10-09-2010, 11:13 AM
[url="http://www.centralchronicle.com/viewnews.asp%3FarticleID%3D49296"]Ban on RSS possible after proposal from state govt[/url]
Quote:Bhadohi, Oct 8:
Just days after Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi equating the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) with the banned-terror outfit SIMI, Union Minister of State for Coal Sriprakash Jaiswal today said the Centre can impose a ban on the Sangh only after receiving a proposal from the Uttar Pradesh government.
''RSS and the Student Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) are quite alike,'' Mr Jaiswal said, while reiterating the statement of the Amethi MP.
On being asked about a ban on the RSS, the Union Minister said in this regard the state government needed to send a proposal to the Centre first.
''The Centre can think about a ban on the RSS, if the state government sends a proposal,'' Mr Jaiswal said.
He said the Naxal problem can be curbed only through development. Elaborate security measures have been made for coal factory workers in the Naxal-hit areas, he added.
A couple of days ago, Mr Gandhi has said that he saw little difference between the RSS and the banned terrorist outfit SIMI.
His statement had drawn a huge criticism from the BJP.
The state unit of the BJP had termed Mr Gandhi's remark as 'childish' and 'immature' and demanded an unconditional apology from him.
Mr Jaiswal was here on the occasion of death anniversary of former Union Minister Shyamdhar Mishra