Communal Forces

Vote for AAP says Bukhari, party says doesn't need Shahi Imam's support

Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid Syed Ahmed Bukhari appealed to Muslims to vote for AAP citing "grave threat" to the community from communal forces but the party promptly rejected the support.

SP will stop communal forces, will be part of next govt: Akhilesh

"SP will stop communal forces...The next government at the Centre will be formed only by support of SP and 'samajwadi' (socialist) people will form the secular government... There is a wave in favour of SP and heavy crowd is witnessed at party meetings," Yadav said.

Won't allow communal forces to create disharmony: Siddaramaiah

"We will not allow communal forces like Bajrang Dal, Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Sriram Sene and others to create disharmony. We will take every step to curb them," Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said.

Modi is the same person who orchestrated Guj riots: Mulayam

"Till you people are with me, Modi cannot harm us (party's poll prospects)," Mulayam Singh Yadav said.

Akhilesh attacks Congress, says onus on SP to tackle communal forces

The Uttar Pradesh chief minister said Congress with its four recent defeats is not in a position to stop the opportunist forces.

NCP will contest elections with the UPA: Pawar after Third Front meet

Eyebrows were raised in political corridors after NCP leader DP Tripathi attended the Convention for People's Unity Against Communalism convened by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) in New Delhi yesterday.

Only a Third Front can stop communal forces: Akhilesh Yadav

However, he avoided a direct answer to whether his father and SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav would be a prime ministerial candidate of that front. He merely said India needs a Prime Minister who can understand the issues of poor and farmers.

There was deliberate attempt to create riots in Muzaffarnagar: Mulayam

After the meet of Third Front parties, Mulayam said, "There was a deliberate attempt to create communal disharmony in UP,we are together trying to fight these evils."