Tag: RSS
Can go anywhere to root out BJP, RSS: Lalu
RSS-BJP alliance dim over UP elections
There is an undercurrent of conflict between BJP and the RSS over the allocation of tickets in Uttar Pradesh. Effigies of party national president Amit Shah and state chief Keshav Prasad Maurya have been burned in Lucknow where he recently visited. As per inside stories, this is the first time that there[Read More…]
LDF at the receiving end of saffron attack in Kerala, says politburo
A day after a bomb was thrown at the venue of a public meeting addressed by CPI(M) state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan in Kerala, the communist party on Friday alleged that it was at the receiving end of violence by Sangh Parivar organisations, contrary to the BJP claim. “This attack by[Read More…]
Caste-based reservation should end,says RSS leader
Don’t vote on caste basis, says RSS
RSS leader Krishna Gopal on Sunday appealed people to vote on the basis of candidate’s abilities and added that using caste as vote bank is not good for a democratic system. “Some people have personal and political vested interests and they use caste as their vote bank which I believe[Read More…]
Hindutva is spreading its wings in the Valley
The Muslim Rashtriya Manch (MRM), an RSS associate, is organising a conference of Kashmiri students in Delhi on Saturday to make them a part “in nation building and bring them on the right path”. They want to inculcate the values of nationalism among Kashmiri youth in order to build a[Read More…]
HRD ministry to consider RSS affiliate’s suggestion in drafting new education policy
Among the latest recommendations made in the new education policy, the government has assured a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh affiliate that scrapping English as a mandatory language and banning references that insult India or eminent personalities – will be considered when the new policy is formed. An Indian Express report said[Read More…]
Meerut: School principal arrested for controversial FB post on PM
A private school principal has been arrested on Thursday for allegedly posting controversial content on Facebook on the Prime Minister and RSS leaders on Dussehra. Mudassir Rana, who heads a private school in Saradhna area, has been charged under Section 153-A of IPC (promoting disharmony) and relevant sections of IT[Read More…]
Whole of Kashmir, including Gilgit and Baltistan, an integral part of India: Mohan Bhagwat
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat in his annual Vijayadashami address said the whole of Kashmir, including Gilgit and Baltistan, is an integral part of India. He said, “Kashmir is an integral part of India. So is Gilgit-Baltistan. A large part of Kashmir is free of tension and violence. We must act[Read More…]
RSS is trying to divide India: Rahul Gandhi
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi attacked the RSS saying organisations like it are trying to divide India. Rahul Gandhi was in Guwahati in connection with a case filed by RSS functionary for tarnishing the image of the organisation. Rahul said, “I am for unity of the country and love and[Read More…]
After varsity suppression, BHU students face fresh oppression, alleges student body
Students of Varanasi’s Banaras Hindu University (BHU) are fighting against the oppressive stand taken by the vice chancellor of the university for the past few months, the university’s student body has alleged. Students claim that they have been demanding to keep the cyber library of the university open round the[Read More…]
From chaiwala to PM: A look at Narendra Modi’s journey
In a nation that still has the Nehru-Gandhi hangover, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has left his own mark. While his dissenters are also more proactive than ever before, India has gotten a dynamic and vocal Prime Minister after a long time. From his frequent foreign tours and tailor-made suits carrying[Read More…]
I will never stop fighting the divisive agenda of RSS: Rahul
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said that he will never stop fighting the hateful and divisive agenda of the RSS. I will never stop fighting the hateful & divisive agenda of the RSS. I stand by every single word I saidhttps://t.co/bUWzTHrgHW — Office of RG (@OfficeOfRG) August 25,[Read More…]
Karnataka police file sedition case against Amnesty for anti-India slogans
A case of sedition has been filed against Amnesty India by the Karnataka police after anti-India slogans were allegedly raised during a debate on Kashmir. Amnesty has not received the FIR, but is questioning why organising an event to defend constitutional values is being criminalised. The debate, which included students and[Read More…]
Modi’s bete noire likely to be RSS’ poster boy in UP
The grapevine has it that Sanjay Joshi will be deployed in Uttar Pradesh ahead of the 2017 polls to campaign for the BJP. With the entrance of Sheila Dikshit, the BJP is worried the upper class Brahmin vote bank in the state will tilt towards the Congress. Joshi’s primary task[Read More…]
Apologise or face trial: Supreme Court tells Rahul Gandhi
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi has been directed to either tender an apology to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) for his defamatory remarks or face trial. The apex court said Rahul should not have resorted to collective denunciation of the right-wing group, when, back in 2015, he alleged “RSS people” killed Mahatma[Read More…]
RSS Iftar party ‘pure hypocrisy’, says Shiv Sena
Latest in the spate of its tirades against its alliance partner in Mahasrashtra, the Shiv Sena lashed out at BJP and RSS’ plan to hold an iftar party, calling it ‘pure hypocrisy’. Muslim Rashtriya Manch (MRM), a Sangh affiliate, has planned the Muslim outreach programme. MRM has sent out invites to[Read More…]
UP: RSS schools claim 30% increase in Muslim students
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has claimed that as many as 7,000 Muslim students are studying in 1,200 RSS schools in Uttar Pradesh and in last 2 years, an increase of 30% has been noticed during the BJP-led government at the Centre. The RSS said the kids have been following[Read More…]