Shia Ulema Welfare Association president Maulana Syed Abbas Bakhari on Sunday urged Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu to provide a slot to a Shia scholar in the Wakf Board Committee.
Speaking to media persons, he said the association members had toured the 13 districts in the State and interacted with Shias who felt the need for the representation.
He said there were many issues with regard to mosques and cremation grounds of the community and by being part of the Wakf Board Committee those issues could be resolved in a proper manner.
Other speakers felt that while Muslims were a minority in the country, the Shias were a micro minority in the State with most privileges being enjoyed by the Sunnis.
They said in several Muslim forums like the Haj Committee, Wakf Board, Urdu Academy, Minority Corporation and the Minority Finance Corporation, only Sunnis were occupying the crucial posts.
