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Muslim law board calls for
social boycott of those misusing triple talaq; issues code of conduct
Lucknow: AIMPLB has declared
a “social boycott” of those Muslims misusing triple talaq. It also issued a
code of conduct (instructions for talaq) for all community members to follow
while awarding talaq. AIMPLB came out with this solution after 2 days of hectic
deliberations. The deliberations were carried out by its Executive Committee at
Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama, popularly known as Nadwa College, in Lucknow.“We
have a right under the Constitution to practise our personal laws and the Board
will not tolerate any interference from any quarter,” reiterated Maulana
Mohammed Wali Rehmani, AIMPLB General Secretary. He added that for many years
now, the Board has been taking strong efforts to discourage and check the
misuse of triple talaq.Board Secretary and Legal Advisor Jafrayab Jilani said
that the AIMPLB has decided to help Muslim women who are victims of misuse of
triple talaq and increase their representation in the Board to give them the
opportunity to raise their issues. “We appeal to members of the community to
give their wards higher education and ensure property rights to female members
along with mehar at the time of nikah (marriage),” he said, adding that the
Board will use social media to educate community members.The Board’s Muslim
Wing Head Dr Asma Zehra said that contrary to some media reports, Muslim women
have full faith in Muslim personal laws, especially triple talaq. “Over 5 crore
Muslims, including women, have signed a signature campaign to repose their
faith in their personal laws. Muslim women are happy with their divorce laws
but the media is hyping up the issue,” she said.She added that the Board’s
women’s wing has issued a toll-free number through which Muslim women can seek
help and get counselling on any issue. “Helpline is in 6 languages and is
getting good response from across the country.”
AIMPLB: 8 code of conduct
·
Muslim couples
should take their own initiative to end their differences in their married life
and avoid a situation reaching to divorce.
·
If this doesn’t
solve their dispute, they should go for temporary separation.
·
If the above 2
methods fail to work, elders from both sides should intervene and act as
arbitrators.
·
If that also
doesn’t work, the husband can give one talaq to his wife and leave her for the
period of Iddat for any reconciliation. If the husband doesn’t contact his wife
during Iddat, nikah is over. If the wife is pregnant, the period of Iddat will
continue, and, in the case of talaq, the husband will not only have to return
the mehar but also will have to bear the cost of the period of Iddat.
·
If reconciliation
is done after Iddat,then with mutual consent both of them can have a nikah
again, fixing a new mehar.
·
Husband should give
talaq not in one go, but once a month, and if reconciliation is done in the
third month, nikah continues.
·
If wife does not
want to live with her husband, he may end the nikah through khula.
·
Community should
socially boycott those who give triple talaq in one go to put an effective
check on such cases.
We have
"constitutional" right to implement Muslim personal law: AIMPLB
Muslim law board warns of
social boycott if triple talaq given without valid reason
AIMPLB rejects SC suggestion
for out-of-court settlement of Babri case
AIMPLB rejected the Supreme
Court's suggestion for an out-of-court settlement of the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri
Masjid dispute and said that only a verdict by the apex court will be
acceptable to it."No out-of-court settlement is acceptable to us,"
AIMPLB General Secretary Maulana Wali Rehmani told reporters after a two-day
meeting of the board executive.A resolution passed by the board executive also
said that "on the Babri Masjid issue, the board would only accept a
decision by the Supreme Court", making it clear that the AIMPLB is not
willing to accept the Supreme Court's suggestion. dnaindia
Modi asks BJP to start
dialogue on triple talaq
Bhubaneswar: PM Narendra Modi on Sunday sought to expand his
OBC outreach by asking party colleagues to attend to weaker segments within the
Muslim community and push for resolution of such issues as triple talaq through
dialogue, and not conflict.He spoke on triple talaq in his concluding address
at the BJP’s national executive meeting while his remarks on backward Muslims
were made in an intervention during the discussion on a resolution that hailed
