Up to Centre, Maharashtra government to decide on Sanatan ban : Goa BJP chief Vinay Tendulkar
Panaji, Aug 21 : Banning the Sanatan Sanstha in Goa, whose members have allegedly been linked to the murders of rationalists Gauri Lankesh and Narendra Dabholkar, is the responsibility of the Central government and the state authorities in Maharashtra, state BJP president Vinay Tendulkar told reporters here on Tuesday.
"That is the Central government's responsibility or the Maharashtra government will look at it," Tendulkar said, when asked whether the Sanstha, which is headquartered in Goa's Ramnathi village, should be banned after some of its members were arrested for their alleged links to the murders of the rationalists.
Asked for his personal opinion on the issue of banning the Sanstha, Tendulkar said: "What I feel or what anybody feels, it does not make a difference".
He added that the truth about the links of Sanatan members would come out when the courts begin to try the cases filed against members of the sect.
In 2015, Tendulkar had likened the demand to ban the Sanatan Sanstha to demands for banning the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
"If there are charges (against Sanatan Sanstha members), they have not been proven... Earlier, such demands were made against the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. The Congress was in power for several years, but they did not have courage to ban RSS," Tendulkar had said, when asked for his party's view on demands to ban the Sanstha.
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Cash-for-query case: SC stays Delhi HC order on sanction for CBI to try Moitra
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New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court on Friday stayed a part of the December 2025 order of the Delhi High Court permitting the Lokpal to consider granting sanction to the CBI to file a chargesheet against Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra in the alleged cash-for-query scam.
A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi issued notices to Moitra, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and BJP MP and complainant Nishikant Dubey on the Lokpal's plea against the high court order.
On December 19, 2025, the high court had set aside an order of the Lokpal granting sanction to the CBI to file a chargesheet against Moitra in the alleged cash-for-query scam.
"The learned Lokpal is requested to accord its consideration for grant of sanction under Section 20 of the Lokpal Act, strictly in accordance with provisions thereof as construed hereinabove, within a period of one month from today," the high court had said in para 89 of that judgement.
The CJI-led bench stayed the para 89 of the high court judgement while issuing notices on a batch of pleas related to power and procedures enumerated under Section 20 of the Lokpal Act.
The cash-for-query case pertains to the allegation that Moitra asked questions in the Lok Sabha in exchange for cash and gifts from a businessman.
The high court verdict had come on a plea by Moitra challenging the November 12, 2025, order of the Lokpal granting sanction to the CBI to file the chargesheet against her.
The Lokpal then moved the apex court after the high court set aside its order.
