Sanstha Goa

A local court Thursday granted custody of lawyer Sanjeev Punalekar to the CBI till June 23 after the agency said there was a possibility of Goa headquarters of right-wing outfit Sanatan Sanstha having a connection with the murder of anti-superstition activist Narendra Dabholkar.

Goa minister and Maharashtawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) leader Sudin Dhavalikar on Tuesday defended the Sanatan Sanstha, saying it is working in the interest of Hindu culture and religion and is not against the country.

The Congress today said no political party should support extremist groups, days after the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party batted for the Sanatan Sanstha claiming the outfit was not involved in killings of rationalists and activists.

Calling the right-wing Sanatan Sanstha an "extra-constitutional authority" and a "cancer" whose spread should be stopped, prominent activists from Goa have demanded a ban on it.

The Congress in Goa today demanded a ban on Sanatan Sanstha, which is under the scanner for the murder of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar, even as it targeted State Public Works Department minister Sudin Dhavalikar for his "close links" with the right wing outfit.

Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar today ruled out banning Goa-based right-wing outfit Sanatan Sanstha, which has come under the scanner for the murder of rationalist Govind Pansare.

A Goa lawmaker today called for a ban on Sanatan Sanstha, a state-based rightwing organisation whose members are being accused by police in Maharashtra and Karnataka of killing Leftist leader Govind Pansare in Kolhapur in February this year.

The arrest of Samir Gaikwad, a member of the Sanathan Sanstha, on suspicion of his role in the murder of the Communist leader Govind Pansare in February has foregrounded the dilemma of gauging the full extent of the violent potential of fringe groups.

Goa Chief Minister Digamber Kamat said on Monday that the CBI had found some clues indicating Sanatan Sanstha's involvement in the Margao blasts.

Investigations into Sanathan Sanstha's role in Friday's blast in Margao have revealed the right-wing Hindu group's involvement in recent communal riots in Maharashtra.

The Goa government accuses a right-wing Hindu group for Friday's blast in Margao. The Sanatan Sanstha is already under investigation for planting bombs in theatres in Thane and Navi Mumbai.

A local court Thursday granted custody of lawyer Sanjeev Punalekar to the CBI till June 23 after the agency said there was a possibility of Goa headquarters of right-wing outfit Sanatan Sanstha having a connection with the murder of anti-superstition activist Narendra Dabholkar.

Goa minister and Maharashtawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) leader Sudin Dhavalikar on Tuesday defended the Sanatan Sanstha, saying it is working in the interest of Hindu culture and religion and is not against the country.

The Congress today said no political party should support extremist groups, days after the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party batted for the Sanatan Sanstha claiming the outfit was not involved in killings of rationalists and activists.

Calling the right-wing Sanatan Sanstha an "extra-constitutional authority" and a "cancer" whose spread should be stopped, prominent activists from Goa have demanded a ban on it.

The Congress in Goa today demanded a ban on Sanatan Sanstha, which is under the scanner for the murder of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar, even as it targeted State Public Works Department minister Sudin Dhavalikar for his "close links" with the right wing outfit.

Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar today ruled out banning Goa-based right-wing outfit Sanatan Sanstha, which has come under the scanner for the murder of rationalist Govind Pansare.

A Goa lawmaker today called for a ban on Sanatan Sanstha, a state-based rightwing organisation whose members are being accused by police in Maharashtra and Karnataka of killing Leftist leader Govind Pansare in Kolhapur in February this year.

The arrest of Samir Gaikwad, a member of the Sanathan Sanstha, on suspicion of his role in the murder of the Communist leader Govind Pansare in February has foregrounded the dilemma of gauging the full extent of the violent potential of fringe groups.

Goa Chief Minister Digamber Kamat said on Monday that the CBI had found some clues indicating Sanatan Sanstha's involvement in the Margao blasts.

Investigations into Sanathan Sanstha's role in Friday's blast in Margao have revealed the right-wing Hindu group's involvement in recent communal riots in Maharashtra.

The Goa government accuses a right-wing Hindu group for Friday's blast in Margao. The Sanatan Sanstha is already under investigation for planting bombs in theatres in Thane and Navi Mumbai.