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BJP leader threatens to behead
Karnataka CM if he eats beef: Indian Express
Stoking a controversy, a local BJP leader has
threatened to behead Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah in public if he consumed cow meat
here. Remarks were made by SN Channabasappa, ex-president of erstwhile
Shivamogga City Municipal Council, during a protest organised by the local
party unit against Siddaramaiah’s reported comment on beef eating last
week.“How dare you lay your hands on the neck of Gomata? You are openly saying
with a dictatorial attitude that you will eat cow meat… If you have the guts,
you come here and eat at Gopi Circle (in Shivamogga), then, let there be no
doubt that on that day, you will be beheaded,” Channabasappa said.“… Are you
playing with the emotions of Hindus? Don’t do it…,” Channabasappa had warned at
the meeting held yesterday. Remarks were described as “a provocative statement”
by Siddaramaiah.“It is a provocative statement. I will ask the police to
inquire into it. If it is true, they will definitely take action,” he said. “If
I say I will eat, how will it harm majority community? Don’t we eat other kinds
of meat?” he said.“…food habit is an individual’s choice and should be left to
them; no one should interfere with it.By interfering and attacking one’s rights
is not correct. It is against the Constitution. It is against individual
liberty, it should not be done… Indian
Express
'Will chop of Siddaramaiah's
head if he dares to eat beef': Latest from a Karnataka BJP leader
Activists eat beef in public,
supporting CM’s remarks
Raichur: Leaders and cadres of CPI (ML)
supported CM Siddaramaiah’s recent
remarks on beef consumption by consuming beef kabab in public at a
demonstration outside the office of Deputy Commissioner.“We too ask the very
same question that CM recently asked: I will eat beef if I want and who are you
to question me? Siddaramaiah correctly upheld the real Indian culture and
tradition. It is our right to eat what we like,” R. Manasayya, CPI(ML) leader,
said during the agitation. He said that beef had been the part and parcel of
Indian food culture right from the beginning. They said that even the Hindu
religious texts, including Vedas and Manusmriti, upheld beef as holy dish to be
consumed by everyone who wanted to attain salvation. thehindu
Manipur shocker: Madrassa
headmaster lynched to death for stealing cow
Imphal: In yet another shocking incident, a
headmaster of the govt primary madrassa was lynched to death in Manipur. 55
year old headmaster named Md Hasmad Ali was killed allegedly for stealing cow
from the neighbouring village. Reportedly the ghastly incident took place in
Keirao Makting village of Imphal East district. It is being said that the area
where headmaster was killed is dominated by Manipuri Muslims, known as Pangals.
Police said that body of the deceased was found 5 km away from his house.
Following the recovery of the body, a large number of residents of Keirao
Makting village stormed the Irilbung police station demanding arrest of the
culprits. Tension griped the whole area, police said. oneindia.com
Article in RSS monthly:
‘Deendayal Upadhyaya was against Hindu-Muslim unity’
Lucknow: In the middle of a
raging debate over the ‘climate of intolerance’ in the country, an article in
RSS mouthpiece Rashtra Dharma has claimed that Sangh ideologue Deendayal
Upadhyaya was against ‘Hindu-Muslim unity’ and believed that issue of ‘unity’
was ‘irrelevant’ and appeasement of the Muslims. Titled “Muslim Samasya:
Deendayal Ji Ki Drishti Mein”, the write-up appeared in a special edition of
the Rashtra Dharma, which was released by Union Minister Kalraj Mishra in
Lucknow on Sunday. This special issue of the monthly magazine is dedicated to
Upadhyaya and carries articles about him and his views.Written by Dr Mahesh
Chandra Sharma, the article even claimed that Upadhyaya said that “a person
turns an enemy of the nation after becoming a Muslim”.According to the article,
Upadhyaya also believed that while a Muslim may be good individually, he in
“bad in a group”, and further a Hindu – who may be bad individually — is “good
as part of a group”. The author said that the difference in the nature of the
groups must be understood. Indian express
Ram not born in present-day
Ayodhya: AIMPLB leader Abdul Rahim Quraishi's book
New Delhi: A book by a senior functionary of All
India Muslim Personal Law Board(AIMPLB) has claimed that the Ram Janmabhoomi
dispute is a relic of the British-era and that Ram was not born in present-day
Ayodhya, but somewhere in northwestern India or Pakistan. AIMPLB, which is a
party to the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute pending in the Supreme Court,
now plans to organise meetings all across the country with Hindu leaders to
“spread awareness” about the book’s “findings”. In his book Facts of Ayodhya
Episode(Myth of Ram Janmabhoomi), Abdul Rahim Quraishi — assistant general
secretary and spokesperson of the board
— argues that nowhere in Vedas or the Puranas is the Gangetic plain
mentioned as the birthplace or the kingdom of Ram. He adds that Ram’s domain —
the Sapta Sindhu — was actually the land extending from Haryana and Punjab,
through Pakistan and up to the eastern fringes of Afghanistan. He also
questions the Hindu belief of Ram being born in the Treta Yug. “According
to the Hindu Yuga system of calculation of time, Sri Rama appeared at the end
of the 24th or 28th Treta Yug and we are in the 28th cycle of Kali Yuga.This
gives the period of Sri Rama approximately 18 million years ago. Nowhere in the
world anything, any remains or any relic of a million years past has been found.
