Saffron terrorism: BJP isolated in protest against HM’s remark

“He is certainly not (representing the whole House),” she said adding that Jaitley could have spoken on behalf of his party.

A large section of the House is concerned that such elements are being promoted by those who do not believe in basic secular views of the country,Karat said adding,”They (BJP) should have condemned such terror in the name of Hindutva.”

This provoked protests from BJP members,who said saffron colour is also part of the national flag.

Satyavrat Chaturvedi (Cong) said his party disagreed with Jaitley’s views that there was a legitimate grievance among a large section of the House on the use of the expression by the Home Minister.

D Raja (CPI) said right wing extremism posed a great threat to the country.

Pacifying the members,Deputy Chairman K Rahman Khan said that the Leader of the Opposition did not say anything unparliamentary and a member has a right to disassociate from what someone has said.

As the uproar continued for 20 minutes,Parliamentary Affairs Minister P K Bansal said the session has been extended by two more days to transact important legislative business. He also requested the Chair to take up bills before the Special Mentions listed for the day.

The House saw two adjournments during Question Hour over Chidambaram’s statement on rise in saffron terrorism.