Babus antagonistic towards minorities,says Hakeem

The report specifically blames sections of the police force and the education department for strengthening the sense of victimhood among minorities.

“I have received maximum complaints against the behaviour of the home department. People claimed the treatment at police stations and language used by officers and constables was humiliating. Such behaviour is dangerous and has weakened the confidence of the community in the government,” Hakeem said.

The state government has increasingly come under attack from minority sections for not doing enough for their uplift. The delay of more than a year to appoint a chairman for the Minority Commission,which was headless since August 2011,has been cited as an example of its step-motherly behaviour.

Ten other commission members have still not been appointed.

Sitting in his dilapidated South Mumbai office,which is being spruced up,Hakeem,with a measly staff of 14,is expected to take care of concerns of minorities across the state.

In his report to CM,he has said he received repeated complaints from the community that the lower rung of the state administration was prejudiced. “The most classic example is that of anganwadis. Various agencies have repeatedly refused to allow setting up of Urdu anganwadis in the state,” Hakeem said.

He claimed members of the Muslim community had been complaining to him against behaviour of the state education department officers. “The mother tongue of bulk of Muslims is Urdu and they want their children to be educated in that language. People have,however,complained whenever they go to employees of the education department demanding Urdu schools,they receive step-motherly treatment.”

To highlight highhandedness of government officials,Hakeem is planning to commission a study on the distribution of caste validity certificates among Muslims. “These certificates are useful to get backward Muslims a foothold in the educational field. However,there have been rising complaints of officials denying caste validity certificates for trivial reasons. The study will help us understand the magnanimity of the problem and will recommend steps to streamline the process,” he said.