Muslims Will Be Stronger In Telangana Than In Ap

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One of the fallouts of the demerge of Telangana from other parts of Andhra Pradesh will be on the demography, as the ratio of Muslims will go up in the new state to almost 12.5 per cent.


It was 9.17 per cent in the larger state of Andhra Pradesh. While separately, Muslims constituted 12.5 per cent in Rayalaseema and 4.5 per cent in Andhra region. Now their share will be around seven per cent in Andhra-seema state.


But the community was not too sure whether it would be any good for it. Majlis-e-Itteadhul Muslimeen (MIM), having opposed the division of the state all these years, came out reluctantly in support of the centre’s move saying it accepts the new reality and will redraw its strategy accordingly. The party, with its base largely in Hyderabad, had strong reservations about the bifurcation, mainly due to fears that the BJP would gain more strength in the smaller state.


Asaduddin Owaisi of MIM, addressing a press conference in Hyderabad on Wednesday expressed concern that with the weakening of parties such as the TDP and the TRS, the BJP would become stronger by filling the political vacuum. “We have been warning of the rise of communal forces and if they were not contained, [the] problem will become serious” he said.


Owaisi saw a bigger role for his party in the days to come by pointing out that no single party would be able to form a stable government in Telangana region. “We will work with the secular forces”, he said. Owaisi said that MIM would have presence in both the states and work to protect the rights of minorities and other weaker sections.



[size=4]He demanded that Urdu, along with Telugu should be made an official language of Telangana and it should be made a second official language in Andhra.[/size]


His other demands included declaring the Pranahita-Chevella irrigation project of Telangana a national project on a par with Polavaram as well as spending the revenues of Hyderabad in Telangana and not in the other entity.


His other significant demand was to amend the Criminal Procedure code against the use of words such as “settlers or non Telangana people” for the people from Andhra and Rayalseema who live in Hyderabad and other parts of Telangana. “It should be an offence to use such words”, he said. He also appealed to the people of Andhra and Rayalaseema in Hyderabad not to feel unsafe or threatened. “The MIM will stand by them”, he said.


The attempt is being made by the Owaisi to reach out to the settlers as people from Andhra and Seema constitute almost 35 per cent of the total population of Hyderabad.


Among the other Muslim organisations Jamat-e-Islami Hind and its political front Welfare Party of India, have wholeheartedly welcomed the formation of a separate state. Both parties were extending open support to the Telangana cause. Interestingly, JIH AP had divided itself into two units of Andhra and Telangana before the government’s decision. “We were confident that struggle of the people will pay off”, said state Jamat chief Khaja Arifuddin.



The Welfare Party of India, which had recently organised a massive rally in support of Telangana recently, said that it was happy with the development. “We will continue to fight for social justice in both the states, not only for Muslims but for all the weaker sections”, said Malek Moatasim Khan, the state president of WPI.


Introducing a new element of optimism to the entire debate, Khan said that after division of the state a new and more confident Muslim leadership would emerge in Andhra and Rayalaseema, away from the shadows of Telangana. One point of concern for all the Muslim organisations and the wider community was the four per cent reservation policy introduced by YS Rajasekhar Reddy in 2005. They want the policy to continue in both the states.

[img]http://www.brahmanandamgifs.com/Images/GIFs/Vetakaram/9.gif[/img].......12.5% vote bank...... KCR and Congress iddaru repati nundi veela kutha naakatam modalu pedtaru