21/05/2010
New Delhi: Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia never anticipated that this would happen at the annual Plan discussion for Gujarat. Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asked him if it was proper for Plan panel member Syeda Hameed to join some Muslim residents in Juhapura, Ahmedabad who were protesting what they called discriminatory state policies.
The Plan discussion took a backseat as decibel levels of the Modi-Hameed spat began climbing. Hameed raised the issue of Muslim children being denied education in Juhapura, claiming there was no school there.
Armed with data, Modi told the Plan panel that there were six schools in the locality. Plus he questioned the very presence there of Hameed, asking Ahluwalia to explain how a Plan panel member could be part of a public protest.
In a letter to Modi on May 18, Ahluwalia had expressed concern over the poor enrolment of Muslim school children in primary and upper primary schools. Emphasising the need to universalise enrolment, he pointed out that the "differences across communities" needed to be overcome.
According to Ahluwalia, Muslim population in Gujarat was 9.1 per cent but enrolment data showed that only 4.7 per cent of primary school children and 4.8 per cent of upper primary school children were Muslims. "This disparity needs to be eliminated," he stated in his letter.
He also referred to the Dangs area which is relatively backward and tribal dominated. "We would like to learn what special developmental efforts the state government is doing in this regard."
Source: The Indian Express
K.Venugopal
#1
Friday, 21 May 2010 11:03:26
Thank God we have at least one Narendra Modi to question an impropriety, even if it involved a Muslim. Congress, which first appeased Muslims by truncating the national song Vande Mataram, then appeased them by truncating the nation itself. After "independence", they are continuing the appeasement every which way, including giving them priority in economic development. Hinduism itself is a tradition of minorities of various persuasions and it is to Hinduism’s credit that it has taken all along without much friction. Islam, on the other hand, is a monolith majority in 59 countries and many rich countries among them are pouring in funds for the "minority" Muslims in India. A government should have a sense of proportion. This out of proportion appeasing of a community because of vote bank politics is harmful to the nation, to say the least. May Narendra Modi become the Prime Minister and India be fortunate enough to have a leadership with a sense of proportion.
http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=3928858&page=0
New Delhi: Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia never anticipated that this would happen at the annual Plan discussion for Gujarat. Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asked him if it was proper for Plan panel member Syeda Hameed to join some Muslim residents in Juhapura, Ahmedabad who were protesting what they called discriminatory state policies.
The Plan discussion took a backseat as decibel levels of the Modi-Hameed spat began climbing. Hameed raised the issue of Muslim children being denied education in Juhapura, claiming there was no school there.
Armed with data, Modi told the Plan panel that there were six schools in the locality. Plus he questioned the very presence there of Hameed, asking Ahluwalia to explain how a Plan panel member could be part of a public protest.
In a letter to Modi on May 18, Ahluwalia had expressed concern over the poor enrolment of Muslim school children in primary and upper primary schools. Emphasising the need to universalise enrolment, he pointed out that the "differences across communities" needed to be overcome.
According to Ahluwalia, Muslim population in Gujarat was 9.1 per cent but enrolment data showed that only 4.7 per cent of primary school children and 4.8 per cent of upper primary school children were Muslims. "This disparity needs to be eliminated," he stated in his letter.
He also referred to the Dangs area which is relatively backward and tribal dominated. "We would like to learn what special developmental efforts the state government is doing in this regard."
Source: The Indian Express
K.Venugopal
#1
Friday, 21 May 2010 11:03:26
Thank God we have at least one Narendra Modi to question an impropriety, even if it involved a Muslim. Congress, which first appeased Muslims by truncating the national song Vande Mataram, then appeased them by truncating the nation itself. After "independence", they are continuing the appeasement every which way, including giving them priority in economic development. Hinduism itself is a tradition of minorities of various persuasions and it is to Hinduism’s credit that it has taken all along without much friction. Islam, on the other hand, is a monolith majority in 59 countries and many rich countries among them are pouring in funds for the "minority" Muslims in India. A government should have a sense of proportion. This out of proportion appeasing of a community because of vote bank politics is harmful to the nation, to say the least. May Narendra Modi become the Prime Minister and India be fortunate enough to have a leadership with a sense of proportion.
http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=3928858&page=0
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