The Bombay High Court on Monday upheld the Constitutional validity of the amended section of Indian Penal Code 376 (e) under which repeat offenders in rape cases can be awarded life imprisonment or death penalty.
A division bench of Justices B P Dharmadhikari and Revati Mohite Dere dismissed petitions filed by three convicts in the Shakti Mill gang rape case challenging Constitutional validity of the legal provisions under which they were sentenced to death in 2014.
“We are of the opinion that section 376 (e) of the IPC is not ultra vires to the Constitution and hence need not be quashed in the present case,” the court said.
The three accused Vijay Jadhav, Mohammed Kasim Shaikh, Mohammed Salim Ansari gang raped a 23-year-old photojournalist on August 22, 2013 in the defunct Shakti Mills compound at Lower Parel. On March 20, 2014, a trial court convicted all three accused and they were later sentenced to death under the newly-introduced Section 376E of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The trio has challenged the constitutional validity of Section 376E that prescribes life imprisonment (imprisonment till death of the convict) or death sentence for repeat rape offenders.
It is remarkable that under an amendment to section 376 (e) of the IPC, repeat offenders in rape cases faced life imprisonment or a death penalty. The amendment was made after the gang rape of a 23- year-old woman in Delhi in 2012.
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) has also hit back at Modi government for imposing Hindi on the people of Maharashtra. Raj Thackeray’s party warned the Centre to not incite them.
MNS tweeted, “Hindi is not our mother tongue, do not enforce it on us and incite us.” It is remarkable that the HRD ministry has draft an education policy that proposes to introduce Hindi as a third language in all non-Hindi speaking states. Tamil Nadu was the first state to launch a protest against the draft National Education Policy. DMK is likely to pass a resolution against the move.
The centre has gifted an issue to marginalised opposition parties. The Maharashtra Assembly elections are due in October this year. Therefore, opposition parties will not leave any opportunity to attack the government and gain political mileage.
On the other hand, the Centre on Monday dropped the contentious provision of mandatory teaching of Hindi in non-Hindi speaking states, as it issued a revised draft education policy amid outrage over its earlier suggestion.
“Students who wish to change one or more of the three languages they are studying may do so in Grade 6 or Grade 7, so long as they are able to still demonstrate proficiency in three languages (one language at the literature level) in their modular Board Examinations some time during secondary school,” the revised draft of the NEP said. In the earlier draft, the panel had suggested mandatory teaching of Hindi in non-Hindi speaking states.
Earlier, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar made it clear that the committee had only prepared a draft report and no decision has been taken on implementing it. He said that no language should be imposed on anyone.
Meanwhile, former Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah has also slammed this move. Siddaramaiah tweeted, “New National Education Policy draft imposes Hindi in non Hindi states & this goes against our sentiments. If recognition of regional identity is inconsistent according to few then imposition of Hindi is nothing but a brutal assault on our States. Instead of imposing Hindi, the government should focus on recognising regional identities & give more space to the states to express & manifest their ideas through their own culture & language.”
New National Education Policy draft imposes Hindi in non Hindi states & this goes against our sentiments.
If recognition of regional identity is inconsistent according to few then imposition of Hindi is nothing but a brutal assault on our States.#StopHindiImposition
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Eighth All India Convention for the ‘Hindu Rashtra’ was organised by the Hindu Janajagruti Samiti in Goa recently. Participants strongly supported the idea of the Hindu nation. However, there are a lot of practical and constitutional difficulties in achieving this goal in the near future. The Convention raised a big question, is it possible to have a separate nation for Hindus? Is it possible to convert India into a Hindu Rashtra?
It is worth mentioning that for the last eight years, this Convention has been being organised in Goa for the establishment of the Hindu Rashtra. Renowned figures, including thinkers, saints, judges, advocates, social workers and trustees of religious institutions, participate in the Convention and they all want to achieve the goal of the Hindu Rashtra.
Chetan Rajhans, Sanatan Sanstha spokesperson, said, “There were no ‘Secular and Socialist’ Words in the Constitution when it was adopted. In 1976 provision of Article 368 B of the Constitution was amended and these words were added. Similarly, a party with a majority in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha can amend Article 368 B again and add ‘Hindu Rashtra’ word constituently. In 2011, after the movement of Anna Hazare against corruption, corrupt political parties brought the Lokpal bill and made it an act. Likewise, through the continuous movements of Hindu organisations, the so-called secular leaders will one day accept India as Hindu Rashtra.”
