Countrywide protests planned on January 24 against Shinde’s remark
A day after Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde accused the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of promoting “Hindu terrorism,” the BJP has demanded an apology from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi.
BJP president Nitin Gadkari, who is set to be renominated for a second term, accused the Congress and the United Progressive Alliance of insulting the Hindu society. “The Prime Minister and Soniaji should apologise,” he said at the ‘Atal shankhnad’ rally at the Jhulelal Park in Lucknow on Monday.
The BJP president announced that protest demonstrations would be held all over the country on January 24. Dharnas and rallies would be held and effigies representing the UPA government would be burnt by party workers to register their protest, he said.
Mr. Gadkari said the former Home Minister, P. Chidambaram, had earlier raised the bogey of “saffron terrorism.” Now Mr. Shinde was talking about “Hindu terrorism.”
“Nationalists and patriots have been insulted by the Congress and the UPA,” Mr. Gadkari said. The Congress and the UPA were resorting to “appeasement of terrorism.” Now the mastermind of the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai, Hafiz Saeed, had welcomed Mr. Shinde’s remark. The UPA government did not have the courage to confront Pakistan, Mr. Gadkari alleged.
The BJP leadership also attacked Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh and Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati for their “silent understanding” with the UPA. Mr. Gadkari accused the two of trying to divide the society.
The rally marked the formal merger of Kalyan Singh’s Jan Kranti Party (Rashtravadi) with the BJP, although the veteran leader has not joined the party. Mr. Singh said he would formally join the party at a later date. He would have to quit his Lok Sabha seat if he were to join now.
Signalling his return to the BJP platform after six years, Mr. Singh broke down when he said that “it was his wish that when he died his body should be draped in the party flag.” Speaking as the chief guest, the former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister said the time had come to confront the five “demons” — corruption, anarchy, price rise, unemployment and Muslim appeasement. He, however, hastened to add that he was not against Muslims.
Senior BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi said Mr. Shinde was trying to divide the country.
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In fact it is UPA who are supporting and nurturing terrorists from within and accross border to be in power and appease minority people.
When a politician makes a public charge of crime on another party, the person has to release evidence; if the information is government owned or subjudice he has no business to charge publicly; More importantly the qusestion arises as to why the ruling party did not punish and quell the recurrence in time showing its duty and efficiency in bad light . It is basically- inefficiency in governance . on the other hand,the charged party also can apprtise the public transparently and frankly about their facts and stand on the issue instead of "NO". It looks primitive and selfcontradictory that we have to be quarrelling like this and talk at the same time of a Knowledge Society
Mr. Shinde should be held responsible, sacked and punished for
undermining the efforts of India in highlighting Pakistan as a
terrorist state and giving a chance to a dreaded LET terrorist to
point a finger at us. Now who is the supporter of terrorists Mr.
Shinde ? As a union home minister he must know what damage his
comments can make before uttering nonsense. Isn't it time to question
how these irresponsible people gets choosen to hold important
positions in the government ? How dare he can charge principle
opposition party and majority of Indians as terrorists and terrorism
supporters, without providing any proof or doing nothing to stop?
Incidentally, he hasn't said anything about MIM at the time when MIM's
major leaders were spewing venom against the unity of India, publicly.
He told out of frustration.Congress has nothing to say now. They are
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ruling like Moguls. Their leadership stays in one family since last 66
years.I believe their are competent leaders in India to head the party.
The remarks made by the home minister is totally absurd. While accusing, the Home Minister must have given evidences. This matter should not be taken lightly because BJP is the only strong opposition we have and their credibility must be ensured. Terrorism is an issue where the country should be united regardless of party and community. This sort of statements could be used by extremists to spread hatred. The comment made by the home minister is very unfortunate and irresponsible. The RSS has been involved in the Nation Building from the very beginning.They do social work and also run schools. They have given some ideology to politics in India. Criticism should be there but it should be accurate and responsible and it should be constructive. The Home Minister tries to portray that his party is most secular, which I feel is absolutely not true. His party will appease the minorities regardless of merit, justice, facts just to win votes. Radical thinking is not extremism.
This calls for a revolution. Enough of this appeasement tactics and inviting terrorism policy of congress. I say we all should take up weapons now against this monarchy of congress. They are nothing short of british in divide and rule and apeasement. They call all patriotic people terrorists in the garb of secularism. Time to overthrow them like the russian revolution.
Making an ex-policeman as the Home Minister is the biggest
blunder made by the Congress government. While Pakistan
encourages Hafeez Saaed, we do not need a Home Minister who
supports him. Sushil Kumar Shinde should be banished from the
country for encouraging terrorism from across the border.
