💝Ahead of Ramadan 2025, the Telangana government announced reduced working hours for Muslim employees. However, this decision from the Congress-led government has irked the Bharatiya Janata Party, accusing the ruling party of "appeasement politics."
🤪An order, issued by the Telangana Chief Secretary, allows Muslim employees to leave offices an hour early during the month of Ramzan, which is set to begin on March 1 or 2.
💝Ahead of Ramadan 2025, the Telangana government announced reduced working hours for Muslim employees. However, this decision from the Congress-led government has irked the Bharatiya Janata Party, accusing the ruling party of "appeasement politics."
𝐆An order, issued by the Telangana Chief Secretary, allows Muslim employees to leave offices an hour early during the month of Ramzan, which is set to begin on March 1 or 2.
ဣThis government order is applicable to Muslim teachers, contractual employees, outsourcing, board and Public sector workers.
♐"Government hereby permit all Muslim government employees/teachers/contract/out-sourcing/boards/corporations and public sector employees working in the state to leave their offices/schools at 4 pm. during the holy month of “RAMZAN" i.e., from March 2 to 31 (both days inclusive) to offer necessary prayers, except when their presence is required due to exigencies of services during the above period," reads the order issued by the Telangana government.
ꦍTaking to X, BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya - "The appeasement bug strikes the Congress government in Telangana, which has approved relaxed work hours for Muslim state employees during Ramzan. No such concessions are ever granted to Hindus when they fast during Navratri."
🐻He also accused the Congress of reducing the Muslim community to a vote bank.
🌳"This tokenism isn’t about being sensitive to the religious beliefs of one community but about reducing them to a mere vote bank. It should be opposed," he added.