Evening NEWS DIGEST
18 Oct. 2016: 16 Muharram 1438: Vol: 8, No:14
Scrutiny of triple talaq,
halala' and polygamy is judicial legislation: AIMPLB to SC in fresh affidavit
New Delhi: All India Muslim
Personal Law Board today vehemently opposed the scrutiny of the practice of
triple talaq, 'nikah halala' and polygamy by the Supreme Court, saying it would
amount to "judicial legislation" and personal laws cannot be challenged
on the ground that they violate fundamental rights. AIMPLB, in a fresh
affidavit, rubbished the stand taken by the Modi govt that the SC should
re-look these practices as they are violative of fundamental right like gender
equality and the ethos of secularism, a key part of the basic structure of the
Constitution. Stoutly defending the prevalent practice in the community, AIMPLB
Secretary Mohammed Fazlurrahim said "if this court proceeds to examine
questions of Muslim personal laws and lays down special rules for Muslim women
in matters concerning marriage, divorce and maintenance, it would amount to
judicial legislation and will be violative of doctrine of separation of
powers." AIMPLB has listed out grounds for its opposition to the judicial
scrutiny of the practices. The questions raised in the petition are matters of
"legislative policy" and, moreover, personal laws cannot be
challenged as being violative of fundamental rights like right to equality
under the Constitution, the affidavit said. It also said the personal laws of
Muslims cannot be "re-written in the name of social reform" and these
practices are protected under Article 25, 26 and 29 (freedom to practice
religion) of the Constitution. Opposing the Law Commission's fresh endeavour on
Uniform Civil Code, the body said it pertained to the Directive Principles of
State Policy of the Constitution and hence "not enforceable".
Highlighting importance of religious scriptures, AIMPLB said the courts
"cannot supplant its own interpretations over the text of scriptures"
in a situation where "unique importance" has been attached to such
texts. PTI
BJP leader MJ Akbar
persuaded Rajiv Gandhi to override Shah Bano ruling: Ex-CIC Wajahat
New Delhi: It was none
other than the current Union Minister of State for External Affairs MJ.Akbar
who persuaded the then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi to intervene in the landmark
Shah Bano case, former Chief Information Commissioner, Wajahat Habibullah has
said.In May 1986, the Rajiv Gandhi government enacted the Muslim Women
(Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, annulling the Supreme Court's April 23,
1985 decision in the Mohammed Ahmed Khan versus Shah Bano Begum case.The
Supreme Court had ruled that the Section 125 of CrPC -- which allowed the
estranged/divorced wife to get a maintenance amount from her husband -- applied
to Muslims as well as there was "no conflict between the provisions of
Section 125 and those of the Muslim Personal Law".However, the Muslim clergy
and several Muslim organisation raised a storm, calling it an intervention in
the Shariah, and asked the government to intervene.Habibullah was at that time
a Director in PMO, dealing with matters concerning the minorities."I found
on my table a slew of petitions and letters criticising the judgement and
seeking government intervention to overturn the (Supreme Court) ruling,"
Habibullah wrote in a column in The Hindu newspaper on Tuesday.IANS
Law Commission, Women
against triple talaq RSS stooges, need DNA test: Muslim scholars
Mumbai: In a meeting of
different Ulema associations held in Ghanchi Jamatkhana of Mumbai on Monday,
attendees slammed the media,and said members of the Law Commission of India
(LCI) and Muslim women fighting against triple talaq were RSS stooges.The
meeting was held to publicly support the stand of AIMPLB, which has appealed to
community to boycott the questionnaire sent by LCI on Uniform Civil Code. Those
in the meeting did not even spare women and other members of the community who
are against triple talaq."Some TV channels are talking about UCC like this
is the biggest issue affecting the entire country and there is no other issue.
They call such people on TV shows that are not adept at defending the
religion,"said Maulana Naeem Akhtar. Slamming the women from the community,
some questioned the hiring of lawyers to fight their case. "They hire
non-Muslim lawyers. Had the lawyer been Muslim, he would have never have gone
against Sharia," said one. Maulana Khaleel Noorie said, "Women
affiliated with RSS organisations are raising these issues. They do not know
Sharia and are only into leisure." Ulemas even questioned the urgency with
which the SC took suo motu cognisance of the issue." There are more
divorce cases in Hindu communities compared to Muslims," said Nawaid Hamid,
head of All India Muslim Majlis-E-Mushawarat. "Govt should also tell what
they will do about the tax benefits given to Hindu undivided families,"
Hamid added.DNA
'Triple talaq matter of
Muslims, leave it to them, they will decide,' Ghulam Nabi Azad tells PM
Patna: Senior Congress
functionary and the Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad has
asked PM Narendra Modi not to interfere
in the matter of triple talaq and concentrate on only those issues for which he
got mandate from the people. "Triple talaq is a matter of Muslim
minorities, leave it to them, they will decide," Azad said while
disclosing his party's stand on the controversial issue. Azad further said that
the BJP and the RSS wanted to create a divide in the society by spreading
hatred between Hindu and Muslim on the issue of Uniform civil code (UCC).
