Paddhar - The Indian government's relief effort for the victims of the Gujarat earthquake were criticised yesterday by political rivals and aid workers for discriminating against Muslims.
During a visit to the stricken region India's main opposition leader, Ms Sonia Gandhi, threw her weight behind complaints by Muslims and lower-caste Hindus about their treatment.
Ms Gandhi insisted she was not trying to use the January 26th earthquake, which killed an estimated 30,000 people and left some 1.25 million homeless, to make political capital.
Her views were endorsed by Oxfam (India), which said it had repeatedly complained about the problem to the Hindu nationalist government.