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BJP questions Rahul's right to be briefed by intelligence

New Delhi, Oct 25 (ANI): Senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha on Friday took a jibe at Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, who claimed that he had information that Muslim youth victims of the Muzaffarnagar riots were being contacted by Pakistani intelligence, and questioned the basis on which the Congress number two was privy to Intelligence Bureau information of the country. Sinha also called for an enquiry into the 'systematic' issue and punish those who are established guilty for wrongly briefing the Congress Party vice president. Oct 25, 2013
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Muslim people from Muzaffarnagar informed about Pak agency activity in region: Congress

New Delhi, Oct 25 (ANI): After Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi’s statement that Pakistan agency is trying to lure Muzaffaranagar riot victims to terrorism started doing rounds, Congress leader Satyavrat Chaturvedi gave the clarification and said that the Muslim people in the region themselves informed this to him while he was on his visit to the affected region. Chaturvedi further said that Gandhi disclosed this in favor of the nation and to avoid anything as such. Oct 25, 2013
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BJP files complaint against Rahul Gandhi in UP election commission

Bhopal, Oct 25 (ANI): Even as Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi stated that some Muslim youths from riots-ravaged Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh were in touch with Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI, UP BJP on Friday filed a complaint against him in the Election Commission for the objectionable speech. Oct 25, 2013
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Connecting terrorism with Muslims not correct: SP on Rahuls ISI remark

New Delhi, Oct 25 (ANI): Reacting on Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi’s statement that Pakistani agency ISI is trying to lure Muzaffarnagar riot victims to terrorism, Samajwadi Party leader Naresh Agarwal said that connecting Muslim community with terrorism is not right. Further, he said that if there is any fact in the statement, there will be investigation abut bringing the same in front of public is not right and that Samajwadi Party is against any differences between the two communities. Oct 25, 2013
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Rahul must clarify his RSS-like statement on Muslim youth: Azam Khan

Lucknow, Oct 25 (ANI): Even as Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi stated that some Muslim youths from riots-ravaged Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh were in touch with Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI, SP Leader, Azam Khan on Friday slammed Rahul for his RSS-like statement saying he must clarify the same. Oct 25, 2013
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Rahul's statement on Muzaffarnagar victims will harm Muslim community: Kamal Faruqui

New Delhi, Oct 25 (ANI): A day after Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi claimed that Pakistani agencies were trying to lure some victims of the Muzaffarnagar riots to terrorism, Former Secretary of Samajwadi Party Kamal Faruqui said that the statement will do nothing but will harm the Muslim community and their sentiments. Further, he said that there had been even worse attacks on the Muslim community but that never meant that the community will turn to terrorism or Pakistani outfits. Oct 25, 2013
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Bangladeshs Jamaat-e-Islami The past and its future

Dhaka, Oct 20 (ANI): Post 1947, Bangladesh was a part of Pakistan and was known as East Pakistan. Soon after the liberation of Bangladesh in 1971 following a 9 month long violent struggle against Pakistan, the father of the nation, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman banned communal parties in the country and declared secularism and socialism to be the state principles. These steps were taken to stop the rise of Islamist forces; especially the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami. This party was not in favour of breaking away with Muslim-majority Pakistan. Oct 20, 2013
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RSS on VHP's Sankalp Diwas Yatra

Nagpur, Oct 18 (ANI): RSS Leader MG Vaidya on Friday stated that the UP government is trying to woo the Muslim voters by denying permission to carry out 'Sankalp Diwas yatra' by VHP in the state. He further said that the Samajwadi Party is doing all this to gain political mileage but it will eventually lose the votes of Hindus in the process. Oct 18, 2013
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'Sankalp Yatra' Banned: Mulayam Singh trying to appease "hard-line Muslim community", says VHP

New Delhi, Oct 17 (ANI): Talking about the recent arrests of the VHP members and other saints in Ayodhya by the UP police, VHP senior leader Ashok Singhal said that Mulayam Singh banned the 'Sankalp Diwas Yatra' in order to appease "hard-line Muslim community" for vote bank. He further slammed SP government in UP for their involvement in dividing Hindus and Muslims on the basis of caste and that the two religions never wanted any fights and violence. He also said that there are a large number of saints with the VHP and they will struggle for the yatra. Oct 17, 2013
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Tight security measure in Mecca for Hajj

Throngs of Muslim pilgrims took part in the symbolic stoning of the devil ritual for a second day Wednesday in Saudi Arabia's Mina Valley, near Mecca, as the annual hajj neared its end. Duration: 00:40 Oct 17, 2013
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Tight post-attack security curbs Iraqi Kurdistan tourism

Tight security measures imposed after a rare deadly attack in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region have curbed tourism ahead of the year's biggest Muslim holiday, industry officials and business owners say. Duration: 00:52 Oct 16, 2013
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VHP 'Sankalp Yatra' banned: Such yatras come when elections are nearing, says Maulana Khalid Rasheed

Lucknow, Oct 15 (ANI): After Samajwadi Party denied permission to VHP's proposed 'Sankalp Diwas' which was to take place on October 18, Muslim Cleric Khalid Rasheed Firangi Mahali said that yatras like these come up when elections are nearing and this is nothing more than a political game. He further said that law and order should be maintained as the only once who face the brunt of such clashes on communal grounds are poor people. He also said that in a democratic setup, government should talk to people and resolve such issues so that it doesn't flare up. Oct 15, 2013