Time is ripe for 'Hindu Rashtra', says HJS

The National Hindu Convention held at Ramnathi in Goa has slammed the BJP for its double standards on issues like cow slaughter.

"These people came to power invoking gau-mata, now they have forgotten her. These people promised protection to cow. Now they speak in two voices," Abhay Vartak, national spokesperson of Sanatan Sanstha, said.

He also took on the Goa BJP for defending beef eating. "In Goa, BJP says beef is a food habit. A CM from another state says he eats beef. This party propagated 'one nation, one symbol' once. Now they have become 'one party, two thoughts'," Vartak said.

The convention attended by close to 150 Hindu organisations across the country also raised the issue of Hindu Rashtra, their annual main agenda.

"The nation is getting polarised. This is golden opportunity for us. We should use this opportunity to press for Hindu Rashtra," said Charudatt Pingle, one of the front-line leaders of Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS).