01-29-2007, 10:00 PM
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BJP opposes UPA plan for Muslim areas
Special Correspondent
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party here on Monday took strong objection to an indication by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that areas where Muslims constitute around 25 per cent of the population would be separately identified and special efforts made for the development of these areas.
Party spokesperson Prakash Javadekar said this was part of the pattern that had emerged in the United Progressive Alliance.
The Congress-run State Governments made efforts, so far futile, to give reservations to Muslims in educational institutions; it (the party) indicated that it wanted banks to lend to minorities on a priority basis; it talked about special package of financial resources being spent on Muslims; and now there is talk of identifying Muslim-dominated areas.
Mr. Javadekar reiterated the BJP line that the Congress was practising divisive politics.
BJP opposes UPA plan for Muslim areas
Special Correspondent
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party here on Monday took strong objection to an indication by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that areas where Muslims constitute around 25 per cent of the population would be separately identified and special efforts made for the development of these areas.
Party spokesperson Prakash Javadekar said this was part of the pattern that had emerged in the United Progressive Alliance.
The Congress-run State Governments made efforts, so far futile, to give reservations to Muslims in educational institutions; it (the party) indicated that it wanted banks to lend to minorities on a priority basis; it talked about special package of financial resources being spent on Muslims; and now there is talk of identifying Muslim-dominated areas.
Mr. Javadekar reiterated the BJP line that the Congress was practising divisive politics.