Time to shut hate factories
The case of Gauri Lankesh’s assassination has reached the most crucial stage with the arrest of the main accused. SIT officers arrested and have taken a person called Parashuram Vaghmore into their custody for 14 days.
Many organisations were quick to disassociate themselves from this fellow in question. History is witness to the fact that soon after Mahatma Gandhi was murdered, RSS distanced itself from Nathuram Godse. But the fact that Nathuram was the byproduct of RSS ideology, was obvious as the daylight both then and now. The extremist activities of saffron brigade is not a secret anymore. A team of highly efficient officers led by Hemant Karkare had exposed this network many years ago. But the whole team was killed in a mysterious way few years ago in a major incident. The masterminds behind Malegaon blast, Sanjhota express and other incidents are most evidently saffron brigade. But the governments have not been able to ban them. As a result of that, these extremist organisations have openly come out on streets engaged in anti-national activities.
When one observes the case of Parashuram Vaghmore, it is evident that he has anti-humanity and anti-national thoughts in his head, going much beyond the Sangh preachings. He and his friends had tried starting a communal clash by hoisting Pakistan flag in Sindagi. He wanted to create disturbances on the very land he stood, and he had said he could stoop to any level to adhere to his ideology. If this organization was identified and banned right at the beginning, may be Gauri could have been saved today. The weaknesses of our legal system has allowed a person like Pramod Muthalik who spews venom in the name of Hindtuva to grow into a leader. He should have been banished from the state when his mates Jambagi and others allegedly threw explosives into the court premises. He had openly said “we would engage in creating suicide troupes as well” in a press conference. That should have been a wakeup call. But, the govt in Goa is of BJP. If Mutahlik is a Hindu leader, why would he be banned? Other Hindu outfits would have ensured this ban was lifted no sooner it was placed. But the BJP government has kept him at an arm’s distance. If BJP can take this tough stance. He is dangerous for the state for sure. With Karnataka being his home town, the state does not perceive any threat from him? Why does our legal system not understand this? Or, are they pretending to not see the point?
All the organisations in contact with Mutahlik are engaged in anti-national activities. His role is evident in many blast cases too. There are apprehensions about his role in Goa blasts as well and hence the govt in Goa has kept an eye on him. If he is ever allowed to speak publicly, Goa govt foresees a major threat from him to their main economic activity getting hit. But Karnataka is yet to show that grit to ban him from addressing rallies. The state for him is a spittoon. He is a freeman here. This soft stance has encouraged the radical organisations to run training camps for extremists. Normally the terrorists or Naxals, and extremists from Pakistan or Afghanistan own up the unrest they cause or the gruesome incidents they create. But these organisations do not have that courage too. They executed Malegaon and Mecca Masjid explosions to shift the blame to muslims to start an incident of unrest. They have placed pig heads at the prayer places of Muslims , hoping to start a new fight in their surroundings. Their lone agenda is not just to create hatred and spread fear, they want to deepen the fissures between human beings in this country. They would want to have their agenda fulfilled by creating anarchy in this nation. They are well aware of the legal loopholes they can use to prevent themselves from the hands of others.
At least now the governments should think of banning these organisations. The leaders of these organisations must be banished. Just by catching a handful of people to arrest in connection with Gauri and Dhabolkar deaths, this problem does not get solved. If these factories of hatred are not shut off, these organisations have the capacity to shut down the democracy of this country.
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Had a very good conversation with friend Modi: Trump
Washington (PTI): US President Donald Trump on Friday said he had a "very good conversation" with his "friend" Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
He was referring to the talks the two leaders had on Tuesday.
"I had a very good talk with him, and he's a friend of mine from India, and he's doing great. We had a very good conversation," Trump told reporters here as he headed to Las Vegas to address a roundtable on tax cuts.
Trump had called Modi on Tuesday to discuss the bilateral relationship and share perspectives on the situation in West Asia, where the US and Israel have launched a war on Iran.
The US and Iran declared a two-week ceasefire on April 7. They engaged in peace talks with Washington, insisting that Tehran give up its pursuit of nuclear weapons and uranium enrichment.
The war with Iran has sent gas prices soaring as Tehran blocked the sea lanes in the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow gateway for a fifth of global oil supplies.
During the Trump-Modi phone call on Tuesday, the two leaders stressed the importance of keeping the Strait of Hormuz open and secure.
According to the US Ambassador to India Sergei Gor, the 40-minute conversation ended with Trump telling Modi, "we all love you".
Tuesday's phone call was the second between the two leaders since the US-Israel war with Iran began on February 28.
