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Cong man with saffron heart: NSUI leader punished for supporting sadhvi

Cong man with saffron heart: NSUI leader punished for supporting sadhvi

Author: Express News Service
Publication: ExpressIndia.com
Date: November 4, 2008
URL: http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/cong-man-with-a-saffron-heart-nsui-leader-punished-for-supporting-sadhvi/381153/

Introduction: Rana had launched Vishwa Hindu Seva Samiti; his mother is the state INTUC vice-president

Nirav Rana, who announced the new Hindu outfit, the Vishwa Hindu Seva Samiti (VHSS) in support of Sadhvi Pragya, here on Sunday, has turned out to be major embarrassment for the Congress.

Nirav is the acting vice-president of the National Students' Union of India (NSUI) - the students' wing of the Congress in Surat. Besides, Urmilla Rana, his mother, an ex-Congress councillor, is the vice-president of the Gujarat unit of the Indian National Trade Union Congress.

Nirav had organised a press conference on Rander Road over sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur's arrest by the Mumbai ATS for her alleged role in the Malegaon blast. Nirav also declared full support of the VHSS members to the sadhvi.

His mother also said his son was right in his actions. "My son took a decision and expressed his feelings. We are Hindus and so we should fight to protect ourselves. Sadhvi Pragya is innocent. Various tests like brain mapping and polygraphy among others were conducted on her but nothing came out of them. She should be released," she said.

The news of the press conference spread like wild fire in the city on Sunday afternoon. The city NSUI members were shocked to learn about Nirav's role in organising the event.

NSUI Gujarat president Indra Vijaysinh Gohil suspended Nirav for six years following this event, after taking permission from senior NSUI authorities.

Gohil said: "Nirav Rana has acted against the NSUI ideology. He can only air his views on students' issues and not on other topics. He cannot join another organisation or Samiti. Pragya was an active leader of the Akhil Bharitya Vidhyarti Parishad (ABVP) and Rana cannot lend support to her as they are our rivals. Terrorists have no religion and the issue of sadhvi Pragya's involvement is under investigation."

Surat NSUI general secretary Anup Rajput said: "We have received many complaints against Nirav in the past about his anti-NSUI ideology. Several complaints were registered against him in different police stations in Surat."

He said a person who is committed to the NSUI cannot take the president's post in any other organisation and if he/she wants to do so, they have to take due permission from the higher authorities. "We are satisfied with the decision taken by our higher authorities. This move will make NSUI members more alert and not let them get involved in other activities," he said.

Rana could not be contacted following his suspension from the NSUI.

Embarrassed, Surat city Congress president Sunil Bhukhanwala further said: "The statements of Urmilla and her son Nirav are against secularism. I have reported to Congress state general secretary Girish Rana about the statements. Both should be expelled from the party. Urmilla and her son are frontline office bearers of INTUC and NSUI and they should not give statements in support of sadhvi Pragya Singh."


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