Hyderabad, March 21 -- The Telangana government is likely to host the state iftar party on March 24. It is to be noted the state has been hosting the annual event in the month of Ramzan for a decade.

The grand annual programme is likely to be conducted at a cost of Rs 70 crore. It is generally conducted at the Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium. Activists in the city have opposed the idea of the iftar party.

They have urged the government to direct the funds towards education and the overall development of minorities in Telangana.

In a letter to Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy, activist Lubna Sarwath, Anwarullah Khan, Syed Ismail and others requested the state government to consider reallocation of Rs 70 crore being spent on iftar to...