The Newshour Debate: Toothless versus VHP Chief Praveen Togadia? - Full Debate (21st April 2014)

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In a debate moderated by TIMES NOW's Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami, panelists -- Randeep Singh Surjewala, Spokesperson, Congress; Meenakshi Lekhi, Natl Spokesperson, BJP; Yatin Oza, Sr Advocate & Leader, BJP; Pavan Verma, Cultural Advisor to CM, Bihar; and Syed Yahya Bhukari, President, Jama Masjid United Forum -- discuss the issue of VHP leader Pravin Togadia making a hate speech inBhavnagar, and whether the BJP is nervous and jittery that it will lose votes if it takes on Togadia over his reported comment.

VHP President Pravin Togadia's statement that Muslims should be stopped from buying property in Hindu-majority areas today (April 21) set off a political storm with BJP's rivals and an ally condemning it even as the Election Commission sought a recording of his speech. Speaking at a house in Bhavnagar, Gujarat, Togadia said "This is being done by Muslims in villages and across India. Their strategy is to buy one house at a good price and then buy Hindu properties at throw-away prices...there are two ways to stop this...govt enforces Disturbed Areas Act. You put pressure on the government to enforce the Disturbed Areas Act the way we have in cities like Ahmedabad." The Disturbed Areas Act makes it tough to sell property to a member of the minority community in a neighbourhood. Togadia was also quoted as saying that "...for protecting the Hindus, it is okay to put pressure on anyone. I have done this before and kept the possession of the house with me for a long time using the Bajrang Dal poster. The Muslim fellow lost the house and his money and we should have it in us to take the law in our hands in an area we are in majority". NDA ally Shiromani Akali Dal said the Indian society has no place for such people, RSS dismissed the report, saying that "no swayamsevak thinks on such divisive lines." Congress slammed Togadia's remarks with its leader Kapil Sibal saying "he always spreads venom...And he belongs to that category of people in this country who do not believe in the unity and the integrity of India. What can you say about people like this?" Under-fire Togadia termed the media reports about his controversial remarks as "false, malafide and mischievous".Congress moved the Election Commission seeking stern action against Togadia for his "anti-national and provocative" remarks, and said it was aimed at helping Narendra Modi and BJP in the elections. BJP spokesman Prakash Javadekar said "if these reported remarks (of Togadia) are correct, we completely denounce them. It is not BJP's view. Whatever decision the EC takes in this regard, Gujarat government is bound to follow".