him for providing constitutional status to the National Commission for Backward
Classes.Last week, the lower house of parliament passed a legislation making
the NCBC a constitutional body, making its decisions on inclusion or exclusion
of a caste in the OBC list binding on govt s and all govt -run entities. So
far, the NCBC has worked in an advisory role. “An empowered OBC commission will
benefit backward community, including Muslims. We must reach out to backward
Muslims,” Modi said.However, NDA govt’s proposal has yet to take shape because
opposition parties have stalled its passage in parliament’s upper house, Rajya
Sabha, where the ruling coalition lacks majority.Sunday’s resolution at the
national executive of BJP also reaffirmed Modi’s commitment towards building a
“society of equal opportunities” where nobody would be treated as “inferior”.On
triple talaq, Modi told BJP leaders: “We have to bring social change through
dialogue not conflict.” Modi asked workers to stand by Muslim women who want to
fight the practice of triple talaq, saying dignity is guaranteed to all under
the constitution.2-day executive meeting didn’t delve much into economic issues
and challenges facing the country, although the PM reiterated his vision of a
“new India” and asked BJP leaders to prepare for a “long jump” to achieve
socio-economic development on the pillars of social justice to change the tide
of history.HT
Not just backward Hindus,
social justice should reach Muslims too, says PM Modi
Don’t want conflict in Muslim
society over triple talaq:Modi
Triple Talaq: Modi pushes
'new India' mantra, bats for 'Muslim sisters'
Justice should be done to
Muslim women; PM Modi on triple talaq
Adityanath compares triple
talaq to Draupadi's cheer-haran, calls for common civil cod
New Delhi:Calling for the
end of the Muslim practice of triple talaq, UP CM Yogi
Adityanath today equated it with the disrobing of Draupadi in Hindu epic
Mahabharata and slammed the silence of the politicians over it."These days
there is a new debate in the country. Some people are maintaining a silence on
this issue. This reminds me of the scene in the Mahabharata in which Draupadi
is being disrobed in an assembly and she asks a question to the gathering as to
who is responsible for this?" he said at an event to mark the 91st birth
anniversary of ex- PM Chandrashekhar in
Lucknow."No one was able to utter even a single word. At that time Vidur
said people who have committed the crime, those who are the accomplices and
those who maintained silence on this issue are equally responsible,"
Adityanath added.IndiaToday
Renuka Chowdhary questions
UP CM's Islam knowledge after his triple talaq comment
Triple talaq: AIMPLB hits
back Adityanath
UP CM Yogi
Adityanath reacted angrily to the AIMPLB assertion that Muslims have a
constitutional right to follow their personal laws of which 'triple talaq' was
a part, contending the Sunni outfit was responsible for "all
problems" faced by the community. Reacting sharply, AIMPLB termed Adityanath's
remark as "jaahilaanaa" (foolish). On Adityanath's statement, AIMPLB
General Secretary Maulana Wali Rahmani said, "I don't know how to react to
the jaahilaanaa (foolish) statement. He is linking talaq with a greater issue
-- the disrobing of Draupadi. No sane person will do so. He is looking at
things using a different lens (doosraa chashmaa)."PTI
Judiciary cannot create new
crimes: Prof Faizan Mustafa on ‘banning’ Triple Talaq
Aligarh : Professor Faizan
Mustafa, V-C of NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad has pointed out that banning triple Talaq
(divorce) by the Supreme Court is misplaced, as ‘banning’ would invariably mean
‘prohibiting’ some conduct generally through the instrumentality of ‘criminal
law’.“Judiciary cannot create new crimes. We need an Act of Parliament to make
an act criminal. If govt is interested
in reforms, it can bring in a law, but will it work?”, asked Mustafa during the
lecture.He further said that religion is the substance to any culture and if
religion is taken away from society, there will be a down fall in moral and
social values too. Mustafa today delivered a special talk on the topic,
‘Freedom of Religion and Solidarity’ during the Valedictory Function of All
India Sir Syed Memorial Debate, 2017, organised by AMU SU.TCN
Women can't be put on lower
pedestal: AG on triple talaq
New Delhi: Attorney General
Mukul Rohatgi today said practice of triple talaq should not be allowed as
women have as much right as men and cannot be treated on a lower pedestal.
