MIM May Join TRS Government In Telangana

The Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen on Monday gave clear indications that it may join the first government of the Telangana State that is being formed by the Telangana Rashtra Samithi.

On Monday, a delegation of TRS leaders comprising of Etela Rajender, K Tarakarama Rao, Nayani Narasimha Reddy and T Padma Rao called on MIM president Asaduddin Owaisi at the residence of his brother and MIM floor leader in the Assembly Akbaruddin Owaisi, at Banjara Hills, to discuss the issue.

All the 7 MLAs and 2 MLCs of the MIM were also present on the occassion. The MIM and the TRS leaders held discussions for nearly 2 hours.

Speaking to media persons later, Asaduddin Owaisi announced that the MIM had decided to support the TRS government in Telangana. However, he said that the welfare and protection of the minorities were more important than the MIM joining the State Cabinet.

He assured that the TRS and the MIM would bring exemplary growth to Telangana. He also said that Hyderabad would become the most favourable investment destination in India.

He stated that the new government needed to address the key problems of drinking water, energy and irrigation in the state. He hoped that Telangana would emerge as the best State in the country.

Asaduddin Owaisi said that the MIM would continue to oppose the RSS ideology, and since the BJP had fought the elections on the same ideology, it would oppose the BJP, too, tooth and nail.

He said that the TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao had assured that he would not ally with the BJP, and the MIM trusted his words. He said that both the parties would work jointly for the development of Telangana.

TRS leader Nayani Narasimha Reddy too indicated that the MIM might join his party's government. He said that Asaduddin Owaisi and KCR would meet soon to formalise the alliance.

He also informed that the CPM leaders had met KCR, and that the CPI leaders, too, were planning to meet the TRS president. He said that the TRS wanted to take all the parties along to ensure speedy development of the Telangana State. (INN)