As long as the secular Constitution exists, the Hindu Rashtra is not possible. Also, it is very difficult to change the secular Constitution of India, because civil war can break out if it is done so. People will not accept it. The hypothesis of the Hindu Rashtra comes from a special group. They comprise only 5-6 per cent of the society. The entire nation does not support it. The majority of Hindus is not in favour of it. Then, the question arises, how can the goal of the Hindu Rashtra be achieved? It is only possible when the lawmakers of the country will decide to do it and amend the Constitution. So, this country will always remain secular. There should be will power in the country for this purpose.
Many speakers in the Convention advocated their point of views strongly for the establishment of the Hindu Rashtra. But at present, if political leaders show their will power for the Hindu Rashtra, there will be mayhem in the country. At the same time, it is not possible to change the Constitution overnight. Therefore, the struggle will continue for a longer time.
Afternoon Voice spoke to a family of Nalasopara, which has been converted to Christianity seven years back. On being asked Miranda and his family (To hide their identity we are not disclosing many details) what lead them to leave Hindutva, they replied that they have not left Hindutva. They chased priorities by converting themselves to Christianity. He said, “The reason being they provide us medicines, they provide us help centre, they provide us money to survive and fulfill our needs, they provide us jobs. If the government of India and any Hindu organization do so, why will anybody get converted? The unemployment ratio, poverty, and money crunch are very much. So, this was the dignified way, we have chosen. What is wrong if we have chosen a religion? My religion is not anything like holy promises. So, we changed ourselves.” Mahendra Mitalkar has been converted to Christianity and now he is called Miranda.
On the fourth day of the convention in Goa, Vaidya Ramprakash Pande, managing Acharya of ‘Sadguru Seva Pratishthan’ in Ayodhya, said, “Ayodhya is ‘Kaushalnagari’ created by Deities and its total land admeasures 84 Kos (1 Kos is a little more than 3 kms.). In its surrounding, Sitakund, Saptasagar Sarovar along with many ponds and lakes exist. However, Ayodhya city now remains only 5 sq. kms. In remaining areas, mosques and majars are erected. The land mafia has usurped many ponds and filled them with soil. Presently 34 mosques have been built in Ayodhya. Hindus should awaken about the Islamisation of Ayodhya that is taking place rapidly.”
Ramesh Shinde, National Spokesperson of Hindu Janajagruti Samiti, said, “In the name of Secularism, Hindus are being deprived of Dharma Shikshan. The Vedpathshalas do not get any privileges from the government. But the temples in states like Kerala are taken over by government run by communists, who in turn think Dharma as opium. All pro-Hindu organisations from various parts of India are coming together to fight this unconstitutional take over of temples.”
He said, “Sanatan Sanstha exposed scams happening in Dr. Narendra Dabholkar’s trust and found out illegal deposits were made by the Marxist Communist Party in the Cooperative bank under Govind Pansare’s name. Due to this, the progressives along with investigating agencies are making Sanatan Sanstha and Hindu Janajagruti Samiti a ‘soft target’. Furthermore, they are trying hard to term Sanatan a terrorist organisation by using ‘Goebbels techniques’. Leftists have killed many devout Hindu leaders and activists in Kerala and Karnataka. This matter is not being discussed; however, it is being pretended that only the killings of Dabholkar, Pansare, Gauri Lankesh, and Kalburgi have occurred, and devout Hindu organisations are terrorists. Since evidence is lacking in the cases filed in the Court, the cases are also not being heard. However, the innocence of Sanatan and Hindu Janajagruti Samiti will be proved in the coming days.”
Madan Gupta, founder of ‘Rishi Jivan Samaj’ in Telangana said, “In Sanatan Dharma, a temple works for keeping District, State and Nation together. A temple is a court, culture and economic centre.”
Adv. Rabindra Ghosh, President, ‘Bangladesh Minority Watch’, Bangladesh said, “I will raise my voice against the atrocities on Bangladeshi Hindus till my last breath.”
