Mohammed Ali Shabbir in a meeting with representatives of minority educational institutions at his Jubilee Hills residence in Hyderabad on Wednesday
The meeting, attended by AICC secretary Sachin Sawant, TPCC senior vice-president Zafar Javeed and heads of nearly 15 minority institutions, discussed strategies to secure support for Sama Rammohan Reddy from the Mahabubnagar-Ranga Reddy-Hyderabad graduates’ MLC constituency and Ramreddy Sarvotham Reddy from Warangal-Khammam-Nalgonda Graduates MLC seat.
Shabbir Ali said chief minister A Revanth Reddy, who also holds the education portfolio, was committed to strengthening minority education, improving infrastructure and addressing institutional challenges. Turning to national politics, Sawant said the Graduates MLC election had assumed greater importance amid Congress leader Rahul Gandhi ’s nationwide campaign against alleged electoral irregularities and attempts to undermine voting rights. He accused BJP and RSS of attempting to manipulate elections through what Congress described as “vote chori”. He said educated voters had a special responsibility to defend constitutional values, democratic institutions and the integrity of elections. Such an outcome, he said, would strengthen Rahul Gandhi’s campaign and demonstrate that educated voters rejected attempts to weaken democratic institutions.
Hyderabad: Representatives of several minority educational institutions in Telangana responded positively to an appeal by govt advisor and senior Congress leader Mohammed Ali Shabbir to support party candidates in the forthcoming Graduates MLC elections. He expressed confidence that the govt would carry forward the initiatives taken by former chief minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy to improve education while expanding opportunities for disadvantaged students. He maintained that victories for Congress candidates in both Graduates constituencies would send a powerful political message from Telangana to the rest of the country.