Saffron Terror Remark

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  Elections 2019 - Pragya Thakur Ticket "Satyagraha" Against Saffron Terror Slur: Amit Shah

  Amid the raging controversy over BJP leader Pragya Singh Thakur's remarks glorifying Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse, party president Amit Shah defended fielding her as the BJP's candidate from Bhopal in the ongoing national elections and said her candidature is a "satyagraha" against a fake "saffron terror" case.

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  RJD Flays Bihar BJP Chief Over Remarks On Araria By-Poll

  The Rashtriya Janata Dal Friday lashed out at the BJP over a controversial remark made by the saffron party's Bihar chief that victory of RJD candidate in the upcoming Araria by-poll would make it a "safe haven" for the terror group ISIS.

• 'Saffron terror' clarification works for BJP but not RSS, apparently

  The BJP has accepted and even welcomed Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde's carefully worded expression of regret for his "saffron terror" remark, but its ideological mentor, the RSS, says nothing short of an outright apology will do.

• Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde's clarification on 'Hindu terror' remarks

  Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde has "expressed regret" for his "Hindu terror" remark made last month, in a statement designed to assuage a livid BJP, which had threatened to disrupt Parliament and boycott the minister if he did not apologise.

• Sushil Kumar Shinde expresses regret over 'Hindu terror' remarks, says no intention of linking terror to any religion

  Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde was forced to "express regret" for his "Hindu terror" remark made last month, in a statement designed to bring around a belligerent BJP, which had threatened to disrupt Parliament and boycott the minister if he did not apologise.

• 'Saffron terror' remark controversy: Sushil Kumar Shinde to clarify, stand-off to end soon: sources

  The stand-off over Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde's remarks on "saffron terror" is likely to end, sources have said adding that Mr Shinde is likely to make a clarification shortly.

• 'Saffron terror' remark controversy: BJP threatens to protest in Parliament, wants Speaker to intervene

  The BJP has made it clear that its attack on Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde, for his "saffron terror" comment, will dominate its strategy when the Budget session of Parliament convenes tomorrow.

• BJP leaders, including Rajnath Singh, detained while protesting against Home Minister, then released

  Several BJP leaders who had gathered at Delhi's Jantar Mantar to protest against Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde's "saffron terror" remarks were detained by the police today. From here, the party had planned to march towards the Home Minister's residence about 5 km away. Chief Rajnath Singh was leading the protests.

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  BJP to march to Home Minister's residence today against his 'saffron terror' remark

  BJP president Rajnath Singh will lead a protest march to Union Home Minister Sushil Shinde's house today to protest against his "saffron terror" remark. The BJP is demanding an apology from the home minister. The party has also threatened to boycott Mr Shinde in Parliament. The Minister is also the Leader of the House in the Lok Sabha.

• Highlights: US denying Narendra Modi a visa makes no sense, says Arun Jaitley to NDTV

  Speaking to NDTV's Barkha Dutt, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley has demanded Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde to tender unconditional apology for his remarks on 'saffron terror'.

• 'Saffron terror' row: BJP to march to Home Minister's residence

  At a meeting at LK Advani's house today, the BJP readied its strategy for the Budget session of Parliament starting on Thursday, the highlight of which will be a continued attack on Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde for the "saffron terror" remarks he made at a Congress meet in January. And making good on the political bonanza that the main opposit...

• BJP to boycott Home Minister Shinde for 'saffron terror' remarks

  The BJP today decided to boycott all public programmes of Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde to protest against his Hindu terror remarks till he tenders an apology.

• RSS associates are linked to terror attacks, asserts Home Secretary

  Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde's party distanced itself today from his remarks on "saffron terrorism" but the government backed him, claiming that associates of the right-wing Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh or RSS are linked to a series of recent terror attacks in India.

• No patent on saffron terror remark: Chidambaram

  Addressing a press conference, Home Minister P Chidambaram today said he stands by his earlier comment on the new phenomenon of saffron terror and that there is no patent on the word 'saffron'. "The message (behind saffron terror remark) is right wing fundamentalist groups are suspected to be behind some bomb blasts and that message should not be ...

• Congress twist in 'saffron terror' remark row?

  As the BJP and Shiv Sena disrupted parliament today, demanding a clarification from the Home Minister on his remarks on saffron terror, there seems to be a divide within his own party.While many in the Congress including spokespersons have defended the use of the phrase saffron terror, today Janardhan Dwivedi, who is a General Secretary and Chairma...