Tridandi Swami Chaitanya Das Bharati Maharaj, District Vice President of ‘Hindu Aaikya Vedi’ in Kerala said, “In Kerala State, 44 hectors of land has been usurped by many people, and we have filed a petition in the High Court against it. Our fight continues”.
TR Ramesh of ‘Temple Worshippers Society’ in Tamil Nadu said, “Because of the bravery displayed by Marathas, Hindus in Tamil Nadu and Odisha are surviving today. Unfortunately, nothing is mentioned in the history about this. Lakhs of acres land owned by the temples in South India has been taken over by the government. In Kerala alone, 4 lakh acres land has been usurped by the State Government.”
Participants of the Convention demanded to release Adv. Sanjiv Punalekar immediately. This demand was made by more than 30 advocates who arrived from various states of the country and Bangladesh. Adv. Sanjiv Punalekar has been arrested by CBI.
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, universally known as Veer Savarkar, an Indian independence activist, initially defined the concept of Hindutva and Hindu Rashtra, in his book ‘Essentials of Hindutva’. More discussion on that topic is there in his another book called ‘Hindu Rashtra Darshan’. In this book, Savarkar defines a ‘Hindu’ as आसिंधु सिंधु पर्यन्ता, यस्य भारतभूमिका । पितृभू: पुण्यभूश्चैव स वै हिंदुरिति स्मृत: ॥ — Anyone who regards and claims this Bharatbhumi from the Indus to the Seas as his Fatherland and Holyland is a Hindu. That is the Hindutva definition of a Hindu. It must be noted that both beliefs in Fatherland and Holyland are required to qualify as a Hindu. Savarkar had considered Hindu to be the original word and Sindhu the Sankritised version of Hindu. However, he had assumed the commonly accepted Aryan Invasion Theory. If we look at the overall sentiments of Sacred Hindu (Sanatan Hindu), India was already an undeclared Hindu Rashtra just like Iran is an undeclared Zoroastrian country.
Some staunch Indians have made huge efforts over decades, sacrificing a lot for creating a National Identity, which is still not perfect but is definitely on its way to finishing in perfection. This is no easy job as our politicians and lawmakers lack will. The so-called secular Hindus are another obstacle.
India has always been a Hindu Rashtra without it being explicitly said or written. The word “Hindu” as used in today’s context is pretty restrictive and boxed. Technically “Hindu” refers to the area around the Indus River, its valley and plains beyond towards the east and south. Hindu-ism is a philosophy and a way of life as ancient as humankind. It is the basic way of life to live in harmony and cohesion not only with the fellow human but also with the nature around us. This is the core of Hindu-ism in the broader context. Any human being born on this soil is automatically a Hindu logically. Indoctrination into a particular set of customs/rituals/belief system orients the human to think in a particular direction, thereby making him/her/it a follower. The freedom from restrictive names, geographical boundaries, and by-the-book fanaticism is what makes Hindu-ism different and everlasting.
At one hand, we are taking pride over our diversity and multicultural integrity, but on the other hand, we think of making India a “Hindu Rashtra” (Nation of Hindus). The need of the hour is to unite Indians – especially Hindus together under a Single Umbrella to Form a Hindu Rashtra or a pruritic Hindu Religion only Country (like say Pakistan or any other Islamic nation where religion matters predominantly) by ruthlessly killing its minorities of foreign-based religions that already exist in India like Islam and Christianity that have original descendants as well as local Hindu converts into these two religions of late.
Also, India has different faiths like Buddhists, Parsis, Jews, etc. which have a large or minor population spread across different parts of India. So, primarily, religion is just a matter of individual choice and it is a person’s faith and belief.
