Daily News and Analysis, 11 March 2011
DNA / Surendra Gangan / Friday, March 11, 2011 0:31 IST
The Maharashtra state government has moved a proposal to ban the Sanathan Sanstha, a right-wing outfit, and all its affiliated organisations for their terrorist activities and allegedly proven involvement in bomb blasts at various places.
After home minister RR Patil signed the proposal two days ago, it will be endorsed by chief minister Prithviraj Chavan before being sent to the Union home department.
In the proposal moved by the state home department, it has been mentioned that the organisations have been involved in terrorist activities for the past few years and that their involvement has been established during investigations.
“Nine crimes have been registered against the organisations and the workers affiliated to them. Revolvers, timers, remote controls and other dreaded weapons were seized from the organisations. The then Anti-Terrorism Squad chief had recommended a ban on the outfit,” stated the proposal.
The letter has also mentioned that a daily newspaper and other publications related to the organisation have also been banned, as they have continuously been publishing inflammatory literature that creates unrest between communities. “We propose to declare the organisation an illegal and terrorist organisation,” it further stated.
Umeshchandra Sarangi, additional chief secretary, home, said, “I recall having seen a file related to the organisation but do not recall the content.”
The final decision of the Union home department about a ban on any organisation is based on the grounds of its involvement in anti-national and anti-social activities. The state government needs to forward a proposal to the central government.
An official from the home department said, “It becomes important to ban certain activities to maintain peace and tranquility in society which aspires for development and progress.”
The organisation was suspected of being involved in a bomb blast that took place in Goa on the eve of Diwali in 2009. Before that, the then ATS chief Hemant Karkare had sent a proposal to ban the Sanstha in the second half of 2008 after investigations pointed fingers at the Sanstha’s involvement in an explosion that took place at the Gadkari Rangayatan in Thane in June 2008.
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Sanatan was under scanner (Mar 11, 2011, Hindustan Times)
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