Cong wants Urdu as second lang for minority votes

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Varanasi, Apr 25: In an apparent bid to garner the minority votes,the Congress today charged the Mulayam Singh Yadav-led Samajwadi Partygovernment with neglecting Urdu as second language in Uttar Pradesh.

''Whatever work has been done for promotion of Urdu by the stategovernment remains confined to paper only. In practice, Urdu is hardlyrecognised or used as second language in any of the state governmentoffices or establishments,'' Union Minister for Water Resources andsenior Congress leader Saifuddin Soz told newspersons here.

On the contrary an important cabinet minister of UP government isdetermined to establish the Maulana Ali Jauhar Urdu University atRampur in the private sector, Mr Soz said without naming UP urbandevelopment minister Mohd Azam Khan.

''Such a varsity will serve no purpose for the minority community,'' Mr Soz claimed.

The former National Conference leader said the commitment of theMulayam government towards minority education is exposed by the fact ithas not used for the last two and half years, facilities provided forpromotion of minority education by the National Minority EducationalCommission.

Mr Soz, predicting a steady progress in both number of seats andpercentage of votes for the Congress during this poll over the 2002assembly election, said the party will play a major role in theformation of a secular coalition government in UP.

''If the steady rise in Congress graph continues over theremaining three phases of the assembly poll, Congress may be in aposition to even lead the secular coalition government,'' Mr Soz said.

The Union Minister, however, clarified that Congress will respectthe spirit of public mandate before making any attempts to forgepost-poll secular tie-ups.

Similar views were expressed by union minister of state for roadtransport and highways K H Muniyappa, who said in the event of a hungassembly, which seems most likely in UP, the Congress will play a vitalrole in forming the next government.


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