Another Muslim appeasement policy- where are these congressmen heading?

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New Delhi: The Congress-led UPA government on Wednesday played the biggest

Muslim card so far.

 

In

a clear indication that it needs a large share of the Muslim vote in

case of a mid-term poll, the Government is now asking states to deploy

more Muslim policemen, teachers and health workers in Muslim dominated

areas. This is particularly in context where there is great deal of

public hearing.

 

So, an election-bound coalition is perhaps

preparing for the inevitable by putting Sachar Panel recommendations on

a fast track.

 

The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT)

has written a letter to all state governments and union territories

that there should be more Muslim policemen, teachers and health

workers.

 

“This is not unprecedented. Even during Indira

Gandhi's time such letters were written to chief ministers however it’s

another thing that they were not followed,” Member Secretary of the

Sachar Commission, Abu Saleh Sharif said.

 

That’s not all, DoPT

has also directed Union Home, Health and Human Resource Development

ministries to frame guidelines for these postings in minority dominated

areas.

 

Although Home, Health and Education appointments are a

prerogative of state governments and the advisory is not binding but

political overtones are quite evident.

 

“They are trying to nutralise the effect of the nuclear deal row with the Left,”

BJP Spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad said.

 

The Government has so far accepted 72 out of the 76 recommendations by the

Sachar Panel.

 

The

Government has however, rejected recommendation to have a caste based

census and the other contentious issue of Muslim reservations has been

put on a backburner.

 

But it’s also a clear enough indication

that a strategy is being worked upon to counter Left allegations on the

Congress of being pro-imperialist after a bitter stand-off over the

Indo-US nuclear deal. The Opposition BJP for sure would see in this

step another opportunity to lash out at the Government.

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