Bhagwat criticises NAC over draft Communal Violence Bill-ToI-7.10.11

Dubbing the draft of Communal Violence Bill as a “deceitful action of destructive minds detrimental to democratic values,“ RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday questioned the Constitutional propriety of the National Advisory Council.

Even though the Prime Minister has assured to prepare a revised draft, the proposed legislation is a “distorted ideology which will destroy the very spirit of the Constitution,“ he told the annual Dussehra rally at Reshmibgah ground in Nagpur.

He also warned that any attempt to bring the legislation will be met with stout opposition and disapproval from the people.
Addressing the swayamsevaks, the RSS chief derided the constitutional propriety of the National Advisory Council (NAC) headed by UPA chairperson without taking any names.

Referring to the proposed Bill, he said it would provide wide-ranging powers to an extra-constitutional body like NAC which is against the basic principles of public administration. Integrity of some members of NAC is under cloud and is being questioned by the Supreme Court, Bhagwat said, adding “whether this country is run by Cabinet or by such elements with a distorted and anti-national mind“.

Continuing his tirade against NAC, the RSS chief pointed out that no one knows the Constitutional standing and powers rested with the “socalled“ NAC and the draft Bill can result in permanent civil disturbances and strife in the country.

Terming the proposed Bill “unjust, anti-democratic and anti-constitutional legislation,“ Bhagwat said it was a product of “perverted“ minds who are set to destroy national unity and divide the society on communal lines.

Bhagwat also spoke on a wide array of topics, including anti-corruption movement. He also expressed concerns over burning issues like India's relations with countries like China, terrorism, problems facing the north-east and Kashmir issue.

Lashing out at the Government for attempting to crush anti-corruption movement, Bhagwat condemned the reported police brutality on the supporters of Baba Ramdev at Ramlila Maidan in June.

Underlining that the issue of corruption is not restricted to embezzlement of public funds and similar improprieties, Bhagwat said investigations into major corruption cases have revealed that the foreign secret agencies or criminal groups have been managing the black money of the corrupt.

Virtually admitting involvement of the RSS volunteers in recent movements and agitations against corruption, Bhag wat said the swayamsevaks participated out of their social leanings.

Delhi HC blast: One held from Indo-Bangla border

National Investigative Agency (NIA) claimed to have arrested a medical student who was studying Unani Medicine in Bangladesh.
Identified as Wasim Akram Malik of Jammu & Kashmir, he was arrested on the IndoBangla border by NIA sleuths.
He has been brought to Delhi and is being interrogated by NIA for his involvement in the conspiracy that led to Delhi High Court blast on September 7. Sources said that Wasim is key link in the plot that was hatched by the anti-India forces.
The NIA on Friday got 14 days police remand of Wasim after he was produced in Patiala House court on Friday.

The leads that have emerged so far in the investigations carried out by the NIA indicate that Delhi High Court blast was planned and executed by the banned Hizbul Mujahideen (HM). The conspiracy was hatched by its Pakistan-based operatives. The NIA is believed to be questioning Wasim about one Junaid Akram, the vital cog of the conspiracy behind Delhi High Court blast that saw 15 persons being killed and 72 badly injured. If NIA is to be believed, Junaid is living somewhere in Pakistan.

However, sources in security agencies say that Junaid was very much active in Jammu and Kashmir as his move ments are being tracked.

Sources said it was HM that carried out the Delhi blast and not Harkat-ul-Jihad-eIslami (HuJI). The first email that was sent hours after the blast from a cyber café from Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir was aimed at misleading the probe by claiming that it was the handiwork of HuJI.

The NIA had reportedly questioned Azahar Ali, an active over ground cadre of HM, who is currently lodged in Jammu’s Kot Bhalwal jail.

Azahar is in the jail since 2009.

Azahar has been involved in recruiting young men of Kishtwar for training them in camps situated in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK).

Azahar was also involved in procuring SIM cards for the banned outfit.

Earlier, NIA has arrested Amir Abbas Dev and Abid Husaain, a high school boy.

They were arrested under

Section 120-B of the IPC on charges of having sent an email after Delhi High Court blast.

NIA had also detained Abbas’s brother from Shillong in Meghalaya, but he feigned ignorance about the matter.

In a related development, Special NIA Judge HS Sharma allowed NIA to quiz Wasim Akram Malik for 14 days police remand. NIA termed him as a ‘key link’ in the conspiracy that was hatched for triggering Delhi High Court blast. Wasim, however, refused to take any legal help. The proceedings were held in camera but Wasim is believed to have agreed to cooperate in the investigation.

In another development having bearing with the ongoing Delhi High Court blast investigation, the Special Court of NIA sent co-accused Abid Hussain to Juvenile Justice Board after the ossification tests revealed that he was a minor.

It may be recalled that Abid had earlier told the court that he was born in 1994 and a major and that his official records did not carry his actual date of birth.

NIA had brought Dev to Delhi on September 21 along with Hussain following their arrest at Kishtwar. The duo have been booked under various provisions of the IPC, the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the Explosive Substances Act, dealing with conspiracy, murder, attempt to kill, causing hurt and using explosives.