Citizens for Justice and Peace
There are terrorists in Parliament: Sadhvi Prachi
07-Aug-2015
Roorkee, Aug 07, 2015, PTI: Firebrand VHP leader Sadhvi Prachi triggered another controversy on Thursday by alleging there are “one or two terrorists” in Parliament in remarks that appeared to be targeting MPs who were against hanging of 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon. Prachi’s controversial outburst that sparked an outrage also saw her asking…
India ‘hundred per cent Hindu nation’, no reason for Hindus to spread terror: Shiv Sena’s Saamna
03-Aug-2015
The Sena further asked whether terror activities in Jammu and Kashmir could be attributed to Hindu organisations. By: PTI Mumbai Updated: Aug 3, 2015, 16:13 Adopting an aggressive tone over the debate on ‘Hindu terrorism’, the Shiv Sena on Monday said India is “one hundred per cent a Hindu nation” and the community has no…
Those who attended Yakub Memon’s burial are ‘potential terrorists’: Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy
01-Aug-2015
Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy clarified in his tweet, “When I suggested intelligence keeping a tab, I mentioned no community.” Written by Samudra Gupta Kashyap Guwahati Updated: Aug 1, 2015, 9:11 Hours after he tweeted that intelligence agencies should keep a tab on people who assembled for 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon’s last rites as…
India a Hindu nation by 2020: Ashok Singhal
19-Jul-2015
New Delhi: Calling the victory of the BJP-led alliance in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections as initiation of a “revolution” in the country, VHP patron Ashok Singhal on Saturday said by 2020, India would be a Hindu nation. “I was at the Sai Baba Ashram where Sai Baba told me by 2020 the entire country…
Ban on Muthalik extended
16-Jul-2015
PANAJI, July 16, 2015 The Additional District Magistrate, north Goa, on Wednesday extended the ban on the entry of Pramod Mutalik, leader of Sri Rama Sene, a rightwing Hindu outfit, his associates or members of the organisation within the jurisdiction of the north Goa district for a period of 60 days with effect from July…
Sadhvi again: ‘If Amarnath yatris are harmed, Haj pilgrims will face consequences’
03-Jul-2015
BJP firebrand leader Sadhvi Prachi warned that if Hindu pilgrims were harmed, Haj pilgrims would face harsh consequences. Written by Liz Mathew | New Delhi | Updated: July 3, 2015 7:55 am A day after reports quoting intelligence sources claimed that Pakistan-based terror groups had planned fidayeen attacks during the annual Amarnath Yatra, BJP firebrand…
SP calls minority community as `dogs’ in audio clip
30-Jun-2015
Audio clip of telephonic talk between SP of Tapi and an animal rights activist goes viral on social media; SP denies it is his voice, calls for inquiry A top rural cop addressing a community as `dogs’ while talking to an unknown ani mal rights activist from Delhi has taken the social media by storm.…
Yoga opponents can go to Pakistan, says VHP leader
24-Jun-2015
Jun 23, 2015 | Age Correspondent| New Delhi Even before the controversy over BJP’s Ram Madhav’s tweet against vice-president Hamid Ansari could die down, VHP’s Sadhvi Prachi kicked up another controversy claiming those opposed to yoga should go to Pakistan as they have “no right” to stay in the country. She further said the yoga…
Will gouge out eyes, chop hands if you challenge TMC: Abhishek Banerjee dares Opp
24-Jun-2015
By: Express News Service | Kolkata | Updated: June 24, 2015 12:42 am Courting a fresh controversy, Trinamool Congress MP and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s nephew Abhishek Banerjee has publicly threatened to “chop off the hands and gouge out eyes” of those who dared to challenge the ruling party in West Bengal, following which the…
‘Directionless Christian, Communist, Muslim systems running India’
18-Jun-2015
New Delhi: Puri Shankaracharya Swami Nischalananda Saraswati on Wednesday claimed that India was being run by “directionless Christian, Communist and Muslim systems” and its democracy and Constitution were not in line with the country’s needs and traditions. The religious guru, who had triggered controversy in the past for his comments including blaming western influence for…