07-15-2006, 09:36 PM
<b>The big SIMI scramble</b>
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->However, the Congress has rather chosen to occupy the ground vacated by the BJP, preferring upper caste Hindus to Muslims who have gone for Mulayam despite disenchantment with him in the last few elections. <b>Congress leaders feel it would be easier to lure away floating Bramhin voters than the committed Muslim voters and hence the loud posturing, instead of a guarded response, against SIMI</b>
Joshi said there were Intelligence reports that several UP Ministers were hand-in-glove with terror outfits and the Chief Minister had admitted in the Assembly that 34-40 districts were sensitive to terrorism.
Claiming that the BJP was the only party sincerely committed to ensuring security of the people, Joshi reiterated the party's demand that Arjun Singh and A R Antulay should resign ocer their "anti-Hindu statements" in the Cabinet meeting. Singh and Antulay were reported to have said that Hindu outfits had a hand in some of the terror attacks in the country, for which, usually Muslims had been blamed.
<b>SP target</b>
Consolidating Muslim base by wooing SIMI cadres
Pushing Muslims away from Congress
Compelling the BJP to be more strident
Keeping Mayawati at bay by turning Muslim votes in SP favour
Helping SP by extreme polarisation
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->However, the Congress has rather chosen to occupy the ground vacated by the BJP, preferring upper caste Hindus to Muslims who have gone for Mulayam despite disenchantment with him in the last few elections. <b>Congress leaders feel it would be easier to lure away floating Bramhin voters than the committed Muslim voters and hence the loud posturing, instead of a guarded response, against SIMI</b>
Joshi said there were Intelligence reports that several UP Ministers were hand-in-glove with terror outfits and the Chief Minister had admitted in the Assembly that 34-40 districts were sensitive to terrorism.
Claiming that the BJP was the only party sincerely committed to ensuring security of the people, Joshi reiterated the party's demand that Arjun Singh and A R Antulay should resign ocer their "anti-Hindu statements" in the Cabinet meeting. Singh and Antulay were reported to have said that Hindu outfits had a hand in some of the terror attacks in the country, for which, usually Muslims had been blamed.
<b>SP target</b>
Consolidating Muslim base by wooing SIMI cadres
Pushing Muslims away from Congress
Compelling the BJP to be more strident
Keeping Mayawati at bay by turning Muslim votes in SP favour
Helping SP by extreme polarisation
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