Owaisi urges Telangana govt for permanent elephant

AIMIM president and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi urged the Telangana government to provide a trained elephant permanently for religious processions in Hyderabad and Secunderabad, citing difficulties caused by arranging elephants from other states after the previous one’s death

Hyderabad: The All India Majlis e Ittehadul Muslimeen, president and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi asked the State government to arrange a trained elephant permanently for various religious processions in twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad.

In a letter addressed to the Chief Minister, A Revanth Reddy, the AIMIM party president said that in twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad, many religious processions are held every year.

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“Trained elephants are used in these religious processions like Muharram, Bonal, Gyarvi Shareef etc. There used to be a trained elephant available in Telangana State which was utilized during these processions. But since the death of the elephant there is no trained elephant in Telangana. Every year, during these occasions a trained elephant needs to be arranged from other States, which is causing a lot of hurdles and inconvenience,” Asaduddin Owaisi stated.

He urged the government to seriously look into the issue and initiate action.