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28 March. 2017: 28 JamadiulAkhir 1438:Vol:8, No:152
INDIA: SLAUGHTERHOUSES & POLITICS
Crackdown on slaughterhouses: Allahabad HC
raps UP govt, asks why weren’t illegal meat shops regularised
A Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court on Tuesday sought a reply from UP
govt and Lucknow Nagar Nigam on closure
of meat shops and non-renewal of license of meat shops. UP CM Yogi Adityanath ordered to shut all illegal abattoirs
across the UP . The Allahabad High Court has given time to UP govt and Lucknow Nagar Nigam till April 3 for
submitting explanation on closure of meat shops. Allahabad High Court asked the
UP Govt and the Lucknow Municipal Corporation under which provision meat shops
in the state capital were being forced to shut down. The court also rapped the
Lucknow Municipal Corporation asking why the authorities concerned not take any
initiative in time to renew the licences of meat shops. The court was hearing a
petition filed by Shahbuddin and nine other meat traders, who had pleaded in
2015 in the court that they had the licence to run the shops. As their licences
had expired two years ago, they applied for renewal but the LMC rejected their
request citing the National Green Tribunal (NGT) guidelines, which say that the
slaughterhouses should be run by the municipal authorities.Meanwhile, thousands
of meat sellers in UP shut shops for an
indefinite period from Monday against Adityanath’s decision to close down
illegal slaughterhouses, causing concerns over Rs 15,000-crore industry that
employs 25 lakh people in the state. India.com
HC seeks Adityanath govt reply on closure of
meat shops
Bajrang Dal Activists Raid Meatpacking Unit In
Meerut, Turns Out BJP Worker Involved In Running Operations
When Bajrang Dal activists raided a meatpacking unit in Meerut's
Jaibheemnagar locality, they found that a BJP worker was involved in running
operations, The Hindustan Times has reported.This incident of vigilantism comes
in the midst of a crackdown on illegal slaughterhouses being carried out by the
newly elected BJP govt . BJP worker in question is one Rahul Thakur, who
attempted to conceal his alleged involvement in running the meatpacking unit
allegedly owned by Rahul Raghav and Anuj Choudhary. 2 owners, who claimed to be
making cricket bats, were arrested.Bajrang Dal activists, who were acting on
their own volition, also manhandled police personnel who were allegedly
complicit in running the meatpacking unit. A senior police official told HT
that a case could be filed against the vigilantes only if Thakur filed a
complaint. BJP's city unit president Karunesh Nandan Garg told HT that he too will
look into Thakur's alleged involvement in running the illegal slaughterhouse. huffingtonpost
Bajrang Dal activists raid meat packaging unit
in Meerut, beat up BJP worker
Slaughterhouse crackdown: UP strike hits Delhi
hard, meat supply down, prices soar
New Delhi:Meat traders’ strike in neighbouring UP has halved Delhi’s supply and sent the prices
soaring, with mutton selling for Rs 500 a kilo in some areas on Monday.Traders
at Ghazipur, Delhi’s only slaughter house and biggest wholesale meat market,
said they were not getting cattle from UP , the biggest suppliers of animals,
which had led to buffalo and goat meat costing at least 25% more.“Around 6,000
goats and 900 buffaloes were sold every day but in the last three days, not
more than 2,500 goats and 400 buffaloes have been sold,” a trader said at
Ghazipur, which borders UP. He didn’t wish to be named, fearing a backlash from
vigilante groups. Delhi doesn’t have livestock farms and relies on neighbouring
Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan and UP. Bulk of buffalo supply to Ghazipur is from
UP, which is country’s biggest meat producer.
Ripple effect of UP govt's crackdown on
illegal slaughterhouse felt in Kolkata
UP govt 's crackdown on illegal slaughterhouse has had ripple effects in
Kolkata. Mohammed Ali, head of Calcutta Beef Dealers' Association, said that
export and transport of beef has taken one of its worseever hits.Ali said that
there has been a multi-pronged effect on the industry because beef is not being
sent to UP and no cows can be brought from there as well. “Since March 24, not
a single buffalo has been slaughtered at the Tangra Slaughterhouse, one of the
biggest in the state. Under normal circumstances, around 150 buffaloes are
slaughtered here everyday. Not only has supply of beef to UP stopped but trucks
which must pass UP to most of the other states where beef is supplied, are also
being attacked now,” Ali said.He added that supply of cows and buffaloes from
UP and Punjab has also stopped.Leather dealers too said that business has
slumped owing to the UP govt 's move. Officials of the Council for Leather
Exports (CLE) said that exporters were forced to sell their products at a loss.
