The BRS and the AIMIM deposited ₹2 lakhs and ₹1 lakh each, respectively, in the accounts of Saifuddin’s three daughters.
Published Aug 05, 2023 | 7:24 PM ⚊ Updated Aug 05, 2023 | 7:24 PM
The accused Chetan Singh Choudhary (left) and the deceased Syed Saifuddin. (Supplied)
The Telangana government on Saturday, 5 August, issued an order allotting a two-bedroom house to Anjum Shaheen, the wife of Syed Saifuddin, who was shot dead onboard the Jaipur-Mumbai Central Express on 31 July.
Besides allotting the house to the bereaved family at Ziaguda in Karwan’s Asifnagar, the government also appointed Shaheen as an office subordinate at the Quli Qutub Shah Urban Development Authority.
Hyderabad district collector Anudeep Durishetty issued the house-allotment order.
The order also said Shaheen was eligible for the Asara pension (for widows, senior citizens, and others). Asara, the government’s flagship welfare scheme, would fetch her a monthly pension of ₹2,016.
Additionally, the ruling BRS and the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) deposited ₹ 2 lakh and ₹ 1 lakh each, respectively, in the accounts of Saifuddin’s three daughters.
Mobile phone technician Saifuddin, 43, was among the four people killed by a Railway Protection Force (RPF) constable, Chetan Singh Choudhary, 33, near Palghar railway station in Maharashtra around 5 am on 31 July.
A native of Hamilapur village in Karnataka’s Bidar district, he is survived by his wife and three daughters aged six, four, and six months.
#JaipurMumbaiExpress me maare gaye Marhoom Syed Saifuddin ke 3 aulaad ko AIMIM party ki janib se Rs 1, 1 lakh diye gaye.
Wahin AIMIM Floor Leader Akbaruddin Owaisi ki numaindagi par Marhoom Syed Saifuddin ki wife Anjum Shaheen ko Telangana State govt ki janib se Ziaguda me 2… pic.twitter.com/JqNVz3CoOs— AIMIM (@aimim_national) August 5, 2023
Extending condolences to the bereaved, Telangana Municipal Administration Minister KT Rama Rao on Friday, 4 August, assured support to Saifuddin’s family.
KTR also decried communal politics and hoped that communal harmony would flourish in the state.
“We know what caused the Jaipur killings or triggered Manipur violence as also the recent incidents in Haryana. Telangana will reject the politics that incites violence to reap political benefits,” he said.
“It is not good for India or the next generation. We will make sure that there continues to be peace, brotherhood, and social harmony in our state,” he added.
Speaking to South First earlier, Saifuddin’s brother-in-law Mohammad Akheel thanked the Telangana government.
“It is good that they have supported Saifuddin’s family. Nampally MLA Jaffar Hussain sir from Hyderabad informed us about this. We were expecting support from Telangana government as Saifuddin was a resident of Hyderabad,” he said.
KTR, son of Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, suggested that the AIMIM also assisted the family.
KTR’s assurance came in response to AIMIM floor leader Akbaruddin Owaisi’s request for help made in the Legislative Assembly.
Owaisi, the MLA representing the Chandrayangutta constituency, urged KTR in the Telangana Assembly to provide a government job to the wife of Saifuddin, a flat under the two-bedroom housing scheme, and also compensation to the family.
He alleged that the train firing incident, which was carried out based on the identity of the victims, was an example of growing radicalisation in the country.
“Hatred between Hindus and Muslims is being fostered. The communities are being radicalised so much that they have become enemies. Muslims are being killed in the name of love jihad and ghar wapsi. Power is being sought based on hatred. Telangana has been successful in preventing such forces. We will continue to defeat these forces and prove Muslims and Hindus can harmoniously coexist in Telangana,” Owaisi said.
Telangana Assembly mein @AimimTelangana Floor Leader Akbaruddin Owaisi ki appeal par Telangana minister @KTRBRS ne #JaipurMumbaiExpress aatankwadi hamle mein maare gaye Saifuddin ki family ki madad ka elaan kiya. pic.twitter.com/6U1VI7kmJz
— Asaduddin Owaisi (@asadowaisi) August 4, 2023
