Telangana Caste Census: Congress’ Waliullah Sameer urges Hyderabad Muslim community to report identity correctly

Hyderabad: Hyderabad district committee president Mohammed Waliullah Sameer urged Muslims to ensure identification is done properly for the caste census survey set to be undertaken by Telangana State.

According to the data, there are 14 socially and economically disadvantaged groups among Muslims who are to be classified as BC-E in Telangana.

Which category of Muslims?

The BC-E category includes Shaik, Siddi, Labbi, Turka Kasha, Pakeerla, Dhobi Muslim, Gosangi Muslim, Nai Muslim, Darvesh and Fakeer. As much as 70 per cent of the Old City population of Muslims is in this category, stated Walliulah asking people to be alert.

Who is not in the category?

The Muslims with surnames or initial names of Syed, Pathan, Shia and other groups are not currently within the BC-E category.

Shias object

The Shia community has already raised their objection with the commission about their exclusion from the BC-E category. Hyderabad Shias are planning a representation to the government demanding their inclusion as many Shias are below the poverty line.

Awareness in people

The survey demands that people be aware and not be misled by vested groups. For that reason, Congress workers are being provided training in every district.

Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president Mahesh Kumar Goud has instructed Congress workers across the Hyderabad district to ensure efficient coordination for a successful caste census being conducted by the State government.

Welfare and wealth

The caste census is to ensure that welfare and wealth are distributed in line with population proportions. Sameer Walliulah stated that the Congress government had initiated a dialogue on the census to ensure fair representation in welfare and development schemes.

Politics over census

Congress has asked their workers to stay vigilant as they are expecting misinformation and politics during the survey.

A senior leader explained, “People must be alert. We are officially reaching out to people and if there is any wrong information, please do not pay attention. This survey is to find out those who are left out in the development works and do not get their due share.”