Swami Aseemananda's family says verdict is 'victory of Hindutva'
KOLKATA: With his acquittal almost after a decade, Swami Aseemananda's family calls this as the 'victory of Hindutva'. "Religion always wins. This is the victory of Hindutva. The theory of Hindutva terror floated by the Congress government now falls flat on their face, "Sushanta Sarkar, younger brother of Swami Aseemananda alias Nabakumar Sarkar told ET .
Besides, they are now contemplating to explore legal options for questioning the authorities, responsible for his arrest and bringing 'justice' to the former RSS functionary for the years lost in the prison. "The top leaders of Congress hatched a conspiracy against my brother and slapped heinous charges of terrorism against him. Now, they will pay for this," added Sarkar.
Known for his involvement in several cases of bombing including --- at the famous Ajmer Dargah near Jaipur in 2007, at Malegaon in Maharashtra in 2006 in which nearly 40 people were killed, Hyderabad's Mecca Masjid in 2007 and the explosion in the same year on the Samjhauta Express in which nearly 70 passengers were killed on the train running between India and Pakistan--Swami Aseemananda walks free after seven years of confinement.
Even though, he would be returning home after decades, his family members in Hooghly district in Bengal are in no mood to celebrate. "We will celebrate it later. We want justice now. Why would those Congress leaders who pushed my brother behind the bars for seven years not face a legal action? We will appeal to the Supreme Court and seek justice for our family that was ruined by the Congress leaders," said Sarkar.
The family was supported by the RSS members and a group of BJP leaders since Aseemanada was arrested in 2007 by the CBI. Admitting that the support he got from the Sangh Parivaar and some national leaders of BJP, Sarkar said that the legal cost of last seven years was also borne by the organisation. "I was first informed about his release by a senior leader of BJP. Many national leaders called me to congratulate. They had always been by my mother's side," he added.
In last ten years, the family members had to go through several instances of violence and social stigma. "We were ostracized for these years. The villagers used to call us as a terrorist's family. Some members of a political party tried to kill us. We somehow escaped," he said.
Aseemananda's 92 year old mother, Pramila Sarkar still waits to meet hers on. "I always believed in my son. I always knew he was innocent. He sacrificed his life for the greater cause of tribal society and founded an ashram in Gujrat. How can he kill people? I am surviving to see him for the last time," sobbed his mother.
Besides, they are now contemplating to explore legal options for questioning the authorities, responsible for his arrest and bringing 'justice' to the former RSS functionary for the years lost in the prison. "The top leaders of Congress hatched a conspiracy against my brother and slapped heinous charges of terrorism against him. Now, they will pay for this," added Sarkar.
Known for his involvement in several cases of bombing including --- at the famous Ajmer Dargah near Jaipur in 2007, at Malegaon in Maharashtra in 2006 in which nearly 40 people were killed, Hyderabad's Mecca Masjid in 2007 and the explosion in the same year on the Samjhauta Express in which nearly 70 passengers were killed on the train running between India and Pakistan--Swami Aseemananda walks free after seven years of confinement.
Even though, he would be returning home after decades, his family members in Hooghly district in Bengal are in no mood to celebrate. "We will celebrate it later. We want justice now. Why would those Congress leaders who pushed my brother behind the bars for seven years not face a legal action? We will appeal to the Supreme Court and seek justice for our family that was ruined by the Congress leaders," said Sarkar.
The family was supported by the RSS members and a group of BJP leaders since Aseemanada was arrested in 2007 by the CBI. Admitting that the support he got from the Sangh Parivaar and some national leaders of BJP, Sarkar said that the legal cost of last seven years was also borne by the organisation. "I was first informed about his release by a senior leader of BJP. Many national leaders called me to congratulate. They had always been by my mother's side," he added.
In last ten years, the family members had to go through several instances of violence and social stigma. "We were ostracized for these years. The villagers used to call us as a terrorist's family. Some members of a political party tried to kill us. We somehow escaped," he said.
Aseemananda's 92 year old mother, Pramila Sarkar still waits to meet hers on. "I always believed in my son. I always knew he was innocent. He sacrificed his life for the greater cause of tribal society and founded an ashram in Gujrat. How can he kill people? I am surviving to see him for the last time," sobbed his mother.
