both the company's business prospects and its staff in India", The Wall Street Journal newspaper wrote, reaffirming its reportage earlier this year on the subject. Environmental destruction and land grab Sanatan Sanstha was served a notice by a local government body in 2021 over illegal hill cutting. Locals protested over the cutting of forests and hills in Goa by Sanatan Sanstha to create residential plots and settle people from outside the state. Proposed ban on the organization Supporters of the ban BJP In September 2015, Goa BJP MLA, Vishnu Wagh demanded that Sanatan Sanstha be banned, stating that there was evidence of the involvement of Sanatan Sanstha in the Pansare and Karburgi murders, and comparing Sanatan Sanstha to SIMI. However, next day Chief Minister of Goa, Laxmikant Parsekar ruled out banning Sanatan Sanstha. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has stated that he would not hesitate to ban Sanatan Sanstha if any evidence found against the organisation. AAP Aam Aadmi Party have demanded a ban on the Sanatan Sanstha for the alleged murders they have been involved in. NCP In Maharashtra, NCP, together with the Congress demanded that Sanatan Sanstha be banned. Nawab Malik of the NCP said that Sanatan Sanstha is a terrorist organisation. Congress Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan termed Sanatan Sanstha a dangerous organisation, and demanded that it be banned, and it's kingpin booked and punished. He referred to Sanatan Sanstha as 'terrorist elements that pose a threat to the country'. Congress, which is a part of the Maharashtra government, in 2019 demanded a ban on Sanatan Sanstha. CPI and CPI(M) The CPI and the CPI(M) have called for the Sanatan Sanstha to be banned, pointing out that the murders of Pansare, Dabholkar, Kalburgi and Gauri Lankesh are interconnected and followed the same method. Government of Maharashtra In April 2011, Prithviraj Chavan government send formal request to Central government for banning Sanatan Sanstha. However, due to lack of supporting evidences, Central government did not ban Sanatan Sanstha. The BJP-Shiv Sena government in 2017 said that a proposal had been sent to the central government seeking a ban on Sanatan Sanstha. In August 2018, the Government of Maharashtra said that it would send a fresh request to the Central Government to ban Sanatan Sanstha. Samajwadi Party The Samajwadi Party demanded that Sanatan Sanstha be banned and asked the government to heighten security. Others The Sambhaji Brigade has called