' The BJP is trying to further its communal agenda—even to communalise the Communal Violence proposed draft bill. It is trying to do so by a pre-emptive strike.'
'It claims to be a mainstream political party--with its direct members and associates directly linked to terrorism. It gives us homilies on terror and calls us soft on terror, while allowing its own philosophy to preach terror and its own activists t
'You do this in Jharkhand. ... Nobody has considered these posts to be monetary offices of profit ... This legislation is about recognising a reality, and that is the real answer. The opposition to this Bill is motivated.'