DNA
Bengal beef dealers to meet Mamata Banerjee
over UP crackdown
BJP doing politics of appeasement by banning
slaughterhouses: Samajwadi Party leader Aggarwal
New Delhi;Criticising BJP-led UP Govt for banning slaughterhouses in the state, the
Samajwadi Party on Tuesday alleged that the saffron party is doing this in
order to please one community over the other despite the fact that Hindus are
the largest consumers of meat. “During elections they promised that they will
close down slaughter house, they never said that they will close down small
meat shops and the way small meat shops are being closed upon the directions of
the state govt , the meat owners are now facing difficulty in sustaining their
life,” SP leader Naresh Aggarwal told ANI.ANI
Over half of UP’s licensed slaughterhouses
‘temporarily shut’
Lucknow;5 days after the state govt began its crackdown on illegal and mechanised
slaughterhouses in UP, more than half of its licensed slaughterhouses have also
been “temporarily closed” for not following norms. While there are 44 licensed
slaughterhouses in the state, 26 have been “temporarily shut” for not following
basic rules and guidelines laid down for operation, transportation and
processing of slaughtered animals. On March 22, three days after Yogi
Adityanath took oath as CM, state govt issued
orders to all divisional commissioners, district magistrates, senior police
officers and municipal corporations to inspect slaughterhouses.They were asked
to report to the chief secretary within seven days about the action they had
taken.“As many as 26 licensed slaughterhouses have been shut down during the
last five days, as they were not following the set rules. It is not a permanent
closure… they have been temporarily closed and would be allowed to function
once they follow all norms,” Chief Secretary Rahul Bhatnagar said. Indian
express
Now Jharkhand bans illegal abattoirs
Ranchi: Days after Aditya Nath Yogi govt's crackdown on illegal
slaughterhouses in UP, another BJP-ruled state, Jharkhand, decided to ban all
illegal slaughterhouses in the state on Monday. The slaughterhouses were given
72 hours to shut their illegal businesses if they failed to obtain licence from
relevant authorities.SKG Rahate, principal secretary, home, issued an order to
all deputy commissioners and SPs along with authorities of municipal corporations,
municipalities and notified area committees to ensure that the closure was
effected immediately. Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, that has
issued licences to 62 abattoirs across the country, has not issued the same to
even one unit in the state.
Cow protection group in Haryana vow to
intensify movement to ban meat shops after UP
crackdown
After the crackdown on illegal slaughterhouses in UP, Haryana is in no
mood to miss being featured in headlines related to the 'gauraksha' movement.
One of the cow protection group leaders has declared it will intensify efforts
in all districts, including the minority dominant Mewat district, to take the
movement across the state. The state govt has decided not to issue licenses to
slaughterhouses anymore and a number of raids on butchers' shops have been
carried out in recent weeks. Haryana Cow Protection andEnrichment Unit (HCPEU)
president Bhani Ram Mangla said it will put evidence of cruelty in
slaughterhouses before CM Manohar Lal
Khattar.It will also intensify the movement from the last week of April or the
first week of May to stop the smuggling of cattle in the state, it said.'One of
the major reasons behind banning illegal slaughterhouses in UP is the cruelty
factor. We will put this point before the CM and request him of ending the procedures of
providing commercial licenses for slaughter houses,' Mangla said. He also
pointed out that there are two existing slaughterhouses in the Mewat district
and said that he will make sure that no more facilities like it open in
Haryana.
Non-veg sellers: For them, no meat means no bread!
Lucknow: Meat shortage brings ‘veg twist’ to
party menus
Whether in UP or North-East, BJP should not
dictate people’s eating habits: HT Editorial
UP Meat row: 25 lakh jobs, Rs 15,000 crore at
stake
OTHERS
Babri Masjid csae:Both sides claim invitation
by Yogi
New Delhi: In an attempt to solve the century-old Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri
Masjid dispute, newly appointed UP CM Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday invited both
parties to Lucknow for discussions, claims representatives of Hindu and Muslim
sides Mahant Dharamdas, Haji Mehboob. According to the reports of IndiaTV,
Hindu bigot has sent a message to Mahant Dharamdas, who later conveyed it to
Muslim litigant Haji Mehboob. Dharamdas said that Haji Mehboob agreed to meet
the CM and discuss the matter in
person. “We will have to tell the CM
that we are coming. We’ll just have to find a mutually agreed date. Whatever is
decided, we will tell the Supreme Court,” the portal quoted him as
saying.Asserting he has no issue in meeting Adityanath, Haji Mehboob said,
“Dharamdas ji said that CM wanted to
meet me. He said that two sides meet and discuss the matter so I agreed. I said
if the CM wants to meet me, I have no problem.”However, Zafaryab Jilani,
Convenor of Babri Masjid Action Committee (BMAC) had rejected the SC
suggestion. Refuting Jilani’s comments Haji Mehboob said,”I do not know what
Jilani sahab thinks. He asked me if I was ready to meet PM Modi, I said he is the country’s leader. If
they want to build a temple after leaving the land for a mosque, why would I
object?”
india
BJP’s Swamy says that unlike mosques, temples
can never be demolished as God lives there
Unlocking of Babri Masjid was a 'balancing
act' by then govt, claims Arif Mohammed Khan
New Delhi: The unlocking of the Babri Masjid in 1986 that led to the
"shilanyas" (groundbreaking) of Ram Janambhoomi temple in Ayodhya and
three decades of turmoil, were part of a deal between Muslim leaders and the
Congress govt , says Arif Mohammad Khan. With the Supreme Court now calling for
resolving the issue through dialogue, Khan feels that the govt should take the initiative on this. Khan said
the unlocking of the Babri Masjid was a balancing act to satisfy the demands of
the Hindu community after the Rajiv Gandhi govt succumbed to the demands of the AIMPLB on the
Shah Bano case in the Supreme Court on maintenance for divorced Muslim women.
