"The NIA is on a fishing expedition having already interrogated 89 such couples in Kerala.. An agency whose proclaimed mandate is to investigate offences related to terrorism has now expanded its mandate by order of the Supreme Court to unearth so-called conspiracies of Muslim men luring Hindu women into marriage and forcibly converting them with the aim of joining the Islamic State. ...Her (Hadiya’s) case reveals how deeply the current climate created by sectarian ideologies based on a narrow reading of religious identity has pushed back women’s rights to autonomy as equal citizens. From the government to the courts, to the strengthening of conservative and regressive thinking and practice, it’s all out there in Hadiya’s case. ...It was the courage of her conviction that stood out. She wanted to be treated as a human being. She wanted her faith to be respected. She wanted to study. She wanted to be with her husband. And, most importantly, she wanted her freedom. [She accused the NIA lawyers, who were assisted by the centre’s legal team, of presenting it as an instance of] indoctrination and brainwashing in a conspiracy of love jehad, which they claimed rendered Hadiya incapacitated and invalidated her consent."

"On 27 October 2013, Narendra Modi, who was BJP’s Prime Ministerial candidate at that time, was scheduled to address a rally in Patna. Hardly five minutes had passed since he had started his speech when eight blasts jolted the city. One of the low-intensity bombs exploded at the venue of the rally itself. Six people died and over hundred were injured in the synchronised explosions. Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh said after the blasts, ‘What a coincidence blast at the Patna Railway on the day of Modi’s Rally! The challenge to Nitish Govt to find the culprit!’ Manmohan Singh was prompt in condemning the incident and asked Nitish Kumar to ensure a speedy inquiry. The IM was again found to be at its root. Only Digvijay Singh can tell what he meant by these statements. But his remarks have time and again played politics over the sensitive issue of terrorism. He has been the most vocal among all politicians to rake up the issue of saffron terrorism. He was even seen disseminating ‘secret’ information to journalists on many occasions. The 2014 election verdict proved that his remarks had no effect on the masses and had inadvertently helped the anti-India forces sitting across the border."

"Thereafter, on 8th February we had a very serious input. I placed it before the Director (IS). He personally drafted an advisory communication to three States which had Chabad Houses (place of worship and seminary for Jewish worshippers). The advisory communication was signed by the concerned Joint Secretary and issued. There was imminent threat of fidayeen attacks to these places and their vicinity. According to information available with the Home Ministry, Chabad Houses were located in Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore and Kochi. Hence the States of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Kerala were sensitised on 8th February 2010. The input shared by the Home Ministry proved right. On 13th February 2010, there was a bomb blast in a German Bakery very close to the Chabad House in Pune. As many as 67 people died and many were injured. This was a blast which could have been avoided. It appears that the Central alert was not taken seriously by the State government and even the Commissioner of Police, Pune, did not receive the input from the government of Maharashtra... Or was it a deliberate policy not to share the input? I ask this question because of certain information on funds used for terror attack..."

"The city of Hyderabad was not as lucky the following year. On 21 February 2013, two powerful explosions shook the city. Ammonium Nitrate was used to make the bombs that took seven lives. The modus operandi of these bombings had an IM signature yet again. It proved that a series of arrests might have weakened its network, but it was certainly not out of the game. Sushil Kumar Shinde, the then Home Minister, confirmed that intelligence agencies had some prior information about the attack. However, there was no input about the place of the attack. The blast reignited the debate on security preparedness. The Manmohan Singh government found it hard to explain how an attack had occured despite intelligence inputs. The theory of saffron terrorism and the support of Afzal Guru by some politicians encouraged Pakistan to deny its hand in the terrorist activities before the UN and other international forums it used both as a ruse to deny its role in sponsoring terrorism in India. India’s soft stance to carry forward the dialogue process was further emboldening the Pakistani state."