Hindus and Indians are normally tolerant of other faiths, views, and beliefs apart from the Majority Hindus who have Accepted, Tolerated, and also Encouraged other Religions to Stay in India and make this as their Motherland as well. Hence, primarily, hatred based on religion does not work in India over a period of time — since the Hindus themselves are Divided, Fragmented, and Sub-divided into Castes, Sub Castes, Inter Castes, Casteless, Converted, so on and so forth. Religion was not a major problem in India after the Partition in 1947; those who wanted to leave were free to do so, and those who wanted to stay back, were also allowed to be here. Although there were Riots and Killings after the Partition of India, everything went back to Normal and Muslims have become almost Twice the population what they were before the Aftermath of Partition in India! Since the Hindus are Not a Uniform Culture where everyone has Equal Rights, we don’t have a Common Religious Goal as such and everybody have their Own Versions and Interpreting Hinduism as a Way of Life as per their knowledge, belief, and also convenience. Getting All the Hindus United itself is a Herculean task and Retaining them as One Entity will become Tougher as we have Different Schools of thoughts and ideals. The Hindu Populations are also Declining (Only 1 or 2 children per Family unlike the previous generations which had 8 to 10 kids) and we don’t have Joint Families like the past with high divorce rates, low reproductive abilities, unstable jobs, stressed lifestyles, no back up mechanisms, unemployment, jealousy and comparisons, etc.; unless the crucial issues are not addressed, many Hindus can get converted to other religion who give them money to address daily needs, education, medical facility, and jobs. Make sure that no child celebrates Christmas and our schools do not give holidays on any other non-Hindu festivals. We are the largest democracy in the World where even the smallest number of religion following people live in peace and freedom, such as Jews. We celebrate our diversity every day. Yet we do not realise it. We love people who excel in their work. We celebrate success and we celebrate it for all, irrespective of their religion. Northern India is already is an undeclared “Hindu Rashtra”. To declare India as a Hindu nation, the glorious party should get a majority in Rajya Sabha also as to change the rules. The Constitution needs to be re-written and last but not the least, we the Hindus need to be united.
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‘Sachet — For Our Nature’ is a film based on creating awareness about the environment and the short film starring popular television face child artist Harshita Ojha talks about global warming, air pollution, the importance of saving water, air, and trees in a unique way. For knowing more about the film, our Editor-in-Chief Vaidehi had a conversation with the producer of the short film Sanjay Ojha. The proud father seemed very excited about his daughter’s digital and singing debut in the film and much more confident about the intention of the film in spreading a message on Environmental Awareness. Here are the excerpts:
What is the movie Sachet all about?
‘Sachet – For Our Nature’ is a short film based on Environmental Awareness. It’s based on a short play “Fark Padta Hai” and it’s an experimental short film where children are playing adult characters. Harshita Ojha is playing a Teacher. All child actors are giving a message about Environmental Awareness and a social message such as we should save water, we should clean our city like our home, we should not smoke in front of the kids, and we must act to stop air pollution and noise pollution.
How the children who made their debut in this YouTube movie are selected?
All the children are a part of the Stage Act – Platform of Creative Arts. They learn techniques of Acting here. After 12 practical Workshops, they improve their acting skills and now they are part of this YouTube short film.
Did they participate in any training sessions by taking admission by paying fees?
They did 12 practical Workshops of Acting Techniques at Stage Act – A Platform of Creative Arts.
Whose brainchild is this movie?
This film is the brainchild of our Director/Writer Sandeep Bidlan; he is one who decided to make this movie. He selected a Play Script of ‘Fark Padta Hai’ written by Keyur Seta. The Director converted this script in a short film and made a decision that kids will play each character.
What is the motive behind making ‘Sachet — For Our Nature’ and how you see the response?
This film is giving a message of environmental awareness. This message should be spread all over the world and people should be careful towards Nature.
What are the challenges while making this film with new faces and young children?
Definitely, it was a big challenge for us. All the faces are new apart from Harshita Ojha. However, at the shoot, everyone did a very good job. When you watch the movie, you will not be able to make out that they are acting for the first time and thanks to Harshita Ojha who supported all the kids and made them comfortable to perform. Director Sandeep Bidlan did hard work on all kids.
Tell us something about Harshita’s debut entry as a singer.
We all know that Harshita Ojha is a very good actor and she is very well known because of her show ‘Veera’. Now she is doing a role in this short film (Guest appearance) and sang a song too. She is a very good singer as well as an actor.
Will she be coming up with own albums?
Surely she will come up with her own album, but not now. Right now she is in her learning process. In the future, when she will be completely prepared, she will definitely do it.
When can we see you producing mainstream cinema and Harshita as the main lead?
Not now but we will plan in future for mainstream cinema also. Right now we are focusing on only good short films.
What would be your message to our readers?
I would like to appeal to every one to save our nature and to subscribe to our YouTube channel StageAct.
