Telangana Reduces Work Hours For Muslims During Ramzan, BJP Calls Out Congress For Appeasement

The Telangana Government has issued a circular permitting Muslim employees to leave offices an hour early during the holy month of Ramzan, a move slammed by the opposition BJP, which wondered why such measures are not extended during Hindu festivals.

The saffron party dubbed the move as appeasement politics, but the ruling dispensation said such a facility was nothing new.

According to the circular, all the Muslim employees, including teachers, contract and outsourced staff, employees of Boards, Corporations and public sector, are permitted to leave offices at 4 p.m., ahead by an hour during Ramzan, from March 2 to March 31, except when their presence is required due to exigencies of service.