Tag: Sangh Parivar
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New law not enough to stop mob violence
By Amulya Ganguli, Although the Supreme Court has suggested that a law be enacted specifically to deal with the “new normal” of lynchings, it will be advisable to widen the scope of the legal remedy to include all forms of mob violence, even if doubts are likely to remain about the efficacy of the proposed…
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Government failed to fulfil people’s aspirations: Togadia
New Delhi : Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Pravin Togadia on Wednesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of taking U-turns on promises made ahead of the May 2014 Lok Sabha polls, including construction of the Ram temple at Ayodhya, and said his government had failed to meet people’s aspirations in four years. In a four-page…
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Attempt to use temple issue to save Modi in 2019, says Owaisi
Hyderabad : MIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday said the Sangh Parivar wants to use Ram temple issue to save Narendra Modi in the 2019 general elections as he has failed on all fronts. He said the RSS, VHP and BJP should not be allowed to polarize the voters on temple issue and justified the…
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Babri case can’t be decided on ‘aastha’, says Owaisi
Hyderabad : MIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has said that the title suit of the Babri Masjid can be decided only on the basis of evidence and not on ‘aastha’ (faith) as the Sangh Parivar is demanding. Addressing a public meeting here on Sunday, he voiced his apprehension that the Sangh Parivar might vitiate the atmosphere…
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Ban on crackers: Saffron angst about judiciary
By Amulya Ganguli, The Sangh Parivar is displeased with the judiciary. Its latest grouse is about the Supreme Court’s ban on crackers. First off the block to express discontent was the Tripura governor, Tathagata Roy. Speaking as a Hindu since it would have been constitutionally improper for him to use Raj Bhavan stationery to issue…
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India’s judiciary stands guardian against authoritarian tendencies
By Amulya Ganguli, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat’s advice to cow vigilantes not to bother over much about judicial strictures shows a measure of annoyance with the roadblocks which the Hindutva lobby is facing in a secular polity. The dissatisfaction may have increased in the saffron camp in view of two more Supreme…