BJP decries Shinde's remarks, stages protest
Source: Hueiyen News Service / Newmai News Network
Imphal, January 24 2013:
The BJP, Manipur Pradesh has rebuffed the remarks of Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde that the BJP and the Rashtriya Sevak Sangh (RSS) had links with Hindu terrorists.
Manipur unit of BJP organized a sit-in protest on Thursday in front of the party's head office, Keishampat in Imphal to condemn the allegations leveled against the party by Home Minister Shinde.
The demonstration was held as part of the nationwide sit-in protest organized by the BJP against the Congress Government at the Centre and the Shinde remarks.
BJP, Manipur Pradesh president in charge and former MLA Thangjam Nandakeshore said, "A countrywide sit-in protest is being organized by BJP today over the Union Home Minister's remarks after a meeting of the party's Central leaders, including newly elected party's president Rajnath Singh was held in New Delhi" .
Shinde came under pressure from the Opposition BJP and the RSS after he had alleged the Sangh Parivar that it had links to Hindu terrorists involved in a spate of terror attacks like the Samjhauta Express blast and Maligaon blast.
Nandakeshore alleged that the UPA Government at the Centre and the Congress Government of Manipur were leveling the charges against BJP so as to cover up their communal policies before adding that the BJP condemns such allegations of the Congress.
BJP, Manipur Pradesh president Th Chaoba took part the protest in New Delhi.
He said over phone that it was unfounded allegations of the Congress that BJP leaders frequently went to different jails to see those terrorists involved in the several blasts and said he strongly condemned such allegations.
He said that Chief Minister should be sent to jail under National Security Act (NSA) on the alleged charges that he was personally involved in transporting huge cache of arms and ammunition to NSCN-IM after they were seized by the state police.