Hyderabad, March 25 -- Siddipet MLA T Harish Rao expressed doubts over the intentions of the Congress government for making Mohammad Azharuddin the Minorities Welfare Minister, and hoped the blessings of Allah be upon him so that he could be made a member of the Legislative Council before April 30, the deadline for him to continue as a minister without being a member of the legislature.

Speaking in the Assembly on the demands for grants in the budget for Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), minorities and other sections on Wednesday, March 25, Harish Rao also expressed : on whether the Congress government would make him resign before the deadline.

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