Member of Parliament from Hyderabad Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday demanded that Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao enhance the quota for backward Muslims from the existing 4%.
Mr. Owaisi was speaking at an event at the headquarters of the All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) in Darussalaam, where he cited the report of the Telangana government-appointed G. Sudheer Committee. The Committee studied the socio-economic conditions of Muslims in Telangana and submitted its report to the State government in 2016.
The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen president stated that the Committee after studying the backwardness of the Muslim community had recommended an enhancement of quota of 9% to 12%.