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Assembly “so far as the side Modi also accused the started as a three-corner fight Modi referred to the 1950 of Pakistan concerned, Congress of discreetly insti- among the incumbent AAP, Nehru-Liyaqat agreement on minorities are practically liq- gating anti-CAA agitation. the BJP and the Congress has minority security and non- uidated. Those who live in “Khoob parda hai, chilman se now narrowed down to a discrimination against “reli- East Pakistan live in total lage baithe hain, saaf chhupte direct fight between the AAP gious minorities”. Why did frustration”. Modi also gave bhi nahin, samne aate bhi and the BJP with the Nehru not use “all citizens”? another instance of Jogendra nahin” (Closeted to screen Congress appearing to have he asked to counter protests Nath Mandal, a backward but would not come out in given up hope with its low-key against exclusion of Muslims caste leader also the first open), Modi recited a roman- canvassing for the February 8 in the agreement. He said an Law Minister in Pakistan tic poem to nuance his polit- election. year ago before this agree- who also likewise returned to ical message. Hardselling its five years of ment, Nehru wrote a letter to India after observing that development works and free- Assam Chief Minister minorities were being suc- bies provided to Delhiites, AAP Gopinath to distinguish cessfully driven out of West convener and Delhi Chief between Hindu refugees and Pakistan and the same was Minister Arvind Kejrwial is Muslim migrants from being done in the East hopeful of retaining power. Pakistan. Modi quoted Pakistan. / * )2 However, the AAP is facing Nehru’s statement in the Lok As he accused the a stiff challenge from the BJP . Sabha on November 5, 1950 Congress of telling “lies” and wo former Chief under the stewardship of Union , , - ! ' . that affected minorities com- spreading “false propaganda” TMinisters, Omar Home Minister Amit Shah. BJP by raising the question of by the BJP is likely to help it ing to India have right to cit- on the CAA on account of its Abdullah and Mehbooba Besides promising freebies like the saffron party’s inability in improve on its 2015 tally of izenship and “law needed to vote-bank politics, the Prime Mufti, currently under polit- 2/kg atta, the BJP tried to cap- not announcing its CM can- three seats. A few even predict + **+ 56/$6731 ers, Modi quoted the first Prime be changed.” Minister assured that the ical detention for last six italise on the anti- didate. that the saffron party may get Minister of the country, Drawing attention to the CAA will not “discriminate” months, were booked under CAA protests in It is too early closer to the half-way mark in harging the Opposition with Jawaharlal Nehru, to buttress persecution of religious between Hindus and controversial and stringent Shaheen Bagh. pioneer to jump to any the Assembly. Cinstigating anti-CAA protests the case for the CAA saying it was minorities in Pakistan from Muslims and cause no dam- Public Safety Act (PSA) that The AAP conclusion about The Congress, whose and spreading “falsehood”, Prime he who first spoke of “pressure” the very beginning, the Prime age to minorities. allows detention of any indi- throughout the poll Analysis the election out- prospects are dim, is likely to Minister Narendra Modi on on and “safety” of minorities in Minister gave the instance of Taking a jibe at the vidual for up to two years campaign played come, poll pun- increase its vote share in five Thursday warned that agitations East and West Pakistan and need freedom fighter Upendra Congress on its “save without a trial. The move was safe by not getting drawn into dits think the AAP is likely to boroughs, including Delhi against laws passed by Parliament to change the law to grant Indian Nath Dutta — a member of Constitution” pitch, he necessitated as their six- the Shaheen Bagh debate and retain majority in the Cant, Kasturba Nagar, and and State Assemblies may lead to citizenship to “minorities” com- All India Congress recalled unconstitutional month preventive custody kept its focus on development Assembly. Muslim-majority Mustafabad, “anarchy”. He justified action ing from Pakistan. Modi sought Committee — who had measures during Emergency, ended on Thursday. works and freebies. It used However, observers feel where party workers hope to against PDP and NC leaders in to ask the Opposition benches stayed in Pakistan but placing of National Advisory Detailed copy on P9 other tactics to corner the that aggressive campaigning gain strength. Jammu & Kashmir suggesting whether Pandit Nehru was that his Government cannot be “communal” to raise the issue of with those supporting “open the plight of “minorities” in the secession” and lampooned neighbouring country. ! " Congress campaign of “save “This was not only Mahatma Constitution”. Gandhi’s but also Nehru’s senti- In a speech laced with ments. Was Pandit Nehru com- ! " Palestine and Kashmir issues. humour, “shayari” and verbal munal? Did he discriminate Pakistan has persisted with its wallops at the Opposition lead- between Hindus and Muslims? proposal so far. + .