According to Bhatt, the March 29 murder of a Bajrang Dal activist in `Karnavati' (Ahmedabad) was part of a conspiracy to trigger communal riots to pave the way for imposition of President's rule in Gujarat.``The credit for the peaceful Mahavir Jayanti-Bakri Id goes to Dal activists, because they exercised extreme restraint despite the murder of one of their men'', Bhatt said, alleging that the BD men had ``played into'' the Muslim fundamentalists' hands, riots would have broken out and the BJP government would have been dismissed.

Describing the Students' Islamic Movement of India as ``an ISI agent'', the BD vice-president alleged said SIMI had come out with a provocative pamphlet glorifying cow slaughter. He alleged that the SIMI had declared at its meeting last fortnight that ``anyone trying to stop cow slaughter would be slaughtered''.

Vehemently denying Dal involvement in the attacks on Christian institutions in Dangs and the murder of a Christian missionary and his two sons in Orissa, Bhatt accused the Christian community of adopting an ``aggressive posture'' after Sonia Gandhi became the president of Congress party. ``This was evident in the December 4 protest rally organised by them though there was really nothing to protest against'', he added.

Bhatt was in Surat to attend a condolence meeting organised by the Bajrang Dal city unit for slain Dal activist Hari Solanki. The meeting was held at Mini Bazaar, Varachha Road at 6 pm.