RE:Common Minimum Program (CMP) turned into Communalise Muslim Program
by Johny Dayal on Jan 31, 2008 05:22 AM Permalink
Poor Hindus, Congress & Commies are telling you to get LOST. HYDERABAD: The plan mooted by the state government to create a non-existing caste system among the Muslims and have about 90 per cent of the total 80 lakh of them declared BC was reportedly opposed by a large section of the community leaders. The aides of chief minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy recently met a group of Muslim political, social and religious leaders in Hyderabad to get a feedback on the issue and were disappointed to note that none of them said it would be wise to split the community. According to some analysts, there have been instances where the Muslims and Buddhists have been taken as single groups such as in Karnataka and declared backward. The Tamil Nadu GO No.1564 of July 30, 1985 has used terms such as Syeds and Sheikhs for declaring the Muslims backward. But these and other similar terms do not denote a caste, which is essentially categorised on the basis of one's traditional occupation and a set of rituals. The government has also reactivated Backward Classes Commission, which is going into its second round of hearing on Muslims soon. The sources believe that the data collected by the chief minister's men would be incorporated in the commission's report in support of declaring the Muslims backwards.
RE:Common Minimum Program (CMP) turned into Communalise Muslim Program
by Johny Dayal on Jan 31, 2008 05:20 AM Permalink
NEW DELHI: In yet another sop, the Cabinet on Wednesday approved a central scheme to provide 25 lakh pre-metric scholarships to students from minority communities in state-run and private institutions. It also decided to set up a special institution to preserve classical Tamil culture in Chennai.
The Cabinet also approved the merger of 50% of Dearness Allowance with basic pay to employees of central public sector enterprises (CPSEs) following the 1997 Industrial Dearness Allowance (IDA) pattern. This will benefit employees following IDA pattern of pay scales in CPSEs, which are in a position to absorb the additional expenditure without budgetary support, information and broadcasting minister P R Dasmunsi said after the meeting on Wednesday.
The pre-metric scholarship scheme for students from minority communities has been formulated by the ministry of minority affairs, finance minister P Chidambaram said after the meeting of the cabinet committee on economic affairs (CCEA). He said Rs 1,868.50 crore during the 11th Five-Year Plan had been approved for the scheme. Of this, the Centre will put in 75% while the states are expected to invest 25%. However, for Union Territories, the entire burden would be borne by the Centre, he said.
Chidambaram said 30% of the scholarships would be earmarked for girl students of each minority community in states and UTs and would be transferable to boy students only if eligible girl students were not available. He said the selection p
