SP asks BJP not to politicise the Vande Matram issue
New Delhi | Wednesday, Nov 4 2009 IST
 

The Samajwadi Party today said the BJP should not politicise the issue of Vande Matram, fearing it would widen the rift between two communities.

Muslims were not against the national song as such but there were some religious compulsions because of which they hesitate in singing it, Mr Singh said talking to reporters here.

He was answering a question on the Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind resolution on the song passed at its national conference at Darul Uloom Deoband in Saharanpur yesterday.

The SP leader said if the issue was politicised, it would not do good to anyone.

He also defended Home Minister P Chidambaram against the BJP attack on him for attending the Jamiat conference saying Mr Chidambaram could not be blamed for attending it.

The BJP had yesterday taken strong exception to the presence of Home Minister P Chidambaram at the Conference of Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind, which had started with passing of the controversial resolution. BJP vice-president Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi had said it was unfortunate that the Home Minister was present at the national conference of Jamiat-ulama-e-Hind giving legitimacy to separatism in the hope of fighting terror.

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