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Defending Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh leader Indresh Kumar, whose name figures in the Ajmer blast chargesheet, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday said there was nothing 'substantial or credible' against him and accused the government of targeting nationalist organisations while keeping quiet on Kashmiri separatists.
"According to our information, Indresh Kumar has not been named as an accused in the chargesheet. There is nothing substantial or credible against him. No organisation has been named. How can anyone say that the BJP or the RSS is involved or that this is saffron terror," BJP spokesperson Nirmala Sitharaman said.
Reacting to the Congress's allegations of RSS involvement in Ajmer blast conspiracy, the BJP spokesperson said, "Whoever has made these comments has not read the chargesheet. RSS has not been named in the chargesheet. Every time there is a disaster anywhere in the country, Sangh people go there immediately."
"The Congress says such things for political mileage. This is a political conspiracy against nationalist organisations working for the nation. This shows their political frustration," she added.
Sitharaman alleged that the term 'saffron terror' was brought in the political domain by "our honourable Home Minister P Chidambaram".
BJP further alleged that instead of taking action against Kashmiri separatists and Naxal sympathisers who had the 'audacity' to raise pro-azaadi slogans in New Delhi, the government was 'misusing' the investigative agencies to tarnish the image of nationalist organisations.
"The BJP had taken a clear position against the separatist leaders who had the audacity to come to Delhi and speak such language which poses a threat to the Constitution," Sitharaman said. She alleged that the government had till now not taken any action against these separatists.
"Till now, there has been no action against those who kill people and bomb children. They are posing a threat to the nation right under the nose of the government by talking about azaadi," Sitharaman said.
She insisted that such elements posed a threat to the sovereignty of the country. "Instead of taking action against them, the government is using the investigative agencies to make repeated attempts to malign organisations which are working towards nation-building," Sitharaman said.