"The announcement to reverse the SC judgement (Shah Bano case) and the
removal of the locks happened within a span of two weeks. This to most people
appeared as a balancing act and they hoped that now both the agitating parties
would feel satisfied," Khan, author of "Text and Context -- Quran and
Contemporary Challenges" who broke ranks with Rajiv Gandhi in 1985 on govt's
capitulation to the Muslim clergy on implementing the Shah Bano judgement that
ruled in favour of alimony to divorced Muslim women, said in an interview. IANS
Islam gives equal rights to women, Muslim Law
Board tells SC
New Delhi: All India Muslim Personal Law Board submitted before the
Supreme Court that Islam was one of the first religions to grant equal rights
to women. It is a misconception that women were discriminated here with regard
to marriage and divorce, the board said.“Talaq, Nikah Halala and polygamy are
all integral part of the religion of Sunni Muslims following 4 schools of
thought provided by the Holy Quran and thus being essential to the religion of
Islam are protected by virtue of Articles 25, 26 and 29 of the Constitution,”
it said in a written submission. “Pronouncement of triple talaq in one go is
undesirable but (it is) irrevocably effective,” it said.
Muslim personal law board defends triple
talaq, polygamy
AIMPLB tells SC polygamy, triple talaq
integral part of Islam
If triple talaq termed illegal, then soon
Islam would cease to exist: AIMPLB to Supreme Court
Triple Talaq: All India Muslim Personal Board
urges Supreme Court not to change personal laws
Muzaffarnagar Riot accused surrenders in court
in triple murder case
Muzaffarnagar: A man accused of rioting surrendered in court in
connection with the Lank killing case here today.The accused, identified as
Gulbir surrendered before the acting chief judicial magistrate Arun Kumar who
sent him to judicial custody.According to senior prosecutor Divaker Sharma, 3
persons of a family including were burnt to death during riots in village Lank
in the district in 2013. PTI
2002 riots convict wants release due to HIV
infection
Ahmedabad: Gujarat high court on Monday issued notice to the state govt over a petition filed by a life term convict
in the 2002 Sardarpura massacre case, who has been seeking remission in
sentence on the ground that he suffers from HIV infection. One of 17 convicts
in this case, whose punishment of life imprisonment was upheld by the high
court in last October, has filed a petition in the high court seeking
directions to the Sabarmati Central Jail authorities to follow a state govt circular issued in 2013 to consider granting
remission to a prisoner in cases of HIV/AIDS and cancer. timesofindia
Adityanath, BJP’s star campaigner? It’s
prerogative of high command: Vaghani
Ahmedabad;A day after his reported comment that UP CM Yogi
Adityanath would be BJP’s star campaigner for the Gujarat Assembly polls, party’s
state unit president Jitu Vaghani on Monday said a decision in this regard was
a prerogative of the parliamentary board and the high command. “We wish that
all BJP CM s come to Gujarat and talk about the development work under the
leadership of Narendrabhai Modi. We will convey our feelings to the central
leadership. But, the ultimate decision on who will campaign in Gujarat will be
taken by our leadership, Narendrabhai andAmitbhai (Shah),” Vaghani said. indianexpress
For Delhi civic polls, it will be campaigner Yogi
vs Kejriwal
Muslim who became Adityanath's gurubhai:TOI
Ahmedabad: Aditya Nath Yogi, recently appointed CM of UP, has a close
Gujarat connection apart from his ties with PM Narendra Modi. The erstwhile
mahant of a math (ashram) of Nath sampradaya in Visnagar, Mahant Gulabnath
Bapu, who was born as a Muslim with the name Gul Mohammad Pathan, was the 'gurubhai'
of today's UP CM, considered a Hindu hardliner. Mahant Avaidyanath, the guru of
Aditya Nath, was also the guru of Gulabnath Bapu. Their relation was so strong
that when Gulabnath, 86, breathed his last, Aditya Nath came to Visnagar,
Gujarat, to perform his last rites on Dec.6, 2016, and he also appointed the
new mahant of math, Sankarnath. The math runs temples and annakshetra (place
providing free meals) in Visnagar and Vadgam.Gulabnath had taken diksha at the
age of 18 from Mahant Balaknath at Vadgam."Bapu was the sixth generation
in guru-shishya lineage. His association with Mahant Avaidyanath of Gorakhpur
math and guru of Aditya Nath Yogi was very old due to the dynamics of Nath
sampradaya." said Sankarnath, the newly appointed mahant of the Visnagar
math."Bapu also considered Avaidyanath his guru and thus he considered
Aditya Nath as his gurubhai," Sankarnath said."Bapu was invited to
Gorakhpur for every major event. When he went there last year, Aditya Nath had
him felicitated by PM Modi," said Shankarnath.Aditya Nath visits the math
at Visnagar at least 2-3 times annually, said Shankarnath, adding that any
Gujarat visit by the yogi starts from Visnagar."Yogi used to phone
regularly to get updates on Bapu's health. It is not just about Nath sampradaya
connection as there are other places in Gujarat with presence of the
