Wednesday, September 13, 2006
Minority mind about the coming Mumbai municipal corporation elections
13 January, 1997
The Editor
The Times of India FAX:262 0144 / 0401
Mumbai PHONE:2620271
Sir
The report by your S. Balakrishnan (13/1) has correctly assessed the minority mind about the coming Mumbai municipal corporation elections. Muslims had held Narasimha Rao responsible for the destruction of Babri Masjid and they hold Sharad Pawar and Congress responsible for Mumbai riots which resulted in so much devastation to the city. Innocents are still suffering behind bars under TADA, while the dreaded law itself was abolished long back. Muslims have neither forgotten nor forgiven Congress. The recent meeting of OBC Muslim organisation at Haj House saw a strange coming together of Sharad Pawar, Janata Dal, Dalit leader Ram Vilas Paswan, Left opportunists and Muslim elites of Bandra. A section of Muslims does feel that any reservation, in whatever name is better than nothing. But seasoned people know that this election exercise will never translate into any boon for the people as buearucracy has its own way of carrying out the charade of giving but not giving. The third force is still the first choice of majority of the minorities.
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The Editor
The Times of India FAX:262 0144 / 0401
Mumbai PHONE:2620271
Sir
The report by your S. Balakrishnan (13/1) has correctly assessed the minority mind about the coming Mumbai municipal corporation elections. Muslims had held Narasimha Rao responsible for the destruction of Babri Masjid and they hold Sharad Pawar and Congress responsible for Mumbai riots which resulted in so much devastation to the city. Innocents are still suffering behind bars under TADA, while the dreaded law itself was abolished long back. Muslims have neither forgotten nor forgiven Congress. The recent meeting of OBC Muslim organisation at Haj House saw a strange coming together of Sharad Pawar, Janata Dal, Dalit leader Ram Vilas Paswan, Left opportunists and Muslim elites of Bandra. A section of Muslims does feel that any reservation, in whatever name is better than nothing. But seasoned people know that this election exercise will never translate into any boon for the people as buearucracy has its own way of carrying out the charade of giving but not giving. The third force is still the first choice of majority of the minorities.
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