'RSS Iftar party needs to be boycotted due to its anti-Muslim policy'

adil-khatri Adil Khatri | ANI

A day after demanding cancellation of RSS-organised Iftar party, Mumbai-based activist and advocate Adil Khatri on Monday said the party should be boycotted as the organisation has "anti-Muslim" policy.

"We boycott the Iftar party organised by RSS as RSS has an anti-Muslim policy. Muslims and dalits are being tortured in the name of 'Gau Raksha' (cow protection) and beef ban," Adil, founder of Jai Ho Foundation, told ANI.

His comments come on the day when the RSS-organised Iftar party is going to be held at Sahyadri guest house in Mumbai.

He, along with another activist Shakeel Shaikh, on Sunday urged Maharashtra Governor C. Vidyasagar Rao to cancel the party as it was being organised at a government guest house.

"We are hopeful that the governor will inquire into the matter and we want the party to be cancelled," Khatri said.

"We also demand an inquiry against the sanctioning officer on how the permission was granted to a private party," he added.

He said the RSS cannot host a party in the guest house as it belongs to the government. The guest is not available for public use, but only for official use, he asserted. "According to the Government Resolution (GR) in 2015, only official work, meeting, workshops can be held there. Iftar party is a purely religious activity. Though the government can organise such events, RSS organising this party is completely illegal," he said.

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