On the basis of position of stars and constellations given in Ramayana etc
experts have calculated the year of his birth as 5561 BC or 7323 BC. But in
Ayodhya and other places of UP – whose names appear in Ramayana in connection
with some event of Sri Rama story – no human habitation is found beyond 600 BC
in the past,” Quraishi writes in his book. Citing writings by
former ASI official Jassu Ram, he goes on to argue that Ram was actually born
in Dera Ismail Khan district of Pakistan, in a town called Rahman Dheri, which
was earlier called Ram Dheri.Speaking about the board’s plans around his book,
Quraishi said: “This false story of demolition of Ram Temple for the
construction of the Masjid was spread by the British to create discord between
Hindus and Muslims. However, that goes against the very character of Babar. I
have with me a copy of his last testament where he advised his son Humayun to
abolish religious prejudices and refrain from cow slaughter, among other
things. AIMPLB will hold meetings across the country with Hindu leaders to
spread awareness about this matter.”Both Quraishi and Kamal Farooqui, who is
also a member of the board, claimed that some of these facts had also been
placed before the court.In his book, Quraishi also points out that during the
reign of Akbar, Goswami Tulsidas composed Ramcharitmanas sitting in Ayodhya,
with the mosque standing right before him. But he does not mention anything
about the mosque being built on the relics of a Ram temple, something that
would have been highly unusual if indeed it was the birthplace of the prince of
Ayodhya, Quraishi argues. Indian express
VHP meet to remember Babri
kar sevaks banned
Ayodhya: BJP MPs Yogi
Adityanath, Vinay Katiyar and Uma Bharti cancelled their visit to Faizabad on
Monday after authorities banned VHP's programme to remember karsewaks killed in
police firing ahead of Babri Masjid demolition 25 years back. At least 13
people were killed in the firing as VHP supporters proceeded towards the masjid
to demolish it. VHP's programme was planned to re-tell stories of the 13 under
the banner of 'Kothari Bandhu Sewa Trust, established in the memory of 2
brothers, Ram Kothari and Sharad Kothari, who were among the 13 killed in the
firing on Nov.2, 1990. TOI
VHP vows to build Ram
temple in Ayodhya
SC observation’s to review
Islamic law regarding Muslim women is legally inappropriate: AIMPLB
New Delhi: AIMPLB strongly disapproved the
Supreme Court's observation in which it called for examining Islamic law to do away
with discriminations against Muslim women. AIMPLB spokesman of the board, Abdul
Rahul Qureshi said, "SC order is legally not appropriate because the
Muslim law is an integral part of the religion. The right to freedom of
religion is a fundamental right guaranteed under Article 25 of the
Constitution." To a question on the right of a woman after talaq, he said
that a woman is free to do second marriage once the iddat (period of waiting)
is over."It is necessary to understand the concept of talaq. After talaq,
a woman is free to marry another man. After talaq, second marriage for a woman
is permissible. Talaq doesn't mean that she can't marry again or be locked in a
room," Qureshi said, adding that 'it seems there is a misconception in the
mind of our judges and others'. On controversial triple talaq system, he said,
"It will not make any difference whether you practice triple talaq or
single talaq. After the waiting period of single talaq or triple talaq, your
wife is free. What is the difference? Where is the difference? There is no
difference at all.""In fact, in the triple talaq practice, if a man
feels he has taken this extreme step mistakenly, he can take back his wife
during the iddat (period of waiting)," he added quickly.When asked why
