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div id=”pcl-full-content”>Samajwadi Party MLA Rais Shaikh, on Saturday, wrote to Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde demanding that a work order be issued to the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) for conducting a detailed study on the socio-economic status of the Muslim community.
In his letter, Shaikh pointed out that the state government’s minority development department had issued a government resolution (GR) on September 21–2022, appointing TISS to conduct the study, and even sanctioned Rs 33 lakh for it. However, the work order (WO) has still not been issued.
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“The government had issued a GR last year and sanctioned Rs 33 lakh for it. I have been following up with the government and have written multiple letters on the issue. But there has been no positive action on the matter,” said Shaikh. He said that issuing a government order and not implementing it is a violation of law.
Shaikh claimed that “a BJP minister from Mumbai, who has a ‘special love’ for the Muslim community, has obstructed the move. However, the government should not succumb to the pressure of a minister. It should issue the work order in the larger interest of social justice.”
“The issue of reservation for the Muslim community has been stalled for many years. Dhangars, Marathas and Other Backward Class groups have become aggressive in their demands. Against this backdrop, the socio-economic status of the Muslim community must be clear. Hence, the government should issue the work order to TISS to start work immediately,” Shaikh said.
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