Congress leader Divya Spandana became victim of the ban on spokespersons of the party as she congratulated Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for becoming the first full time female finance minister. The Congress leadership did not like it and her Twitter account suddenly disappeared from the micro-blogging site. She paid a heavy price for praising the BJP leader.
It is remarkable that Congress spokesperson Divya Spandana’s profile page now says, “This account doesn’t exist.” Earlier, Congress national spokesperson Randeep Surjewala had tweeted on Thursday asking the media channels to not place Congress representatives on their shows. However, it is not known yet if Spandana’s disappearance from Twitter is a result of the party’s month-long ban on the spokespersons appearing on television debates.
Spandana has played a major role in improving Congress’s improved social media game. The media wing of Congress remained silent on the issue. On the other hand, Spandana dismissed rumours of her departure from the national party, ANI reported.
In the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections, the Congress party faced a severe defeat and the party could win only 52 seats. Congress President Rahul Gandhi lost the election from his old bastion Amethi. However, he managed the entry in the Parliament from Waynad in Kerala.
Days after the announcement of Lok Sabha results and congratulating Nirmala Shitharaman on being given the post of Finance Minister, the Congress social media head Divya Spandana aka Ramya appeared to have deleted her Twitter and Instagram accounts on Sunday.
A search for @divyaspandana on Twitter says “Sorry, that page doesn’t exist!”. There has been no official confirmation on the reason behind the Twitter account going missing.
Rumours say, Spandana has parted ways from the grand old party, sources told ANI.
‘Your sources are wrong’, she was quoted telling news agency ANI.
Although her Twitter and Instagram accounts seem to have been deleted, her Facebook page is still active.
Spandana, who is known for her sharp and caustic tweets attacking the BJP, has been credited for revamping Congress’ strategy, aiming to boost the party’s popularity among the social media users.
The Congress last week had officially announced that their leaders or members will not participate in discussions or television debates for a month.
.@INCIndia has decided to not send spokespersons on television debates for a month.
All media channels/editors are requested to not place Congress representatives on their shows.
— Randeep Singh Surjewala (@rssurjewala) May 30, 2019
South Africa will face Bangladesh at Oval, London in the Match 5 of the 2019 Cricket World Cup tournament. This is South Africa’s second match in the tournament. South Africa had lost their previous encounter with England. On the other hand, Bangladesh is slated to play its first match in the tournament. Both teams will be facing each other after a gap of 8 years in the world cup. These two teams have clashed with each other at Dhaka in 2011 World Cup tournament where South Africa defeated Bangladesh by 206 runs.
South Africa has already lost the opening encounter to England. The team’s batting unit has struggled to score runs of late and their bowling unit has bailed out them. Bangladesh has a good experienced side but injuries to several players have been a cause of concern for the team. Both teams will be facing each other for the first time at Oval ground. South Africa had lost their last three one day matches held in England in 2017 whereas Bangladesh could manage to win only one encounter out of four matches played by them.
Several villages in Maharashtra are facing acute water shortage. People are struggling to fetch water in the drought-hit areas of the state. The Marathwada region of the state is the worst hit region affected due to water scarcity. The region has only 3.02% of water left in all its reservoirs as against 23.52% at the same time in last year. Of its nine reservoirs, eight have zero water stock. Only Jayakwadi has dead stock for use.
Water is being supplied to people through water tankers which are proving to be inadequate. Currently, 5,943 tankers ply in all across the state to supply water to 4,331 villages. Due to drought situation, people are migrating to cities from villages. Even farmers have discontinued farming activities due to water scarcity. Water stock in the state is depleting day by day. Even though the state government had launched the Jalyukt Shivar Abhiyan to make the state drought-free by 2019 several regions of the state are witnessing acute water shortage.
Recent attacks launched by Houthis rebels on critical installations of Saudi Arabia has demonstrated a significant leap in their capabilities. The story of how Ansar Allah (the official name of Houthi movement) moved from small-arms ambushes to medium-range ballistic missile and sophisticated drone attacks deep inside enemy territory in just half a decade illustrates that how an ambitious militant group can capture and use a state’s arsenals and benefit from Iran’s support. With every passing day, the Houthi movement is proving itself to be a very tough military opponent for Government of ousted Yemeni President Abd Rabbu Mansur Hadi and his Saudis sponsors. Fourteen years of conflict have strengthened Houthis, and they are thriving under the conditions of war. Since the early 2000s, and especially in the past four years of conflict, the Houthis have transformed from a small-scale rebel group warring in Yemen’s extreme north to central participants in perhaps the most significant regional conflict in the history of the modern Arabian Peninsula and the world’s deadliest war today. Today, the Houthis are taking on and posing a great threat to the important infrastructure of the big brother of the region that is Saudi Arabia which is flush with Western weapons and oil money.
