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Originally Posted by gynn
Reading the original motion, and the watered down version that was finally voted through, it seems that some Henry Kissinger style diplomacy was displayed by someone at HBC to produce a result that made everyone happy. The Asian community felt that their concerns had been listened to, and everyone else could live with what was agreed.
I strongly disagree with the assertion that the issue should never have been discussed by the Council. The Council is there to represent the worries and concerns of the local community, and when the local community consists of a large Asian community, then the issues that concern them should be aired.
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Every fool knows that if Hyndburn had a sizeable minority of Hindu or Sikhs, instead of Muslims, the patsies on the council would have supported the Indian side in this conflict, condemning gang rape, and infanticide, carried out by the Pakistanis.
Hyndburn Borough Council allowed themselves to be used, to add weight to only one country's propaganda war, in the vain hope of securing votes.