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VHP to launch agitation against Muslim quota (26)<br />
RANCHI: VHP executive president Praveen Togadia arrived here on Saturday on a daylong trip to the<br />
statee to create public awareness against alleged anti-Hindu policies of the Union government. After<br />
attending a meet in Ranchi, he went to Jamshedpur and Bokaro to address public meetings and<br />
strengthen the organization. This forms part of his first round of visit to different states to build public<br />
opinion against move of the Union government to allocate 4.5% reservation in employment to the<br />
members of Muslim community out of the 27% quota meant for the OBCs. He said that the UPA<br />
government is violating constitutional spirit by announcing quota for Muslims. "It could later form the basis<br />
of extending religion based reservation which is prohibited by the Constitution and secular nature of the<br />
country," he said. Chairing a meet of the VHP, Bajrang Dal and RSS activists at Ranchi, Togadia asked<br />
them to build consensus among the Hindus, irrespective of caste to protest move of the union<br />
government. "Financial and social condition of the OBCs has not improved to a level that their share of<br />
reservation is reduced arbitrarily," he said. In Jamshedpur Togadia described Samajwadi Party's<br />
thumping victory in the recently concluded assembly polls as return of Mughal rule in Uttar Pradesh. "A<br />
majority of the voters who voted for the SP will soon realize their mistake," said Togadia. About the<br />
reservation for Muslims Togadia said, "We read conspiracy (behind the move to provide reservation to<br />
Muslims). Reservation on communal basis would only divide the country. He said if Ranganath Mishra<br />
commission recommendations are implemented in its present form it would only alienate the OBC youths<br />
and would further create rift among the religious communities of India. (Times of India 10/3/12)<br />
Secularism faces challenge under UDF: Rajagopal (26)<br />
KOCHI, March 14, 2012: Senior BJP leader O. Rajagopal alleged on Tuesday that the United Democratic<br />
Front (UDF) was indulging in activities that threatened secular credentials of democracy. Addressing a<br />
press conference here, he said 90 per cent of top appointments done during the UDF rule had gone to<br />
the members of a particular community. The same was the case with the heads of District Development<br />
Councils, he said. Serious instances of intentional destruction of communal harmony had happened<br />
during the past nine months. A famous temple in Kasaragod and an Ayyappa temple in Perumbavoor<br />
were desecrated, but the government was more interested in suppressing the news instead of bringing<br />
the culprits to book. The government was depending on non-secular parties and that accounted for its<br />
partisan nature, he said. Mr. Rajagopal described the resignation of the Neyyattinkara MLA as an assault<br />
on democracy. The role of the UDF in the episode was expected to be unveiled. It was notable that the<br />
UPA government at the Centre had earlier resorted to undemocratic means to get more MPs to its side. It<br />
was clear that the outcome of the Piravom byelection would not affect the stability of the State<br />
government. Hence it was an opportunity for people to react to the government's course of action. Longterm<br />
issues rather than day-to-day incidents should be the guiding force for casting votes. He hoped that<br />
the BJP would improve its strength at the Piravom byelection. (The Hindu 14/3/12)<br />
'General perception of public is that Narendra Modi is communal' (26)<br />
Bangalore: Minister of state in PMO's office V Narayanasamy on Friday said a decision on replacing<br />
Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi would be taken by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, UPA chairperson<br />
Sonia Gandhi and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee. "Trivedi's resignation is an internal matter of Trinamool<br />
Congress (TMC).If we get any intimation from TMC, the decision will be taken by the Prime Minister, the<br />
UPA chairperson and TMC chief", he said, responding to a query on the sidelines of a function here. On<br />
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi being featured on the cover of Time March 26 issue and carrying<br />
an article praising him for taking steps to develop the state he has been ruling over a decade, but<br />
wonders if he can become Prime Minister, he quipped "I do not wish to make comments on any
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