Explaining the Centre's stand on the issue of triple talaq, the top law officer
said there cannot be a situation in a secular country where women of one
religion have same right as their spouse but women of another religion, who may
be living next door, will not have the same right. Rohatgi's comments came a day
after the AIMPLB said that it has decided to issue a code of conduct and warned
that those who give talaq without 'Sharia' (Islamic law) reasons will face
social boycott. PTI
Shia group for anti-triple
talaq law like one against sati
Lucknow: All India Shia
Personal Law Board (AISPLB) asked the UP govt to draft a strict law against
triple talaq similar to the one against the practice of sati to prevent Muslim
women from getting victimised. "Merely boycotting those who give talaq without
Sharia reasons will not suffice as it will not do any justice to the aggrieved
woman. There is nothing like triple talaq in one go,"its leader Maulana
Yasoob Abbas said.PTI
Personal law board treats
Muslim women as objects: VHP
New Delhi: Attacking AIMPLB
on its directive on triple talaq, VHP today alleged that it was not ready to
give equal rights to women as it continued to treat them as
"objects". Pitching for equal rights for Muslim women, VHP general
secretary Surender Jain accused the AIMPLB of "imposing centuries-old
orthodox and conservative traditions" on them. PTI
Why only Muslims, speak of
Hindu & Christian women too: CPI to PM Modi
New Delhi:Attacking PM Narendra Modi over his “justice for Muslim
women” remark, the CPI on Monday asked him to be equally concerned about
similar problem of Hindu and Christian women to ensure gender equality. Modi
had yesterday made a strong pitch against the issue of ‘triple talaq’,
insisting exploitation of Muslim women should end and justice be done to them.
CPI contended that all personal laws are “biased” against women and suggested
Modi to not keep himself “confined” to the issue of ‘triple talaq’ only. “Modi
should speak in a larger context. Not only Muslim sisters, several Hindu
sisters, Christian sisters too are being exploited as all personal laws are
biased against women.PTI
BJP drive in UP to reach
out to Muslim women, youth
Lucknow: During the next
five months, BJP is set to hold a number of programmes to strategically reach
out to voters from different sections, including Muslim women.These programmes
will be organised between April 24 to Sept.25, to mark the birth anniversary of
party ideologue Deendayal Upadhyay. From Sept.1 and 15, BJP’s Alpsankhyak
Morcha will organise seminars on triple talaq, preferably in madrasas, where
experts on women rights will address Muslim women on their legal rights and
also counsel them on empowerment.In its manifesto for the UP polls, BJP had
promised to take up the ‘triple talaq’ issue — currently pending in the Supreme
Court — depending on what Muslim women desire. Now, after coming to power, the
BJP govt plans to start collecting
opinion of women on the issue. Yogi Adityanath has already directed women
ministers to hold meetings with concerned organisations.UP president of
Alpsankhak Morcha, Haider Abbas Chaand, said:“ Seminars will be held in
madrasas and other places, which Muslim women could visit comfortably. Leaders,
including experts on women rights, will tell them why triple talaq is wrong and
what legal options they have.”Programmes will also be organised to empower
victims of triple talaq, he added. indianexpress
Let Muslims solve problem
of triple talaq on their own: Digvijaya
Jodhpur:Congress
party has advised the BJP not to drag the triple talaq issue to Court, as
Muslims can resolve it on their own. “Let Muslims solve the problem of triple
talaq on their own. Why is the BJP dragging this to court. One should not
interfere more in this matter. BJP is trying to create an adverse agitating
situation,” Congress leader Digvijaya Singh said. BJP on Monday said PM Narendra Modi’s plea for respecting the Muslim
women was correct.ANI
‘We have changed our faith,
not our religion’: Scenes from church in crosshairs of Adityanath’s men
The golden wheat fields of
Daudhali village were still enveloped in darkness, as were the mango trees that
ringed St Andrew’s Church. The white building glowed in the dim light of bulbs.
