10-26-2006, 12:29 AM
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Pioneer News Service | New Delhi
NCM biased against BJP-ruled States: Venkaiah
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday took exception to the observations of the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) which alleged that the Narendra Modi Government had failed to provide relief and rehabilitation to the riot-affected families in Gujarat; and accused the commission of being biased towards the BJP-ruled States.
Senior BJP leader M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday said that NCM report on the rehabilitation of riot victims was the outcome of the Congress' vote bank politics and nothing else. <b>"Is the NCM meant only for the BJP ruled States? Are the minority interests effectively protected in the Congress-ruled States," </b>Naidu questioned.
Alleging that the NCM was targeting the BJP-ruled States at the behest of the Congress, Naidu said the Gujarat Government made all-out efforts to provide facilities to the riot victims and their family.<b> "It is a baseless charge that the riot victims have not been provided with basic amenities like potable water, health care, schools, and roads," </b>Naidu said.
"Instead of talking of the welfare of minorities in totality, the NCM is acting as an agent of the Congress.<span style='color:red'> Has the Commission taken note of the plight of Kashmiri Pandits, who have been forced to live as refugees in their own country," </span>Prakash Javadekar, BJP spokesperson, said.
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The party has also criticised the re-induction of tainted RJD MP from Bihar Jai Prakash Narain Yadav as the Minister of State for Water Resources in the Union Cabinet. "It is the criminalisation of the Government. The party would decide the next move on the matter in the meeting on Thursday," Naidu said.
<b>"The re-induction of Yadav is indicative of the fact that the UPA has scant regard for probity in the public life. The Government is working under influence of various pressure groups. The Government has now lost moral right to talk about values in politics,"</b> he said.
Commenting on the alleged mismanagement of internal security, the BJP accused the Manmohan Singh Government of adopting 'a sectarian and myopic' approach in dealing with the issues of internal security. "The conflicting statements from different levels show how lackadaisical the UPA Government is about internal security in view of ISI-driven terrorist attacks in the country," Ravishankar Prasad, party spokesperson, said at the party's daily press briefing.
Prasad cited statements of the Prime Minister, national security advisor MK Narayanan, Home Minister Shivraj Patil, home secretary VK Duggal and then Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee, to claim that the UPA Government lacked a unanimous view on Pakistan's role in Mumbai blasts.
"Such a comical ambivalence highlights a serious malaise ---ad hoc sectarian and myopic management of our internal security --- which has caused a great deal of discomfort to our security forces.
The UPA must learn to speak in one voice. This creepy uncertainty at the highest level continues to give leverage to Pakistan to indulge in their design to foment, encourage and sponsor cross-border terrorism at great risk to our national security," Prasad added.
A set of Government comments that the BJP leader listed out, included the PM's remarks during his Havana trip that Pakistan too had been victim of terror and the NSA's remarks that India had 'pretty good' though not possibly 'clinching evidence' about ISI's involvement in Mumbai train bombings.
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Pioneer News Service | New Delhi
NCM biased against BJP-ruled States: Venkaiah
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday took exception to the observations of the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) which alleged that the Narendra Modi Government had failed to provide relief and rehabilitation to the riot-affected families in Gujarat; and accused the commission of being biased towards the BJP-ruled States.
Senior BJP leader M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday said that NCM report on the rehabilitation of riot victims was the outcome of the Congress' vote bank politics and nothing else. <b>"Is the NCM meant only for the BJP ruled States? Are the minority interests effectively protected in the Congress-ruled States," </b>Naidu questioned.
Alleging that the NCM was targeting the BJP-ruled States at the behest of the Congress, Naidu said the Gujarat Government made all-out efforts to provide facilities to the riot victims and their family.<b> "It is a baseless charge that the riot victims have not been provided with basic amenities like potable water, health care, schools, and roads," </b>Naidu said.
"Instead of talking of the welfare of minorities in totality, the NCM is acting as an agent of the Congress.<span style='color:red'> Has the Commission taken note of the plight of Kashmiri Pandits, who have been forced to live as refugees in their own country," </span>Prakash Javadekar, BJP spokesperson, said.
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The party has also criticised the re-induction of tainted RJD MP from Bihar Jai Prakash Narain Yadav as the Minister of State for Water Resources in the Union Cabinet. "It is the criminalisation of the Government. The party would decide the next move on the matter in the meeting on Thursday," Naidu said.
<b>"The re-induction of Yadav is indicative of the fact that the UPA has scant regard for probity in the public life. The Government is working under influence of various pressure groups. The Government has now lost moral right to talk about values in politics,"</b> he said.
Commenting on the alleged mismanagement of internal security, the BJP accused the Manmohan Singh Government of adopting 'a sectarian and myopic' approach in dealing with the issues of internal security. "The conflicting statements from different levels show how lackadaisical the UPA Government is about internal security in view of ISI-driven terrorist attacks in the country," Ravishankar Prasad, party spokesperson, said at the party's daily press briefing.
Prasad cited statements of the Prime Minister, national security advisor MK Narayanan, Home Minister Shivraj Patil, home secretary VK Duggal and then Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee, to claim that the UPA Government lacked a unanimous view on Pakistan's role in Mumbai blasts.
"Such a comical ambivalence highlights a serious malaise ---ad hoc sectarian and myopic management of our internal security --- which has caused a great deal of discomfort to our security forces.
The UPA must learn to speak in one voice. This creepy uncertainty at the highest level continues to give leverage to Pakistan to indulge in their design to foment, encourage and sponsor cross-border terrorism at great risk to our national security," Prasad added.
A set of Government comments that the BJP leader listed out, included the PM's remarks during his Havana trip that Pakistan too had been victim of terror and the NSA's remarks that India had 'pretty good' though not possibly 'clinching evidence' about ISI's involvement in Mumbai train bombings.
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