Educate Muslims to uplift country: Jaiswal

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Express news service :Lucknow, Jan 14 2013, 04:15 IST

If India wants to figure among the developed nations of the world, the first step she needs to undertake is to educate its Muslims, said Union Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal. Speaking at a conference on 'Twelfth Five Year Plan and Minorities' in Lucknow on Sunday, the minister said, “The importance of education should be conveyed to Indian Muslims and acquaint them with the schemes brought by the Centre for their welfare so that they derive maximum utilisation.” “It is your responsibility to make the government answerable; to take two steps and ask it to take four steps,” he added.

Member of the Steering Committee of the Planning Commission, Maulana Fazlur Rahim Muiaddidi said, “According to my own calculations, a whopping Rs 1 lakh crore have been allotted for the Uttar Pradesh Muslims under social services.”

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First of all dissolve this perception of Majority and Minority

Gaurav | 14-Jan-2013Reply | Forward

It is very disgusting to be a part of such a societal set-up which divide people on the basis of religion/faith they pursue. And on the basis of religion such Minority commissions are set-up and a huge chunk of Tax-payer's money is granted towards the so-called development??? of homo-sapiens of a particular faith. Jaiswal should say such things to Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, Capt. Hamid, and many countless Indian Muslims who are proud to the part of this Nation. I do not consider people who follow Islam or any religion as Minority and I condemn such divisive politics played by the Congress who are nothing but agents of the HER HIGHNESS from Britain. That Lakhs of crores of rupees are hard-earned money of Tax-payers and not of Jaiswal or any other foolish MOnkey. AS if he thinks that people who follow Hinduism are much better-off socio-economically than those who follow other so-called Minority Faiths??? It is Pathetic!!!!!