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at Gangotri on October 28. Before that, the yatra would pass through Uttar Pradesh between October 9 and October 22, the longest span in any state. However, the move by the saffron party has not gone well with saints and seers. The Ganga Mukti Sangram, an organisation of saints and seers, had on Tuesday (September 25) accused the BJP of politicising Ganga through the yatra. The group, which is working to save the holy river, said it would not allow the saffron party to succeed in its intentions. "BJP has played a trick to politicise the issue of Ganga through Ganga Samagra Yatra, but it will not be allowed to succeed in its intentions," convener of Mukti Sangram, Acharya Pramod Krishnam had told a news agency. A campaign would be launched to warn people about the BJP's intentions, he said, and added, "The issue of Ganga is decades old. How come the BJP got reminded of it at this politically crucial time?" The acharya alleged that BJP had nothing to do with the river, and like Ram temple, it wants to take political mileage from the issue. The yatra stirred up a controversy in Mamata Banerjee-ruled West Bengal, where the sadhvi accused the chief minister of creating obstacles during the beginning of her yatra, to appease the minority vote bank. "Like they supported TMC in West Bengal, the Muslims have voted in large numbers for the UP's ruling Samajwadi Party. So it remains to be seen whether Akhilesh Yadav creates hurdles in Uma's path," a BJP leader said. Going by Mulayam's past political manoeuvres, the SP government in the state wouldn't allow the fiery sanyasin to have a smooth ride for sure, another BJP leader said. Entering UP from the east, Uma, who is now a BJP MLA from Mahoba's Charkhari assembly constituency, will also venture into the territory of former CM and erstwhile BJP leader Kalyan Singh. Uma's visit in the area, where Kalyan has dominance gains importance as his return to the saffron fold is being again talked about. According to sources, Uma might also address a rally in Dibai (Bulandshahr), the electoral ground of Kalyan's son - Rajvir Singh. Since Uma is not known to be anti-Kalyan, she is least expected to take a shot at him. In fact, she might leave enough hints for the political pundits and commentators to take a line on the possibility of Kalyan's comeback saga. A senior BJP leader requesting anonymity said, the RSS, which is working behind the scene to ensure success of the yatra, is looking at Bharti, to reconnect the "larger Hindu community" much in the same way as the Ayodhya movement did. (Times of India 1/10/12) RSS chief urges anti-corruption crusaders to resolve differences (26) RANCHI: Admitting that Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh (RSS) activists are participating actively in every movement against corruption, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat appealed to the three parallel streams of ongoing anti-corruption crusade to come on one platform. Bhagwat was in Ranchi on Thursday to address a meet of the intellectuals at the CMPDI hall. "RSS believes in nation building and is openly supporting every movement against corruption but our support is getting divided because of three distinct movements taking place at the same time," he said. Without taking names of Anna Hazare, Arwind Kejriwal and Baba Ramdev, Bhagwat said that RSS has spared at least two lakh swayam sevaks to participate in these movements. "If these three crusaders come on one platform, our support will be intensified," he said. Before inviting questions from the audience, Bhagwat spoke about sangh for around fifteen minutes to clarify some of the common 'myths' in public. "RSS is not a political party and has no links with BJP though there is no denying the fact that the number of swayam sevaks is more in BJP compared to other political parties," he said stressing that there are RSS activists in Telangana congress and Marxist parties in West Bengal as well. Responding to a query about RSS stand on construction of temple at Ayodhya Bhagwat, he said that the sangh was committed to construction of the temple but would go by the decisions of high-powered committee of the saints. "We believe that the temple would be constructed after proper legislation is introduced and a consensus is achieved and for that Sangh is in no hurry," he added. Laying the blame on political parties for politicising the issue and dividing society, Bhagwat said that the differences could be resolved by intervention of intellectuals and mutual dialogue. He appealed to the common people to get associated with Sangh for two years of their life for having an opinion. "No one could be explained the taste of sugar unless he or she tastes it and there is no bondage
