If he was so interested in getting the Sanatan Sanstha banned, it was his job to convince the home ministry," Shinde told mid-day. By Dharmendra Jore | Posted 1 hourThe Congress, which has now demanded a ban on Sanatan Sanstha for its alleged involvement in rationalist Narendra Dabholkar's murder, could have reigned in the organisation three years ago when it was in power in the state and the Centre. Prithviraj Chavan and Sushilkumar ShindeFormer Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said on Saturday that the then Maharashtra CM, Prithviraj Chavan, did not bring to his notice the seriousness of the demand that the state government had raised. He was reacting to Chavan's statement that Shinde, as home minister, had not taken the matter seriously. He said his government had sent a 1,000-page dossier to the Centre so that the Sanstha could be banned under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act.

Source: Mid-Day June 12, 2016 05:03 UTC