women's right to initiate divorce is very limited compared with that of men,
Qureshi said, "If a woman wants to initiate divorce, she can approach to
the Khula but talaq is only given by the man.Woman has to justify why she wants
talaq. Since there are no Islamic courts, imams can be contacted for
this." "Everything in Islam is governed by family and family is an
institution. Each institution is headed by only one person. So it is obvious
that that head of family will have some liberty," he replied when pointed
out that don't you think there is a discrimination in the process. He also said
that the talaq delivered through social media like WhatsApp, SMS, Facebook, email
or phone calls are valid. Indiatvnews
Intolerance: PM Modi
deliberately silent while colleagues keep issues alive, says Arun Shourie
Former Union Minister Arun Shourie said on
Monday that PM Narendra Modi’s silence on key issues amid growing intolerance
in the country was a political decision aimed at winning the Bihar
elections.Rejecting the BJP’s defence that the PM could not be expected to
speak on every issue, Shourie told Karan Thapar in an interview: “PM is not a
section officer of homoeopathy dept. He is not head of a department. He is the
PM. He has to show the country the moral path.He has to set moral
standards.”Pointing out that Modi finds time to tweet on events such as British
PM David Cameron’s birthday, Shourie alleged that his silence on crucial issues
was deliberate. “He kept silent on the Dadri incident and incidents like the
killing of two Dalit children (in Haryana)…He is keeping silent while his party
colleagues and ministers are keeping the issues alive,” he said. Asked whether
Modi’s silence was political, Shourie said: “I think so… you can’t have it both
ways. You are a very strong leader but cannot control your members.”Terming
ArunJaitley’s statement that Modi was the victim of intolerance as “most
dangerous”, Shourie said: “When a ruler believes or he is made to believe that
he is a victim then in his mind he gets the fullest justification for
vengeance. It is terrible.It will give him grounds to be vengeful.”Indian Express
Sonia submits memorandum on
intolerance to President; people unhappy with PM, says Rahul
New Delhi:Congress president Sonia Gandhi submitted
a memorandum to President Pranab Mukherjee expressing deep concern over the
rising intolerance. Congress chief led a march of party leaders to Rashtrapati
Bhavan to appeal to the president to use his constitutional powers to end the
“atmosphere of intolerance”.Members of the Congress Working Committee, AICC
General Secretaries and and party MPs were part of the delegation meeting the
President, who sought to underline need to preserve India’s core values of
diversity, tolerance,and plurality of Indian civilisation. Indian Express
UP: HC asks CB-CID to probe
Khalid Mujahid’s death in custody
Lucknow:Lucknow bench of
Allahabad High Court on Monday directed the Crime Branch-CID (CB-CID) to probe
the death of Khalid Mujahid, who had died while he was being brought to a
Lucknow jail after appearing in court in a terror case in Faizabad on May 18,
2013. On a complaint lodged by Khalid’s uncle Zaheer Alam Falahi, Barabanki
police had then lodged an FIR of murder against against ex-DGP Vikram Singh,
then ADG Brij Lal, ex-ASP Manoj Kumar
Jha, Deputy SP of Special Task Force Chiranjeev Nath Sinha and 37 others,
including IB officials. Barabanki police has filed a closure report in the case
twice in a local court. While it has been rejected once, the second report is
pending before court. Additional Advocate General Zafaryab Jilani confirmed the
court decision. Last year, Khalid’s uncle had moved high court for a CBI probe.
