Hyderabad, Feb. 18 -- The Telangana government's move to allow government Muslim employees to leave work at 4 pm during the month of Ramzan has sparked a controversy. After the BJP criticised the move, the advisor to the Telangana government Shabbir Ali on Tuesday reacted to BJP criticism of the Telangana government announcing reduced work hours for Muslim employees for Ramzan.

Mohammad Ali Shabbir, Advisor to Government of Telangana (SC, ST, BC & Minorities), told ANI, "10 years it was TRS government (previously called Bharat Rashtra Samithi) they also gave it (relaxation). After independence, every govt has done so. In Gujarat and other BJP states also, it is the same. It is govt's job to respect every community's festival and provide ...