Top Muslims in BJP clash with Maneka

The BJP national executive continued to degenerate into chaos on Sunday, with leaders indulging in a vicious blame game following the party’s Lok Sabha defeat.

The final day of the national executive session witnessed a heated exchange between Ms Maneka Gandhi, MP from Aonla, and the party’s prominent Muslim faces — Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and Shahnawaz Hussain.During the open session, without identifying Pilibhit MP Varun Gandhi by name, Mr Hussain hit out at the “aggressive Hindutva stance” adopted by some leaders in the election campaign. He also expressed displeasure over the constant leak of internal party matters to the media.

Ms Gandhi intervened at this stage and attacked Mr Hussain, accusing the party’s Muslim MP from Bhagalpur of “leaking reports”.

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Obama seeks a new beginning with Islam

Quoting from the Quran for emphasis, US President Barack Obama on Thursday called for a “new beginning between the United States and Muslims” and said that together, they could confront violent extremism across the globe and advance the timeless search for peace in West Asia.

“This cycle of suspicion and discord must end,” Mr Obama said in a widely anticipated speech in one of the world’s largest Muslim countries, an address designed to reframe relations after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and the US-led war in Iraq.

The White House said Mr Obama’s speech contained no new policy proposals on West Asia. He said American ties with Israel are unbreakable, yet issued a firm, even handed call to the Jewish state and Palestinians alike to live up to their international obligations.

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