Shia Community Feels let Down by Govt ahead of Muharram

Hyderabad: The entire Shia Muslim community is upset with the state government as it has failed to honour its assurances of extending grant-in-aid nazrana for the tenth day of the Muharram month. Leaders from the community said that the government was to provide assistance for the arrangements required for Muharram, which is on Saturday.

Works and arrangements at AshoorKhanas, where the faithful throng on that day, are yet to be completed because of a dearth of funds.

“What do we do if they are released after the event,” asked many community heads.

Azmat Hussain Jaffry, president, Shia youth welfare association, said “the aid which the government promised has not been released. The event is on Saturday and all arrangements have been stalled.”

Mir Abbas Ali Moosvi, president Anjuman-e-Mutawallian, Telangana, said “the state government and Wakf board promised to increase the grant this year to Rs 50 lakh apart from adding more ashoor khanas to the existing 376 across the state. The assurance was given on June 30 by ministers Mohammed Mahmood Ali and Koppula Eshwar.”