Citizens for Justice and Peace
RSS mouthpiece justifies Dadri killing
18-Oct-2015
NEW DELHI: Oct 17, 2015,DHNS: RSS mouthpiece “Panchajanya” has said in its latest edition that the Vedas order killing of those who kill cows as it involves a question of life and death for many Hindus. The saying came three weeks after the lynching of Mohammad Akhlaq in Dadri in Uttar Pradesh over rumours of…
Two suspended for ‘false’ report on cow slaughter in Mainpuri
17-Oct-2015
Written by Manish Sahu Lucknow Published:Oct 17, 2015, 1:04 Mainpuri district Magistrate (DM) has suspended two revenue officials who allegedly submitted a false report claiming that a cow was slaughtered in Karhal town. The officials had also stated that they met the owner of the cow, another claim that was found to be “false” as…
First Telugu writer decides to return Sahitya Akademi Award
16-Oct-2015
G. Venkataramana Rao VIJAYAWADA, October 16, 2015 ‘It is to protest against growing intolerance in the country’ Sahitya Akademi award winner and Telugu writer M. Bhoopal Reddy has announced that he is going to return his award to express solidarity with fellow awardees who have already done so to protest the “growing intolerance in the…
Modi is known for Godhra, unfortunate he condemned Dadri lynching: Shiv Sena
15-Oct-2015
Things have not been smooth between the BJP and the Shiv Sena in Maharashtra By: Express Web Desk New Delhi Updated: Oct 15, 2015, 11:37 With each passing day, the unease between Maharashtra allies BJP and Shiv Sena is growing. Today, minutes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi called the Dadri lynching incident ‘sad’, senior Shiv…
Dadri lynching: Bajrang Dal to give legal, monetary aid to accused
14-Oct-2015
Oct 14, 2015 | Age Correspondent| Lucknow The Bajrang Dal has decided to offer legal and financial assistance to the accused in the Dadri lynching case. Sources in the Bajrang Dal confirmed that plans are afoot to provide assistance to the accused men but the outfit will not officially announce this since it would be…
VHP brings out banners to bar Muslims from entering garba venues
14-Oct-2015
The VHP members told mediapersons that they will be put up similar posters and banners at all the venues hosting garba dance events. By: Express News Service With the nine-day Navratri festival beginning Tuesday, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal started a campaign to keep Muslims away from garba dance venues. About a…
Day after ink attack- Kulkarni worse than hundred Kasabs, Fadnavis pro-Pak: Shiv Sena
14-Oct-2015
The party also sharpened its attack on CM Devendra Fadnavis and called him “pro-Pakistan”, while daring the BJP to opt out of the government. By: Express News Service Mumbai Published:Oct 14, 2015, 2:48 Sudheendra Kulkarni, chairman of the Observer Research Foundation Mumbai, with his face smeared with black ink, speaks to journalists in Mumbai. DEFENDING…
Shiv Sena likens Kulkarni to Ajmal Kasab; Uddhav felicitates attackers
14-Oct-2015
Uddhav Thackeray met the Shiv Sainiks at his residence, Matoshree and spoke to them for 10 minutes. By: PTI Mumbai Updated: Oct 14, 2015, 2:45 Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray today felicitated six party workers who allegedly smeared ORF chairman Sudheendra Kulkarni’s face with black paint to protest former Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri’s…
VHP to bar non Hindus from Garba venues
13-Oct-2015
Tuesday, 13 October 2015 | PNS | Gandhinagar Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has made it clear that it would not allow any non-Hindu to enter the venue of Navaratri celebrations without undergoing ‘purification’ process by drinking cow urine and putting vermillion on their forehead. According to VHP leaders, Navaratri is purely a Hindu religious festival…
With rising Muslim population in Bengal, RSS predicts its branches will double
13-Oct-2015
The RSS says its membership is growing. RSS Joint General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale predicted the number of RSS branches in West Bengal would rise to 1,200 next year from 650 in 2013. By: Reuters Kolkata Updated: Oct 13, 2015, 11:15 As a teenager, Uttam Shaha says he used to watch scornfully from his bedroom window…