MIM demands lifting on cases against Muslims
Hyderabad, Dec 10 (INN): Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslim Floor Leader in the state Assembly Akberuddin Owaisi on Friday targeted the government for its unwillingness to lift police cases foisted on Muslim youth in the aftermath of the communal riots which rocked the city in March and also on those accused of complicity in the Mecca Masjid blast cases. The MIM leader pointed out that initially, the needle of suspicion was pointed to some Muslim terror organisations for the Mecca Masjid blast, but evidence unearthed later on had revealed the hand of one Hindu terror outfit for the blast. He reminded that there have been some arrests in the case, but the cases against the Muslim youth have not been lifted.
Mr Owaisi said that as many as 410 criminal cases have been filed against 150 students in connection with the communal riots and about Rs 42 lakh have been deposited as bail. Replying to Mr Owaisi's protest, Home Minister Sabitha Indra Reddy said that the cases were foisted since widespread demonstrations continued to rock the state even after the Centre had set up the Justice BN Srikrishna Commission. She said that some logistical problems had forced the government to delay on the lifting of cases. Mr Owaisi said that Ms Indra Reddy's reply did not refer to its main demand that the government lift cases against Muslim youth accused of being involved in communal riots on the same lines of the agitators in the separate statehood issue.
News Posted: 10 December, 2010
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