It was not yet 5 am on Sunday, but Yuhanna Adam was already in the thick of an
early Easter service.“We owe our faith to the doubt of Thomas,” said the
48-year-old pastor, as he strode across the pulpit, narrating the biblical
story of how Jesus Christ rose from the dead and quelled the doubts of Saint
Thomas by asking him to touch his wounds. Adam’s pitch rose in cascades, before
it abruptly dropped – as the story ended, he said, rousingly,
“Hallelujah”.“Hallelujah” responded the congregation with gusto.About 70 men,
women and children squatted on the floor of the church located in Maharajganj,
an UP district that borders Bihar and
Nepal. Among them was Basant Lal, a school teacher who had cycled 12 km to get
here, railway porters Shiv Kumari and her husband Ram Lochan who had travelled
by train, and college student Khushboo and her family who had come on
motorcycles from the nearby town of Siswa Bazaar.Yet attendance was thin –
about ten days before, the police had barged into a Friday service on the
complaint of the Hindu Yuva Vahini, an organisation founded by Adityanath, the
member of Parliament for the area who took oath as the CM of UP less than a month ago. The police went away
without finding anything amiss, but leaving many church-goers too terrified to
come back.“They say mashihat came to India with the British,” Adam told the
congregation. “They are wrong.” He went on to declare that the religion had
landed in South India with Christ’s disciple, Thomas, just under 2,000 years
ago. Outside, light had begun to break through the inky blue sky. Adam
continued: “History tells us that if Christians are disturbed, Christianity
does not shrink, it grows…” scroll
Top firms' products -
Mirinda, Cerelac Wheat, Adani Fortune oil, Saffola Gold oil,Frooti,Haldiram’s
Aloo Bhujia found to be substandard
by food regulators, says report
New Delhi: The food
regulators of Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, and Assam have reportedly found
nine products of major companies to be “substandard” after they failed quality
tests conducted between April 2016 and Jan.2017, Indian Express said on
Monday.The products include Pepsico India Holdings Private Ltd’s Mirinda,
Nestle India Ltd’s Cerelac Wheat, Adani Wilmar Ltd’s Fortune oil, Marico
India’s Saffola Gold oil, Parle Agro’s Frooti and a cheese spread used by the
Subway chain among others, according to information sought under the RTI Act by
the Express.“RTI replies show that Herbalife’s energy drink, Murugappa group’s
Parry packaged drinking water and Haldiram’s Aloo Bhujia are among the products
reported to have failed the quality tests during this period,” the newspaper
said.“In a number of cases, the companies have either questioned the test
procedure or have asked for re-analysis of the samples,” it added.The Express
said 5 reports found Mirinda to be “misbranded, substandard and unsafe”.Nestle
India Ltd’s infant food Cerelac Wheat was found to be substandard by the chief
medical and health officer (CMHO) of Rajasthan’s Rajasmand district in a report
dated Oct.14, 2016.In an RTI reply, the CMHO of Bundi in Rajasthan said that
the acid value of Fortune, a refined rice brand oil from Adani Wilmar Ltd, was
found to be 0.67, which must not be higher than 0.5, in test results on July
15, 2016.A sample of Saffola Gold, blended edible vegetable oil, was picked up
on May 9 last year by food safety officer Naresh Kumar Chenjara in the western
state’s Sawai Madhopur.Similarly, a sample of the processed cheese spread used
by Subway Systems Indian Private Ltd picked up by the food safety officer of
Faridabad on July 21, 2016, was found to be substandard as it was “misbranded”,
according to the newspaper.The Express reported Parle Agro’s mango drink,
Frooti, was found to be “substandard” as it failed on the “physical” parameter
by the state public health laboratory of Assam in 3 probe reports between June
13, July 14 and August 2, 2016.The food safety wing of Kanchipuram in Tamil
Nadu found that the aerobic microbial count in the sample of Parry packaged
water was 32 colony forming units (CFU)/ml, which must not be more than 20
CFU/ml, in samples of Parry Enterprises India’s packaged drinking water taken
on July 20, 2016.The newspaper said the state food lab of FDA Haryana found the
aloo bhujia produced by Haldiram Foods International Private Ltd in a probe
report of July 2016 to be “misbranded” or not compliant with rules in Food
Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labeling) Regulations, 2011.The Express
reported that Haryana’s food lab picked up a sample of fresh energy drink mix
by Herbalife International India Private Ltd from a shop in Model Town, Sonipat
in Haryana and the test results came on May 30, 2015, which stated that product