in Sangh. One is free to come and go so I would appeal to everyone to understand the nationalist ideology instead of believing on myths," he said. (Times of India 5/10/12) Vishwa Hindu Parishad protests against mismanagement (26) ALLAHABAD: Protesting against the mismanagement in Kumbh Mela preparations, angry Vishwa Hindu Parishad(VHP) workers alongwith members of Teerth Purohit Mahasangh staged a demonstration and burnt an effigy of state Urban development minister at Mela office here on Saturday and handed over a 11 point memorandum to additional Mela Adhikari addressed to the state governor.The protestors raised slogans against the minister and urged the state government to hand over the charge of Kumbh Mela to some other minister. Addressing the gathering VHP leader, Amit Alok Pandey funds sanctioned for Kumbh Mela is being misappropiated by officials while citizens are up in arms against the Mela authorities.The area allotted to Teerth Purohits should be developed by Mela authorities. In his address, city vice president, Ashish Verma said that those who are trying to undermine the importance of Kumbh Mela would be taught a lesson by the people.Time has come to wind up and complete the ongoing works instead of spreading this and in the name of beautification the authorities should stop dumping garbage at Buxi Bundh and Yamuna bundh. (Times of India 7/10/12) Toilet remark: VHP, Bajrang Dal seek apology from Jairam Ramesh (26) New Delhi: Activists of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and the Bajrang Dal on Sunday sat on an hour-long protest outside the house of union rural development minister Jairam Ramesh in New Delhi, seeking an apology for his remark that the country needed more toilets than temples. Ramesh on Friday remarked that "toilets are more important than temples. No matter how many temples we go to, we are not going to get salvation. We need to give priority to the toilets and cleanliness". The opposition and others have also criticised Ramesh's remarks. Meanwhile, police said they do not have any information about the protest before Jairam Ramesh's house. The ministry for rural development is set to launch a nationwide sanitation drive, Nirmal Bharat Yatra, to end open defecation. The drive was meant to be launched on Thursday, but was indefinitely put off after heavy rain lashed Wardha, Maharashtra, from where the drive was set to begin. Mahatma Gandhi's Sewagram ashram is located at wardha. (Hindustan Times 8/10/12) Sangh, CPM come closer against Muslim Extremism (26) Kochi: A call given by Kerala’s RSS publication Kesari for amity between the Sangh Parivar and the CPI(M) has created panic among the Congress leadership in the State, especially in the context of the evolution of new unities among various Hindu community outfits like SNDP of the lower caste Ezhavas and NSS of the upper caste Nairs. The Congress had kept on pretending as though it was unfazed by the Sangh proposal, which Kesari made through an article in its September 30 issue, but symptoms of the fear complex made the inevitable appearance the other day when State Congress president Ramesh Chennithala described the “evolving CPM-Sangh Parivar friendship” as a “danger”. The panic in the Congress camp is not unfounded in the particular context of the strengthening unity among various Hindu community outfits more as a mechanism of defence against the increasing influence of the Muslim League, often accused of adopting a soft approach towards extremist elements, in the State administration under the Congress-led UDF coalition. The Congress has already understood that the proposed amity between BJP-RSS and the Marxists, fierce foes in Kerala till date, is something that goes beyond electoral preferences, but leaders of the Congress secretly admit that it does not have any mechanism to effectively counter the fallouts of such a unity which could instil a new confidence in the majority community. The CPI(M) has so far responded negatively to the call for amity given by the RSS through the Kesari editorial, but Congress leaders prefer to view this negativism as a ploy to hide the already existing tendency for ceasefire between the two sides as has become obvious in Kannur district, known for decades for the violent Sangh-Marxist conflicts. The call for RSS-CPI(M) amity was given through an article titled The Friendship that Kerala Awaits, written by TG Mohandas, former general
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