05-06-2007, 03:28 AM
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Pioneer.com
Staff Reporter | New Delhi
Toughening its stand against the Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project, VHP on Saturday announced a nationwide agitation on the issue and called for a protest rally in the Capital on May 27.
"It is an attempt to destroy the cultural and religious heritage of the country at the behest of foreign powers and everyone should stand against it," VHP working president Ashok Singhal alleged<b>. "There will be a mammoth rally on May 27 and religious leaders would be organising awareness prior to it starting May 23," </b>he added. The meeting which was attended by state BJP leaders and VHP office bearers also called on 'other like minded organisations to join hands in their drive'.
"More than 3.6 million tonnes of Thorium ore is present close to Indian shore, and this valuable energy source could wash off if this man-made historic structure is destroyed," Singhal said. Singhal blamed the Congress, the Left and the DMK alliance Government of hatching a conspiracy to dismantle the ancient (Treta yug) Ram Setu. He added that the party has tried peaceful means to stop the dismantling. Shankracharya, Swami Nischalanand had requested the President in this regard.<b> A memorandum signed by 37 lakh people was also submitted to the Government but it did not pay heed to it. </b>Other leaders present in the meeting were Rajender Singh, Vijay Kumar Malhotra, Vijay Goel and Arti Mehra.
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Pioneer.com
Staff Reporter | New Delhi
Toughening its stand against the Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project, VHP on Saturday announced a nationwide agitation on the issue and called for a protest rally in the Capital on May 27.
"It is an attempt to destroy the cultural and religious heritage of the country at the behest of foreign powers and everyone should stand against it," VHP working president Ashok Singhal alleged<b>. "There will be a mammoth rally on May 27 and religious leaders would be organising awareness prior to it starting May 23," </b>he added. The meeting which was attended by state BJP leaders and VHP office bearers also called on 'other like minded organisations to join hands in their drive'.
"More than 3.6 million tonnes of Thorium ore is present close to Indian shore, and this valuable energy source could wash off if this man-made historic structure is destroyed," Singhal said. Singhal blamed the Congress, the Left and the DMK alliance Government of hatching a conspiracy to dismantle the ancient (Treta yug) Ram Setu. He added that the party has tried peaceful means to stop the dismantling. Shankracharya, Swami Nischalanand had requested the President in this regard.<b> A memorandum signed by 37 lakh people was also submitted to the Government but it did not pay heed to it. </b>Other leaders present in the meeting were Rajender Singh, Vijay Kumar Malhotra, Vijay Goel and Arti Mehra.
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