Goa Congress: No political party should support extremist groups

The Congress, on Thursday, September 27, said no political party should support extremist groups, days after the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party batted for Sanatan Sanstha claiming that the right-wing outfit was not involved in killings of rationalists and activists.

All India Congress Committee secretary A Chellakumar said his party has always been against creating division in society.

“All political parties should keep away from extremist groups, whether they are of religious or any other nature,” said A Chellakumar, All India Congress Committee secretary.

One cannot support any extremist group, said the Goa Congress in-charge.

MGP president Dipak Dhavalikar claimed on Sunday, September 23, that there are some people who want to project the Sanatan Sanstha as a “wrong-doer”. Interestingly, MGP, Goa’s oldest regional party, is an alliance partner of the BJP-led government in the coastal state.

Police suspect involvement of activists linked to the Sanatan Sanstha in the killings of rationalists Narendra Dabholkar, Govind Pansare, MM Kalburgi and Gauri Lankesh.

However, the outfit, which has its headquarters at Ramnathi village in Madkai area of North Goa district, has denied its involvement in these cases.

MGP leader Sudin Dhavalikar, the brother of Dipak Dhavalikar, is an MLA from the Madkai constituency.