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BRS leader Abdullah Sohail arrested during protest over minority education issues

Hyderabad, Nov 11 (UNI) Senior BRS leader Shaik Abdullah Sohail and several party workers were arrested by Hyderabad Police on Wednesday while attempting to stage a protest near Banjara Bhavan during the government's National Education and Minority Welfare Day celebrations.
Speaking to the media, Sohail criticised the Congress government for allegedly failing to fulfil its promises to minorities, particularly in the education sector. He questioned the government's celebrations of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad's birth anniversary while scholarships and fee reimbursement dues remained pending.
He alleged that the promised Abdul Kalam Taufa-e-Taleem scheme, offering financial assistance ranging from Rs. 10,000 to Rs. 5 lakh to minority students at different educational levels, had not been implemented. He also claimed that scholarship and fee reimbursement arrears had crossed Rs. 519 crore.
Demanding the immediate implementation of the promised schemes, clearance of pending dues, release of overseas scholarship funds and recruitment of Urdu-medium teachers, Sohail sought a white paper on minority welfare allocations, expenditure and implementation of the Congress Minority Declaration.
He condemned the police action and alleged that the government was trying to suppress democratic protests instead of answering questions over its unfulfilled promises.
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