New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Shiv Sena joined hands to target Union home minister P. Chidambaram over his 'saffron terror' remark. The angry parties also stalled Rajya Sabha on Friday.
The minister had on Wednesday commented on the "recently uncovered phenomenon of saffron terror" and how such instances were on the rise.
The house was repeatedly adjourned when the Shiv Sena and BJP attacked the home minister over his comments. The saffron parties also accused the government of giving a religious angle to the terror issue for political reasons.
The BJP said the colour saffron is present in the Indian flag as it represents peace and it was wrong on Chidambaram's part to malign the Tricolour.
Reacting to home minister's cautioning of police chiefs on the phenomenon of 'saffron terror', BJP's Murli Manohar Joshi on Friday warned Chidambaram against making such statements. "Such remarks could have dangerous repercussions," Joshi said.
Chidambaram had earlier said: "The last 21 months have been remarkably free of any terrorist attack. There is a recently uncovered phenomenon of saffron terrorism responsible for many bomb blasts in the past."
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