sampradaya, but he feels connected to this place," Sankarnath
added.Gulabnath Bapu was born in a Muslim family that traces its roots to
Jhalod. timesofindia
Before the Rise of Hindutva, Gorakhnath
Nurtured Muslim Yogis;BY MANOJ SINGH
Not scared of Adityanath, I stand by my words:
Nizami
New Delhi: Kashmir's senior Congress leader Salman Nizami refused to
retract his criticism of UP CM Aditya Nath Yogi.On Saturday, Supreme Court
lawyer Dr Abhishek Atrey had served a defamation notice to Nizami for his
tweets about the UP CM on March 19. timesofindia
Maharashtra: Jamaat-e-Islami film on water
scarcity makes it to All India Children’s Educational Festival
Mumbai: A short film “Boond Boond Zindagi” made by the Jamaat-e-Islami chapter of Maharashtra has
been selected for 21st All India Children’s Educational Audio Video
Festival-2017.The festival will be held between April 5 and 7 at the Central
Institute of Educational Technology (CIET), NCERT, New Delhi.The short film
revolves around the concept of scarcity of water in India and the importance of
saving water for the present as well as the future generations.The film was
shot in a Maharashtra village and all the characters are played by school
children to convey the message of conserving the water.“If a child becomes the
medium of delivery, then the message becomes more effective. Idea of making
film came to my mind after seeing the worst water crisis faced by people in
Latur and elsewhere in Maharashtra,” said Mohammed Sajid, Jamaat’s media
production in charge and writer of the film.TCN
Police suspect BJP MP Nalin Kumar Kateel’s
speech to have instigated madrasa teacher’s murder
Kasargod: The special police team investigating the murder of Riyas
Moulavi, 34-year-old muezzin and madrasa teacher in Kasargod last week is
suspecting that a speech delivered by Dakshina Kannada BJP MP Nalin Kumar
Kateel at the inauguration of a kabadi tournament could have instigated the
crime. Crime Branch superintendent of police A Srinivas, who is heading the
special team, said police have called for recording of the event from the
Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS), trade union of RSS, which organised the
tournament. Kateel is in-charge of the BJP unit in Kerala. Kasargod MLA N A
Nellikkunnu said Kateel's speech on March 18 called on the audience not to
forget the killing of Suhas. "I have not heard the audio, but that's what
he reportedly said at the event," he said. Police have arrested three
persons, suspected to be BJP workers, in connection with the murder of Riyas.
RSS Holds Workshop at Delhi University to Make
Education System More “Indian”
New Delhi: As many as 721 academics, including vice chancellors of 51
central and state universities, deliberated at a two-day closed-door
seminar-cum-workshop, held at a Delhi University college by the RSS, on how to
“Indianise” the educational system of the country.Titled ‘Gyan Sangam,’ the
workshop held by RSS-affiliated Prajna Pravah at the Maharaja Agrasen Institute
of Technology and Management on March 25 and 26 was apparently triggered by the
need for a “real nationalist narrative” in higher education.At the end of the
workshop, an invitation-only event, Prajna Pravah national convener J. Nand
Kumar told reporters that the academics had “resolved to make an effort at
their level” to develop a “Bharatiya” perspective in education.THE WIRE
RSS chief talks of social justice and
inter-caste marriages
New Delhi: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat seems to have lent his support to
inter-caste marriages, saying swayamsevaks should stand in favour of such
reformative measures in the country. Orthodox opinions about inter-faith marriages
by Sangh and its hardline affiliates have stoked controversies, while that
aspect remains unchanged, RSS chief said swayamsevaks are encouraged to marry
outside their castes.“Generally, it happens and it should happen. If you take a
survey, you will find more swayamsevaks with inter-caste marriages than anybody
else. We observe that in our personal interactions,” he said while speaking to
RSS mouthpiece Organiser.He also cited the message sent by MS Golwalkar, the
second Sarsangachalak, to Dr BR Ambedkar on his wedding.“…In his congratulatory
message, Guruji wrote that not because of physical attraction but to register a
protest against the caste system, you are tying this knot through an
inter-caste marriage, I support this marriage and convey my best wishes. This
message was conveyed to the swayamsevaks also,” he said on the sidelines of
annual meeting of Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha, Sangh’s highest
decision-making body, recently.HT
3 civilians killed in J-K as forces fire at
protesters during encounter with militants
Srinagar: 3 men were killed and several others injured on Tuesday when
security forces battling militants fired on stone-pelting protesters in
Chadoora area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district, police said.Officials added
that a militant was also killed during the gunbattle and arms recovered.
