Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar has ruled out banning the Sanatan Sanstha until the report is submitted by states conducting investigations. “We can’t ban the organization merely because a few of their members are alleged to have done unlawful activity. There are lakhs of others in the same organization who are innocent. We must be considerate about them. If states probing the individuals report organizational involvement of Sanatan Sanstha in any illegal activity, only then will we take action,” Parsekar said. He said that a ban cannot be imposed merely on the demand of a few individuals. [related-post] The chief minister’s statement comes a day after an MLA from his own party, the Bharatiya Janata Party, Vishnu Surya Naik Wagh, demanded a ban on the Sanatan Sanstha. Members of the Sanatan Sanstha, Sameer Vishnu Gaikwad and Rudra Patil, are being investigated for alleged involvement in the murder of rationalist Govind Pansare in Maharashtra. Investigations are also being carried out to see whether they had a hand in the murder of rationalists Narendra Dabholkar in Maharashtra, and MM Kalburgi in Karnataka. Earlier, there were allegations that several member of the Sanatan Sanstha were involved in the Madgaon blast of 2009. Sanatan Sanstha has its headquarters in Goa.
