Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) supremo N. Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday laid foundation for construction of Haj House in 1.2 acres land at a cost of Rs 80 crore in Vidyadharapuram here.
Speaking on the occasion, Chandrababu Naidu said Haj House was one of the pre-poll promises of the Telugu Desam Party in 2014. TDP is the only party that has constructed Haj houses in Hyderabad, Vijayawada and Kadapa.
“We have promoted Urdu, built thousands of masjids across the state. This year almost 2500 people went for Haj from Andhra. Ours is the only government in India giving Rs 5000 for maulvis and Rs 3000 to moujums. Last year we paid 32 crores and we will increase that amount if necessary.”
The Haj House will feature 120 rooms, 30 service apartments and 20 dormitories so that as many as 1200 Haj pilgrims can be accommodated simultaneously.
Apart from the Haj House, Masjid, Shadi Khana and Eidgah will be built in this complex with an estimated expenditure of Rs 80 crores. Another Haj House is under construction at Kadapa at an expense of Rs 12 crores.
The Muslim community of the state also extended its support to the Chief Minister’s fight against the Central Government with the name “Dharma Porata Deeksha” for achieving the special status and the implementation of other assurances promised to Andhra during the bifurcation of the state.
Recounting other achievements by his party in the state, he said, “Our government is also giving Ramzan Tofa. For poor Muslims, we introduced Dulhan program, for the marriage of Muslim girls. It costs almost 100 crores per annum. We are also spending Rs 20 crores for Urdu Academy. I set up an Urdu university in Hyderabad. After bifurcation, we will now construct another Urdu university in Kurnool.”
“The central government did grave injustice to Andhra. Despite all odds, we are protecting you. But the Centre is troubling us a lot. I joined the NDA (National Democratic Alliance) only for the sake of the state’s interests. Even after four years, nothing is achieved. For the same I came out of NDA and started a fight against the centre,” Naidu added.
