Sangh Parivar rallies against 'UPA plot'

NEW DELHI: The Sangh Parivar on Sunday openly came out in support of the Malegaon blast accused, calling investigation into the September 29 blast a "political conspiracy". It also announced the launch of a mass campaign against the UPA for its "vilification of Hindu saints and army officers in the name of Hindu terrorism".
The stand was finalised at a conclave in Panipat which was attended by 13 akharas ��� sects of sadhus ��� who are to launch a mass mobilisation campaign against the "anti-Hindu conspiracy" on November 26 in New Delhi, according to agency reports.
The campaign is likely to be conducted under the banner of Dharm Sangrakshan Samiti and will feature 250 'saints' from the akharas. This will, logically, work for the BJP in the state polls and, later, Lok Sabha elections.
Those at the meeting included Baba Ramdev, Swami Hans Das of Akhara Parishad and VHP's Praveen Togadia. The conclave was marked by an overt effort to reach out to Army officials in the aftermath of the arrests of Lt-Col Shrikant Purohit and several retired officers.
The organisers lumped the Army officers and the arrested 'saints' together, calling them "victims" of insults by the government.