'Saffron terror' clarification works for BJP but not RSS, apparently
Edited by Surabhi Malik | Thursday February 21, 2013
The BJP has accepted and even welcomed Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde's carefully worded expression of regret for his "saffron terror" remark, but its ideological mentor, the RSS, says nothing short of an outright apology will do.
Edited by Surabhi Malik | Wednesday February 20, 2013
The BJP has made it clear that its attack on Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde, for his "saffron terror" comment, will dominate its strategy when the Budget session of Parliament convenes tomorrow.
BJP leaders, including Rajnath Singh, detained while protesting against Home Minister, then released
Edited by Surabhi Malik | Wednesday February 20, 2013
Several BJP leaders who had gathered at Delhi's Jantar Mantar to protest against Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde's "saffron terror" remarks were detained by the police today. From here, the party had planned to march towards the Home Minister's res...
Highlights: US denying Narendra Modi a visa makes no sense, says Arun Jaitley to NDTV
Edited by Sabyasachi Dasgupta | Tuesday February 19, 2013
Speaking to NDTV's Barkha Dutt, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley has demanded Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde to tender unconditional apology for his remarks on 'saffron terror'.
Narendra Modi is my friend, says RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat
Press Trust of India | Thursday February 7, 2013
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat today described Narendra Modi as his "friend" but side-stepped queries on the possible projection of the Gujarat Chief Minister as BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate.
RSS endorses VHP temple demand, links it to 'Indian identity'
Edited by Surabhi Malik | Thursday February 7, 2013
Playing to plan, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh today endorsed a resolution passed by its affiliate, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, on the construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya. The RSS wants an unambiguous return to Hindutva politics. The BJP is not ...
RSS to set Hindutva code for BJP at Kumbh meet today
Edited by Surabhi Malik | Wednesday February 6, 2013
BJP president Rajnath Singh will attend a meeting of priests or sants organised by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad at the Kumbh mela today, signalling his party's acquiescence to a strategic shift back to Hindutva in the run up to the general elections 201...
RSS all set for Hindutva relaunch, but no Modi at Kumbh meet
Edited by Prasad Sanyal | Tuesday February 5, 2013
The Hindutva agenda makes a comeback at a meeting of sants or priests backed by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or RSS at the Kumbh mela being held in Uttar Pradesh. The meeting was to have begun today, but, in a last-minute change, will now only be ...
After strategy session with RSS, BJP core group meets today
Rahul Shrivastava | Friday February 1, 2013
The BJP's top leadership will meet today to follow up on Thursday's strategy meeting between key affiliates of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or RSS, collectively known as the Sangh Parivar. It is also the first core group meeting after Rajnath Sing...
Shinde's remarks have made him 'darling of terrorists', says RSS
Edited by Surabhi Malik | Monday January 21, 2013
A day after Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde stirred a controversy by accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) of conducting terror training camps and promoting "Hindu terrorism", the RSS today said the rem...
Home Minister Shinde says BJP, RSS promoting Hindu terrorism, then clarifies
Press Trust of India | Sunday January 20, 2013
Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde today stoked a controversy by accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) of conducting terror training camps and promoting "Hindu terrorism", setting off an angry reacti...
Edited by Prasad Sanyal | Monday January 21, 2013
Despite fierce opposition from LK Advani, the senior most leader of the BJP, the party's ideological mentor, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), has said that current president Nitin Gadkari must get an unprecedented second term.
RSS supports strong laws against rape, says Mohan Bhagwat
Press Trust of India | Sunday January 13, 2013
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) supports strong laws against rape, its chief Mohan Bhagwat said today while calling for a "change in mindset" of the society.
Digvijaya Singh equates the RSS to the Taliban
Press Trust of India | Monday January 7, 2013
Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh has equated the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to the Taliban. "I am saying this because both are fundamentalist in nature and they want to take us back to the 18th century," Mr Singh told reporters here ...
'Women meant to do household chores': another shocker from RSS chief
Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Sunday January 6, 2013
A day after he sparked a controversy by saying that rapes happen in India not Bharat, right-wing Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat has done it again. Now, he says women should restrict themselves to doing household chores, accor...
