RSS, BJP urges strong actions against Yasin Malik for sharing stage with Hafiz Saeed

12 Feb 2013 Evaluate

Stong actions were demanded by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and its political wing BJP against Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik for sharing the stage with Jamat-ud-Dawah (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed during a protest in Islamabad on Feb 10 against Parliament attack conspirator Afzal Guru's hanging. Also, demanded that Malik's passport be forfeited as punishment for having been part of an anti-India platform.

Ministry of External Affairs has said that there is no direction from the Home Ministry on Malik yet and no request for report from the High Commission. According to BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar, it was the home ministry's mistake to allow Malik to go to Pakistan and that the BJP would raise the issue at all forums. Congress spokesman Sandeep Dikshit urged the UPA government to look into the issue which was described as very unfortunate by Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari. Tewari said the sensitivities with regard to Saeed should be kept in mind by people holding an Indian passport whether they are separatists or nationalists.

Responding to queries as to whether any action will be taken against Malik for sharing dais with the chief of the Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba while sitting on a hunger strike in Pakistan, Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde said that he will look into the case.

The Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) leader was protesting the hanging of Afzal Guru that took place Saturday, for his role in the 2001 attack on parliament. Malik was seated next to Saeed, chief of Jamaat-ud-Dawa, who masterminded the Mumbai terror attacks in which 166 people were killed and over 300 were injured.

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