This was after CBI turned down state govt’s recommendation to probe Khalid’s
death. Falahi had also demanded a compensation of Rs 20 lakh from the state
govt.“Division bench comprising Justice Ajai Lamba and Justice Brijesh Kumar
Srivastava has directed for a CB-CID investigation into the matter,” Falahi’s
lawyer Syed Farman Naqvi said.Indianexpress
ABVP drops Dadri talk after
RSS rejects its ‘love affair behind lynching’ theory
Lucknow:Following “instructions” from the top
RSS leaders, ABVP has dropped its plan to discuss the Dadri lynching incident
during its ongoing annual state-level convention in Sitapur. Instead, the RSS
wing has decided to focus on targeting the Akhilesh govt on the law and order
issue and “grievances” faced by students in educational institutes in UP.On
Oct.26, Indian Express had reported that ABVP would take up the Dadri incident
during a discussion on “appeasement politics” on the first day of convention.
Suggestions from participating youths would have been sought the next day. Report
had quoted ABVP Awadh region organisation secretary Satyabhan Bhadauriya.ABVP
had said it would claim that the incident was the result of “a personal
dispute” as one of Mohammad Akhlaq’s two sons had “an affair with a Hindu girl”
and that politicians had wrongly projected lynching as a fallout of rumours
over “beef consumption”. Its claim was based on certain media reports. Sources
in ABVP said following the Indian Express report, top RSS office-bearers pulled
up senior ABVP leaders. Since the RSS was reportedly “not satisfied” with the
ABVP’s “love affair” theory, the latter dropped issue from its agenda for the
convention. It also dropped proposals related to discussion on “appeasement
politics, communal harmony and terrorism.” indian express
UK filmmaker backs protest
against Modi
London:Leslie Udwin, who
made the critically acclaimed documentary India’s Daughter, has voiced her support
for protests organised against PM
Narendra Modi during his visit to London on Nov.12. Ms. Udwin however
insisted that has not been personally involved in organising any of the
Modi-related protests. Recent news reports have said that she issued a “public
appeal” to bring together “hundreds, if not thousands” of protesters in a
demonstration outside the Wembley Stadium where Modi will address a
60,000-strong audience of UK Indians on Nov.13. “I did not personally put out
such a call, but would love to see it happen.I don’t wish to disdain the
objectives of those who did.I applaud them,” she said.the hindu
Modi to raise issue of
radical Sikh elements with Cameron
New Delhi: When PM Narendra
Modi visits the UK on Nov.12, he is likely to raise the issue of radical Sikh
organisations with his counterpart David Cameron. Mr. Modi is likely to ask the
authorities there to rein in Sikh television channels promoting radical
sentiments among the diaspora, a senior govt official said. He is also likely
to tell Cameron that there was a strong possibility of these channels being
funded by ISI and a probe should be
launched by the authorities concerned. This comes in the background of
resurgence of pro-Khalistan sentiments in Punjab, which witnessed State-wide
protests and violence on account of desecration of holy books of the Sikhs. The
hindu
RSS mouthpiece alleges JNU is
housing anti-India forces
New Delhi:RSS mouthpiece Panchjanya accused the
JNU of providing a home to a large chunk of anti-national groupings which have
the singular aim of disintegrating India. Claiming that pro-Naxal students'
unions of JNU had openly celebrated the killing of 75 CRPF personnel in an
ambush at Dantewada in 2010, the RSS organ, in its cover article, stated that
JNU routinely hosts anti-national activities."In 2010 when Naxals in
Dantewada, Chhattisgarh, killed 75 paramilitary personnel, pro-Naxal students
unions of the University celebrated openly and hailed the act. And all this
happened under the nose of the JNU administration," the article
said.IndiaToday
Dalit panel criticises police
clean chit to V K Singh for ‘dog’ remark
New Delhi: UP Police have concluded that no case
is made out against Union minister VK Singh for his "dog" remark
uttered in the context of the burning of two infants in Faridabad while Delhi
Police have washed their hands off the row by stating that the development was
outside their jurisdiction.On Monday, the "all clear" to Singh
elicited a sharp reaction from National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC)
which told the two police forces to lodge a case and report back on Nov.17.
