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Our top priority is to tackle BJP: Owaisi
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Monday, 21 July 2008

Asaduddin Owaisi, a British-trained barrister, is the public face of the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen. The son of party president Salahuddin Owaisi, he was elected to the Lok Sabha from Hyderabad, a Muslim-dominated constituency and MIM citadel. Owaisi, 35, has announced his support to the United Progressive Alliance government during the trust vote in the Lok Sabha. A decision that has surprised many, given the impression that Muslims are opposed to the India-US nuclear deal. Mohammad Siddique asked the young MP why he decided to support the UPA:

Why has the MIM decided to support the UPA government?

For us the deal is not the immediate concern. Our top priority is to stop the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) and L K Advani from coming to power as they pose an immediate threat to the secular polity of the country and to the life, identity and development of Muslims.

While voting tomorrow my immediate concern will be how to stop L K Advani from becoming the prime minister of this great nation as he is an accused in the Babri Masjid demolition criminal case. On the nuclear deal we have already conveyed our reservations and concerns to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi.

How do you explain your decision to your support base when it is being said that Muslims are against the deal with the US?

First, there is no basis for saying that Indian Muslims are against this deal. It is an international agreement and by trying to give a communal colour some parties are indulging in cynical manipulation of Muslims for their own political ambitions and desires.

M K Padhe of the CPI-M and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati are telling the people that Muslims are against it. I would like to question the CPI-M and Mayawati why don't you say that Hindus are for the deal, that Dalits are against it and whether the backwards were for or against the deal.

Why do you have to put a gun on my shoulder and fire? Why do you have to put me in the spot? The MIM believes this is a canard being spread that will lead to more hatred towards the Muslims. This will give a handle to the Sangh Parviar and help them in the electoral process.

We will tell the people we are trying to stop Advani and the BJP by voting in support of the UPA.

But what is your stand on the deal?

We have strong reservations about it and we believe it will have an impact on the foreign policy of the country. We also strongly condemn what the United States is doing in Iraq, Afghanistan and Palestine. We are also concerned about the US's design on Iran. We have discussed all this with the prime minister.

He told me to quote him on this. He had told the US that the attack on Iraq was a monumental mistake and it will be unworthy of him as prime minister of this country if he compromises on foreign policy. He also assured me that India will press ahead with the Iran gas pipeline project. Whether or not the deal will impact foreign policy will become clearer when a testing time comes.

The prime minister has also told the US that military action against Iran is not a solution. He has also drawn the attention of the US to the fact that India has 5 million of its people in the Gulf who will be affected by any war in the region.

On the nuclear deal the crux of the issue is that we require power. There is no dispute as far as that is concerned. The biggest example I can give which all of us are facing is that we are suffering three hours of power cuts in Hyderabad, the state capital. It is five, six hours in the districts.

But for us the question is who the biggest evil is. For us it is L K Advani first, second is Prakash Karat and then comes (US President George W) Bush.

Why Karat?

History will never forgive the CPI-M and Prakash Karat for creating this political crisis in the country, which will only benefit the forces of Hindutva and weaken secularism. To me, the BJP and CPI-M are the two sides of the same coin.

I would like to ask the CPI-M if their love for Muslims is so much why did you kill Muslims in Nandigram? How is it that in your 33 years of rule in West Bengal where 28% Muslims reside, their share in government employment is only 2.8%.

This love for Muslims is not shown over there but when it comes to further their own political ambitions to hide their ideologies they make Muslims the Bali Ka Bakra (scapegoats).

Mayawati is also making similar noises linking the opposition to the deal to the Muslims.

If she was genuinely concerned about Muslim, why did her government and the Samajwadi Party government since 2001 not comply with the court order to club the two cases of the Babri Masjid demolition. If that was done, the case against Advani would have become much stronger.

There is a strong case against Advani, Uma Bharti and the entire top brass of the Sangh Parivar.


 

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Maulana Abul Kalam Azad's birthday to be celebrated as National Education Day
National News
Sunday, 20 July 2008

There have been consistent demands from various sections of the society to observe 11th November, the birthday of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, a great freedom fighter, an eminent Educationist and the first Union Minister of Education as National Education Day in a befitting manner. Several State Governments have also supported such a demand. Accordingly the Central Government has decided to observe 11th November, every year as the 'National Education Day' without declaring it as a holiday.

Ministry of Human Resource Development has decided to commemorate the birthday of this great son of India by recalling his contribution to the cause of education in India. Educational institutions at all levels would be involved in organizing seminars, symposia, essay-writing, elocution competitions, workshops and rallies with banners, cards and slogans on the importance of literacy and nation's commitment to all aspects of education. The focus of activities on the 'National Education Day' would be on the various initiatives taken in Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), in setting up of model schools in secondary education, on initiatives taken in higher secondary education, vocational education and higher education sectors by the Central Government on its own, as well as through Private-Public Partnership. These initiatives would be projected in association with various industry bodies, whose fullest cooperation also would be sought in the development of human resources in the country.

It may be noted that several socio-cultural and NRI Hyderabadi organisations, notably the Jeddah Urdu Academy, have been spear-heading the movement for declaration of Maulana Azad's birthday as the National Education Day.  The matter was raised with HRM Shri Arjun Singh during his visit to Jeddah in June 2006.  During the World Urdu Conference held in Jeddah last month under the patronage of the Consulate General of India, a Maulana Azad souvenir was released by the Jeddah Urdu academy in which the demand was reiterated.  

