Singh had on September 12 expressed ignorance on the entire issue, saying, "Arey yeh hai kya? Hume nahi maloom (What is this. I don't know)," when reporters drew his attention towards BJP leaders from Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat issuing statements asking Hindu girls to stay away from Muslims.
"It is shameful that Rajnath Singh made such comments despite being a seasoned politician. If he said he has no idea on love jihad, what kind of a Home Minister is he? If he does not take back his statements immediately, we will teach him what love-jihad is by besieging his house in Delhi," Sene leader Pramod Muthalik said while addressing reporters here.
"We have, through RTI found out that 22 cases of love-jihad have been reported in Maharashtra alone. Maneka Gandhi (Union Women and Child Development Minister) had on Wednesday said that no such case has been reported. We want a special committee to be set up, that will initiate an inquiry into such cases," Muthalik added.
Muthalik also threatened to take these victims from Maharashtra to the Home Minister's residence and make them tell their ordeal to Singh.