Amid heavy censure of the Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamna for its acerbic comments, especially one endorsing Muslim disenfranchisement, the paper’s editor and Sena MP Sanjay Raut has dared political parties to run social change campaigns for Muslims if they really cared for the community.
“If you want their development, there are various other things that you can do. Why don’t you run an anti-burqa campaign? Or one for common civil law or social campaign for family planning for them,” Mr. Raut asked.
Ban sought
Speaking in the Lok Sabha, many Opposition leaders including Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge sought criminal action against the Saamna and demanded that it be closed down.