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Hyderabad to get more water from Krishna
Hyderabad News
Sunday, 20 July 2008

The civic amenities in Greater Hyderabad city yesterday received a big boost with the formal inauguration of the second phase of Krishna river water supply scheme, which will bring additional 90 million gallon water per day. This will take the total water supply from Krishna to Hyderabad to 180 MGD. At the same time the central government has also upwardly revised the cost of Hyderabad Metro Rail project to Rs118 billion up from Rs90 odd billion.

After inaugurating the Rs10.82 billion Krishna water project at Sahebnagar in the city outskirts yesterday, the Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said that the central government was very happy to help the state government in the implementation of such projects.

Pointing out that the central government had sanctioned 213 projects for Andhra Pradesh under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission with a total cost of Rs90.61 billion, Chidambaram said, “More money will be forthcoming if deserving projects are presented by the government to the centre.”

 

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International Players lining up for Hyderabad Real-Estate
Real-Estate News
Friday, 18 July 2008

Hyderabad has yet another first to its credit. The city has become the first and favourite destination for several international players interested in real estate business. Over the last 12 to 18 months, the city has attracted biggies like Sunway Berhad, Malaysia, ACI Real Estate - an affiliate of German investment company Alternative Capital Invest GmbH, Property and Building Corporation (PBC), Electra Real Estate from Israel, the list goes on.

Murali Krishna Reddy, chairman of the Hyderabad-based MAK group feels that international players see lot of opportunities in India. They chose Hyderabad over other cities for their entry as the city is the most happening place with multilingual, cultural population.

The city is also receptive to new ideas. Foreign players look at Hyderabad as a good testing ground. They feel that projects which succeeds here will succeed in other metros as well. Also the government here is very proactive, Reddy adds.

His group recently saw investment coming from Sunway Berhad, Malaysia. The foreign company has formed a SPV with MAK Builders, part of the MAK group to develop a Rs 350 crore integrated township project in Hyderabad. It holds about 60 per cent equity in the SPV and would be pumping in US$ 5 million into the project as FDI. The project would have two million sq ft of residential space besides some retail and commercial space and a hotel.

Tishman Speyer, a New York-based closely held real-estate developer and operator also joined hands with ICICI Venture, a private-equity firm of ICICI Bank, to float TSI Ventures - India’s first fully integrated real estate investment, management and operating company.

The mission of the joint venture is to redefine the Indian real estate portfolio and development industry landscape. The first two projects of the joint venture is coming up in Hyderabad.

According to Yogesh Maurya, deputy head-Hyderabad, TSI Ventures, the city scores over the other cities for three reasons - progressive government, very good infrastructure with roads and international airport and highly vibrant economy. “The government here is very progressive.

It understands the needs of a private investor and creates a win-win situation. Hyderabad is a growing city and that’s precisely why it is fast becoming a hot spot for global players,” he says. ACI Real Estate is yet another international player which entered the Indian real estate market through franchisee route. It began its franchisee network with Hyderabad by appointing Global Properties for the city.

It is looking at similar arrangements in Mumbai, New Delhi, Bengaluru, Pune and Kolkata. Israel-based Property & Building Corporation (PBC) and Electra Real Estate also recently joined hands with Hyderabad-based Incor Infrastructure to develop Rs 4,000-crore real estate projects in Hyderabad, Chennai and Mysore through a joint venture company-PBEL Property Development (India).

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Villas cost upto Rs 12 crores in Hyderabad
Real-Estate News
Thursday, 17 July 2008

Hyderabad is waking up to expensive housing and how. Villas priced anywhere between Rs 2 and Rs 12 crore are coming up in the city and, hold your breath, selling too.


Builders say this is only the beginning of a housing revolution in the city with people with the moolah dreaming to own these independent houses with luxuriant interiors, a big lawn and a bigger price tag. Checks out the reality of this new realty trend.


"Is it going to be diamond studded," asked Archana, a prospective property buyer, a trifle stunned when a builder pegged the price of a "basic' ' villa at Rs 2.5 crore "only' ' at a property expo.


But unlike her, there were a sizeable some who decided to make fast bookings of what they considered a modestly priced house. Indeed, Hyderabadis are waking up to expensive housing and affording it too.


With prevailing villa rates starting with Rs 2 crore and the city gearing up for ventures offering each house at a minimum of Rs 12 crore, confident builders say these houses will sell well.


At a time when land has become a premium commodity and demand is exceeding the available acreage, people are willing to buy property at any cost, say industry observers.


Predictably, they discount the salaried class when counting their potential customers. They point out that mass housing itself is becoming expensive with each flat spread in about 1,000 sft costing about Rs 30 lakh, villas or gated communities are unthinkable for the salaried class. For, the price of a typical bungalow in a gated community project would be equal to 30 years' salary (at the rate of Rs 50,000 per month) of a middle-level manager in a private company.


Going by the projects that are coming up near Hyderabad, each villa or a house in a gated project would cost upwards of Rs 2 crore.


So, villas or gated projects are not for the common man since they are all real "dream houses" .


And dreaming the real big house dreams are just about 10 per cent of the city's population with the moolah to breathe in mint fresh air as they sip their mint tea on the thick carpeted lawns of their under construction villas.


 

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