If the party fails to concede to the just demands of the film industry on the issue of service tax, then it would be difficult to avoid a nationwide protest by it," he told reporters in Aligarh. Bhatt is in Aligarh as part of his month-long campaign in support of Congress candidates contesting in UP polls.

"Campaigning for Congress is an issue of conviction and there is no element of any personal gain in it," he said in reply to a question. Bhatt said he was hopeful that the Manmohan Singh-led government would soon fulfil its commitment to fully implement the recommendations of the Sachar Committee.

"It would be false if I claim that the Congress has in the past not let down its ideology, especially pertaining to Muslim community..

.(but) the fact that it had the courage to accept its own failure in this realm, is commendable," he said.

"Several recommendations of the Sachar Committee have been implemented in a number of Congress-ruled states and now we will judge them on the basis of how they implement the remaining portion," he said (less)