Senior officials deposed before the NCSC in pursuance of the notices issued to
them on Oct.23. TOI
Jharkhand tribes up in arms,
say no difference between RSS and Christian missionaries
Tribal gurus from Jharkhand have claimed that
there is 'no difference' between Christian missionaries and the RSS, says a
report in the Hindustan Times. Bandhan Tigga, Sarna dharmguru from Oraon clan,
told HT that "They (RSS and missionaries) are the same. One tries to lure
us, the other forces its ideologies on us". The tribes, who have been
protesting against RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, say that while the missionaries
want to convert them to Christianity, RSS wants to impose Hinduism on them.The
tribes have also alleged that the RSS preaches casteism. "They (Hindus)
are divided into Rajputs, Brahmins, Shudras, Kayastas and more. We, on the
other hand, are all equal," said Laskar Soren, a Santhali tribe leader.The
reactions came a day after Sarna followers in Jharkhand took to the streets
against the RSS, burnt effigies of RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and leader Krishna
Gopal, demanding an apology from the organisation, says HT.The controversy
began when RSS sah sarkaryavah Krishna Gopal claimed on the last day of RSS's
executive committee meeting in Ranchi on Sunday, that all tribes were actually
Hindus and 'fall under the Hindu code'. DNA/ HT
Patel thought RSS had no role
in Gandhi killing
New Delhi: RSS was not involved in Mahatma
Gandhi’s assassination but was guilty of “distributing sweets” after the
incident, India’s first Home Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel believed. The
Sardar — whose 140th birth anniversary was celebrated last weekend — had a
nuanced take on the Sangh and the Muslim question after Partition. He accused
the RSS of spreading “communal poison” but also suspected that sections of
Muslims were not “loyal” to India.Patel wrote to PM Jawaharlal Nehru on February 27, 1948, less
than a month after Gandhi’s assassination, “…The RSS was not involved at all.
It was a fanatical wing of the Hindu Mahasabha directly under Savarkar that
hatched the conspiracy...” But he added, “His assassination was welcomed by
those of the RSS and the Mahasabha who were strongly opposed to his way of
thinking...But beyond this, I do not think it is possible…to implicate any
other members of the RSS or the Hindu Mahasabha. RSS have other sins and crimes
to answer for, but not this one.”However, Patel remained stern towards the banned
RSS for months. thehindu
Centre should keep in mind
some Mumbai cops have links with Dawood: Chhota Rajan
New Delhi/Bali: Arrested underworld don Chhota
Rajan on Tuesday alleged that some Mumbai cops have links with Dawood Ibrahim
and that the Centre must keep that in mind when he is questioned. He also
alleged he's been tortured in the past by the Mumbai police."I have been
tortured a lot by the Mumbai Police. They have treated me very badly,"
Chhota Rajan told reporters in Bali, from where his deportation is expected in
two-three days.When asked whether he would like to be taken to Delhi or Mumbai,
Rajan said,"It is up to the govt to
decide, but it must ensure that I get justice." TOI
Chhota Rajan likely to be
deported to India tonight
Dawood's security upped, Pak
army directly in charge, claims Intelligence
New Delhi: Security of Dawood Ibrahim, who
reportedly keeps shuttling between safe houses in Pakistan, has been enhanced
in the past one week with the Pakistan army directly overseeing arrangements,
according to senior sources in the Indian intelligence establishment. The stepped up protection for Dawood, who
figures at the top of the most-wanted list of Indian fugitives based in
Pakistan, comes close on the heels of a similar security upgrade for LeT boss
and 26/11 plotter Hafiz Saeed and coincides with the arrest of Dawood's arch
rival Chhota Rajan in Bali, Indonesia. TOI
Rajasthan town split over top
cop’s crackdown in Bikaner
Jaipur: An extraordinary order issued 3 days ago
by a magistrate in Sri Dungargarh, directing an Inspector-General of Police to
leave the city as punishment for taking “discriminatory action… against a
particular community”, has exposed sharp communal fault lines in eastern
Bikaner. Additional CJM's order against the tanashah (despotic) IG Dr Girraj
Lal Meena was struck down within hours by a Bikaner judge as “illegal”. But its
fallout is still being felt here with some leaders alleging that Meena targeted
Hindus in a crackdown following a communal clash on Oct.23, while others
described the officer as a “just man”.“The people are very angry as the entire police
action has been against Hindus. Children were pulled out of their homes and
were beaten up worse than you would beat animals,” alleged Kishana Ram, BJP MLA
from Sri Dungargarh, adding that he had requested CM Vasundhara Raje to
“control the police”.“It is true that more Hindus were arrested and detained.
