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Rajendra Chaudhary defends Saifai Mahotsav

Lucknow, Jan 09 (ANI): Samajwadi Party spokesperson Rajendra Chaudhary on Thursday defended the UP government which has come under attack over holding the annual Safai Mahotsav at a time when hundreds of victims of Muzaffarnagar riots were living in difficult circumstances in relief camps. Chaudhary said that Bollywood element is not the main part of the Mahotsava but only a small part of it which is being highlighted by the Opposition. Jan 9, 2014
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Samajwadi Party faces flak for 'Saifai Mahotsav'

New Delhi, Jan 09 (ANI): The Samajwadi Party government has come under attack over holding the annual Safai Mahotsav at a time when hundreds of victims of Muzaffarnagar riots were living in difficult circumstances in relief camps and others are suffering due to extreme weather conditions. Jan 9, 2014
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Uproar continues over study tour of UP MLAs

New Delhi/Bhopal, Jan 08 (ANI): Reports of a study tour abroad by the SP legislators despite hapless victims of the recent Muzaffarnagar communal riots reeling under the biting cold, fuelled uproar among opposition leaders. Over 20 MLAs will leave on Wednesday on a tour which covers five countries in 20 days. The MLAs will travel to Turkey, Greece, UK, UAE and Netherlands. Jan 8, 2014
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Central government draws flak for lack of security in riot-hit Muzaffarnagar

New Delhi/ Muzaffarnagar, Jan 8 (ANI): BJP leader Venkaiah Naidu has blamed the central government and the UP government for playing vote bank politics by keeping national security at stake. The ruling Congress party confirmed on Tuesday that Pakistan based militant outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) had come in contact with several riot victims affected by the communal violence in state. Naidu called it a high security related issue and said instead of focusing on the problem, the governments are playing political games. Meanwhile, CPI (M) leader Sitaram Yechury said being a question of national security, the matter should have been dealt without any political inclination. Jan 8, 2014
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Sikh community observes Guru Gobind Singh's birth anniversary

Patna /Amritsar, Jan 7 (ANI): The Sikh community is celebrating the 348th birth anniversary of their tenth and final guru - Guru Gobind Singh across the country. Despite the bone chilling cold, devout Sikhs gathered at Takhat Patna Sahib in Patna to seek blessings from Guru Gobind Singh, where the tenth Sikh Guru was born in 1666. Jan 7, 2014
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Sikhs celebrate holy day in India

To mark the 348th anniversary of the birth of the tenth Sikh Guru, Gobind Singh, Indian Sikhs take part in a procession in Amritsar. Jan 7, 2014
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Shahid Siddiqui on LeT contacting Muzaffarnagar victims

New Delhi, Jan 7 (ANI): Former Samajwadi Party leader Shahid Siddiqui on Tuesday said although he has doubts over the authenticity of the reports that terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba was in touch with Muzaffarnagar riots victims for recruitment, but if true, then it highlights the fact that the Indian Muslims are loyal to their country. Siddiqui, however, said that he does not think the reports vindicate Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi’s remark as this information was not to be shared in public rallies but with the intelligence agencies. Jan 7, 2014
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Jairam Ramesh takes jibe at Modi, says his ideology is still questionable

Nadiyad, Jan 05 (ANI): Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh on Sunday took a jibe at Narendra Modi and said that he should say sorry about the 2002 riots and that his ideology is still questionable. He said that Modi says something and does totally different thing. He accepting BS Yeddyurappa back in the party shows that his fight against corruption is a sham. Ramesh also said that the 2014 election is between Congress and RSS as the later has key to BJP. Jan 5, 2014
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BJP slams UP govt for vacating Muzaffarnagar relief camps

New Delhi, Jan 1 (ANI): BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Wednesday slammed the UP government for vacating Muzaffarnagar relief camps. Naqvi said that even though the top Congress leaders visited the camps, but nobody took any action to help the victims languishing there. Jan 1, 2014
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Modi shedding tears for riot victims an act of utter hypocrisy: CPI

Kolkata, Dec 30 (ANI): Supporting Union Law Minister, Kapil Sibal’s stand, CPI leader, Gurudas Dasgupta on Monday said that after so many years just before the elections BJP’s Prime Ministerial candidate, Narendra Modi shedding tears over the 2002 Gujarat riots is definitely a political step. Dec 30, 2013
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