Medical superintendent of Srinagar’s SMHS Hospital Nazir Choudhary said Zahid
Rashid Bhat 22, who had a bullet injury in his neck, was declared brought dead
to the SMHS Hospital. Another man, Saqib Ahmad, died after doctors failed to
revive him even after surgery.By evening, another injured youth Ishaq Ahmad
from Srinagar’s Rangreth area also died.Reports from the area suggested that
more people were injured at the encounter site in fresh firing in the
afternoon. Eyewitnesses said police fired at protesters when they tried to
march towards the site, resulting in injuries to over a dozen more
people.Security forces launched an early morning cordon-and-search operation in
Chadoora following information about the presence of militants in the area. The
operation turned into a gunbattle after militants opened fire on security
forces, a police spokesperson said. Even as security forces were trying to
flush out the militants, a large number of protesters started pelting stones at
the law enforcing agencies, forcing them to retaliate. Initial reports
suggested the presence of at least 2 militants in the area.HT
Budgam encounter: 1 militant, 3 civilians
killed; CM Mehbooba urges restraint, Omar calls situation ‘alarming’
Athar Hussain Dehlavi wants Centre to declare
PoK and Gilgit-Baltistan integral parts of India
An Islamic organisation that works to promote peace and communal harmony
has asked the Centre to pass a resolution declaring Pakistan-occupied Kashmir
and Gilgit-Baltistan parts of India. “The govt should bring in a resolution this Parliament
session and unanimously pass it, reiterating its stand that J&K is an
integral part of India, including PoK and Gilgit-Baltistan,” Anjuman
Minhaj-e-Rasool chief Moulana Syed Athar Hussain Dehlavi told PTI on
Sunday.Urging the govt to reiterate its
1994 Parliament declaration, the cleric said the move would foil Pakistan’s
plan of annexing these regions. On Feb 22, 1994, Parliament had declared J&K
an integral part of India and asked Pakistan to vacate these regions.Dehalvi
also accused Pakistan of instigating Kashmiri youth to take up arms, calling
for India to declare its neighbouring country a terrorist state. “Pakistan,
which is the biggest launchpad of terrorism, should be declared a terrorist
state. There is no need to hold talks with Pakistan,” he said. scroll
Samjautha blasts: NIA to stick to bomb ka
badla bomb theory, not to go after Lashkar: oneindia
NIA will continue to probe the bomb ka badla bomb theory in the
Samjautha express blasts case. The NIA is likely to drop its request for more
information on a Lashkar-e-Tayiba operative Arif Qasmani which it had sought
from US. It may be recalled that in 2009, the US had named Qasmani as the
financier of both the Samjautha express and Mumbai train blasts of 2006.
However, now it appears as though the NIA will not pursue its request for
information on Qasmani. US is yet to respond to it, but the NIA is unlikely to
pursue that matter any further. This is an indication that the case would
proceed as per the 2010 chargesheet in which the agency had named 8 persons
including Swami Aseemanand as the accused in the case. It may be recalled that
the NIA had stated that the blast was an act of revenge and it had quoted
Aseemanand as saying, bomb ka badla bomb, or a bomb for a bomb. It may be
recalled that Aseemanand was acquitted in Ajmer blast case recently.
Samjhauta blast case: NIA not to go after
Lashkar
19 cases related to ISIS activities registered
by NIA: Govt
NIA has registered 19 cases related to ISIS activities in the country,
the govt on Tuesday informed
Parliament.The central probe agency has filed charge sheets in eleven of these
cases, Minister of State for Home Hansraj G Ahir told the Lok Sabha in a
written reply."The NIA has registered 19 cases related to ISIS/IS and out
of these, charge sheets have been filed in 11 cases. Two of these cases relate
to missing of 22 persons from Kerala and their subsequent travel to ISIS
controlled territory in Afghanistan," he said.PTI
Maur blasts just before Punjab polls were a
ploy, spoiled AAP prospects: Party MLAs
Chandigarh:For the first time, two MLAs of AAP on Tuesday accepted that
the bomb blasts in Maur 6 days before the February 4 assembly polls in Punjab
spoiled party’s election fortunes.“A pro-AAP wave turned into an anti-wave
after the blasts,” said Maur MLA Jagdev Singh Kamalu, whose views were seconded
by party’s Dirba MLA Harpal Singh Cheema. Blaming Congress and SAD for the
blasts, the MLAs alleged that a probe into the matter was heading nowhere. They
demanded a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation to expose the
perpetrators.Cheema and Kamalu said people were apprehensive that the AAP may
not be able to handle the situation in case trouble-makers start sticking their
neck out, so the people voted for the Congress. “However, people’s worry was
without a basis,” said Cheema.
