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effort".He alleged that 4,000 odd NGOs and churches were involved in the protests and they should be<br />
curbed "firmly by both the state and the central governments".Talking to reporters during his visit to the<br />
Sankara Mutt here, he alleged churches were extending patronage to the continuing protests against<br />
KNPP in various places. "They are all instigated by the US, which does not want India to take advantage<br />
of its rich thorium resources and steal a march in nuclear efficiency," he said. Singal claimed Pakistanbacked<br />
miliants were stirring up trouble in Muslim pockets in Uttar Pradesh, disrupting peace and<br />
harmony, citing recent alleged desecration of idols in an ancient temple in Faizabad. (Hindustan Times<br />
22/9/12)<br />
Sena may steer clear of Hindutva (26)<br />
MUMBAI: The Shiv Sena will lead a morcha to the Maharashtra Housing Area Development Authority<br />
(Mhada) head office on October 8 to press for the redevelopment of its 3,701 tenements, populated<br />
mostly by Marathis, in Mumbai. Senior Sena leader Subhash Desai will lead the morcha to the agency's<br />
headquarters in Bandra. "We have been urging the Mhada authorities to rebuild its 56 enclaves as the<br />
buildings there are in a state of disrepair. Several letters have been written to the Maharashtra<br />
government as well. However, our pleas have fallen on deaf ears. We are planning a morcha to wake up<br />
the bureaucracy from its stupor," said Desai on Thursday. While BJP, the Sena's poll ally, is busy closing<br />
in on the "corrupt" NCP ministers in the ruling Democratic Front alliance, Sena CEO Uddhav Thackeray is<br />
said to be preparing a strategy to reclaim the Sena's Marathi constituency by taking up civic and non-<br />
Hindutva issues, ahead of the 2014 state assembly and Lok Sabha polls. Thackeray recently geared up<br />
the Sena machinery to mobilize public opinion against the BMC's move to bring Shivaji Park under the<br />
heritage cover. Uddhav led a morcha too against the civic administration's controversial heritage circular.<br />
There are nearly 3,701 MHADA buildings in Mumbai which need urgent re-development, Desai added.<br />
Elaborating further, the Sena leader said, The tenants in the MHADA buildings have been living under<br />
perpetual threat to their lives and property. The Maharashtra government has been claiming since 2008<br />
that it is aware of the problem. However, neither Mantralay nor MHADA have taken any concrete<br />
measures so far in this connection.''While the MHADA wheels move at a snail's pace, the tenants are left<br />
high dry,'' Desai pointed out. A Sena delegation held discussions with MHADA vice-chief Satish Gavai on<br />
September 17. Gavai assured the Sena delegation that he would organize a special meeting on the issue<br />
with chief minister Prithviraj Chavan. (Times of India 28/9/12)<br />
RSS opposes FDI in retail (26)<br />
Jaipur: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said the Centre's decision to<br />
allow FDI in multi-brand retail would adversely affect small-scale traders in the country. Replying to<br />
queries of RSS volunteers at the 'Chaitanya Shivir' here, Bhagwat said the decision to allow FDI in retail<br />
would hurt common traders who are not prepared to compete with multinational companies. He said the<br />
RSS opposes the decision of the central government to allow FDI in retail, according to a release here.<br />
The RSS chief said the government of India should take efforts to create a favourable atmosphere for<br />
<strong>Indian</strong>s living abroad. Bhagwat also said the government should accord refugee status to the Hindus who<br />
came to India from Pakistan following religious persecution. (DNA 30/9/12)<br />
Party leaders pin hope on Ganga Samagra Yatra to revive Hindutva ahead of LS poll (26)<br />
LUCKNOW: Projected as a pure 'apolitical' campaign and aimed at restoring the pristine glory of Ganga,<br />
the Ganga Samagra Yatra, undertaken by senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Uma Bharti is gradually<br />
acquiring political colours. And if party insiders are to be believed, then the yatra is seen as a discreet<br />
move on the part of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh to revive Hindutva, by the time it finally<br />
culminates. Bharatiya Janata Party started the Ganga Samagra Yatra under the leadership of the fiery<br />
sanyasin from Ganga Sagar in West Bengal from September 21. The 39-day-long yatra would conclude
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