'But I don't think the government is in a great hurry to sign the BTA.'
Against the backdrop of External Affairs Minister S M Krishna's ongoing visit to Pakistan, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh has alleged that India has gone soft towards its neighbour and cautioned against giving away its national interest for the "mirage of peace".
'Lateral entrants', a term coined for non-Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh workers, are in for tough days ahead in the Bharatiya Janata Party. In the wake of recent wrangling in the BJP, followed by the exit of senior leaders like Jaswant Singh and L K Advani's aide Sudheendra Kulkarni, the party has decided to clip the feathers of 'lateral' entrants. It literally implies that the members, who are non-swayamsevaks, will no more be able to enjoy power and clout.
Taking the Shiv Sena and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena head-on, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh on Sunday said that it has asked its volunteers to protect north Indians in Maharashtra and prevent the spread of anti-Hindi feelings. "The Sangh Parivar has asked its volunteers in Maharashtra to try and prevent the spread of anti-north Indian and anti-Hindi feelings," said RSS leader Ram Madhav.He said the RSS was opposed to discrimination on the basis of language.
RSS, VHP activists distributed saffron colour scarves advising North-East Indians they visited to sport it as a shield against any attack on them. Mohammed Siddique reports.
Govardhan Zadaphia, MahaGujarat Janta Party chief and former home minister in the Narendra Modi government, tells Gyan Varma the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh unit in Gujarat does not want to help Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the upcoming assembly elections.
A Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh functionary, accused in Ajmer blast case, moved a Delhi court seeking registration of an FIR against the Central Bureau of Investigation and Tehelka magazine for making public right-wing activist Swami Aseemanand's confessional statement.
A pro-Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh cultural forum in Thiruvananthapuram has taken objection to change of name of Kerala Education Minister P K Abdu Rabb's official residence from "Ganga" to "Grace".
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's appointment as the Bharatiya Janata Party's Campaign Committee chief and the chain of events triggered by this announcement indicate that despite the recent patch-up efforts initiated by the party's ideological mentor, the Rahstriya Swayamsevak Sangh, all is not well in the saffron outfit.
The Congress on Sunday reacted sharply to the Bharatiya Janata Party's allegations against Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Bofors and 2G spectrum scams, saying the opposition party is trying to divert attention from the 'Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's complicity in terrorism' by levelling such accusations. "These are things being done deliberately to digress and divert attention from documented investigation reports showing the complicity of RSS in terrorism.
The confessional statement of arrested Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangha member Swami Aseemanand has created a stir and for the investigating agencies, who claim that this will help the investigation.
The RSS on Saturday served a legal notice to Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh over his controversial remarks about Anti-Terrorism Squad chief Hemant Karkare, who was killed in the 26/11 terror attack in Mumbai. Demanding an unconditional apology from him for the 'unsubstantiated remarks', the notice warns him of legal action under various sections of the Indian Penal Code for promoting enmity between communities, deliberately outraging religious feelings.
It will take a long time to judge if it was for the BJP's good or not to surrender it's own space.
The alleged role of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh member Indresh Kumar in orchestrating the Malegaon blasts of 2006 had shocked many supporters of the right-wing organisation.
Advani would also attend today's meeting, the sources said.\n
From someone who broke minority assertiveness in Gujarat to someone who eschews caste and creed for national pride -- this is how Narendra Modi bids to win over India, says Gyan Varma
The meeting assumes significance in the wake of RSS criticism of Advani over his controversial remarks about Pakistan founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah during his recent Pakistan visit.
Narendra Modi will be the face of the BJP, the symbol of anti-Congress sentiment and the messiah of the Indian middle class in the general election, reports Sheela Bhatt.
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh said that no dialogue should be held with the outlawed Maoists who carried out a deadly attack recently in Chhattisgarh against Congress party leaders.
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh on Saturday asked Congress to clarify 'conspiracy theories' that some BJP leaders were behind the Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh last week which left 27 people, including Congress functionaries, dead.
They denounced the Sangh for stating in its mouthpiece Organiser that the Guru Granth Sahib is known for its salutations to Lord Ram.
The AICC session on Tuesday also commended the "wise and sagacious leadership" provided by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, saying he had brought "renewed prestige" to India by ensuring sustained high economic growth amidst the global economic crisis.
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh leader Indresh Kumar, whose name figures in the ATS charge sheet, claimed the case against him was "totally fabricated and a political conspiracy", but the Rajasthan chief minister rejected the charge.
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh on Saturday adopted a resolution seeking the rejection of 4.5 per cent sub-quota for minorities within the existing 27 per cent reservation for Other Backward Classes. The resolution was adopted during the three-day meeting of the Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha, the organisation's highest decision-making body, which will conclude on Sunday. In its written resolution, RSS said, "We should uphold the unity and integrity of our society".
With assembly elections just months away in Rajasthan, the Bharatiya Janata Party has been dealt a major blow with the Central Bureau of Investigation chargesheeting senior party leader Gulab Chand Kataria in the Sohrabuddin fake encounter case.
Nitin Gadkari, national president of the Bharatiya Janata Party, had Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani to 'high tea' last evening at his Nagpur residence. The meeting was termed a 'courtesy call'.
In an exclusive interview with rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt, RSS's executive council member Ram Madhav emphasised on using the judgement for strengthening national integrity but avoided agreeing to building a mosque and a temple at the same site.
Kamal Chauhan, a disgruntled Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh worker arrested by the National Investigation Agency, had planted bombs on board Samjhauta Express in 2007 after undergoing training in arms and explosives in Haryana and Madhya Pradesh, the agency claimed on Tuesday.
Addressing a huge rally in Maharashtra's Nagpur on the occasion of the Congress' 139th foundation day, he said unemployment in the country has reached its highest point in the last 40 years.
Terming the influx of Muslims from Bangladesh and some other neighbouring nations as an alarming issue, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh on Saturday said it was a matter of serious concern for the country's security.
Against the backdrop of the allegations that Anna Hazare has links with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, Arvind Kejriwal, a key Team Anna member on Monday met representatives of Muslim organisations to clear the 'misconceptions'.
'Because of their negative thinking, the Marxputras can do only destructive work. Never can they do anything constructive,' he said.
Thengdi's nephew Satish Thengadi lit the pyre.
The controversy over Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde's Hindu terror remark refuses to die down with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh ion Thursday saying that he should have 'at least apologised' and Congress insisting that his 'regret' does not mean his statement was factually incorrect.
'There is no doubt in my mind that the extreme section of the Hindu Mahasabha was involved in the conspiracy,' the noted Supreme Court lawyer quoted Patel as saying.
Raking up the issue of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh-Team Anna "nexus", Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Friday alleged that Mohan Bhagwat, Anna Hazare and Govindacharya are "contradicting" one another over the issue.
In a scathing attack on Sushilkumar Shinde over his 'Hindu terror' remarks, Bharatiya Janata Party president Rajnath Singh has said the Union home minister had hurt India's image by his comments.
A defamation case has been filed against Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde in a Delhi court for his remarks linking the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh to Hindu terrorism.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday said that Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde, who had accused the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and the Bharatiya Janata Party for promoting 'Hindu terror', should initiate action against them if he has facts and evidences.
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