Congress reiterates commitment to AMU

The Congress's draft political resolution has made a few significant announcements regarding its policy on the minorities, coalition management and on the coming state elections.

The political resolution has reiterated its commitment to uphold the minority status of Aligarh Muslim University, and assures the minorities that all appropriate steps will be taken to ensure this.

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The Congress has proposed that it is conscious 'that in some states its main political opponents are parties that are supporting it at the Centre. As the Congress president has said, there is no contradiction. National challenges demand co-operation and co-ordination among secular parties. But in states like Kerala [ Images ], West Bengal [ Images ] and Tripura, there is no question of understanding or compromise. The Congress will aggressively confront and fight the Left in these three states. In these states the Congress welcomes an alliance with any party that has no truck, direct or indirect, with the BJP.'