Now, upon instructions from the CM, the entire incident is being investigated,”
said State Minister for Mines Raj Kumar Rinwa, who is in charge of Bikaner. “IG
is a just man. Why should anyone take action against someone who is not
indulging in violence? They are calling for action against both sides but only
action against the culprits is justified,” said Mohammad Iqbal Siddiqui, state
secretary of the inter-faith group FDCA.When contacted, IG Meena said: “I have
followed the Constitution, the Raj Dharma.”indian express
Hurriyat (M) invites Geelani,
Yasin to ‘solidarity day’ function at Jamia Masjid
Srinagar: Mirwaiz Umar-led Hurriyat Conference
will observe Nov.6 as ‘solidarity day’ with Muslims of Jammu province for which
invitations have been sent to Huriyat (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani and JKLF
chairman Yasin Malik. In a statement issued, Hurriyat (M) said that hundreds of
thousands of Muslims were massacred by communal and fascist elements in Jammu on
this day in 1947. “To pay tributes to martyrs of Jammu massacre and sacrifices
of people of Jammu and Chenab Valley regions to the ongoing freedom struggle,
we have decided to observe Nov.6 as ‘solidarity day’, the statement read. greaterkashmir
Reach out to Pak from Srinagar,
Hurriyat ready to talk: Mirwaiz to PM Modi
Srinagar: Amid expectation in Srinagar that
PM Narendra Modi will announce a
long-awaited economic package when he visits the city later this week, Hurriyat
leader Mirwaiz Umer Farooq has said what is more important for Kashmir is a
political initiative from the Modi govt . In an interview, Mirwaiz, who is
perceived to be a moderate among the separatists and leads his own faction of
the Hurriyat Conference, said the Hurriyat is ready to engage with the Centre
in a “meaningful” political initiative but also stressed the importance of
Pakistan in any such process. He asked PM
Modi, “(like) Vajpayee, announce a hand of friendship to Pakistan from
here”. “Hurriyat stands for a meaningful dialogue for the resolution of Kashmir
with both India and Pakistan,” he said.Mirwaiz, who has thrown himself behind
pro-Pakistan Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani’s call for a “million march”
event at the TRC ground on the same day as the PM’s rally, said people need the
money to rebuild lives, but a political initiative is more important.Indian
Express
Ajmal refutes RSS' claim of rise
of Muslims in states bordering Bangladesh
Guwahati: AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal criticized
that the RSS wanted to create an issue out of illegal migration ahead of 2016
assembly polls after it failed to polarize the state on religious lines. RSS at
its Akhil Bharatiya Karyakari Mandal (ABKM) Baithak in Ranchi recently passed a
resolution highlighting that growth rate of Muslims has been higher than
national average in the border districts of Assam, West Bengal and Bihar
because of unabated infiltration from Bangladesh. RSS has also demanded
reformulation of national population policy to address the demographic
imbalance. Taking the case of his MP constituency Dhubri which borders
Bangladesh, Ajmal argued that rise in population there is mainly because of
illiteracy, poverty and social backwardness. "Dhubri was formed out of the
undivided Goalpara district in 1983. The percentage of Muslims in Dhubri after
carving out was 70%. Muslims of Dhubri are most backward. The rise of
population is primarily due to illiteracy, poverty and social
backwardness," Ajmal countered. "When failed to polarize Assam on
religious lines, RSS wants nationwide debate on illegal migration ahead of 2016
assembly election," he added. TOI
SC names 4 points, including
transparency, for reforms to the collegium system
New Delhi: The Supreme Court said on Tuesday
that it will this week begin discussions on reforms in the collegium system of
judges' appointments, in the four areas of transparency, candidates'
eligibility, a complaints mechanism against candidates and the setting up of a
permanent secretariat for the collegium.Eminent advocates will on Thursday
begin offering the top court suggestions for reforms in these areas."We
must decide the reforms issue soon," because the entire appointment of
judges is held up across the country, said a bench headed by Justice J S
Khehar. Timesofindia
Bihar polls: His hunt for
victory modest, Owaisi’s pitch is for a party for Indian Muslims
Rahmat Parra (kishanganj): “The politics of
Bihar is telling all of you to show foresight,’’ Asaduddin Owaisi told his
audience in Kishanganj. “The politics of Bihar and the country tells us to note
how various communities have chosen their own leaders —Yadavs have chosen Lalu
Prasad; Kurmis have chosen Nitish Kumar; Bhumihars, Brahmins and all the upper
castes are behind the BJP. Manjhis have declared (Jitan Ram) Manjhi their
leader; Paswans have accepted (Ram Vilas) Paswan as their leader.”This has been
the Hyderabad MP’s pitch in Seemanchal — to project his AIMIM as the party that
will represent Muslims. The vision he describes is of freeing the community
from the fight between communal and secular parties, thus making the agenda of
an anti-Muslim consolidation irrelevant. “While Yadavs form 11% of the
population, they were given 64 seats by maha gathbandhan. Muslims, who are 17%,
were given 33 seats,’’ Owaisi told his audience, almost entirely Muslim.
