Naidu promises to restore all schemes

PNS|Vijayawada

Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief Nara Chandrababu Naidu has said that he will take the responsibility for protecting reservations for Muslims by fighting on behalf of Minorities and will restore all welfare schemes after coming to power. The TDP chief interacted with Muslim Minorities at Ponnur on Friday as part of the ‘Badude Badudu’ programme.

Naidu said that when the TDP came to power in 1983, within two years, in 1985 itself, Minorities Corporation was formed, Urdu was recognised as a second official language, Haj House was set up in Hyderabad, and Urdu University was established in Hyderabad and after the State bifurcation, another Urdu University was set up in Kurnool.

Naidu further claimed that TDP provided ‘Ramzan Tofa’ for over 10 lakh Muslims and even ‘Sankranthi Kanuka’ was extended to them. He alleged that the other schemes started by TDP for the welfare of Muslims were cancelled by the Jagan Mohan Reddy government.

Naidu questioned why Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy could not continue the ‘Pelli Kanuka’ scheme though he had promised Rs 10 lakh under the scheme. He stated that there is no need for the basic qualification of SSC either to become a Minister in his Cabinet or to become an Advisor to the Government but to be eligible for the ‘Pelli Kanuka’ scheme the beneficiary should have a basic qualification of SSC. Chandrababu promised to revive all the schemes for Muslim Minorities once the TD is back in power.

Naidu called upon the Muslim community to react to false cases registered against anyone. “Tomorrow you may have to face the same situation if you do not react now,” he observed.

Chandrababu Naidu expressed serious concern that the wakf lands are being illegally occupied and promised to save the wakf properties once the TDP is back in power and the pensions too will be paid on time.