AIMPLB general secretary Maulana Wali Rahmani asked the Congress functionaries,
especially those who had arrived from New Delhi, to avoid 'touch and leave'
policy on the issues of triple talaq and take a 'strong stand' in favour of
religious law of Muslims, otherwise the party would not going to be revived in
the coming years. Rahmani also quipped as to how a Muslim woman of Delhi, who
had hardly any known source of high income, has been engaging lawyers at the
rate of Rs 3 and 4 lakh a day, for contesting the triple talaq case. "Such
people have been projected by the forces opposed to Muslims," he said. TOI
BJP polarizing society on
communal lines: Azad
Triple Talaq: Farooq
Abdullah tells Centre not to interfere with Muslim Personal Laws
Talaq:MP Muslim scholars accuse Centre of meddling
Bhopal: AIMPLB members from
Madhya Pradesh on Monday alleged that the triple talaq issue is a deliberate attempt
by the Union govt to interfere in Muslim
personal law ahead of the UP assembly
elections.Muslim scholars and religious leaders from Bhopal, Indore, Ujjain and
Burhanpur held a joint meeting here to discuss the action plan over the issue
of talaq. Noted Islamic scholar Peer Saeed Miyan, Bhopal Shahar Qazi Syed
Mushtaq Ali Nadvi and AIMPLB member Arif Masood warned the govt against pushing
Uniform Civil Code through backdoor.TOI
All personal laws need reforms
but no uniform civil code: CPI-M
New Delhi: Alleging that
"communal" forces have launched an offensive on identity of
minorities, CPI(M) today said any move to push Uniform Civil Code "as is
being done by the govt " will be counterproductive for women's rights even
as it favoured reforms in personal laws of all communities, including Hindus. Left
party supported the demand of section of Muslim women against the practice of
"arbitrary and instant" triple talaq and said reforms were needed in
personal laws of the "majority community" too as that they
"discriminate" against women. PTI
Uniformity is not the
guarantee for equality: CPI (M) on triple talaq
Party using triple talaq
issue to usher in UCC, browbeat minorities: CPI(M)’s Brinda Karat
BJP may keep Uniform Civil
Code issue alive till 2019:CPI
Rally in Bidar against move
to amend Muslim law
Don't impose Uniform Civil
Code: Nitish
Equal status of Muslim
woman is the issue; Practice of Triple Talaq Causing Harm to Women: Venkaiah
Naidu
Kochi:Union minister M
Venkaiah Naidu said that the issue that was being discussed in the country was
about ending gender discrimination, doing gender justice and equal rights to
all. He said "the country was not discussing uniform civil code", and
the equal status of Muslim woman was the issue. He said there was a discussion
going on, and the Supreme Court asked for the opinion of the centre govt. Naidu
said the triple talaq was not in the interest of women. Govt gave the opinion
to end triple talaq saying it is un-Islamic.TOI
Let Govt present Uniform
Civil Code draft: Muslim leaders
Mumbai: Noted Muslim
intellectuals, political and social leaders of the Muslim community expressed
their serious concern that the Union govt is trying to introduce a Uniform
civil code (UCC) through the back door. They warned people of the country that
the Law Commission’s questionnaire is a useless exercise. They said, if the
govt is really serious, it should come
out with a draft of the proposed UCC so that various segments of society may
make up their mind about it.The community Muslim leaders cautioned that there
are hundreds of personal laws in the country and as such a UCC is impossible
and impractical.The meeting was chaired by Dr. Zafarul-Islam Khan and attended by
Abu Asim Azmi, Amin Patel (MLA), Waris Pathan (MLA) and other prominent
personalities. Milli Gazette
Jamiat Ulama opposes
Uniform Civil Code
Abrogating Muslim Personal
