03-15-2008, 02:08 AM
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Pioneer News Service | New Delhi
After its comment comparing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with Mughal emperor Aurangzeb getting expunged from the proceedings of the Lok Sabha, the BJP has hit back at the PM saying it sticks to what was said.
"I would like to repeat the comparison again. We feel the PM is only next to Aurangzeb for saying Muslims have the first right on country's resources. Aurangzeb also brought in the concept of jizya to tax non-Muslims and the PM is also speaking in the same tune," BJP's deputy leader Vijay Kumar Malhotra said.
PM's statement, Malhotra said, is not only objectionable and condemnable, but by saying this he is behaving like Mughal rulers.
<b>Malhotra said of the 36 crore people living below poverty line (BPL), 30 crore are from the Hindu community and only 6 crore are from the Muslim. "Although there should not be any discrimination against the Muslims, discrimination towards the Hindus in the country is highly unfortunate,"</b> he said.
The BJP also opposed scholarship to Muslim students, saying merit and need should be the only criteria for scholarships. It also held Congress responsible for the plight of the Muslims in the country saying,<b> "Of 61 years of independence, 50 years have been of Congress rule and of it 45 years had been by one family. One can infer who is responsible for the minorities' plight."</b>
Malhotra alleged the policy followed by the Government was that of "perverted secularism".
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Pioneer News Service | New Delhi
After its comment comparing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with Mughal emperor Aurangzeb getting expunged from the proceedings of the Lok Sabha, the BJP has hit back at the PM saying it sticks to what was said.
"I would like to repeat the comparison again. We feel the PM is only next to Aurangzeb for saying Muslims have the first right on country's resources. Aurangzeb also brought in the concept of jizya to tax non-Muslims and the PM is also speaking in the same tune," BJP's deputy leader Vijay Kumar Malhotra said.
PM's statement, Malhotra said, is not only objectionable and condemnable, but by saying this he is behaving like Mughal rulers.
<b>Malhotra said of the 36 crore people living below poverty line (BPL), 30 crore are from the Hindu community and only 6 crore are from the Muslim. "Although there should not be any discrimination against the Muslims, discrimination towards the Hindus in the country is highly unfortunate,"</b> he said.
The BJP also opposed scholarship to Muslim students, saying merit and need should be the only criteria for scholarships. It also held Congress responsible for the plight of the Muslims in the country saying,<b> "Of 61 years of independence, 50 years have been of Congress rule and of it 45 years had been by one family. One can infer who is responsible for the minorities' plight."</b>
Malhotra alleged the policy followed by the Government was that of "perverted secularism".
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