Hyderabad, June 10 -- Senior BRS leader Sheikh Abdullah Sohail has strongly criticised the Congress government in Telangana for once again excluding Muslims from the state cabinet. He said the move has deeply hurt the sentiments of the state's 15% Muslim population and is damaging the Ganga-Jamuni culture of Telangana.

In a video message posted on social media, Sohail said the Congress party in Telangana is moving away from Rahul Gandhi's promise of "Jitni Aabadi, Utna Haq" (equal representation for all communities based on population). He reminded the Congress that Muslims played a key role in bringing it to power, but the Chief Minister's decision to leave them out of the cabinet shows that Muslims have been sidelined.

Sohail also exp...