Law part of RSS agenda: Jama’at-e-Islami J&K
Hyderabad: Muslim bodies
support AIMPLB's decision to boycott UCC questionnaire
Triple talaq can't be a
right in civil society:Yogi Adityanath
What's wrong with triple
talaq and polygamy? Aakar Patel,
Executive Director, Amnesty International, India
151 men with 2 wives, 2
with 3 in Indian city of over 5 lakh Muslims, says latest survey
Malegaon: Though they are
allowed to marry more than one wife - 2, 3 or 4, as per the Islamic Shariah and
also the Indian constitution which gives them right to practice their religion
freely, just 151 men in Malegaon - a city of more than 5 lakh Muslims, have 2 wives,
a latest survey showed.The quick survey conducted by ummid.com amidst the
ongoing debate on the subject following pleas in the Supreme Court by the Modi
govt and some women activists seeking a ban on polygamy also showed that there
are just 02 men in this hugely Muslim populated city who have three
wives.According to 2011 Census report, population of Malegaon is 471,312.Govt
however extended the city limit later on by inducting 6 villages, taking the
population of Malegaon to about 07 lakh people. Census report also says that
Malegaon is a Muslim majority city with approximately 78.95% of city population
following Islam as their religion.Team ummid.com went to each and every colony
and ward of Malegaon, and spoke to men and women residing in the area about the
men living there with 2, 3 or 4 wives to check the claim that the practice is
widespread among Muslims and due to which rights of women and gender equality
are at risk."ummid.com
KASHMIR
& SUOTH ASIA
PM Modi likens army’s
surgical strikes to Israel’s exploits
PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday
likened the army’s anti-terror surgical strikes to Israel’s exploits and said
the Indian forces have shown they are no less than anybody. “Our army’s valour
is being discussed across the country these days. We used to hear earlier that
Israel has done this. The nation has seen that Indian army is no less than
anybody,” he said. Addressing a rally in Himachal Pradesh, Modi said, “These
day, whole nation is talking about the bravery of our army. Our army is not
less than anyone. We used to hear about similar feats of Israel but today,
everyone knows Indian Army is no less.” Indian express
We knew about Israel Army’s
feats, but now world knows about Indian army: PM Modi
Used to hear about Israeli
Army's feats, now Indian Army is no less: PM Modi
Parrikar attributing
success of surgical strike to RSS teachings degrades Indian Army: Mayawati
Lucknow:Taking strong
exception to Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar giving credit for the decision
for cross-LOC surgical strikes to his "RSS teachings", BSP chief
Mayawati alleged that it amounts to degrading the country's armed
forces."Instead of giving credit for surgical strikes to army, Defence Minister first gave it to the PM and
now to his RSS teachings which amounts to degrading the valour of the country's
army and is condemnable," she, who had earlier accused BJP of doing
politics over the issue with an eye on upcoming polls in UP and others states, said.PTI
‘It’s clear that it’s a
political strike not surgical’: Kamaal R Khan’s review on Indian Army’s
surgical strikes
Following Defence Minister,
Manohar Parrikar’s statement linking the surgical strikes with RSS teachings,
controversial actor Kamaal R Khan today expressed disbelief on the action taken
by the Indian Army.Actor tweeted a video ‘reviewing’ the surgical strikes by
the Army on different terror launch pads along LoC in Pakistan, killing at
least 38 terrorists.“After statement of defence minister, it’s clear that it’s
a political strike not surgical,” Kamaal tweeted along with the video review.
