Hyderabad: Shias have expressed concern over lack of representation of their community in the newly constituted State Haj Committee. They point out that despite clear rules, the state government had not nominated any Shia Muslim in the 16-member committee.
Mir Hadi Ali, president of a national Shia organisation, said that several rules were overlooked in the constitution of the new Haj committee. “There is a provision to accommodate a Shia member in the Schedule III of the Act. This was not considered impo-rtant while nominating the committee,” said Mir Hadi. He made a representation to Deputy Chief Minister Mohammed Mahmood Ali on the issue. “The deputy CM said he would look into the issue,” Mr Mir Hadi said.
Syed Ali Jaffery, founder secretary of Shia Companions, said they would challenge the GO in the High Court. “This is the second time in a month that our community is being overlooked in important committees,” he said.