“Muslims are taken as bandhwa (captive) voters because the secular parties have
concluded they can’t go anywhere else because of the fear of the BJP.”“Owaisi
is telling the truth but our elders are so scared that they want to vote for
the maha gathbandhan,’’ said Ishfaq Ahmad, a university student. “I think the
only solution to Muslims’ problems is to have our own party. Let the others
fight among themselves. What did we get by voting for those parties?”Owaisi’s
electoral expectations are modest but the party sees itself as a serious
contender in two seats, particularly Kocha Dhaman. indianexpress
Owaisi party not anti-Hindu,
but pro-dalit: Amit Paswan
Why Owaisi’s point man,
Akhtar-ul-Iman, in Bihar left RJD, JD(U) to join him: Indian Express spl story
AMU backs suspended teacher
Aligarh: AMU authorities on Monday locked the
chamber of Mustafa Zaidi, secretary of the teachers' association, who was
earlier suspended for leading a dharna on campus. Zaidi is not the first staff
member to face suspension and then the ignominy of having his chamber locked. Earlier,
Hasan Mateenul Islam of the department of statistics and Nadeem Rezavi, a
teacher who had called VC Lt general Zameer Uddin Shah "be aql"
(foolish) on Facebook found similar treatment meted out to them. Teachers say
doling out such embarrassment to members of the staff is happening with
regularity under the regime of VC Shah. They contend that these are means of
curtailing dissent, peacefully and democratically expressed. TOI
Rajasthan: Highest school
dropout rates among Muslims, SCs/STs
Jaipur: Children of scheduled caste/scheduled
tribes and Muslim communities in Rajasthan are the worst affected in cases of
school dropouts, a report of a joint survey by district information system for
education (DISE) and independent bodies has revealed. The survey report was
presented by educationalist Ganesh Nigam at the two-day national consultation
on RTE organised jointly by United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)and Ajit
foundation on Saturday. According to the report, the annual average dropout
rate at primary level for the state was at 8.39% in 2013-14 and 18.50% for the
Muslim community. hindustantimes
Urdu words in FIR can leave
you in a linguistic tizzy,claims Times of India report
New Delhi: Filing an FIR may have become easier
over the years, but what you write in it can leave both you and the policemen
in a bit of a linguistic tizzy. The main reason is the customary use of
Urdu/Persian words while registering an FIR. It begins at the outset with the
"bayanajaane" (a compound Urdu-Persian word for statement,
description or expression) of the "tehreer" (complainant) being taken
down. Contents usually follow with an average of six more similarly confusing
words.
