GUWAHATI: Despite the confession of Swami Aseemanand — seen as a guru to Hindu radicals — about the involvement of saffronites in acts of terrorism , BJP on Saturday stood by its claims that these revelations were a part of a conspiracy to divert attention from UPA-2 ’s scams.
BJP president Nitin Gadkari on Saturday described the Aseemanand disclosures in the Mecca Masjid case in which he has also referred to the Samjhauta blasts, as a conspiracy hatched by the government under the patronage of Sonia and Rahul Gandhi.
Speaking at the BJP national executive here, Gadkari said the government was raising the bogey of Hindu terror to distract public attention from Bofors and 2G scams. ‘‘ Whether they talk about the involvement of RSS and Indresh Kumar or Hindu ‘atankwad’ , what is happening is a conspiracy by the Gandhi family. Digvijay Singh clearly has the blessings of Sonia Gandhi in whatever he says,’’ said Gadkari.
The BJP positioning ahead of the assembly election in Assam seemed clearly aimed at preventing Congress from turning the tables on the main opposition. The hard line can be seen to be beneficial in harnessing votes in Assam where the illegal migrants issue has a communal undertone. As Gadkari admitted, the party is desperately trying to increase its support in states like West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Kerala which, apart from Assam, will go to polls this year.
Incidentally, Gadkari’s attack on Sonia was limited to his speech made in the presence of BJP leaders and did not find mention in the copy of the speech which was distributed later.
Talking to TOI at a dinner here just ahead of the meet, Gadkari had, like RSS, argued that the government had acted on purpose to deflect attention . ‘‘ The manner in which information is being leaked by the government about the involvement of so-called Hindu radicals suggests they have an agenda,’’ Gadkari said. On Saturday , RSS sent a legal notice to CBI on the alleged leak.
‘‘ Within the ruling party, there are elements who hobnob with Naxals, pamper those who see India as an encroacher in Jammu & Kashmir and try to play with the sensibilities of majority community by blowing up the threat of peripheral groups to rake up the so-called Hindu terrorism,’’ said Gadkari in his speech to the national executive.
‘‘ When the entire nation is expecting the government to expedite the hanging of Afzal Guru... UPA has set Shaukat Guru free almost a year before his jail term ,’’ he said.
BJP prez holds up Bihar example:
When BJP president Nitin Gadkari spoke of strengthening the party in the light of impending elections in several states, it was Bihar which occupied the pride of position. Eulogizing Bihar leaders, Gadkari called upon over 300 party leaders attending the party’s national executive here to understand the ‘‘ multiple factors’’ which made this victory possible. TNN
BJP president Nitin Gadkari on Saturday described the Aseemanand disclosures in the Mecca Masjid case in which he has also referred to the Samjhauta blasts, as a conspiracy hatched by the government under the patronage of Sonia and Rahul Gandhi.
Speaking at the BJP national executive here, Gadkari said the government was raising the bogey of Hindu terror to distract public attention from Bofors and 2G scams. ‘‘ Whether they talk about the involvement of RSS and Indresh Kumar or Hindu ‘atankwad’ , what is happening is a conspiracy by the Gandhi family. Digvijay Singh clearly has the blessings of Sonia Gandhi in whatever he says,’’ said Gadkari.
The BJP positioning ahead of the assembly election in Assam seemed clearly aimed at preventing Congress from turning the tables on the main opposition. The hard line can be seen to be beneficial in harnessing votes in Assam where the illegal migrants issue has a communal undertone. As Gadkari admitted, the party is desperately trying to increase its support in states like West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Kerala which, apart from Assam, will go to polls this year.
Incidentally, Gadkari’s attack on Sonia was limited to his speech made in the presence of BJP leaders and did not find mention in the copy of the speech which was distributed later.
Talking to TOI at a dinner here just ahead of the meet, Gadkari had, like RSS, argued that the government had acted on purpose to deflect attention . ‘‘ The manner in which information is being leaked by the government about the involvement of so-called Hindu radicals suggests they have an agenda,’’ Gadkari said. On Saturday , RSS sent a legal notice to CBI on the alleged leak.
‘‘ Within the ruling party, there are elements who hobnob with Naxals, pamper those who see India as an encroacher in Jammu & Kashmir and try to play with the sensibilities of majority community by blowing up the threat of peripheral groups to rake up the so-called Hindu terrorism,’’ said Gadkari in his speech to the national executive.
‘‘ When the entire nation is expecting the government to expedite the hanging of Afzal Guru... UPA has set Shaukat Guru free almost a year before his jail term ,’’ he said.
BJP prez holds up Bihar example:
When BJP president Nitin Gadkari spoke of strengthening the party in the light of impending elections in several states, it was Bihar which occupied the pride of position. Eulogizing Bihar leaders, Gadkari called upon over 300 party leaders attending the party’s national executive here to understand the ‘‘ multiple factors’’ which made this victory possible. TNN
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