11-01-2007, 04:42 PM
Pioneer Thursday, November 01, 2007
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Eye to poll: Cong CMs told to focus on sops for minorities</b>
Nidhi Sharma | New Delhi
With special emphasis on recruiting Muslims
In the midst of prevailing political uncertainty at the Centre and with an eye on the forthcoming Assembly polls in Gujarat and Himachal, the Congress is trying to re-tap its traditional vote bank -- the minorities. <b>The Chief Ministers of all Congress-ruled States have been directed to proactively implement the Prime Minister's New 15-Point Programme for the minorities with a special emphasis on recruiting Muslims in police force, State service cadre, State boards and committees, public sector enterprises, banks and railways.</b><!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->Railways. MMS and Sonia want to make sure more Hindus go up in flames when on the rails. And islami police? Not even western countries wearing the words 'secular' on their sleeve would have 'special emphasis on recruiting' islamis in the police force.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Eye to poll: Cong CMs told to focus on sops for minorities</b>
Nidhi Sharma | New Delhi
With special emphasis on recruiting Muslims
In the midst of prevailing political uncertainty at the Centre and with an eye on the forthcoming Assembly polls in Gujarat and Himachal, the Congress is trying to re-tap its traditional vote bank -- the minorities. <b>The Chief Ministers of all Congress-ruled States have been directed to proactively implement the Prime Minister's New 15-Point Programme for the minorities with a special emphasis on recruiting Muslims in police force, State service cadre, State boards and committees, public sector enterprises, banks and railways.</b><!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->Railways. MMS and Sonia want to make sure more Hindus go up in flames when on the rails. And islami police? Not even western countries wearing the words 'secular' on their sleeve would have 'special emphasis on recruiting' islamis in the police force.