Government Discriminating Against Minorities, Alleges Samajwadi Party MLA Rais Shaikh !

Socialist Party’s MLA Rais Sheikh from Bhiwandi (East)

Mumbai – The Maharashtra State Urdu Sahitya Academy will celebrate its 50^th anniversary in October in Mumbai. However, Muslim leaders have accused the Government of providing a paltry Rs 1.2 crore for the function and Rs 11.76 lakh as administrative expenses instead of the promised Rs 50 crore fund in July, when the institution sought help against eviction from its current office. The amount was released as per a Government Resolution (GR) issued on Thursday.

Mumbai: SP MLA Rais Shaikh accuses govt of step-motherly treatment towards minorities!

▪️ Urdu Academy celebrating Golden Jubilee, but govt allocates only ₹1.2 Cr

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▪️ Claims govt “insulting” minority community with… pic.twitter.com/D513mUxLWz

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Samajwadi Party MLA Rais Shaikh slammed the Government for allegedly backtracking on its earlier commitments and accused it of biased treatment of minority institutions. “During a meeting held on 8th July with the then minority affairs minister Dattatraya Bharane, assurances were given that the Government would allocate Rs 50 crore as a permanent fund and provide an annual grant of Rs 5 crore. I also raised the demand with the current minority development minister Manikrao Kokate in August for various programmes for the jubilee year. However, the GR reflects a complete disregard for those assurances,” said Shaikh.

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“Since Independence, various schemes and funds have been generously allocated to minorities. It is a fact that despite this, they are unsatisfied !”