels are not that good. This year we have opened 12 new hostels in the state of Andhra Pradesh and exclusively for the Minority Boys and Girls. If this year we have opened 12 in the next year will open at least 36 if not more. I will assure you that we will do every thing that is possible to increase the levels of education in the minority. Even in the Madarsas the education which is taught their, they are big welcome but not only the theosophical teachings but all the other facets of life have to be seen there so as a innovation program in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Propably any other state has it or not I do not know but we have started that if the community agrees we want to give lot more education facilities in Madarsas and I am quite sure that the Minority Department will be interacting with the Madarsas in the next year, all sorts of needful upgradation in Madarsas by way of any grant in aid or lumpsum grant in aid or some sort of a help in what ever possible way we can do, we will be very keenfull and in the state of Andhra Pradesh in the last election we have assured that when Congress party Government comes in to power, we will give in the state 5% reservation to the Minority. We did so last year, atleast 200 boys and girls of Muslim Minority got admission in the Medical colleges and they are studying Medicine, who otherwise would not have studied. Atleast 3000 M.B.A’s and Engineering graduates are perusing their studies because of this reservation but unfortunately a B.J.P leader went to the court against reservation and legal hurdles have come in the way and the problem is presently in the Supreme Court. Inspite of the problems, I assure you that we will do every thing that is possible to see that the 5% reservation to Muslim Minority will be achieved. OK some problems will be there but we will outcome the problems with all “Inshallah” God willing, I am quite sure that we will outcome the problems. Well the housing were given special focus either it is JNNURM or the Rajiv Gruha Kalpa or even in the villages or smaller towns where in we have taken regular weaker section housing programs. Earlier there was a persistant complaint that Muslims were not getting enough share. The 1st years of our Government we have adhered to 20% reservation for Muslims in housing and from this year we have now gone into a saturation concept wherein the officials identify it in villages or in ward or Municipality whether one belongs to Muslim community or whether one belongs to Hindu community or whether one belongs to SC or ST or other OBC’s any one who doesn’t have a shelter on his head, it’s a 100% saturation concept in the state of Andhra Pradesh and every one will get its share. We have started this year and for the next 2 years by year 2009 March we assure you that every houseless belonging to every community in the State of Andhra Pradesh will get shelter. After 58 years of independence if any citizen, if any family doesn’t have a house to live even in a small one room tenant house, I think it is a shame on Democracy, it is a shame on civilization. We will do every thing that is possible to complete it. This year we have taken up a construction of 20 lakhs houses probably no where in the country this sort of a program is going on and this sort of a program will continue for the next 2 years and every soul, every family in the state of Andhra Pradesh whether Muslim, Hindu which ever caste, creed every one will get its due share of housing. Well I also say that there was a persistent complaint that every where and every aspect the Old City was neglected as Mr. Shariff was pointing out. Some how or other the delivery systems may be that they have filed to deliver and their was a persistent complaint that Old City’s developmental activities whether it is a road widening, drain or housing programs in any possible way in street lighting, their progress in old city was not comparable to the other parts of the city. I am glad to announce that in the recent past three months back I have taken almost about 200 crores Old City development package in a special focus manner and in the course of next three years, we will be completing that. Un-Employment in the Muslims is the another major concern we have not started this Indira Kranti Padam in Urban and Rural areas, two years back we have started in the rural areas. Last year we have started in the Urban areas where in women groups are being organized in a small self help groups and the lending to the self help groups will pave the way in a very big way for their self empowerment. Empowerment of women and specially in the Muslims women, empowerment is focused area because we are giving the way subsidy of 6% interest from what the bank give 9% that means the ultimately the self help groups will be liable to pay only 3% interest and this subsidy from Government of Andhra Pradesh which we give as the interest subsidy is linked to the prompt repayment of the women groups and this is really helped in a very big way. Lots of developmental activities are taking place because of bank linkages to the Muslim women and in a very focused manner it will continue this and I will assure the community that Muslim women will definitely be a proud participants in the overall development of their own family. I will do every thing that is possible in this regard. With regard to general employment in the Muslims with regard to their other social and cultural activities involving them into the general developmental activities filling up of their organizations like the Wakf Board, the Haj Committee, the Urdu Academy. Haj Committee and Urdu Academy we have already appointed, the Wakf Board there are some legal problems and as soon as the legal problem is sorted, we will definitely sort that out, the Minority commission also we have appointed, I will assure you that as far as Muslims are concerned we will give every possible signal every consent that Muslims are part of us, Muslims are of us and we will do every thing possible to feel that their problems are taken care off.
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 looked after the Arrangments .