Khan, also known as KRK, is often in the news for making controversial comments
and movie reviews. In his video, the actor questioned the Indian army’s stand
to repeatedly claim the existence of the surgical strikes,even after the
neighbouring country denying any such attack.“If Pakistan is denying of anyone
being killed by the Indian Army, why is the govt constantly claiming the attack
and welcoming the neighbour to counter-attack on us,” said KRK in the video
reviewing the surgical strikes. Financial Express
Kamal Khan has actually
done a review of surgical strikes
Release children jailed
under PSA in Kashmir, say Amnesty, HRW, Commission of Jurists: Over 7000
arrested in 3 month
Srinagar: Taking note of
crackdown on protesters in Kashmir during the ongoing unrest, three global
prominent watchdogs--Amnesty International India, HRW and International
Commission of Jurists--have issued a joint statement in which it has asked the
state and central govt to stop the
wrongful detention of protesters in the state. Specifically asking for an end
to the use of PSA, the law which has often been used to detain people on vague
grounds for long periods ignoring regular criminal justice safeguards, human
rights watchdogs have called for end to arbitrarily detaining of people,
including children.PSA violates international due process standards and should
be repealed, the groups said. Importantly, in last 3 months of unrest more than
7,000 people have been arrested whereas more than 450 people have been slapped
with PSA. “Use of the PSA to detain people, particularly children, violates a
range of human rights, and its increasing use in recent weeks undermines the
rule of law and further entrenches impunity in Kashmir,” said Sam Zarifi, ICJ
Asia Director.TCN
Day 102: Shutdown continues
across Kashmir
Srinagar:The situation in
unrest-hit Kashmir, which continued to be curfew-free for third day today, was
by and large peaceful as forces foiled separatists' plans to hold protests in
the city and elsewhere."The situation across Kashmir Valley is by and
large peaceful."Forces have been deployed in sensitive areas to maintain
law and order," they said.However, reports of clashes were reported from
Rahmoo in Pulwama district of south Kashmir and Naugam in Chadoora area of
central Kashmir's Budgam district after some people tried to stage
demonstrations in response to the separatists' call. Over 400 persons have been
booked under PSA while around 9000 have been arrested. PTI
OTHERS
Madras HC turns down PIL
seeking SC status for Dalit converts to Islam: the hindu
Madurai: Madras High Court
Bench here has refused to entertain a PIL petition filed by the secretary of a
Muslim jamath seeking a direction to the State Govt to declare the caste to which Dalit converts
to Islam would belong and issue community certificates to them mentioning the
appropriate caste.First Division Bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and
Justice S. Nagamuthu said it could not entertain the petition since the same
issue had been raised before the Supreme Court way back in 2004 and a 3 judge
Bench of the apex court had referred the matter to a larger Bench on Jan.21,
2011 considering its importance. “Petitioner seeks to raise the issue of the
status of persons who convert to Islam from the Scheduled Caste community and
as to whether they are entitled to the benefit of reservation as Scheduled
Caste...We see no purpose in entertaining the petition as the very question is
under the consideration before the SC and the law laid down would be applicable
to all,” it said.MK Muzibur Rahman, secretary, Umar Nagar Muslim Jamath at
Kooriyur in Ramanathapuram District, had filed PIL petition on the ground that
there was no clarity on the issue of declaring the caste status of Dalits who
embrace Islam while it was not so in the case of Dalits converting to Buddhism
or Sikhism, and hence, there was a necessity for State govt to take a decision.
Minority panel meets 2013
Shamli riot victims, finds many at risk of contracting diseases
Agra: Criticising both the
state govt and the Centre for taking
little action to rehabilitate families affected by the 2013 communal riots, a
two-member team of the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) on Monday said
the victims are forced to live in such woeful conditions that nearly eight out
of 10 people are at risk of contracting diseases such as dengue and
chikungunya.Team, comprising member-in-charge for UP Farida Abdullah Khan and
NCM member Captain Pooran Davar, met many families in Shamli and Muzaffarnagar
districts, in western UP, to find out how they were coping 3 years after the
riots. The team’s observation comes
weeks after a NHRC report held displaced riot-hit families responsible for the
rise in crime in Shamli’s communally sensitive Kairana area. On the NHRC
report, and tension in Kairana town following reports of alleged Hindu exodus,
Khan and Davar said they did not find any material on ground to corroborate the
NHRC’s assertion. They also ruled out any such exodus from Kairana.Khan, who
visited Palda village in Muzaffarnagar, called the situation at the riot
rehabilitation camp there “shocking”. “Nothing has been done for these
people….All of them are at risk of contracting serious diseases,” she said.
