BJP stir against 145;minority appeasement146; from Dec 15

The BJP on Tuesday condemned Prime Minister Manmohan Singh8217;s remarks at the NDC meeting, termed them 8220;divisive8221;: and vowed to launch a countrywide protest programme against 8220;Congress politics of minority appeasement8221; from December 15. The BJP parliamentary party, which met under the chairmanship of former prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee this morning, adopted a resolution saying the statement of the Prime Minister 8220;is no accident8221;. 8220;It is the latest step in a series by which the UPA Government is seeking to appease Muslims, irrespective of the injury that would be inflicted on national interest and indeed on the Muslims themselves.8221; The BJP made it clear that 8220;the poorest of the poor have the first claim on the country8217;s resources-not a religious group as a religious group.8221;