The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Thursday demanded a fresh probe into the 2007 Makkah Masjid blast in Hyderabad in the light of new evidence suggesting the involvement in it of groups that set off the Ajmer blast in the name of Hindutva.
She said terror had no religion, and terrorists acting in the name of any particular religion defamed it. “In the current investigations, these highly condemnable acts…were committed by groups acting in the name of Hindutva…”
Raising the matter during zero hour in the Rajya Sabha, Ms. Karat said groups acting in the name of Hindutva were implicated in the Malegaon and Modasa blasts in 2006 and 2008. “Recently it was reported that the RSS has expelled one of its pracharaks for his involvement after the investigations.”
Ms. Karat sought to know how immediately after the blasts Ministers and government officials linked them to members of the Muslim community, blaming it on the Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (Huji) and the Laskhar-e-Taiba.
“We know the culpability of Huji and Laskhar in many acts of terror in this country, but when it becomes an automatic reaction to blame Muslims with links to these terror outfits for the blasts, it is the gravest injustice to the community; in fact, it helps the terror groups operating across the border, as the credibility of our investigation gets compromised.”
Ms. Karat said it seemed a network of groups was operating in different parts of the country, committed themselves to perpetuating acts of terror in the name of Hindutva, and the Centre should set up an inquiry.
