04-29-2005, 04:50 AM
New mosques to come up in Secretariat
Special Correspondent
HYDERABAD: Two brand new mosques will come up in the Secretariat replacing the existing ones. The first will be built near the Chief Minister's office in C-block and the other at one end of D-block.
The foundation stone for the Hashmi mosque near D-block was laid on Thursday by Moulana Abdullah Qureshi, Imam of Mecca Masjid, in the presence of the two Ministers, Mohd Shabbir Ali and Mohd Fareeduddin. Some religious leaders protested against the ceremony, fearing the second mosque might not be taken up but relented after the Ministers assured them both mosques would be constructed. The Chief Minister, Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, has sanctioned Rs. 10 lakhs for the mosques.
Special Correspondent
HYDERABAD: Two brand new mosques will come up in the Secretariat replacing the existing ones. The first will be built near the Chief Minister's office in C-block and the other at one end of D-block.
The foundation stone for the Hashmi mosque near D-block was laid on Thursday by Moulana Abdullah Qureshi, Imam of Mecca Masjid, in the presence of the two Ministers, Mohd Shabbir Ali and Mohd Fareeduddin. Some religious leaders protested against the ceremony, fearing the second mosque might not be taken up but relented after the Ministers assured them both mosques would be constructed. The Chief Minister, Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, has sanctioned Rs. 10 lakhs for the mosques.