hindustantimes
Najeeb case: Court to pass JNU students’
polygraph test order on Mar 30
A Delhi court said it will decide on March 30 whether nine JNU students
can be asked by Delhi Police to give their consent for lie detector test in a
case relating to the varsity’s missing student Najeeb Ahmed. Chief Metropolitan
Magistrate Sumit Dass, who was scheduled to pass the order on Monday, deferred
the matter saying that the order was not ready.The court had on March 15
reserved its order after the counsel appearing for the students submitted that
the “lie detector test is unconstitutional and illegal unless it is
voluntary.”PTI
Nigerian students assault in UP: Incident
deplorable, committed to ensure foreigners’ safety, says MEA
New Delhi; Ministry of External Affairs condemned the assault on
Nigerian students at a Greater Noida mall even as five people were arrested by UP
Police in the case. The MEA issued a
statement on Tuesday saying: “MJ Akbar spoke to the Acting High Commissioner of
Nigeria, apprised him of steps being taken by local authorities for safety of
Nigerian nationals,” adding that the incident is deplorable.Four Nigerian
students were attacked by a mob during a candle-light march for a teenager who
had died on Saturday last week. Earlier in the day, UP ADG Law and Order Daljit
Chaudhary was quoted as saying by ANI, “Police have arrested five persons. FIR
registered and action will be taken accordingly.”
Attacks on African students may hurt India’s
image as educational destination
Jawan suicide case: Journalist who shot sting
video booked for ‘spying’, abetment of suicide
Nashik';Nashik Police has booked a woman journalist of a news portal for
allegedly doing a sting on the abuse of the “buddy” system in the Army by
videographing a jawan from Kerala, who was found dead here earlier this month.
The case was registered at Deolali camp police station last night against
Poonam Agrawal.She was booked for violating Army rules by entering prohibited
areas and conducting a shoot there, Vinayak Lokare, the station in-charge told
PTI today.PTI
Gujarat clash: '5,000-Strong Crowd Came With
Pistols, Weapons attacked Muslim Village'
Ahmedabad: The stream of mourners at the home of Ibrahim Belim has not
thinned since the weekend, when a crowd of about 5,000 people attacked the main
Muslim neighbourhood in the village of Vadavali in north Gujarat. Belim, 50,
was stabbed and killed. 14 others, all Muslims, were injured in the riot.
Dozens of homes and vehicles were set on fire; their hollowed out, burnt cores
on the streets today are a terrifying coda to the violence that lasted nearly 2
hours. Belim's nephew, Babubhai, was an eyewitness to his murder. He said the
attackers came from a neighbouring majority-dominated Sunsar village."They
were armed with country-made revolvers, sharp-edged weapons, and they started
attacking my uncle. After killing him, they ran after me, but I ran for my
life," hesaid. "Members of Muslim community retaliated by throwing stones
and police used teargas and fired seven rounds to disperse the crowd and
control the violence," said KK Nirala, the district's top administrative
official, to Reuters.When Ashrafbhai Sheikh spotted the raucous mob approaching
on Saturday, he grabbed his family and left his house, which was burnt and
looted. He claims the police did not intervene."The police vehicles were
followed by the murderous mob and no attempt was made to stop them and all
that, while they shouted slogans such as kill them," alleged
Ashrafbhai.But the police said that was not true, adding 14 people have been
arrested so far on charges including arson and murder. There are another 50 odd
suspects that the police wants to arrest, said officials. The day before the
violence, the 2,000 families of Vadavali gathered to choose their Panchayat, or
local council, by consensus and without an election under the Samras Scheme,
championed by PM Narendra Modi while he
was Gujarat CM , which entitles recipient villages to special financial schemes.
300 Muslim families in the village were part of the selection process which
decided to divide the sarpanch or council head's term between a Hindu and
Muslim."Villagers live here cordially. Salim-bhai was chosen sarpanch for
two and half years, and for the next period, it will be a member from the
majority community,'' said outgoing sarpanch Minesh Patel.
