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August 18, 2014

New Delhi, India (August 18, 2014): Pakistan government's decision to invite pro-freedom Kashmiri leaders for a meeting ahead of 25 August Foreign Secretary level meeting between India and Pakistan has triggered major controversy in India. Opposition Congress party was taking dig at the Narendra Modi government for continuing talks despite Pakistan’s invitation to Kashmir leaders.
Lashing out at RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat for once again repeating that India is a Hindu nation, all citizens are Hindus and Hindutva is its identity, party spokesperson Kanwar Pal Singh warned the RSS and its leadership to desist from teasing and striking at the identical roots of the Sikhs and other minorities.
Amritsar, Punjab (August 18, 2014): Bhai Gurbaksh Singh Khalsa, who observed a 42-day fast seeking release of Sikh prisoners languishing in various jails last year, reached completed his foot journey and reached Akal Takht on August 17, where they submitted a memorandum at Akal Takht secretariat in absence of Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh.
Mohan Bhagwant on August 18 reasserted his Hindu claim saying: “Hindustan is a Hindu nation … Hindutva is the identity of our nation and it (Hinduism) can incorporate others (religions) in itself,” he said. Last week, Bhagwat had said in Cuttack, “The cultural identity of all Indians is Hindutva and the present inhabitants of the country are descendants of this great culture.”
London, United Kingdon (August 18, 2014): British Sikh campaigners say, the arrival of Sikh Afghan civilians at the UK’s Tilbury Docks in a container (east side of London); represents a potent example of continuing and chronic persecution of minority communities in Afghanistan.
New Delhi, India (August 18, 2014): It one looks at the composition of a new BJP team announced by party president Amit Shah on August 16, it becomes evident that it in essence is a RSS dominated saffron brigade. All 11 Vice-presidents, eight general secretaries and 4 joint-general secretaries are from RSS.
New Delhi, India (August 18, 2014): The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today slammed Hindu supremacist body Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat for calling India a Hindu nation. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) said such remarks were "dangerous indication of things to come".
Mohan Bhagwant on August 18 reasserted his Hindu claim saying: “Hindustan is a Hindu nation … Hindutva is the identity of our nation and it (Hinduism) can incorporate others (religions) in itself,” he said. Last week, Bhagwat had said in Cuttack, “The cultural identity of all Indians is Hindutva and the present inhabitants of the country are descendants of this great culture.”
Chandigarh/ Punjab (August 18, 2014): Congress leader Jagmeet Brar, who has been suspended by the party for his alleged indiscipline continues to shot his fires. He said that present leadership of Congress party in state was engaged in “match-fixing with the SAD (Badal)” a new party leadership was needed that could end this “match fixing”.
Ludhiana/ Punjab (August 18, 2014): Aam Aadmi Party's Member of Parliament from Sangrur Bhagwant Mann has alleged that the Punjab Police was trying to target him at the behest of ruling SAD-BJP government by dragging his name into the shoe-hurling incident.

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