MiM MP Asaduddin Owaisi On Sachar Committee Report and Reservation in Parliament

Majlis Ittehadul Muslimeen MP Asaduddin Owaisi

ASADUDDIN OWAISI MP (HYDERABAD) : Thank you for giving me this opportunity. I rise to support the Bill that has been tabled in the august House. I have got some important points to bring to the notice of the august House.
The Sachar Committee report has been tabled in this House. It clearly states the educational backwardness of the Muslim community. According to Sachar Report, there are 39 per cent OBCs and 0.8 per cent Scheduled Caste in the Muslim community.
I support this Bill which provides reservation in Central Universities to SCs, STs and OBCs. However, I would like to know as to how fair it is to deny the benefits of reservation on the basis of religion, especially after the Government has tabled the Sachar Report in this august House which shows how bad my educational standards are and my conditions are.
I would just like to quote one point here as far as the report is concerned. Page 73 of Sachar Report clearly says, “The percentage of population of graduates, as far as the Muslims are concerned, is 1.2 and those attending P.G. courses is 16.3.” It is lesser in Muslims than in dalits also. You are not implementing these minority universities over there. But why is it that I am being denied such benefits? Moreover, the Presidential Order of 1950 contravenes the basic fundamental rights given in the Constitution.
How is it that only SCs belonging or professing the religion of Hinduism or Sikhism or neo Buddhism are being given reservation? Why not Dalit Christians and Dalit Muslims? This question has to be pondered over by the Government. I would request you sincerely, Sir, that the Government should come forward and ensure that the 1950 Presidential Order, Schedule III is amended. It says that only a person professing Hinduism or Sikhism or neo Buddhism can be classified as Schedule Caste. How is that possible? This Report of yours clearly says this. There is this argument about Muslims and OBCs. Why is it such a low percentage is there? This has to be looked into.
Lastly, about Jamia Milia University, how is that the present Vice-Chancellor wants to implement this present Bill in Jamia Milia University? Why has the Vice-Chancellor overnight changed this position? Why are we being denied such benefits? I would request you that this issue has to be taken care of. They have applied to the National Minority Education Commission also. It is pending over there. If Jamia Milia University is not a minority University, then, which is a minority university? This is a very important question. These are important points I wanted to bring to the notice of the august House.
I support this Bill. I hope that this UPA Government will take affirmative action and will not deny us reservation under Article 16(4). If people are opposed to reservations to Muslims, they should look into the pre-native history of Article 16(4). It is none other than Sardar Vallabhai Patel, who has stated `classes’ means `Minorities’. He was the Chairman of that Advisory Committee. Why are Muslims having reservations in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka? Why can they not be given reservations nationwide? It has to be done. Literacy rate of 13 per cent of population is only 59. There is a huge difference between literate and educated persons. You can very well imagine 13 per cent of population with a literacy of 59 per cent. Hence, I would request that the Government should come forward with the proposal and I hope that the hon. Minister, when he stands up to reply would respond to this or this UPA Government has to amend 1950 Presidential Order. They have to take affirmative action under Articles 15(4) and 16(4).
Thank you.

Majlis Ittehadul Muslimeen Statement On Telangana Issue

Majlis ittehadul Muslimeen Leader Akbaruddin Owaisi addressing MiM held Public Meeting In Hyderabad.


All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has
decided to extend full support to the Congress in the
byelection to Lok Sabha from Karimnagar constituency.
in the bypoll scheduled on December 4.

The AIMIM has taken this decision in view of the
prevailing political situation in the state and its
consistent stand on issues concerning the Muslim
community. In the 2004 Assembly/Lok Sabha elections,
our party, alongwith other constituent organizations
of United Muslim Forum, had actively campaigned in
favour of the Congress alliance and against the then
NDA constituents—the Telugu Desam-BJP alliance—because
both the parties were responsible for subjecting the
Muslims and other minorities to severe harassment
under NDA’s rule during 1998-2004.
At that time, our party took a decision to strengthen
the secular forces in the country and root out the
communal forces from power in a democratic way,
through proper and effective use of the right to vote.
As everyone knows, the NDA lost power at the Centre
and the Telugu Desam was dislodged from power in
Andhra Pradesh, as various sections of the society as
well as the minorities voted overwhelmingly for
Congress and its allies in the 2004 elections.
The UPA included several issues concerning the
minorities in its Common Minimum Programme. Our party
– AIMIM—supports the UPA government as it is a secular
formation committed to giving a fair deal to the
minorities in the country. Our party met and
represented to UPA chairperson and AICC president
Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on
the issues and problems concerning the minorities,
particularly Muslims, and they have responded
positively to our suggestions.
On our suggestions, the Prime Minister announced a
separate Ministry for Minorities. Hence, the Ministry
of Minority Affairs came into being on January 29,
2006, with a wide charter that includes overall
policy, planning, coordination, evaluation and review
of the regulatory and developmental programmes of the
minority communities. The Ministry of Minorities
Affairs is headed by Union Minister Abdul Rahman
Antulay, an eminent lawyer and former chief minister
of Maharashtra.
The Corpus Fund of Maulana Azad Education Fund has
been from Rs 70 crore in 2004-05 to Rs 100 crore in
2005-06 and doubled to Rs 200 crore in the current
financial year. The share capital of the National
Minorities Development and Finance Corporation has
been raised from Rs 500 crore to Rs 650 crore. A
merit-cum-means based scholarship scheme for 20,000
students, belonging to minorities, to pursue higher
education has been introduced this year.
Reports of the High Level Committee, constituted by
the Prime Minister under the chairmanship of Justice
Rajender Sachar, to examine social, economic and
educational status of the Muslim community in India
and the National Commission for Religious and
Linguistic Minorities to suggest criteria for
identification of socially and economically backward
sections among religious and linguistic minorities,
are expected to be submitted to the government soon.
Basing on their recommendations, our party expects and
exhorts the UPA government to take affirmative action
and initiatives for the overall development of the
Muslim community, which is more backward than the
Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward
Classes in the country.

