BJP to ring alarm bells on July 24

New Delhi: In a novel way of protest against the UPA Government's "soft policies" towards terrorism, activists of Opposition BJP led by former prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee would "ring warning bells" on the opening day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament on July 24.

The saffron party has also charged the Congress-led ruling coalition and the Mulayam Singh government in Uttar Pradesh with "insulting Indian Muslims" by their "friendly attitude" towards terrorism in Pakistan.

"Bells would start ringing for 30 minutes at over 10,000 places across the country from 11 am on July 24, when the Parliament session begins, as a mark of protest agaisnt the Centre's soft policies towards terrorism," party Vice President Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said.

Vajpayee, leader of Opposition L K Advani and BJP President Rajnath Singh would join thousands of party leaders and activists across the country in simultaneous ringing of the bells in all district headquarters, state capitals, towns villages and residential areas, he said.

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He alleged that the so called secular parties, particularly, the Congress and Samajwadi Party, were engaged in a competition to appease terrorists and Pakistan and were abusing and insulting Indian Muslims with their actions.

"While the Centre has repealed POTA, the UPA Government is supporting dangerous outfits like SIMI for the sake of vote bank politics. They are mistaken. By doing so they are being dishonest to Indian Muslims", Naqvi charged.

Naqvi blamed the UPA Government’s "soft policies" for the attempts by al-Qaeda to set up base in India.

The BJP leader called upon Muslims, particularly, the youth of the community to come forward to fight both terrorists and their protectors and not to be misled by the "soft policies" to terrorism adopted by the secular parties.

The BJP has organsied two days of protest on July 15-16 in protest against the recent bomb blasts in Mumbai suburban trains and asked the UPA Government to "govern or get out".

The party would also be raising the issue vociferously in both the houses of Parliament, Naqvi added.