Air India nixes Shiv Sena MP Ravindra
Gaikwad's plan to fly from Mumbai to Delhi
Rajya Sabha disrupted over minority, other
panel vacancies
ARTICLES & EDITORIALS
Gandhi’s Last Message: ‘Raze the Sacred Sites
of Others and You Too Will Be Obliterated’: BY SUDHIR CHANDRA
Surprising: How religions are now taught at
Jamia Millia Islamia? Shamim Parachi, ummid.com
Finance bill: Modi’s alarming power grab in
unleashing ‘tax terror’: Mihir Sharma
The anti-Muslim pitch:Prof.Apoorvanand
BJP affidavit on triple talaq is part of
saffron agenda - even Muslim women are jittery:Moin Qazi
http://www.dailyo.in/politics/triple-talaq-indian-muslims-discrimination-bjp-bmma/story/1/16412.html
Why Aurangzeb's reputation as a tyrant and
bigot doesn't stand the test of history: Somak Ghoshal Editor, HuffPost
WORLD
Trump backs off Brotherhood’s designation as
terror body
Sources in the White House say the Trump administration has backed down
on the plan to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organisation,
the Washington Times has reported. The report suggests that senior diplomats
from Jordon – a close US ally – are believed to have weighed in heavily against
the idea because the movement currently holds 16 seats in the Jordanian
parliament.A small group of Republicans on Capitol Hill are behind the
legislation which would direct the State Dept to either designate the
Brotherhood a terror group, alongside the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, or
explain the decision to hold back.The legislation was introduced by Senator Ted
Cruz who claimed that listing the movement would “codify needed reforms in
America’s war against radical Islamic terrorism”.Republican Senator blamed
former President Barack Obama of ignoring what he called “the potent threat to
our civilisation due to politically correct policies that hamper our safety and
security”.Online publications claimed last week that the Muslim Brotherhood was
spending millions of dollars to lobby Washington to avoid being designated a terror
organisation. The reports, backed by the MEMR), claim that the Brotherhood had
signed contracts for $4.8 million with American lobbying firms “to help it
establish ties with Trump administration officials”. middleeastmonitor
Egypt takes Qatar to court on ‘terrorism’,
supporting Muslim Brotherhood charges
Court of Alexandria for Urgent Matters has referred a lawsuit filed by
the lawyer of the Supreme Constitutional Court, Tarek Mahmoud, in which he
demanded Qatar be considered a state sponsor of terrorism.The lawsuit states
that “after the June 30 revolution, the Emirate of Qatar continued to intervene
in the internal affairs of Egypt and to provide the Muslim Brotherhood with
material and logistical support and to provide a safe haven for its terrorist
leaders who had been sentenced for committing crimes and massacres against the
Egyptian people.”“Through its Emir, Tamim Bin Hamad, the country supports the
Jerusalem Battalions which is linked to the Daesh terrorist group which carried
out despicable terrorist operations against the Egyptian state, which led to
the fall of hundreds of martyrs,” it added.According to the lawsuit, ousted
Egyptian President, Mohamed Morsi, leaked documents affecting national security
Qatar while Doha used its media outlets to spread false news and provoke
sectarian strife in Egypt.
middleeastmonitor
Anti-apartheid, pro-BDS activist Ahmed
Kathrada dies
South African anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Kathrada died in
Johannesburg yesterday aged 87. Kathrada spent 26 years in jail for protesting
against the white apartheid govt in South Africa. He was tried and jailed
alongside Nelson Mandela in the 1964 Rivonia trial – which drew worldwide
attention to the horrors of apartheid – where he was sentenced to life
imprisonment. Kathrada was one of Mandela’s closest colleagues and served as
parliamentary counsellor to him between 1994 and 1999 in first African National
Congress (ANC) parliament.Up until his death he campaigned for human rights,
anti-racism, freedom of speech and supported the Boycott, Divestment and
Sanctions (BDS) movement. In 2013, after a trip to occupied Palestinian territories,
Kathrada said:
Indian-origin anti-apartheid icon dies
Anti-apartheid icon Ahmed Kathrada dies
US: Legal spat over parents wanting to make
‘Allah’ surname of their child
Washington:A civil rights group is suing the US state of Georgia because
it will not let a couple give their toddler daughter “Allah” as her last
name.Parents Elizabeth Handy and Bilal Walk want to name their 22-month-old
daughter ZalyKha Graceful Lorraina Allah.But state officials at the Dept of
Public Health said that under Georgia law, the child’s last name should either
be Handy, Walk or a combination of the two, according to the The Atlanta
Journal-Constitution newspaper.The Georgia branch of the American Civil
Liberties Union filed suit against the state on March 23.“Govt has no business telling parents what they can
and cannot name their children,” said ACLU of Georgia Executive Director,
Andrea Young.The parents said they gave the child the name Allah because it was
“noble” and it had nothing to do with religion.The parents said that because of
the state’s actions, they cannot get a birth certificate for the child and
therefore they cannot obtain a social security number either.They also fear
they will have problems with access to health care, schools and travel, the
paper reported.“It is just plainly unfair and a violation of our rights,” Walk
said.AFP
Petition calls for ‘removal’ of Archbishop
over his views on teaching Islam
Archbishop Charles Scicluna’s recent comments on the issue of Islamic
lessons at Church schools have not gone down well at all with some individuals,
and the issue has escalated to the point of a petition calling for his
removal.The ‘Petition to remove Charles Scicluna from our bishop’ was created
in response to a statement the Archbishop made last week, when he spoke about
being open to the idea of non-catholic students receiving education in their
own religion. Mgr Scicluna said Church schools cannot deny religious freedom
and stressed that the Church is not afraid of inclusivity. That being said, he
also insisted that even if lessons in Islam and other religions are introduced,
Church schools in Malta will remain Catholic, where students will still be
exposed to “Catholic devotions” and the “crucifix will still be hanging on the
wall”.
