Hyderabad: Minority voters in Jubilee Hills upset with Congress for unkept promises

Minority voters in Jubilee Hills expressed anger at the Congress for failing to deliver on promises made before the last elections. Residents complained of halted welfare benefits, pending pensions, and worsening civic conditions since the Congress came to power two years ago

Hyderabad: Voters belonging to minority communities in the Jubilee Hills Assembly Constituency appear disappointed with the Congress party for failing to keep the promises made before the last elections.

Women voters in particular are critical of the party for not providing scholarships to minority students, clearing pending applications for old-age and widow pensions, and other benefits promised during the elections.

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“It’s nearly two years since the Congress came to power, but its promises remain unfulfilled, particularly those pertaining to minorities. The Congress, after forming the government, should have done something for minorities as was done during the BRS rule,” said Shameem Begum, a widow who resides at Karmikanagar.

The Jubilee Hills Assembly Constituency has several slums dominated by minority communities, and the polling percentage in these slums is higher compared to the upscale localities of Jubilee Hills.

“There is hype about Jubilee Hills, but the ground situation is worse than that of the slums in other parts of the city. In the last two years, the government neglected it purely because a BRS candidate won and represented the area,” said Syeda Nishath, a housewife from Borabanda Site III. She complained about the lack of amenities and lamented that there was no mosquito fogging, garbage clearance, or proper facilities at local government hospitals.

Shabana Bee, in her late 50s and a resident of Borabanda, said the benefits extended to minorities during Ramzan were stopped by the Congress government. “At least we were getting a pair of clothes during the BRS government rule; that too has stopped now. The minorities have not benefitted from the Congress government in any way in Jubilee Hills, and we will not fall for their false promises,” said Shabana Bee, whose son is an autorickshaw driver. She also complained that her application for a social security pension was yet to be sanctioned.

Worsening civic conditions in the last two years have become a major concern for residents of these areas. “Things were better during the BRS rule. After the Congress came to power, as a collective punishment, the residents were deprived of basic civic amenities such as garbage lifting, mosquito fogging, drain cleaning, and medicines at the local basthi dawakhana,” said Naseem Begum, a housewife from Habeeb Fatima Nagar.