Nov. 2: The Congress on Tuesday went full blast in attacking the RSS and its sister organisations, accusing them of being involved in terrorism and held that the Allahabad High Court verdict does not condone the demolition of Babri Masjid but skirted the Adarsh Housing scam.
Taking the attack a notch further, the Union finance minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, piloted an AICC statement that said “recent revelations through detailed investigations have exposed the true character of the RSS and its sister organisations.”
“The investigations indicate the involvement of its members in terrorist activities. Communal and terrorist elements, whichever source they may originate from, that aim at destroying our national fabric will be fought at any cost,” it said.
Justifying the inclusion of references to the RSS, Mr Mukherjee said, “RSS organisation is to be exposed. Their links with the terrorist activities which have been recently highlighted through the revelations are to be brought in.”
While disapproving that armed struggle against the state by any section of the society cannot be tolerated, the statement said the government should take all appropriate steps to curb it.
It further said the Maoists activities in a number of districts in Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, UP, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra have caused serious law and order situation leading to violence and wanton destruction of public properties.
On the price rise issue, the statement called upon the government to “redouble its efforts to ensure that prices of essential commodities remain at affordable levels. In this task, the role of the state government is absolutely essential,” it said.
Mr Rahul Gandhi’s contribution in strengthening the youth wings of the Congress came in for special mention by Mr Mukherjee.