Srikrishna Commission's Report to appease Muslims:BJP

Mumbai, Aug 12 (UNI) Maharashtra BJP president Nitin Gadkari today said the congress-NCP government's attempt to implement the Srikrishna Commission report after a gap of seven and a half years was just to appease the Muslim community.

Talking to reporters, Mr Gadkari said, ''This is nothing but vote- bank politics. The Congress is trying to revive its image, which got a bashing in the Wakf Board controversy, in which corruption to the tune of Rs 10,000 crore had taken place.'' Mr Gadkari alleged that the Wakf controversy had nailed most of the Congress leaders and said the minority community was drifting away from the party.

''This is a ploy to appease and win them back. This, however, may hurt the sentiments of the majority and may even lead to riots,'' he warned.

'' The BJP will oppose the implementaion of the report,'' Mr Gadkari added.

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