The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has come to the rescue of VHP president Pravin Togadia over his reported anti-Muslim rant in Gujarat. The RSS called the news fabricated.
Togadia reportedly told people in Bhavnagar to target Muslims for buying properties in Hindu majority areas.
“Bring pressure on the government to enact laws where Muslims cannot purchase property in Hindu areas. If such a thing happens, take possession of the property forcibly and pout up a ‘Bajrang Dal’ board on top of the property. We’ll fight it out in court,” Togadia was quoted by a newspaper report as saying. “When Rajiv Gandhi’s killers have not been given punishment yet, the case will go on,” he reportedly said.
Togadia had joined a protest outside a house purchased by a Muslim businessman in Rajkot. Togadia reportedly gave the Muslim occupant 48 hours to vacate the house, urging people to use pressure tactics, even force if need be. But RSS spokesperson Ram Madhav denied the news, saying that no Swayamsevak thinks along those lines.
The Aaam Aadmi Party, meanwhile, has condemned the statement and demanded that the Election Commssion ask for the registration of an FIR against Togadia.
The Congress’s Rashid Alvi said, “Pravin Togadia must be hospitalised. This is against Constitution. If you allow this to happen where will this country head to?”