Citizens for Justice and Peace
I’d make kids study Gita if I were dictator, says SC judge
03-Aug-2014
Aug 03 2014 : The Times of India (Mumbai) TIMES NEWS NETWORK Stresses On Need To Follow Our Tradition Praising the ancient system of imparting education, Supreme Court justice A R Dave said on Saturday that given a choice, he would like to introduce the Gita and the Mahabharata for study from Class 1 in…
Karnataka MLA defends ‘ communal’ Twitter post
29-Jul-2014
BJP National Executive member C. T. Ravi on Monday defended a tweet he posted on Sunday that called for the implementation of the Gujarat model in Uttar Pradesh to stem communal riots in the state. The Karnataka MLA said he had no intention to stoke communal tensions and that his tweet was a “ genuine…
Togadia reminds Muslims of Muzaffarnagar riots
20-Jul-2014
INDORE: INDORE: Against the backdrop of violence at a base camp of the Amarnath Yatra, Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Pravin Togadia on Saturday issued a veiled warning to the Muslims, saying they may have forgotten the 2002 Gujarat riots but would remember the Muzaffarnagar riots of last year. “Aap Gujarat bhul gaye honge, par…
Another plaint filed against Togadia for hate speech
07-Jun-2014
Ahmedabad: A man lodged a complaint against Pravin Togadia, international working president of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) with the court for a hate speech given by the latter on April 22. The video, broadcast by YouTube, sparked communal resentment. Aashim Shaikh, a resident of Teen Darwaja in Ahmedabad, filed a complaint against the VHP…
Techie murder: BJP MP says some repercussions to Facebook post ‘natural’
06-Jun-2014
The trigger for the attack on Sadiq was apparently uploading of derogatory pictures of warrior king Shivaji and late Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray. BJP MP from Pune, where a techie was bludgeoned to death on Monday allegedly by members of a Hindutva outfit, on Thursday said some repercussions to the Facebook post derogatory of…