Davar, who went to Aayapuri and Hassan colony in Shamli, said, “villagers in
Hassan colony do not have kerosene to cook. There is no power, no water, dirt
all around.” Indian express
Kairana and the politics of
exclusion:ZOYA HASAN
Minority panel criticises
NHRC report on Kairana migration
VHP’s Yuva Sant Sammelan:
Young sants pledge to stop religious conversions
Agra; At the VHP two-day
‘Yuva Sant Sammelan’ which kicked off in Kanpur on Monday, young sants from
across the country took a pledge to open ashrams near Dalit slums to stop
religious conversions. The sants also spoke up against triple talaq and
supported the Centre’s uniform civil code.Sammelan, which was held in UP for
the first time, was attended by around 175 young sants from across India except
the southern states. The event, being held in Panki area of Kanpur, was
inaugurated by Kamal Nayan Das Maharaj of Ayodhya. Sources said sants pledged
to stop religious conversions, which according to them is happening due to
illiteracy, greed, untouchability and fear. Indian express
Maharashtra: UK Dalits,
South Asian groups protest anti-Dalit violence
London; Dalit, Ambedkarite
and South Asian organizations in the UK have expressed their concern at the
renewed wave of anti-Dalit violence in Nashik in the western Indian state of
Maharashtra.In the over a week long violence Marathas are reported to have
beaten and injured Dalits forcing them
to flee for their lives. Dalits’ houses have been vandalized and vehicles have
been burnt to ashes.In a joint letter addressed to Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis and PM Narendra Modi, representatives of 5 leading organisations have said that not
only no arrest has been made by “by the Maratha dominated Police force till
date, but we have strong evidence that the Nashik Police is actively beating up
Dalit families in their own homes instead of protecting them from the Maratha
mob.”The letter has been signed by Eugene Culas, Voice of Dalits International;
Santosh Dass, Federation of Ambedkarite and Buddhist Organizations UK; Caravan
Daily
Calling Arnab Goswami a
‘joker’, Katju questions his ‘Y’ category security cover
New Delhi: Justice Markandey
Katju, the retired judge of the Supreme Court known for his unsparing remarks
against people or things he does not like, targeted on Monday Arnab Goswami,
the editor-in- chief of English news channel Times Now. Calling Arnab a ‘joker’
he asked why should he be provided ‘Y’ category of govt security.Katju wrote on
his facebook page in his usual contemptuous tone about the media celebrity,”
This joker who has nothing in his head except his arrogance will get 20 guards
night and day by the Govt. for his security. Hari Om”“Why should Arnab Goswami
be provided Govt. security, and that too of the Y category, which means 20
guards will be with him day and night. Who will pay the salaries of these
guards ? It will be the govt , which really means the public because these
salaries come from the taxes we pay. So we will have to pay for Arnab's
security.”indiasamvad
9 questions about Arnab
Goswami's 'Y' security cover that the nation should be asking
RSS worker's murder:
Attacks aimed at creating communal tension in Karnataka?
Bengaluru: The broad
daylight murder of Rudresh R., the 35-year-old mandal president of the
Shivajinagar shakha of the RSS and secretary of the BJP from Shivajinagar unit,
on Sunday in the city bears a “strong resemblance” with the murders of two
other Right wing leaders in the state since 2015. K Raju, a VHP activist in
Mysuru, was killed in March this year and the police have so far arrested 6
accused, including the two assailants. He was opposing the construction of a
place of worship near his house. Last year, Prashanth Poojary of Bajrang Dal
was hacked to death in Moodabidri in Dakshin Kannada for his alleged role in
cow vigilantism. 9 accused were arrested in the case. In both cases, accused
reportedly owe allegiance to a South India-based frontal organisation, which
claims to work for social empowerment of marginalised and minorities.The police
probing murder of RSS functionary Rudresh R. from all angles, including his
financial and land disputes, as he was into real estate and finance business.Deccan
Chronicle
Chaos in JNU Campus After
Student Najeeb Goes Missing
Chaos prevailed in JNU
campus today with various student groups staging protests over the issue of a
student missing from the varsity hostel under mysterious circumstances.A
student of School of Biotechnology, Najeeb Ahmed, allegedly went missing on
Saturday following a brawl on the campus the night before. An FIR for
kidnapping and wrongfully confining a person was lodged at Vasant Kunj police
station yesterday after the police received a complaint from the student's
guardians.Najeeb's mother and local guardians also joined the protest today
alleging that they were not informed by the administration about him going
missing.Asserting prompt action, the JNU administration issued a statement
saying, "JNU security has been instructed to immediately look for the
missing student. Dean gave a written instruction to all wardens to search
hostel rooms.""Police also visited the campus and investigated the
matter.The left-affiliated groups on campus on the other hand accused the RSS
student wing ABVP of making attempts to "terrorise" student
community.PTI
'Something Bad Has
Happened', Missing JNU Student Who Was Locked Up In Bathroom Told His Mother
Student Disappearance Puts
Spotlight on Communally-charged Atmosphere in JNU
Left, ABVP give it a
communal hue
Rising Anger in Assam Over
Centre’s Decision To Grant Citizenship To Hindu Migrants From Bangladesh: thewire
New Delhi: 5 months into
its rule in Assam, BJP is beginning to feel the heat. The simmering anger
against the Modi govt’s decision to revise the Citizenship (Amendment) Act,
1955, has reached its boiling point.BJP, which won a rousing victory in the
state in May with promises of protection of “jati, mati, bheti” – community,
land and existence – to its indigenous people, is increasingly attracting
public ire and opposition from dozens of ethnic and political organisations. Those
opposed to the amendment say that the BJP may as well be contributing to their
marginalisation in their own land.If amended, the Act would enable the over 1.5
lakh undocumented Hindu Bangladeshis residing in the state to get Indian
citizenship, which would be contradictory to the Assam Accord that deems any
person – whether a Hindu or Muslim – as “illegal” if found entering the state
from Bangladesh after March 24, 1971.Clause 6A, that specifies this, was
inserted into the Act by Rajiv Gandhi govt in 1985 upon the signing of the
accord between the state, centre and the All Assam Students Union (AASU) in
order to put a lid on 6 years of students’ agitation against “illegal
Bangladeshi immigrants.” ssamese public – that hugely supported the agitation –
considers the accord as an official, legal instrument that ensures the
protection of their land, language and culture, and therefore deem it
“inviolable.
