Author: PTI
Publication: Rediff on Net
Date: April 23, 2003
URL: http://www.rediff.com/news/2003/apr/23rajas.htm
After banning distribution of tridents,
the Rajasthan government is setting the stage for another confrontation
with the Sangh Parivar on the issue of holding RSS shakhas on government
land.
Although no formal order has been
issued, the administration is being alerted to stop the practice of allowing
RSS shakhas on government land, including school playgrounds, public parks
and forest land, Home Minister Gulab Singh Shekhawat said in Jaipur on
Wednesday.
"We are asking the officials at
the lower level to ensure that the RSS is not allowed to hold its shakhas
in premises of government schools and other public places," he added.
Forest Minister Bina Kak has also
asked officials of her department not to permit RSS shakhas on forest land
and the Ashok Vihar garden in Jaipur, which has been developed by her department.
A RSS spokesman, however, said since
no formal written order had been issued by the state government as yet,
the shakhas would continue to be held at their present locations.
"It is another move by the Congress
government to appease Muslims to garner their votes in the coming assembly
elections," he charged.