Union Home Minister on Sunday alleged that the training camps run by
the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP) were promoting Hindu terrorism. He also alleged that the RSS and
the BJP were behind the Samjhauta Express, Meccca Masjid and Malegaon
blasts. We should get our house in order and face the facts otherwise
it will be too late and we will end up like Pakistan. Let us face it
that RSS is the parent company and has BJP as its political wing and
the rest like VHP,Shiv Sena,Bajrangdal etc as its terror wings. There
is no point in hiding these facts. Shinde did not say that Hindus are
terrorists but he did say that RSS controls terror. Like in most
countries irrespective of religion more than 80% of the people want to
live in peace. It is the other odd less than 20% who are trouble
makers. There is no reason for anyone from congress to apologise.
Congress must stick to their belief and not dither and decline to
apologise. BJP has never apologise.
"Beware! Call us corrupt!! But not unpatriotic!!!"
Yes! We are terrorists if we talk about the unity of our nation.
Yes we are terrorists if we talk about equal laws and regulations for all regardless any religion.
Yes we are terrorists if we favor no isolation of minority and let them open separate schools, universities and banks etc.
Yes we are terrorists if we demand justice for Mumbai and parliament attacks and bring the perpetrators to the noose.
Yes we are terrorists if we talk about the plight of Kashmir’s pundits.
Yes we are terrorists if we talk about taking stern action against Maoists.
Yes we are terrorists if we talk about singing Vande Mataram in schools.
Yes we are terrorists if we do not let antinational elements operate on our soil and assist neighbor country to wage a war against us.
Yes we are terrorists if we defend our rights within our country.
Yes we are terrorists if we defend our nation from homegrown antinational terrorism (because the government is incompetent to tackle the situation or simply deny the degree of threat) emanating in various part of country.
Then we are terrorists. Yes we are HM Shinde.
After UPA came to power, BJP has demanded many changes in the Central govt. when all the numerous scams and looting of the nation became public. So far they are batting a zero score. Their protests are weak and not persistent, resulting in Congress unleashing a bigger and more nefarious scam. BJP seems uninterested in really exposing Congress and its leaders to the masses of India. So why do they call themselves the main opposition in the Paliament? A strong opposition is one that makes it extremely difficult for the ruling party to getaway with undemocratic and downright criminal activities.
What Mr Shinde has said is undeniably matter of fact. How can one
forget about Godhra riots, Mumbai riots?? Was that not a terrorist
act? When country is fighting terrorist activities from outside, we
can not ignore inside danger which is far more dangerous. Looking at
current situation in Pakistan and Taliban, we can say for sure that no
country which provide safe heaven for such terrorist activities can
remain safe. It also hurts to see the personal attacks made by RSS and
BJP on Mr Shinde. This kind of dictator language is not suitable for
worlds largest democracy. It high time for BJP and RSS to introspect.
will the Indian politician someday refrain from the use of controversial
remarks and blame game and think for national cause..
This is an unnecessary comments by the Home minister Shinde. This is not good for the society where peaceful coexistence of two big communities is must for the future of India. We must not see only the political goals, the minister has to come out from the narrow objectives of only winning the election and remain to power. The home minister has much more responsibilities to the society. He cannot come down to the street politicians. Shinde has not learned this simple fact. This comment is made in such a time when a very important event of promoting Rahul Gandhi to congress vice president has taken place. His comments will definitely send wrong message to Indian citizen about Rahul Gandhi. This type of loyalists must be out from the party, they are harmful to the party as well as to the country.
How would you define the act of your Partyman during SIKH RIOTS in Delhi during 1984 if you consider BJP an extremist party. I think you owe a responsibilty to the nation not to make inflammatory statement just for your political gains. Everbody in this world can do or say anything but he/she is finally answerable to that almighty for his/her deeds. At this critical juncture, don't try to gain mileage by diverting the people 's attention from immediate issues like crime against woman, corruption & black money. I wish this could make you introspect & make you understand to think twice before saying anything on public forum.
this proves yhat we have inferiority complex and we not self confident.We have ruled by
others for centuries.
Not just apology, he should resign from the ministry and a case should be registered against him, for such remarks, with out any evidence.
What Mr SushiKumar Shinde said is correct. What is the need for apology and sacking him. The BJP is guility that is why these leaders in BJP ,RSS and Siva are making a hue and cry.
The comment is a real shame as on international fronts, this statement
weakens the position of India for its fight against terrorism and
against Pakistan agitated terrorism, especially during the events when
Pakistani army beheaded one of the Indian soldiers.
I have very recently started reading The Hindu and find it very interesting. Detailed news but not very lenghthy and to the point comments made by different perdonalities make it a good reading. As for Mr Shinde's statement I fail to understand his mind set.
The Controversial Comments by the Union Home Minister Mr Sushil Kumar
Shinde has really irked the Masses and specially the R.S.S. and B.J.P.
Cadre .The B.J.P.has demanded resignation of Mr Sushil Kumar Shinde and
apology from Smt Sonia Gandhi for this controversial comments . The
Political Leaders should refrain from quoting controversial comments
that irks the masses and the Cadre of the Social Organizations .
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