Suspected Naxalites Deny
Planning Terror Attacks in NCR, Say They Were Into Extortion
New Delhi: 10 suspected
Naxalites arrested last week by the UP anti-terror squad have denied planning terror
attacks in the national capital region, saying they just wanted to “threaten
people to extort money”, said a senior police officer close to the
investigation. But, IG of the ATS Asim Arun is not buying it. “We are not going
to believe what they have said. A couple of arrests will happen soon. Our investigation
is not yet complete,” he said.CNN-News18
500 booked for
'inflammatory songs' in Faizabad
Faizabad(UP): Around 500
persons have been booked here for playing "inflammatory songs" and
raising "objectionable slogans" in "Ram Baraat", the
procession celebrating the return of Lord Ram from exile to Ayodhya.According
to police sources, the procession led by prominent right-wing party leaders and
its associate organisations on Oct.15 passed through Galla Mandi, a sensitive
area inhabited by both communities in equal ratio, and started playing
inflammatory songs from loudspeakers.Sources said police tried to stop the
people in the procession for playing inflammatory songs but they didn't
budge.The continuous playing of the songs led to the communal tension between
the two communities in the area, they said. SP City Sankalp Sharma said cases
have been registered against 500 unidentified persons who were in the
procession for trying to "communalise the atmosphere" under various
sections of IPC. PTI
NIA opposes Areeb Majeed’s
bail
Mumbai: NIA has opposed the
bail application filed by Areeb Majeed, Kalyan resident arrested for his
alleged links with the Islamic State (IS). NIA Monday submitted a detailed
reply to Majeed’s bail application filed before a special court in August. Majeed had claimed in his plea that his return
from Turkey to India was arranged and facilitated by high-ranking diplomatic
officials in coordination with the NIA. indian express
My head hangs in shame over
dalit atrocities: PM Modi
Ludhiana:PM Narendra Modi has said his “head hangs in
shame” over incidents of atrocities on dalits that take place even after 70
years of Independence and called for more focused efforts to correct social
anomalies. Modi said: “We know that due to our societal anomalies, hearing out
some incidents targeting our Dalit brothers even today, my head hangs in shame.
After 70 years of Independence, we cannot wait longer”. At the launch of a
National SC/ST Hub in Ludhiana, he said: “We will have to sharpen the focus of
our direction. The aspirations of a Dalit or an Adivasi exceed those of other
youth in the country. If they get an opportunity they will not lag behind in
changing the fortunes of India.”PTI
Ram Museum A 'Lollipop',
Need Ram Mandir:BJP's Katiyar
New Delhi: Announcing that
"Lord Ram is an integral part of Indian life," Union Minister Mahesh
Sharma said that a "Ramayana museum" being planned for the
communally-sensitive town of Ayodhya "is not the political agenda" of
the BJP ahead of elections in UP.Sharma said that Ayodhya's development will get a big
push from 150 crores allotted to developing the museum. State govt has allotted it a plot 15 km from the site
where the Babri Masjid was torn down in 1992, triggering deadly communal riots
across the country.Right-wing organizations like the VHP say a temple must be
built where the mosque once stood, because that is the exact spot where Lord
Ram was born."A lollipop won't do," said Vinay Katiyar. "People
want a Ram Mandir (temple)," said the MP.NDTV
Mahesh Sharma defends govt,
says Ram Museum not a ‘political gimmick’
Digvijaya attacks Modi govt
over Mandir politics, says wants Ram temple
Gujarat riots accused
Vinubhai Patel extradited from UK
London: A 40-year-old man
wanted in connection with the 2002 post-Godhra riots in Gujarat was today
extradited from the UK to stand trial in India, becoming the first person to be
sent back from Britain 24 years after the two countries signed an extradition
treaty.Samirbhai Vinubhai Patel had been arrested by Scotland Yard in west
London in August on a Red Corner Notice issued by Indian authorities.His
extradition order was signed by UK home secretary Amber Rudd on Sept.22 and the
"surrender arrangements" were finalised for his departure.PTI
President Mukherjee gives
nod for probe to be launched against AMU VC Zameeruddin
President Pranab Mukherjee
has given a nod for a probe to be conducted into allegations of financial and
other improprieties against AMU V-C Zameeruddin Shah. Shah is the seventh
central university V-C to come under the scanner even since the NDA govt took charge in 2014.
