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Muslim Personal Law Board in news Sonia being accused of dividing Muslim community 1/6/2007 12:53:42 AM BL KAK NEW DELHI, JAN 5 Political foes of Congress president, Sonia Gandhi, just need an opportunity to make use of against her, even as she wants to continue with her approach of caution and care while handling sensitive matters. A serious charge has been levelled against her by her critics, saying that she is trying to divide the Muslim community for electoral gains. The allegation against Sonia Gandhi has surfaced following her meeting with some key office-bearers of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) ahead of upcoming crucial Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh. Although details of the meeting, which was supposed to be secret, are not yet known, it is believed that Sonia discussed the issue of the AIMPLB extending its support to her party during the Uttar Pradesh elections, due to be held before mid-May. The meeting assumed significance since the AIMPLB is to elect its new president next week. A section of the Board, which is not happy with the secret meeting, is now blaming Sonia of trying to divide the Muslims. "This is nothing new. She is just f...   READ MORE

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Pakistan violating Indus Water Treaty India to lodge protest against Neelum-Jhelum project 1/6/2007 12:53:00 AM BL KAK NEW DELHI, JAN 5 Unabated river water row between India and Pakistan is set to take a serious turn, with New Delhi expected to lodge a strong protest with Islamabad over the latter's plans to construct a hydro-power project utilising the waters of the Jhelum river flowing from Kashmir into Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK). A Ministerial source told EARLY TIMES that the Union government would formulate its line of action "only after we get a detailed report about Islamabad's scheme of things". The source said that if Pakistan had forced India to suspend construction of a power generating project in Kashmir after Pakistan raised a hue and cry over the alleged violation of th...   READ MORE

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