Accusing the UPA Government of not being “sincere” in implementation of the Sachar Committee recommendations, the CPI(M) today said it has failed to take practical steps for the uplift of Muslims in the country.“Seven months have passed since the Justice Rajinder Sachar Committee submitted its report. But the Government has not taken any action and practical steps on it so far. The Government is not sincere. There is a need for will-power,” CPI(M) General Secretary Prakash Karat said, addressing a convention on the Sachar Committee report here.He said the Prime Minister had assured a CPI(M) delegation that the report would be discussed in the Budget session of Parliament. “But unfortunately no discussion took place in the session.”Karat claimed that due to the BJP and the NDA’s opposition and frequent disruption of Parliament, the report has not been discussed in the House. “But that is not the only reason. If the ruling party had wanted, it would have been discussed in Parliament. There is no priority to the report,” he said. Karat said with the decision by the Union Cabinet to constitute four committees to go into the details of the Sachar report, the whole issue has been postponed indefinitely.He added that the CPI(M) had requested the Government to allocate more funds for the welfare of Muslims in the 11th Plan, but that was not accepted.Karat also asked the UPA Government to debunk the BJP “campaign” on Muslims being appeased and tell people the “true picture” about the condition of Muslims.On post-Godhra riots, Karat said the CPI(M) had asked the Centre to tell the Supreme Court that except the Best Bakery case, all other cases would be handed over to the CBI for detailed investigation. “So far the Home Ministry has not taken any step,” he said.