Irom Sharmila forms new
party, to contest against CM
World
UNESCO adopts resolution
affirming Muslims ties to Jerusalem
UN cultural agency on
Tuesday adopted an Arab-sponsored resolution that affirms Muslim ties to the Old
City of east Jerusalem by referring to it only by its Islamic names as
"Al-Aqsa Compound" or "Al-Ḥaram Al-Sharif."A spokesman for
Paris-based UNESCO said the resolution, which has caused Israel to suspend its
cooperation with the agency, was adopted without a new vote after being
approved at the committee stage last week.The resolution, which was passed
Thursday at the committee level, is sponsored by Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon,
Morocco, Oman, Qatar and Sudan.Text, which also denounces Israel for restricting
Muslim access to the holy site and for aggression by Israeli occupation forces
and Jewish settler groups, has infuriated Israel leading to suspend cooperation
with UNESCO Friday saying the resolution denies "historic Jewish
connection to holy sites in Jerusalem."Palestine's deputy ambassador to
UNESCO, Mounir Anastas, said resolution "reminds Israel that they are the
occupying power in east Jerusalem and it asks them to stop all their
violations," including archaeological excavations around religious sites.
UNESCO's draft resolution, entitled "Occupied Palestine," strongly
condemns "escalating Israeli aggressions and illegal measures against the
freedom of worship and Muslims’ access to their Holy Site Al-Aqṣa Mosque, and
requests Israel, the Occupying Power, to respect the historic status quo and to
immediately stop these measures."AFP / Al Ahram
Morocco tipped off Israeli
intelligence, ‘helped Israel win 1967 6-Day War’, claims Ex- Israeli
Intelligence official
In 1965, King Hassan ll
passed recordings to Israel of a key meeting between Arab leaders held to
discuss whether they were prepared for war against Israel.That meeting not only
revealed that Arab ranks were split — heated arguments broke out, for example,
between Egypt’s president Gamal Abdel-Nasser and Jordan’s king Hussein — but
that the Arab nations were ill prepared for war, Maj. Gen. Shlomo Gazit told
the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper over the weekend. On the basis of these
recordings, as well as other intelligence information gathered in the years
leading up to the war, Israel launched a preemptive strike on the morning of
June 5, 1967, bombing Egyptian airfields and destroying nearly every Egyptian
fighter plane. Times of israel
UN official: Israeli
blockade delaying Gaza reconstruction
A senior UN official warned
of the deteriorating conditions in the Gaza Strip, and said the Israeli
blockade was delaying reconstruction efforts.The director of operations for
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
(UNRWA) in the Gaza Strip, Bo Schack, spoke at a news conference at UNRWA HQ. middleeastmonitor
Jewish settlers storm
Al-Aqsa to mark ‘Sukkot’
Jerusalem: Scores of Jewish
settlers and Israeli forces on Tuesday forced their way into Jerusalem's
flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound to mark the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, a
Palestinian official said. "Around 206 settlers backed by Israeli police
have stormed the Al-Aqsa compound through Al-Mugharbeh gate since
morning," Sheikh Omar al-Qiswani, the director of Al-Aqsa Mosque, said.
