Author: Agencies
Publication: The Indian Express
Date: January 4, 2011
URL: http://www.indianexpress.com/news/rss-calls-digvijay-jihadi-supporter/733294/0
RSS today described the statements of Congress
leader Digvijay Singh concerning the 26/11 attacks as "silly" and
accused him of adopting "double standards" when it came to the issue
of agencies investigating terror cases in the country.
"We express our profound sympathies for
him. His name will be registered in annals of history as the greatest supporter
of jihadi forces in India in the 21st century. I have nothing more to say
on his ludicrous statements," senior RSS leader Ram Madhav said here.
He was speaking in connection with Singh producing
records of the conversation that Maharashtra ATS chief Hemant Karkare had
with him on 26/11, a few hours before he was killed in the attacks.
Singh has said the officer was under threat
from right-wing groups as he was probing their alleged links in the Malegaon
blast case.
Slamming Singh for his "double standards",
the RSS leader said that when the organisation raised certain questions on
the method of investigations by ATS, the Congress leader objected to the criticism.
"Whereas, he thinks he has the divine
right to go and attack Madhya Pradesh police and call them foot soldiers of
the RSS... to go and attack Delhi Police in Batla House encounter and all
those who are fighting Maoists. This is double standards," Madhav said.
Digvijay today said, "I saw no conspiracy
in 26/11. Only Pakistani terrorists were involved in the act and there is
no doubt in that." The other issue was that Karkare had arrested "RSS-affiliated
people" in the Malegaon blast after which BJP and RSS leaders had brought
allegations against him, he said.
He alleged that those arrested in the murder
of RSS activist Sunil Joshi were only "foot soldiers of the RSS"
who carried out the killing for which the orders came from "above."
He said that since police in BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh "cannot investigate"
the case, it should be transferred to a central agency.
