Citizens for Justice and Peace
Stop ambulance named after Ishrat: ‘Threat’ calls to driver
28-May-2015
Since Sunday, driver Wasim Qureshi (35) has not dared to take out the charitable ambulance he drives in Thane district’s Muslim-dominated Mumbra area. Qureshi and social worker Munna Sahim have reportedly received over 40 calls since Sunday asking why they named an ambulance after a “terrorist”. The first call reportedly came on Sunday. The callers…
RSS unit moots all-India beef ban, tells Muslims to appeal for a law
27-May-2015
Dhaval Kulkarni @dhavalkulkarni While the Maharashtra government’s ban on the slaughter of bulls has led to controversy, the Sangh Parivar is mooting a nationwide law to proscribe cow slaughter. Speaking to dna during his visit to Mumbai, senior RSS functionary Indresh Kumar, who is the chief Margadarshak (guide) of the Muslim Rashtriya Manch (MRM) —…
`Ayodhya off-limits for Islam, build nothing for Babur’
27-May-2015
May 27 2015 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Deeptiman Tiwary New Delhi: No Islamic structure should come up within the `cultural boundary’ of Ayodhya (involving six districts in UP) nor should any structure in the name of Mughal emperor Babur be erected anywhere in India, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has said in a…
Road signs with Muslim names defaced, Hindu outfit says we did it
15-May-2015
Outfit president Rajinder Singh said around 17 members, in three teams, carried out the “operation” . Written by Sarah Hafeez | New Delhi | Published on:May 15, 2015 1:47 am Signages of roads named after Muslim personalities such as Emperor Akbar and Firozshah, among others, were found defaced late Wednesday. The names have been blackened…
Will build Ram temple in Ayodhya: Shankaracharya
12-May-2015
PTI New Delhi, | 13 May, 2015 Taking a dig at the BJP government, Hindu religious leaders on Tuesday said they will construct Ram temple at the “Lord’s birthplace” in Ayodhya without any political assistance if the Supreme Court gives order in their favour. The statement came in the wake of Union Home Minister Rajnath…
Denied ‘incentive’, 17 reconvert to Islam in UP
02-May-2015
Lucknow, May 1, 2015, DHNS: Saffron outfits had promised land after conversion, they say The conversion controversy resurfaced after a brief lull in Uttar Pradesh’s Agra district, about 350 km from here, when as many as 17 Muslims, who had converted to Hinduism, “returned” to their old faith. According to sources, the reconversion rituals were…
VHP calls Kandhamal shutdown over ban on Togadia
27-Feb-2015
Bhubaneswar, Feb 27, 2015 (IANS) The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) has called for a 12-hour shutdown in Odisha’s Kandhamal district Saturday to protest the ban on the entry of its top leader Pravin Togadia into the region, a leader said Friday. “We have called for a total shutdown in the district. However, the emergency services…
Ghar vapasi to continue till conversions are banned:Adityanath
24-Feb-2015
Rohtak, Feb 24, 2015, (PTI) Firebrand BJP MP Yogi Adityanath has said VHP’s ‘Ghar Vapasi’ programme will continue unless conversions are banned and that India’s problem was “not poverty” but “vote bank politics fuelled by jehadi fervour”. “Conversions spoil communal amity in the country. It should be banned. If conversions continue, I feel ‘Ghar Vapasi’…
VHP general secretary asserts Ghar wapsi will continue
23-Feb-2015
By: Press Trust of India | Etah | February 22, 2015 7:17 pm Despite controversy surrounding its ‘ghar wapsi’ initiative, VHP national general secretary Ashok Tiwari on Sunday said the programme will continue till all those people who “left their home” have been reconverted. “Ghar wapsi is not a bad thing at all. It will…
Voter lists in hand, Hindu Mahasabha looks for Christians, Muslims on Valentine’s Day
14-Feb-2015
Written by Kaunain Sherrif | New Delhi | Posted: February 14, 2015 3:45 am | Updated: February 14, 2015 9:58 am Right-wing outfit Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha has claimed that it has scanned Delhi’s electoral rolls to “identify Muslim and Christian men” who they suspect could sway Hindu girls. With Valentine’s Day approaching, it said…