Anadolu Agency
US, Russia could 'start 3rd
World War over Syria: Turkey
US and Russia could drive
the world into a global war if the conflict in Syria is not resolved, Turkey
has warned. Tensions have become increasingly heightened between Washington and
Moscow in recent weeks. Last week, US and UK warned Russia and its ally Syrian govt
that new economic sanctions could be imposed if the bombing of Syria's besieged
Aleppo continues. Anadolu Agency
Maqbul Ahmad elected
Bangladesh Jamaat new Ameer
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
has elected Maqbul Ahmad as its ameer for the next three years, according to a
press release of the party.He was acting as the ameer (chief) of the party
since arrest of Jamaat chief Matiur Rahman Nizami, who was executed in May this
year, on charge of crimes against humanity during the 1971 liberation
war.“Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami’s elected ameer Maqbul Ahmad has taken his oath
before the central executive committee today (Monday). Jamaat’s chief election
commissioner ATM Masum has administered the oath,” read the press release.Maqbul
Ahmad, now 70, has sought blessings from the party people as well as the people
of the country, said the press release. prothom-alo
Battle for Mosul: Iraqi
forces capture 20 villages
Armed forces
closing in on Mosul say they have secured about 20 villages on the outskirts of
the city in the first 24 hours of an operation to retake what is ISIL's last
major stronghold in Iraq. With air support from the US-led coalition, govt and
Kurdish forces edged closer to the city on Monday as smoke darkened the blue
sky above one ISIL position, apparently from oil fires ignited to hamper the
incursion and make it harder to land air strikes. Aljazeera
'20 Daesh' killed in
airstrikes in northern Syria:Anadolu Agency
ANKARA: A total of
20 Daesh terrorists were killed in 11 airstrikes carried out by U.S.-led
coalition forces in northern Syria Tuesday, according to a Turkish military
source.In an emailed statement to Anadolu Agency, the source, who spoke on
condition of anonymity due to restrictions on talking to the media, said the
airstrikes targeted 88 Daesh positions in areas east of Azaz district of Aleppo,
including al Jabriyah, al-Burhan, Vash and al-Ghuz neighborhoods.Azaz is
located in Aleppo’s northern countryside, just 6 km from the Turkish border.
Syrian security
chief makes public Cairo visit
Syria’s national
security chief met a senior Egyptian intelligence official in Cairo, Egypt,
Syria’s state news agency said yesterday, in the latest sign of a rift between
Egypt and Saudi Arabia, which backs Syrian opposition groups.zli Mamlouk met
the deputy chief of the national security department in Egyptian General
Intelligence, Khaled Fawzi, on a one-day visit following an invitation from
Cairo, SANA reported.“2sides agreed to coordinate politically and on fighting
the terrorism both countries now face,” SANA said.Egyptian security sources
told Reuters this was Mamlouk’s third such visit this year but the first to be
made public as a message to Saudi Arabia that Egypt would pursue an independent
foreign policy. middleeastmonitor
UN's special envoy
warns 'Aleppo will not be there anymore'
United Nations
Special Envoy for Syria has warned that "between now and December, if we
cannot find a solution, Aleppo will not be there anymore."Staffan de
Mistura was speaking after a meeting with EU foreign ministers in Luxembourg on
Monday where he said he "insisted on the fact that the issue of Aleppo is
vital and crucial.""Any type of discussion that ignores Aleppo would
be something that history will judge us for," he added. "Mosul should
not be confusing the priority of Aleppo, in other words, if the world is
watching Mosul, Aleppo should not be forgotten."CNN
Russian, Syrian
planes halt Aleppo airstrikes ahead of truce
MOSCOW: Russian and
Syrian warplanes on Tuesday halted their airstrikes on Syria’s besieged city of
Aleppo in preparation for a temporary truce that Moscow has announced for later
in the week, the Russian defense minister said.According to Defense Minister
Sergei Shoigu, the halt in the strikes should help pave way for militants to
leave the eastern rebel-held parts of the contested city.AP
China bans parents
from 'luring children into religion' in Muslim province
Chinese govt is calling on people to report their
neighbours, friends and relatives for “luring minors into religious activities”
in a province home to the country’s largest Muslim population.New education
rules coming into force in Xinjiang on 1 November threaten to remove children
from their parents’ care and send them to “receive rectification” at specialist
schools.The autonomous region, which borders Pakistan and Muslim-majority
nations including Kazakhstan, is home to the greatest concentration of Muslims
in China because of its significant ethnic Uighur population. independent
Ken Loach: BBC news
manipulative and deeply political
Director Ken Loach
has taken aim at the BBC, describing its news coverage as “manipulative and
deeply political” and saying it is a “rotten place for a director”.Prominent
leftwinger Loach, who is promoting his Palme d’Or-winning film about a man’s
struggle with the UK benefits system, I, Daniel Blake, said there was a need to
“democratise” the corporation.“Diversify it so that different regions can make
their own dramas. And its notion of news has got to be challenged,” he told the
Radio Times.“BBC is very aware of its role in shaping people’s consciousness;
this is the story you should hear about, these are the people worth listening
to. It’s manipulative and deeply political.”In response to the comments, a BBC
spokeswoman said: “BBC News is independent and adheres to clear published
editorial guidelines including on impartiality. The BBC is consistently rated
the most trusted and accurate news provider by the majority of people in the
UK.” The Guardian
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