BJP condemns proposal of Muslim state in India

Tuesday, July 18, 2006, 18:10 [IST]

New Delhi, Jul 18: The Bharatiya Janata Party today strongly condemned UP Minister Azam Khan's proposal for a separate state for Muslims within the country.

Talking to newspersons, BJP spokesman Ravi Shankar Prasad said it was another effort to divide the nation. Mr Khan is a minister in the Mulayam Singh Government in Uttar Pradesh and the Chief Minister must clarify whether he endorsed the statement.

The 1947 partition is a closed chapter. Now Pakistan is a sovereign state. It is suprising that in India, a political party is talking about a Muslim state. The BJP will thwart all such efforts.

"We condemn religion based politics," he added.

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