04-22-2009, 01:40 AM
<b>Chawla, Quraishi members of Congress coterie: Maya</b>
<b>Lalu, Cong spill more blood</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The exchange between Lalu and State Congress leaders is turning shriller by the day. Saying that Lalu has lost his mental balance, State Congress chief <b>Anil Sharma demanded that Laluâs role in Bhagalpur, Biharsharif and Sitamadhi communal riots should be probed. âLalu Prasad's proximity and protection to the accused of the Bhagalpur communal riots showed how much he cared for the Muslims,â </b>Sharma said.
If Lalu thought he could hope to stop the drift of the Muslim votes to the Congress by reviving their old wounds, he may have to lament his decision. Reaction from across the State shows that the Muslims see this as an âopportunisticâ ploy. With <b>the Congress offering them an option, a section of the Muslims are now moving away from the RJD</b>.
No surprise that a desperate Lalu is blaming all and sundry for the plight of the Muslims. In the same day, he attacks Advani, Nitish Kumar, Sushil Modi, Narendra Modi and Narashimha Rao et all for betraying the cause of the Muslims.
<b>But for the first time, his secular credentials are under attack. A Muslim organisation on Tuesday brunt his effigy in the State capital</b> and questioned his duplicity on the demolition of the Babri Masjid. <b>Reports are also trickling in that Muslims are not voting against the NDA with the same aggression as they did in the past. In the absence of tactical voting by the Muslims, the NDA has everything to gain.</b> The situation poses serious challenge to the RJD chief, who is fighting to keep his Yadav folks together. That vote bank too is coming under attack from Nitish Kumar, who is asking everyone to offer him a chance to change the face of Bihar.
Gloating over the bitter squabble between the two UPA allies, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has said that his Government would be ready to order a probe into the Bhagalpur, Biharhsarif and Sitmadhi riots. "If anyone could provide us documents or fresh evidence which throws fresh light on the riots, we are ready to get the matter probed," he said.
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<b>Lalu, Cong spill more blood</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The exchange between Lalu and State Congress leaders is turning shriller by the day. Saying that Lalu has lost his mental balance, State Congress chief <b>Anil Sharma demanded that Laluâs role in Bhagalpur, Biharsharif and Sitamadhi communal riots should be probed. âLalu Prasad's proximity and protection to the accused of the Bhagalpur communal riots showed how much he cared for the Muslims,â </b>Sharma said.
If Lalu thought he could hope to stop the drift of the Muslim votes to the Congress by reviving their old wounds, he may have to lament his decision. Reaction from across the State shows that the Muslims see this as an âopportunisticâ ploy. With <b>the Congress offering them an option, a section of the Muslims are now moving away from the RJD</b>.
No surprise that a desperate Lalu is blaming all and sundry for the plight of the Muslims. In the same day, he attacks Advani, Nitish Kumar, Sushil Modi, Narendra Modi and Narashimha Rao et all for betraying the cause of the Muslims.
<b>But for the first time, his secular credentials are under attack. A Muslim organisation on Tuesday brunt his effigy in the State capital</b> and questioned his duplicity on the demolition of the Babri Masjid. <b>Reports are also trickling in that Muslims are not voting against the NDA with the same aggression as they did in the past. In the absence of tactical voting by the Muslims, the NDA has everything to gain.</b> The situation poses serious challenge to the RJD chief, who is fighting to keep his Yadav folks together. That vote bank too is coming under attack from Nitish Kumar, who is asking everyone to offer him a chance to change the face of Bihar.
Gloating over the bitter squabble between the two UPA allies, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has said that his Government would be ready to order a probe into the Bhagalpur, Biharhsarif and Sitmadhi riots. "If anyone could provide us documents or fresh evidence which throws fresh light on the riots, we are ready to get the matter probed," he said.
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