Historian Pathak to return
Padma, cites ‘intolerance’
New Delhi:The list of artistes and intellectuals
returning their awards got another entry on Monday with noted historian and
writer from Uttarakhand, Shekhar Pathak, announcing his decision to give up his
Padma Shri. indianexpress
Masked men kill 2 Gujarat BJP
leaders
Surat: 2 BJP leaders were shot dead by masked
gunmen in Gujarat’s Bharuch district Monday. The victims have been identified
as Shirish Bangali (60), a former president of BJP’s Bharuch unit, and Pragnesh
Mistry (32), a general secretary with the party’s youth wing. indianexpress
India's N-programme among
largest in developing nations: US report
Washington: Stating that India has "one of
the largest nuclear power programmes" among developing nations, a US-based
thinktank said by the end of 2014 India had enough weapon-grade plutonium to
possess an estimated stock of atomic weapons in the range of 75-125. "An
estimate of India's nuclear arsenal can be derived by considering its
weapon-grade plutonium stock. The resulting estimate has a median of 138
nuclear weapons equivalent with a range of 110 to 175 weapons equivalent,"
a report released by Institute for Science and International Security said. PTI
Kerala mosque celebrates 18th
century Hindu martyr
Malappuram: At a time when the country witnesses
cases of religious intolerance, this mosque in Malappuram continues to be as an
epitome of communal harmony. Kunhelu, a Hindu martyr was buried at Valiyangadi
Jumammasjid here centuries ago. The mosque continues the tradition of offering
special prayers at his grave even today.Kunhelu, locally revered as a legendary
figure, is believed to have lost his life along with 43 Muslim warriors in a
battle against the erstwhile Zamorin (ruler) of Kozhikode 290 years ago. timesofindia
‘Conspiracy to instigate riots
in 2010’: Pune court quashes govt plea to withdraw criminal case against Sena
leaders
Pune: Citing several loopholes, a court in Pune
on Monday rejected the state govt’s application to withdraw a criminal case
against Shiv Sena leader Neelam Gorhe and Sena president Uddhav Thackeray’s
personal assistant Milind Narvekar. A wiretapped telephonic conversation
between the two had revealed a criminal conspiracy to instigate riots during a
bandh in Pune in 2010. On Oct.25, The Indian Express was the first to report
about the application made by the state govt . Pune police had wiretapped a
conversation between the two on Dec.27, 2010, and released the details of the
conversation two days later. During the phone conversation, Narvekar had
purportedly given instructions to Gorhe to cause violence during the Pune bandh
scheduled for December 28 by stone pelting, burning public transport buses and
rioting while also ensuring that media covers it. At least 30 buses were
damaged and burnt during the bandh the next day and several workers of Shiv
Sena and other political parties were arrested.indianexpress
Sadhvi Prachi calls Shah Rukh
Khan a “Pakistani agent” for his remarks on “intolerance”
Cops smell Patidar role in
Qaida, IM 'bomb threats':TOI
Ahmedabad/Vadodara: Gujarat police are now
probing the possible involvement of Patidar outfits in the series of letters
warning of bomb explosions across the state since a month. The bomb disposal
squads, especially in Vadodara, are running from one place to another almost
daily, after getting letter threatening blasts at schools, temples, trains,
colleges, bus depots and railway stations. All have been hoaxes. What's more,
letters have been sent in the names of terror outfits like IM, al-Qaida and
Jehad Atankavad, leaving the cops rattled.
Bombay HC upholds life
sentence of four for murdering Muslim couple during 1992 riots
Mumbai: Bombay High Court has upheld the
conviction and life sentence awarded to four persons for murdering a Muslim
couple during 1992 communal riots in Mumbai, while observing that the prosecution
proved its case beyond reasonable doubt. A division bench of Acting Chief
Justice VK Tahilramani and Justice AS Gadkari on 27 Oct.dismissed the appeals
filed by the four convicts - Suhas Panchal, Sanjay Mandavkar, Sunil Mandavkar
and Chandan Lokhande - challenging a sessions court order of Feb.2011
convicting them for murder and imposing life sentence on them.According to the
prosecution, the accused, soon after the communal riots in Mumbai in December
1992, had asked Gani Shaikh and his wife Rabiya Shaikh to vacate the room he
and his family were staying in at suburban Chembur or else face dire
consequences.PTI
Constable murder case: SIMI
leader Faizal's aide gets bail
WORLD
Iran may quit Syrian peace
talks: Minister
Ankara: Iran said late on Monday it would quit
ongoing negotiations for a political settlement of the Syrian conflict citing
disputes with Saudi Arabia, according to a statement by Deputy Foreign Minister
Hossein Amir Abdollahian made to the Iranian news service ISNA. Anadolu Agency
Can’t rule out terror plot in
Sinai plane crash: US intelligence chief
ISIS cannot down plane:
experts
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