JD-U MP to invite Jaswant for lectures on partition

Patna, Aug 25

A parliamentarian from Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) is planning to invite Jaswant Singh, sacked from ally Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for his book on Pakistan founder Mohammed Ali Jinnah, for a series of lectures on partition.

Rajya Sabha MP Ejaz Ali said he has decided to support the former union minister, who was "unfairly expelled from the BJP for presenting historical truths" on Jinnah.

Condemning coalition ally BJP, he said: "I am not only defending and supporting Jaswant Singh's stand on Jinnah, I will also invite him for a series of special lectures across Bihar to let people know the truth."

Ali said he would even go against the JD-U to extend support to Jaswant Singh. "I am not worried about the party line. I am with Jaswant Singh on the partition and Jinnah issue," Ali, a well known Dalit Muslim leader who heads the All India United Muslim Morcha, told IANS.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has already made it clear that the state government would not ban Jaswant Singh's controversial book "Jinnah: India - Partition - Independence".

Sharad Yadav, national president of the JD-U, has also disapproved of the Gujarat government banning the book.

BJP expelled Jaswant Singh from the party on Aug 19 for his views on Jinnah and Sardar Patel.

Last updated on Aug 25^th, 2009 at 11:32 am IST--IANS

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