New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Friday said that “several countries are saying that India can bring an end to the ongoing war” amid the West Asia conflict. Opposition leaders from the Congress and the Samajwadi Party (SP) endorsed his statement, saying India should play a mediator.While addressing a Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) event in Maharashtra’s Nagpur, the RSS chief mentioned that other countries are saying this since they are aware of Ind…
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Mumbai, March 18 (IANS) Samajwadi Party’s Maharashtra MLA Abu Azmi on Wednesday questioned the arrest of 14 youths in Varanasi for allegedly dumping non-vegetarian food into the Ganga during an Iftar gathering on a boat, and raised concerns over growing intolerance. Speaking to IANS, Abu Azmi said: “Is holding an iftar on the Ganga wrong? Does the Ganga belong to only one community? It is not exclusive to anyone. I myself have offered prayers at the confluence of the Ganga and Yamuna in the past…
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) BJP National Spokesperson Rohan Gupta on Tuesday criticised Congress MP Imran Masood and Maharashtra Samajwadi Party chief Abu Azmi over their remarks about “protecting innocent people” in the wake of arrests linked to an alleged terror conspiracy. Gupta said appeasement politics must not take precedence over justice for innocent citizens who have lost their lives in terror attacks.Azmi earlier backed Masood’s statement that authorities should ensure that “innoce…
Mumbai, Feb 24 (IANS) Maharashtra Samajwadi Party chief and MLA Abu Azmi on Tuesday backed Congress MP Imran Masood’s remarks that authorities must ensure “innocent people” are not arrested. Masood’s remarks came following the police crackdown on an alleged terror conspiracy involving eight suspects said to have links with Pakistan’s ISI and Bangladesh-based radical groups.Supporting the Congress MP’s statement, Azmi alleged that members of the Muslim community were being “deliberate…
Mumbai, Feb 24 (IANS) Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who also holds the Home portfolio, on Tuesday appealed to the citizens not to respond to any video call about digital arrest as it is non existent and there is no legal provision for a “digital arrest.” Scammers impersonating police or CBI officials use video calls to create a “virtual jail” environment, which is entirely fraudulent.Intervening during reply to a question by member Abu Azmi in the state Assembly during question hour, the Chi…
Mumbai, Feb 16 (IANS) The controversy surrounding the display of Tipu Sultan’s portrait in the office of the Malegaon Deputy Mayor intensified on Monday, with Maharashtra Samajwadi Party chief Abu Azmi defending the former ruler of Mysore as a “freedom fighter” who “bravely fought” against the British.The political dispute erupted after Shiv Sena workers belonging to the Eknath Shinde faction entered the Malegaon Municipal Corporation premises and demanded the immediate removal of the portrait f…