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OID‰‹‰†‰‹KOID‰‹‰†‰‹OID‰‹‰†‰‹MOID‰‹‰†‰‹C The Times of India, New Delhi INDIA Saturday,September 6, 2003 9 ‘Gangaajal’ passes Bihar acid test TIMES NEWS NETWORK the villain allegedly after cinema halls. The black mar- Ties, not troops, US’ prime concern chief minister Rabri Devi’s ket rate for a Dress Circle Patna: Prakash Jha’s film By Chidanand Rajghatta contribution from countries two countries. ‘’And we would certainly tion, made the ground for an MLA brother Sadhu Yadav. ticket shot up to Rs 100. ‘‘The Gangaajal drew large The controversy ended on controversy over the film ap- TIMES NEWS NETWORK such as India and In recent weeks, US offi- hope that India would find it expanded non-UN force for crowds in two cinema halls Bangladesh was mired in cials have repeatedly said possible to make a contribu- Iraq even without contribu- Thursday with RJD chief pears to have done the film Washington: Much as the — Veena and Apsara — on and Rabri Devi’s husband good,’’ remarked a happy domestic debates and con- that while Washington tion to stability in an area tions from countries such as Friday, exactly a week after United States would like In- tingencies. would like India to step up that’s very important to In- India and Bangladesh. Laloo Yadav giving a black marketeer. dia to contribute troops to RJD supporters indulged in clean chit to the film after Strangely, quite a few of And regardless of to the plate in Iraq, it is a de- dia.’’ ‘‘India, Bangladesh and vandalism to stop the screen- the operations in Iraq, whether India sent troops or cision for India to make. Boucher also dismissed others have their own politi- meeting Prakash Jha. Sadhu the cinema-goers had not ing of the film. Washington is not holding not, the US would continue ‘‘Countries will get in- what he described as coffee cal dynamic that has to be Yadav himself said that there come to see the hero — Ajay The week-long ‘stay’ over its breath or applying the to support New Delhi in its volved in this because they shop talk that India was considered,’’ Powell told re- was nothing objectionable Devgun who played the role the screening of the film in squeeze in this matter and fight against terrorism, care about the region, be- holding back on the Iraq porters on Thursday. about the film. of an IPS officer — but the Patna was due to violent will continue to build its re- they added. cause they care about the contribution because the US ‘‘But I think I can say that Long queues for tickets villain of the film, a politi- lationship with New The US clarification Iraqi people, because they was giving Pakistan a $ 3 bil- we are very pleased and en- protests over the naming of were witnessed in both the cian named Sadhu Yadav. Delhi, top US officials comes amid fervid specula- think it’s good for them to lion aid, half of it in mili- couraged by the response have indicated. tion in the Indian media have a more stable region, tary supplies. we have had so far that 30 Responding to a variety of about US pressure on the particularly in a neighbour- Elsewhere, Secretary nations have contributed speculative reports, the offi- matter, a familiar neurosis hood that India is quite Powell, faced with a rebuff something over 20,000 cials, including Secretary of among many analysts and close to,’’ State Department from France and Germany troops, who are there or on State Colin Powell, pointed reporters unused to the spokesman Richard Bouch- over what they saw as an in- the way there, and that’s out that the issue of troop new paradigm between the er said on Thursday,adding, adequate new UN resolu- pretty significant.’’ PM’s stand on WTO all Don’t blame the sadhus, our doing, says Sangh says VHP By Rajesh Ramchandran tionist position on the janmabhumi, the govern- TIMES NEWS NETWORK Sangh’s policies. ment had to finally come Mumbai: The Vishwa A Parivar leader said, ‘‘the around to our view. We have Hindu Parishad (VHP) New Delhi: Sangh Parivar Sangh is not against privati- not diluted our agenda at all. has urged Maharashtra leaders are claiming credit sation of the public sector, It is not a case of accommo- chief minister for Prime Minister Vajpay- but we are against the sale of dation of the government Sushilkumar Shinde to ee’s recent statement on the these companies to foreign views, but a sign of the ma- withdraw the cases filed need for developing nations against 25 sadhus in to take an aggressive line on players. Even the HPCL issue turing of ties between the has not gained the kind of government and the Sangh,’’ connection with the Au- agriculture at the forthcom- gust 27 stampede that ing WTO meeting. momentum Arun Shourie said the leader. would want because we want For instance, Sangh lead- claimed 35 lives at the ‘‘This is proof that our ef- Kumbh Mela in Nashik. forts have succeeded. Now we ONGC, IOC, GAIL and HPCL ers argue that the govern- to become a conglomerate to ment had almost sewn up an Venkatesh Abdeo, have to watch what the gov- leader of VHP’s Konkan ernment does at Cancun,’’ take on giants like Shell’’. agreement on Ayodhya with Though there have been certain Muslim leaders. The unit, alleged on Thurs- said a senior Parivar leader. day that the authorities Even in a memorandum pre- meetings to sort out squab- formula apparently was that bles within the family, the the Vishwa Hindu Parishad had filed cases against sented to the PM last week by the sadhus to hide the the Swadeshi outfits there ‘‘meeting of minds’’ hap- would be given a portion of pened in May when the Pari- the land to begin construc- state government’s fail- was appreciation of the gov- ure in maintaining law ernment stand on WTO. var gave vent to its angst. A tion and the Parivar would leader pointed out that the give an undertaking that it and order. Any action Sangh leaders also claim against sadhus would BJP leaders, including the would not stake claim on credit for the fact that there send a wrong message to PM and other ministers, Kashi and Mathura. has been no ‘‘raising of the the people, he said in a were told that the Parivar ‘‘The BJP might have had cap’’ in any foreign invest- statement. programmes would go on short term electoral gains by ment areas and no sale of The charge against and if the BJP had to elec- having a temple at the site be- any major public sector com- the sadhus is that their torally benefit from these fore the elections. But the pany to foreign investors. Ap- action of throwing sil- projects, the government Sangh as a whole would have parently, in the last six ver coins led to the months the government has would have to mend its ways. lost its credibility,’’ said a stampede. TNN not been taking a confronta- ‘‘On Swadeshi and Ram- Sangh source. 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