+ 56/$6731817)))$ the Foreign Ministers of the February 9 to make prepara- Soon after Pakistan’s OIC on Kashmir by Saudi tions for the Council of absence at the Malaysia sum- ndia on Thursday reacted Arabia, in an apparent move Foreign Ministers (CFM). mit, Saudi Arabia showed flex- ! " # $ % Istrongly to the reference to by the kingdom to please Islamabad’s feeling of ibility in December on the Jammu & Kashmir in a Pakistan which skipped a unease with the OIC over its proposal for the CFM on Pakistan-Malaysia joint state- recent summit of Muslim failure to get the CFM’s meet- Kashmir. The Saudi flexibili- ment, while Pakistan’s effort to nations in Malaysia. The sum- ing appears to be growing, as ty, however, was short-lived as P ' ( call an immediate meeting on mit was seen by Riyadh as an Riyadh was showing reluc- Riyadh reverted to its tradi- Kashmir by Saudi Arabia-led attempt to create a new bloc to tance to convene the meeting tional position on Kashmir. Organisation of Islamic replace the 57-member group- on Kashmir on Pakistan’s India, in a major diplo- Cooperation (OIC) seems to ing led by it. request, the report quoted a matic achievement in March ) * have not yielded desired result Prime Minister Imran diplomatic source as saying. last year, addressed the OIC after Riyadh showed reluc- Khan had confirmed Pakistan’s The Jeddah-headquar- Although there has been a considered a must for any meeting in Abu Dhabi for the ##+ 56/$6731 tance to the move. participation in the summit tered bloc, which is the second meeting of the contact group move at the OIC, which is first time. India’s participation Upset with Malaysia hosted by Malaysia, but largest inter-governmental on Kashmir on the sidelines of dominated by Saudi Arabia came despite strong demand by ith an aim to counter the move, India urged that coun- skipped the event at the body after the UN, has usual- UN General Assembly session and other Arab countries from Pakistan to rescind the invita- W“falsehood” spread by the try’s leadership to develop a eleventh hour due to pressure ly been supportive of Pakistan in New York and a report by the Gulf. The kingdom has tion to then External Affairs BJP, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) better understanding of facts exerted by Saudi Arabia and and often sided with the OIC’s Independent made several proposals to Minister Sushma Swaraj to launched a satirical campaign and acknowledge that Pakistan the United Arab Emirates - Islamabad on the Kashmir Permanent Human Rights Pakistan to avoid the CFM address the grouping of the titled “AmitShahKaUltaChashma” remains an epicentre of glob- key financial backers of the issue. Commission on the alleged including holding of a parlia- OIC which was turned down on Thursday. The party launched al terrorism. cash-strapped country. Prime Minister Khan rights abuses in Kashmir, no mentary forum or speakers’ by the host UAE, resulting in a website amitshahkaultachash- According to media The report by Dawn News voiced frustration over the progress could be made conference from Muslim Pakistan’s Foreign Minister ma.com on which seven com- reports in Pakistan, there were came ahead of the bloc’s senior OIC’s silence on Kashmir dur- towards the CFM’s meeting. countries and, according to a Qureshi boycotting the parative images are uploaded. plans to convene a meeting of officials’ meeting in Jeddah on ing his visit to Malaysia. Support from Riyadh is source, a joint meeting on plenary. The seven pictures of a Mohalla Clinic, a night shelter, is unable to see the development playground, three visuals of delivered by the AAP dispensa- Government schools and one of tion because its glasses are taint- / ) the streetlight initiatives uploaded ed, it said, adding that the AAP on the website convey the situa- has depicted how its has worked tion in Delhi before and after the hard to develop Delhi AAP came to power.

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