Now Chidambaram's turn to clash with Opposition

New Delhi,Dec 2 (PTI) Indian Home Minister P Chidambaram
Wednesday exchanged angry words in the Rajya Sabha with
Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) which objected to his
statement on "Hindu militancy".

Trouble began when Chidambaram said the government would
follow a "zero tolerance" policy for "Jihadi terrorism" or
"Hindu militancy".
BJP's objection was why the Home Minister was refraining
from using the term "Islamic terrorism" though he used the
words "Hindu terrorism" during his reply to the debate on the
internal security.
Interruptions by BJP angered Chidambaram who said, "I
cannot modify my argument to please the BJP. My argument is
that terrorism is inspired by religious groups - whether by
Hindu religious groups or Islamic religious groups".
Chidambaram clarified he is not blaming the entire Muslim,
Hindu or any other religion, adding terrorism "is inspired by
religious fanatics."
After tempers cooled, the Home Minister appealed, "Please
understand... it is a serious subject... I live with it 24
hours a day."
Chidambaram's heated exchanges with the Opposition came a
day after two senior ministers - Pranab Mukherjee and C P
Joshi - clashed with Communist Party of India-Marxist Leninist
(CPI-ML)and BJP.
Mukherjee, a veteran parliamentarian, had lost his cool
after he was frequently interrupted in the Upper House by
CPI-M member Brinda Karat during his reply on price rise. PTI
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