Hyderabad, Nov. 9 -- Senior BRS leader Shaik Abdullah Sohail on Monday criticised the Congress government for allegedly neglecting minority education and demanded that Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy fulfil the promises made in the Minority Declaration before celebrating National Education Day on November 11.

In a statement, Sohail said thousands of minority students were facing difficulties due to pending scholarships, fee reimbursement dues and inadequate financial support for higher education.

He questioned the government's failure to implement the Abdul Kalam Taufa-e-Taleem scheme, which promised financial assistance ranging from Rs. 10,000 for Class 10 students to Rs. 5 lakh for M.Phil and PhD students.

He alleged that the overseas s...