Citizens for Justice and Peace
Activists slam cops for communal polarisation
22-Aug-2014
Aug 22, 2014 – Sanjay Bohra | Jaipur Civil right activists are up in arms against what they describe “manipulation of facts and mischievous game plan” for communal polarisation by the Rajasthan police for accusing a group of Muslim industrialists of luring “poor Hindus” to sell off their properties adjoining Muslim areas for the construction…
Modi-led country all set to become Hindu rashtra: Sena
22-Aug-2014
Reiterating its support for RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s statement that India is a ‘Hindu rashtra’, the Shiv Sena claimed that Hindus had voted out fake secularists and Narendra Modi-led NDA’s victory showed that India is on its way to becoming a Hindu rashtra. “The victory of Hindutva is an indication of Hindustan becoming a Hindu…
Minor’s `rape’ sparks UP communal clashes
19-Aug-2014
Loni (Ghaziabad):Communal clashes broke out in Loni, a subdivision town in Ghaziabad adjoining Delhi, on Monday after the alleged rape of a 10-year-old girl by a 65-year-old man from another community. Rival mobs pelted stones and opened fire on each other in a frenzy of violence that started around 9am on the Delhi-Saharanpur highway. The…
PUCL seeks probe into inflammatory Rajasthan police intelligence note
19-Aug-2014
There is outrage among the minority community over a Rajasthan police (intelligence) note which claims that mosques were coming up on lands that poor Hindu families here had been given incentives to sell. The note, signed by the Additional Director-General of Police, has stated specific instances and recommended “appropriate action”. The People’s Union for Civil…
VHP members booked for wielding swords at golden jubilee celebrations
17-Aug-2014
The Vadodara Police have booked members of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad for brandishing swords and daggers at a rally to mark the 50 years of the saffron organization in the city. Members partaking in the rally passed through communally sensitive areas at at least two points in the city, wielding swords and holding banners with…
Saharanpur riots report: Committee questions role of BJP
17-Aug-2014
Press Trust of India | Lucknow | August 17, 2014 1:37 pm A five-member committee headed by UP minister Shivpal Yadav, which probed the communal violence in Saharanpur that left three persons dead, has blamed administrative lapses for the incident and questioned the role of BJP. “The report has been submitted by the committee to…
MP withdraws 9 cases against ex-RSS man
16-Aug-2014
After he was released on bail, Sharma moved the Registrar of Firms and Societies claiming he had been removed illegally. The BJP government in the state has withdrawn all criminal cases baring one against Shivkumar Sharma a former RSS man who had led a violent farmers’ protest in May 2012. The protest in Bareli, during…
‘Riots in Saharanpur causes Rs 244-cr loss’
12-Aug-2014
Recent incidents of rioting and arson in Saharanpur has led to a loss of about Rs 244 crore to the city, says an Assocham Study. An analysis ‘Economic impact analysis of Saharanpur riots’ conducted by industry body Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry said that micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) suffered losses of about…
Goa CM: In Gulf, even Indian Muslims are called Hindus
12-Aug-2014
Aug 14 2014 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Panaji TIMES NEWS NETWORK Controversy over the usage of ‘Hindu’ or ‘Hindutva’ doesn’t seem to leave Goan shores. Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday said many times, some non-Indians use the word Hindu when referring to Indians. In the Gulf countries, even a Muslim from…
Cultural identity of all Indians is Hindutva: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat
11-Aug-2014
Cuttack, Aug 11, 2014, PTI: If inhabitants of England are English, Germany are Germans and USA are Americans then why all inhabitants of Hindustan are not known as Hindus, came a poser from RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat. “The cultural identity of all Indians is Hindutva and the present inhabitants of the country are descendants of…