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In mid-May, the Houthis drone warfare reached a new level of sophistication. Drone attacks on a Saudi oil pipeline west of Riyadh came as a surprise to Saudis. The Aramco East-West pipeline, stretching across the country to the port and oil terminal at Yanbu, was damaged at two places as pumping stations were hit. These bold attacks show that Houthis have taken a different trajectory of economic warfare towards Saudis. In March this year, the Houthis released video footage of a drone flying past Saudi’s al-Shuqaiq water treatment and power plant. Houthis are clearly sending a message to their big neighbour that they are capable enough to threaten their key installations. Moreover, Houthis through use of re-engineered Chinese commercial drones and Iranian military UAVs, like Qasef-1 model regularly harass the Saudis anti-missile systems. Saudi officials admit that Houthis technology has quickly evolved from small, propeller-powered surveillance drones to a larger plane-shaped model, named UAV-X by United Nations investigators, that can travel more than 900 miles at a speed of 150 miles-per-hour. This is really a matter of concern for Saudi Arabia as now Ansar Allah can strike at their core. There is a high possibility that the next round of Houthis-Saudis conflict will spread deep inside Kingdom and to shipping lanes in the Red Sea.
Ansar Allah also turned out to be successful in the raiding war along with Saudi-Yemeni border, where it has fought a Hezbollah-style guerrilla campaign against Saudi border forces. Houthi forces have achieved great tactical success against Saudi border posts through offensive mine-laying on supply routes and Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM) strikes on armoured vehicles and outposts. Houthis also have their own in-house weapons production facilities. A number of small-scale military industries have been established since 2014 to support the war effort and maximize domestic reuse and production capabilities, in order to minimize the effect of the international arms embargo on the Houthi movement. A land-mine production facility was established in Sa’ada, for feeding distribution hubs in Sana’a, Hodeida, and Dhamar. In Hodeida, a drone workshop operates, drawing on a supply of rolls of fiberglass to make airframes. In addition to this, the Houthis have smoothly absorbed the new missile and rocket systems. Moreover, they now know these weapons effective deployment and launch system through Iranian training and technical assistance. Hence, now Houthis are not totally dependent on Iranian help to carry out these kinds of long-range attacks on Saudi Arabia.
The Houthis have also been strengthened from missteps by the Arab coalition and the Yemeni government. The Arab coalition’s negligent airstrikes against previously unaligned tribes have given the Houthis new allies which ensure them constant supplies of new fighters. So, rather than escalating this conflict to new heights, Saudis should engage Houthi and form a functional relationship with them as the other Yemeni parties. In this process, Saudis can take help from regional countries which has credibility and legitimacy such as Oman. There is also a good reason to start this initiative as the Houthis have long privately signalled an interest in direct talks with the Saudis, rather with the Hadi government, which they know has a limited political life. Moreover, a significant number of Houthi leaders understands that a political accommodation with the great neighbour across the border is far more beneficial for their community’s ultimate survival rather than a relationship with a partner of convenience that is Iran which is physically distant and has very few non-military resources to offer. Hence, a Saudi-led diplomatic manoeuvre to engage Houthis directly would offer a much-needed, middle way to end this disastrous war which is taking a heavy toll on Yemenis and also threatening the stability of the whole Arabian Peninsula.
(The author is a Columnist for the Middle East and Af-Pak region and Editor of geopolitical news agency Viewsaround)
By Manish Rai
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Eighth All India Convention for the ‘Hindu Rashtra’ was organised by the Hindu Janajagruti Samiti in Goa recently. Participants strongly supported the idea of the Hindu nation. However, there are a lot of practical and constitutional difficulties in achieving this goal in the near future. The Convention raised a big question, is it possible to have a separate nation for Hindus? Is it possible to convert India into a Hindu Rashtra?
