Ram Vilas Paswan and Lalu Prasad Yadav are ever apologetic of the banned terror outfit SIMI. Paswan wants all the illegal Bangladeshi migrants to be made Indian citizens. One wonders if the SIMI, as a central government affidavit charged is an anti-national body waging war against the state, how can its defenders be ensconced in the central government. Should they not be arrested and put behind bars for treason? And they are the ones now wanting the Muslim terrorists be equated with VHP and Bajrang Dal.”

The editorial adds: “The UPA has promoted an obnoxious political strategy and debased secularism as minorityism. Cabinet ministers defend terrorist outfits. Congress equates secessionists in Kashmir with nationalists holding tricolour in Jammu. Union Home Minister justifies not hanging the convict in Parliament attack fearing Pakistani reaction. The Prime Minister loses sleep worrying about the fate of a terror accused. The distortion has now reached a stage they equate treason with patriotism.”

It concludes: “Bajrang Dal is a patriotic organisation. It came into limelight during the Ayodhya movement. It campaigned for cultural nationalism. It never challenged the Indian Constitution or law of the land. Nobody accused it of secret, underground activity or terrorism. Yes, there is need for an aggressive, nationalist effort to confront the enemies of the nation. The Bajrang Dal is in the forefront at the time of national calamities, in blast sites and flood-affected areas serving the victims irrespective of their religion or belief.”

Christian violence

A news item headlined “Newlife Christian Prayer meets abuse Hindus,” says: “When ex-prime minister and JD(S) supremo H.D. Deve Gowda and Mallikarjuna Kharge, a senior Congress leader, tried to take political advantage of the situation by visiting the damaged prayer halls (in Karnataka), Hindus stopped them to show their damaged house and other belongings. This clearly shows that large number of Hindus are also affected in the attack by Christians... Though communal violence is common in Mangalore, the recent Christian violence against Hindus is something new.”

It then adds: “Newlife, one of the 20 missionary centres, belongs to Karnataka Missions Network and started missionary activities six years ago in coastal areas of Dakshin Kannada District. It is actively propagating Christianity in Karnataka, other states and also in few foreign countries. But over the period of years locals felt that Newlife was indulging in conversions by alluring the gullible people by offering money, job, medical aid, vehicle etc. A local person said that Newlife started giving instructions to newly converted people to abandon wearing tilak on forehead, not to visit and offer prayers at the Hindu temples, replacing the photos and idols of Hindu Gods and Goddesses with Cross etc. This was the beginning for creating disturbance in the peace-loving society.”

RSS to the rescue

A news item headlined “Terror strikes Delhi again: Sangh workers rush to rescue” says: “Soon after the (five serial blasts in Delhi), the RSS swayamsevaks rushed to the blast sites and different hospitals where the victims were taken within an hour of the incident. RSS Delhi Prant Sanghachalak Shri Ramesh Prakash Sharma phoned the Police Commissioner Y. S. Dadwal and offered him every kind of help from the Sangh. Following this request Sharma continued to receive various requests from the police authorities throughout the night. Karol Bagh DCP specially thanked Sharma for extending help. The swayamsevaks helped the victims at all hospitals including Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, Lady Harding, Jessaram, Gangaram and AIIMS. More than 300 swayamsevaks from different areas of Delhi went to various hospitals for blood donation.”