Reservations issue:

Nearer home, the Congress government in Andhra
Pradesh, under Chief Minister Dr Y S Rajasekhar
Reddy’s stewardship, has taken some steps in the last
two and a half years to fulfil the promises made to
the minorities in the manifesto for 2004 elections.
The government sought to implement five percent
reservations for the Muslims by including the
community in the list of backward classes. However, it
is unfortunate that the Andhra Pradesh High Court
struck down the GO issued in 2004 and the Ordinance
promulgated in 2005 providing these reservations.
Our party holds the Sangh Parivar mainly responsible
for depriving the Muslim community of the benefits
under the five percent reservations in professional
educational institutions and public employment. On
both the occasions, Sangh parivar activists took the
issue to the High Court. It is unfortunate that the AP
High Court failed to do justice to the Muslims.
Rajender Sachar Committee has pointed out the sad
state of affairs of the Muslim community but our
judiciary does not appreciate the rationale behind the
reservations for Muslims.

The Muslims have, thus, failed to get any justice from
the judiciary so far, even as the matter is pending
before the Supreme Court of India. The state
government has filed its appeal last year but even
after an year, the Supreme Court has not begun the
hearings in the case since the full constitutional
bench is yet to be constituted for the purpose. On the
other hand, the Supreme Court also rejected the state
government’s plea to stay the High Court’s judgement
so as to allow the government to implement
reservations for Muslims in the 2006-07 academic year.
Our party also holds the view that while the Sangh
Parivar is to be blamed for dragging the issue to the
courts and the judiciary must share the responsibility
for not doing justice to the Muslims, the State
government cannot escape its share of the blame for
not effectively defending the reservations before the
AP High Court or the Supreme Court. Both the present
advocate general and his immediate predecessor had
failed to argue the case properly, thereby leading to
‘miscarriage of justice’ on the Muslim reservations
issue.

While the issue of five percent reservations for
Muslims in Andhra Pradesh is awaiting the Supreme
Court judgement, there are demands being made by
Muslims and other sections of the society – based on
the Sachar Committee findings on the sad state of
affairs of the Muslim community—for affirmative action
through the inclusion of the Muslims in the OBC list
and providing reservations for them in the entire
country. Our party supports the demand for
reservations for Muslims nation-wide on the basis of
their socio-economic and educational backwardness.

Telangana issue:

Neglect of Telangana and its backwardness in various
sectors over the last five decades is a fact which no
one can deny. At the same time, our party feels that
separate Telangana state cannot be the only solution.
There can be other options too. On behalf of Muslim
community, which comprises a population of 70 lakh as
per 2001 census in the state, our party has suggested
some short-term and long-term initiatives on
Telangana.

First and foremost, there is immediate need for
revival of regional development boards for all the
three regions—Telangana, Coastal Andhra and
Rayalaseema—to ensure that corrective steps are taken
to remove regional imbalances and disparities. Our
party also demands a special package for Telangana
region – with outlay of Rs 10,000 crore—to accelerate
the pace of development in various sectors in this
backward region. As the minorities—particularly
Muslims—are the most affected lot, a special package
for their socio-economic and educational upliftment is
also required. Our party also demands that GO 610
should be implemented in toto.

On the crucial issue of Telangana, our party feels
that the Muslims have as much stake over the future of
Andhra Pradesh as others-- the people and leaders of
Telangana and other regions. Our party insists that
the government and the ruling party at the Centre and
in the State should not take any decision on the
future of Andhra Pradesh, without ascertaining the
views and concerns of Muslim community in the state.

Our party has urged the UPA government to give due
weightage to the views of Muslim community on
Telangana issue. Our party also feels that to decide
on the future of Andhra Pradesh with reference to the
demand for separate Telangana state, this issue
requires proper and indepth study in the larger
perspective. Hence, our party is committed to the
demand that the Second States Reorganisation
Commission should be constituted to go into all the
aspects of Telangana, including the demand for
separate state.

In the meantime, our party would like the State
government to focus on the development of Telangana in
all fields and welfare of all sections of the people
in the region through higher allocations for
irrigation, power, agriculture, education, medicare
and welfare sectors.

We welcome the launching of work on various irrigation
projects in Telangana region in the last two and a
half years, establishment of Telangana University at
Nizamabad and the recent announcement for setting up
another university at Bhoodan Pochampally and a
government medical college and a university
engineering college in Telangana.