'Not possible for KCR to give 12 per cent reservation for Muslims': Mohammad Azharuddin
Hyderabad, Nov 30: Former Congress MP Mohammad Azharuddin, the party's working president in Telangana, Friday said that Chief Minister and TRS leader K Chandrasekhar Rao can never get 12 per cent reservation for Muslims as it was not legally possible.
"KCR (as Rao is popularly known) should give an answer on 12 per cent reservation for Muslims. People will ask (on the reservation promise).
He should answer. He can never get 12 per cent. If you (KCR) cannot achieve, then why did you promise it? When you promise something, then you will have work for it," he said addressing a press conference.
The Telangana Legislature last year passed a bill, enabling 12 per cent reservation for Muslim minorities and sent it to the Centre for assent.
In his election speeches, Rao has been levelling charges against Prime Minister Narendra Modi of not clearing the proposed reservations for Muslims.
Replying to a query, Azharuddin said that he would contest the Lok Sabha elections if the party says so.
He thanked the Congress high command for his appointment as working president of the party in Telangana.
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Raghuvanshi, spinners fire KKR to seven-wicket win over SRH
Hyderabad (PTI): The promising Angkrish Raghuvanshi (59) made a well-paced fifty as Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by seven wickets in their IPL match here on Sunday.
Skipper Ajinkya Rahane (43) and Raghuvanshi added 84 runs for the second wicket as KKR overhauled SRH’s under-par 165 all out with ease.
Finn Allen made an aggressive 29 off 13 balls upfront to give KKR a brisk start.
Earlier, Travis Head made a belligerent 61 off 28 balls but KKR's spinners bowled well to restrict SRH to 165.
Mystery spinners Varun Chakravarthy (3/36) and Sunil Narine (2/31) wrecked SRH middle-order with controlled spells.
Along the way of his two-wicket burst in his fourth-over, Narine also completed 200 IPL wickets.
The spinner was the third bowler to achieve the feat after Yuzvendra Chahal and Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
Ishan Kishan made 42 off 29 balls.
Brief Scores:
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 165 all out in 19 overs (Travis Head 61, Ishan Kishan 42; Varun Chakravarthy 3/36, Sunil Narine 2/31).
Kolkata Knight Riders: 169/3 in 18.2 overs (Angkrish Raghuvanshi 59, Ajinkya Rahane 43).
