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ole as they are seen as the gatekeepers of the purity of Hindu caste society. For this project, it becomes crucial for the Hindutva groups to ensure that Hindu women, as ‘the gatekeepers’, do not interact with other communities. Lately, young women and men in Mangalore have been coming out of the family fold in large numbers and interacting with other communities. Spurred by their education and exposure to the world, they are making their own choices about whom to meet, what entertainment they want, what they choose to wear and so on. This is not to the liking of the Hindutva groups. These attacks are an effort to police the borders of Hindu caste society and make it narrow, self- enclosed and monolithic. It is an attempt to keep women within the frameworks of the Hindu community and make them follow its conventional norms.They are also a brazen attack on the Constitution of India as cultural policing undermines the basic ideals of secularism and multicultural society enshrined in it. Due to the influence of RSS, the entire campaign has enjoyed the tacit support of the state government. The ministers may fret and fume but it is evident that they have no intention of taking any action. In fact, the DK police force patronises the RSS. There is strong evidence that the local police has chosen to look the other way in many cases of attacks and refused to take any action against the attackers who have acted in open defiance of the law. Moreover, following an incident, the police harasses the victims and warns them to follow the vigilante’s ‘advice’. Considering the state’s policy of calculated inaction, the judiciary seems to be the only hope. We, as human rights groups, are contemplating approaching the High Court on this issue. An individual has already filed a PIL seeking immediate action against those involved in the latest attack at Padil.— The writer is member of People’s Union for Civil Liberties, Bengaluru and was part of a fact finding team that put together a report on Cultural Policing in Dakshina Kannada- Vigilante Attacks on Women and Minorities in 2008-09 (Asian Age 5/8/12) Action sought against vedike leader (26) MANGALORE: While demanding criminal proceedings against Hindu Jagaran Vedike’s convenor Jagadish Karnath, speakers at a protest meeting here on Saturday questioned the statements made by Chairperson of the Karnataka State Commission for Women C. Manjula regarding the recent attack on a homestay here. Koumu Souharda Vedike’s K.L. Ashok sought criminal proceedings against Mr. Karanth for his statement that those who were partying at the homestay were prostitutes. “There are videos showing this statement. The police should take note of it and book him for defaming the victims of the attack,” he said. Former Chairperson of the State Women’s Commission Philomena Peris said Ms. Manjula was acting more like a Tourism Department official than a women’s commission Chairperson. “She is more concerned about the homestay than the attack. Who is she to ask for the background of the victims of the attack? Did we ask your background before your came to the post.” Ms. Peris said she was dismayed over Ms. Manjula’s lack of concern for the suffering of victims of the attack. If the accused behind the 2009 pub attack had been prosecuted such an attack would not have occurred, she said. Former Minister Lalita Nayak said no organisation had any right to enter any premises and attack the people there. “Women have freedom to live the way they like and wear the dress that suits them,” she said. Writer Jyothi Guruprasad said the attacked students were in a piquant situation and were not a position to understand what was moral and what was not. If the Hindu Jagaran Vedike was so concerned about upholding morality then why it had not talked about the acts of Excise Minister Renukacharya and former Minister Hartal Halappa. Journalist Gowri Lankesh held Rashtriya Swamyamsevak Sangh responsible for the attack on the homestay. She said the vedike was among the organisations connected with the RSS that had been involved in creating disturbance across the country. The RSS and its affiliated organisations should be banned, she said. Lecturer Sabiha Bhoomigowda, activist Nagari Babaiah, Congress leader P.V. Mohan and National Women’s Front’s Chairperson Shaheed Tasneem spoke. (The Hindu 5/8/12) Keshubhai’s resignation: ‘BJP should introspect’(26)
Ahmedabad/Rajkot: Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) international working president Pravin Togadia has described as “unfortunate” the decision of former Chief Minister Keshubhai Patel to quit the BJP. Speaking on the sidelines of a state-level meet attended by around 150 saints at the VHP head office here on Sunday, Togadia said it was time for all in the BJP to “introspect” over what led to Keshubhai’s resignation from the party he nurtured for so many decades. He, however, did not comment on Keshubhai’s remark of “one-man-show” about Narendra Modi. While he did not make any commitment to the political party Patel is to announce on Monday, Togadia said the sole basis for the support would be the commitment to protect Hindu interests. He said the same would apply to the party to be floated by Team Anna. “Earlier our support to them was full but now that they are becoming a political party, no absolute support to them can be guaranteed,” he said. “Any party that seeks support of VHP in the coming Assembly elections will have to prove its commitment to the Hindu cause, only then they will get our support,” he said when asked which political party the VHP would support and work for in elections. Togadia also regretted the way BJP leader and RSS pracharak Sanjay Joshi was treated in the party and the way he was forced to leave as member of the national executive. “Joshi is a disciplined, committed and silent worker in the BJP who has been subjected to many insults but would not react... he is an asset to the party,” he said. .. (<strong>Indian</strong> Express 6/8/12) Advani lacks courage to seek votes on Hindutva: VHP (26) COIMBATORE: Senior VHP leader Ashok Singhal today disagreed with BJP leader L K Advani over his remarks on the feasibility of a non-Congress and non-NDA leader becoming the Prime Minister after 2014 elections and alleged he lacked the courage to seek votes on Hindutva. "I don't agree at all with Advaniji. My personal opinion is that a person who will believe in Hindutva would be the Prime Minister after 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Singhal told reporters here. "Advani may not have the courage, the BJP has the courage (to) come out in open," he said. When asked about the situation in Assam, Singhal blamed the government for escalating the violence and alleged it was supporting the Muslims against the interests of Bodos. "Hindus are suffering in Kashmir because of Pakistan and in Assam because of Bangladeshis," he alleged. To a question on pet subject of of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, he said the Saints would decide the future course of action during Kumbhmela in Prayag in January. However, he asked Muslim community to withdraw the cases and facilitate constructing a temple there. (Times of India 8/8/12) Hindu groups demand ban on Muslim bodies (26) Mumbai, (IANS) Several pro-Hindu groups Monday demanded a ban on “fanatical” Muslim bodies and the arrest of their leaders whose fiery speeches sparked violence leaving two dead here. Addressing the media, representatives of groups under the banner of Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS) called the Saturday violence as “pre-planned”. They also blamed police for not anticipating the developments that left the city paralysed for several hours and injured some 100 people including many policemen. “Earlier, the Raza Academy had resorted to violence in Mumbai to protest against Denmark, then two policemen were burnt alive in Bhiwandi (Thane) and now this,” said HJS coordinator Shivaji Vatkar. “Considering the violent record of Raza Academy, a recommendation should be sent to the central government to immediately ban it,” he said. He demanded that all Muslims who took part in Saturday’s protest against attacks on Muslims in Assam and Myanmar should be booked under stringent laws. Vatkar said that in the past the state government had recovered crores of rupees as compensation from the Shiv Sena, Bharatiya Janata Party, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena and others for damaging public property. “On the same lines, Raza Academy and other organizations should be held responsible for the damage (Saturday) and be suitably penalized,” he said. (NV News 14/8/12) 118 Pakistani Hindus arrive in India (26) ATTARI, PUNJAB: With uncertainty writ large on their faces, 118 Pakistani Hindus arrived in India on board the Samjhauta Express, the peace train between India and Pakistan, here on Thursday. Though
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