Facebook blocks 85% 'blasphemous' content in
Pakistan, Islamabad high court still unhappy
New Delhi: Facebook has removed 85 % of content considered insulting to
Islam, but the high court in Pakistan's capital is unhappy because there's
still "carpet bombing and drone attacks going on at our ideological
boundaries", The News reported."(The) ideology of Pakistan, Sunnah of
Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) and the common binding force for all Muslims in the
shape of love and respect for the Prophet (PBUH) regardless of color, creed and
sect are the boundaries under attack", said justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui
of the Islamabad high court (IHC) yesterday. timesofindia
US committed ‘flagrant violation of
international law’ in Mosul:Amnesty International
Amnesty International has accused the US-led coalition in Iraq of
committing “flagrant violation of international humanitarian law” following
bombings in Mosul which are reported to have killed over 200 people.The rights
group stated that there are serious questions about the lawfulness of these
attacks following the high casualty numbers resulting from US-led coalition
airstrikes and ground fighting between the Iraqi military and Daesh fighters in
recent months.Donatella Rovera, senior crisis response adviser at Amnesty
International, said:
30,000 Egyptians encouraged to leave Saudi
Some 30,000 Egyptians who have overstaying their visas in Saudi Arabia
have been encouraged to “swiftly” leave the kingdom during the 90-day amnesty
that exempts them from punitive measures, Al-Ahram Online reported
yesterday.The pardon, which was issued on 20 March 2017 and comes into effect
tomorrow, exempts those who are in the
country illegally from deportation, a ten-year ban from entering Saudi and
taking away financial, educational and work privileges if they leave the country
during the amnesty.
middleeastmonitor
Around 1,400 Afghan Defense Ministry staff
dismissed
Kabul: Defense Ministry has sacked 1,394 employees, including 946
officers as part of an anti-corruption drive since September 2016, the head of
a govt commission announced in the
capital Kabul Tuesday.The country’s security institutions, including the ministries
of defense and interior are notorious for hosting ghost soldiers and employees
apart from an appalling culture of nepotism, and political and ethnic
patronage.AA
22 million children could die without urgent
aid
Nigeria:At least 22 million
children across 4 conflict-ridden countries are at risk of death as a result of
sickness and famine unless urgent action is taken to address the problem,
UNICEF said on Tuesday, urging a 50 % aid budget boost for those countries. UNs
Children's Fund said 1.4 million of this figure -- spread across Nigeria’s
northeast, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen -- may die of malnutrition this year alone
as a result of drought and armed conflict which continue to devastate lives
there.
UK Parliament attack: No evidence suggesting
attacker had Islamic State ties, say police
The British police on Monday said there had been no evidence suggesting
a link between the UK Parliament attacker Khalid Masood and the Islamic State,
or al-Qaeda, BBC reported. However, Deputy Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu
said Masood was interested in jihad. The incident on March 22 left four people
dead.“His methods appear to be based on low sophistication, low tech, low cost
techniques copied from other attacks, and echo the rhetoric of IS leaders in
terms of methodology,” Basu said, adding that there was no evidence that Masood
had discussed his plan with anyone. Basu said it was “pure speculation” that
Masood was radicalised in prison in 2003 as there had been no evidence
suggesting that.
London attacker Khalid Masood not linked to
Islamic State or Al Qaeda, says Police
Trump’s son-in-law Kushner to be questioned
over ties to Russia
White House has confirmed that President Donald Trump’s son-in-law,
Jared Kushner, one his most senior advisers, will testify before the Senate
Intelligence Committee.The committee is investigating alleged Russian meddling
in the 2016 US presidential election, and looking into possible ties between
the Trump campaign and Russian officials.On Monday, White House spokesman Sean
Spicer told reporters that Kushner is willing to testify to the Senate
Intelligence Committee chaired by Republican Senator Richard Burr.
Wrong, shameful and unconstitutional move:
Muslim ban represents US’ darkest era:Frank
Islam
New Delhi:As a teenager when Fakhrul Islam, now Frank F. Islam, crossed
the Atlantic in 1970 to realise his American dream, the “shining city upon a
hill” opened all its doors for him, helping him become one of the
most-celebrated Indian-American businessmen in the US. But today Islam, 53,
fears that the country may be heading to its “darkest” era with President
Donald Trump’s alleged discriminatory ban on immigrants and travellers from 6
Muslim-majority countries to protect the US from terrorist attacks. He still feels that America continues to be an
inclusive society despite President Trump’s efforts to stop immigrants from
entering the US.“Muslim ban was a wrong, shameful and unconstitutional move.
This is not who we are. These are not the values of America. And this kind of
ban represents (the) darkest and ugliest past of America. We don’t want to go
back to that past. We have entered into a dark chapter of America,” Islam told
IANS in a wide-ranging interview during a recent visit to India. He said Trump
has to realise that “35 per cent of the business in America, especially in the
Silicon Valley, is from immigrants” who not only create wealth and also
generate jobs for others.“I still look at the brighter horizon. I have the
sense of optimism and hope. We have to make sure that we can still create
hopes, inspirations, and dreams in people, not anxiety, anger, and fear,” the
businessman-turned-philanthropist said, quoting English Puritan lawyer John
Winthrop, who described the America he imagined as a “shining city upon a hill”
when he founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony in New England. Notwithstanding
the efforts of Trump, “who doesn’t represent what America stands for”, Islam
said India needed to learn from the US how to give “opportunity to all to
succeed”.IANS
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