was found to be “substandard”.HT
Ajmer dargah blast: Court to hear complainant before deciding on
NIA’s closure report on Sadhvi, Indresh
Jaipur: A special court
here said on Monday that it wants to hear the opinion of the complainant in
Ajmer dargah (shrine) blast case before deciding on the closure report filed by
NIA. The agency had on April 3 filed a closure report in the court, clearing
Sadhvi Pragya Singh, senior RSS leader Indresh Kumar, and two others of all
involvement in Oct.2007 blast that killed three and wounded 17.On Monday, the
court said it wants to hear the complainant Syed Sarwar Chishty’s remarks on
the report before deciding whether it will accept it or not. Pragya Singh was
accused of being a member of Abhinav Bharat, a Hindu extremist outfit allegedly
floated by military officer Lt Col Prasad Shrikant Purohit. Indresh Kumar was
also known to be associated with the group. hindustantimes
Students clash with police
in Indian Kashmir protests:AFP
Hundreds of students
clashed with govt forces in Indian Kashmir during protests Monday against a police
raid on a college, as tensions ran high in the restive region.Around 100
students were injured as police used batons and tear gas to try to quell the
protests, which broke out in the main city of Srinagar before spreading to other
parts of the Kashmir valley. Teenagers in school uniform and women students
wearing white headscarves were among the protesters, who chanted anti-India
slogans and threw stones at govt forces.A student union had called for protests
after police on Saturday tried to raid a college in the southern district of
Pulwama to round up suspects in recent violent demonstrations, sparking clashes
in which at least 60 students were injured."Students are protesting in a
few colleges. We are dealing with a situation," a senior police office
told AFP on condition of anonymity.The Kashmir University Students Union, a
banned student body, had called for protests in all colleges and universities
following Saturday's incident.On Saturday a street vendor was shot dead by
India's Border Security Force and on Sunday three people were killed by
suspected rebels, one a former counter-insurgent. dailymail
Kashmir unrest: Valley
remains tense as students protest against security forces' 'excesses'
Use pellet guns as ‘second
last resort’ in Kashmir: Home Ministry issues SoPs
New Delhi: After holding
extensive consultations with the CRPF, Home Ministry on Monday issued Standard
Operating Procedures (SoPs) for security agencies deployed in Kashmir and
directed them to use pellet guns as the second last resort. The ministry also
said that the govt would ensure the
supply of plastic bullets and PAVA shells to be used on stone pelters in the
Valley instead of pellets. It also sought a report from the ITBP/CRPF regarding
the recent videos of jawans being assaulted in Kashmir during election duty for
the Srinagar bypolls. There are however no plans to take up former Union
minister Yashwant Sinha’s report on Kashmir. indianexpress
J-K police file FIR against
army for tying man to a jeep as human shield
Srinagar: J&K police
filed an FIR against the Indian Army for tying a man to a jeep as a human
shield, the video of which sparked outrage in the Valley after it was shared
few days ago.Police said it registered the FIR in the Beerwa police station in
Budgam district, the area where the video was believed to have been shot on
April 9 when bypolls were held for Srinagar’s parliamentary seat. Confirming
the same, deputy inspector general of police for central Kashmir, Ghulam Hassan
Bhat said that the FIR was registered on
April 13.HT
Pakistan urges US to
intervene on Kashmir issue, defuse tension with India
New York: US can defuse the
tension between New Delhi and Islamabad over the Kashmir issue as Washington
has good relations with both the countries, Pakistan’s envoy to UN Maleeha
Lodhi has said.“Somebody needs to play this role and we think the US is in the
best position to do that,” the envoy said on Sunday.IANS
Omar endorses dad, says
‘Governor’s Rule be imposed’
Jammu: Omar
Abdullah on Monday strongly endorsed his father’s demand of imposing Governor’s
Rule in J&K. HT
ISI sleeper cell busted in
Chhattisgarh, Maninder, Sanjay arrested
The Chhattisgarh Police has busted an ISI
sleeper cell and arrested two people for their alleged involvement in
anti-national activities from Bilaspur, said reports. The 2 accused have been
identified as Maninder Yadav and Sanjay Devangan. Duo had links with one
Satwinder Singh, who was arrested in Feb by ATS in J&K. Satwinder was
allegedly collecting sensitive information pertaining to the Indian Army. A
case of sedition has been registered against duo. According to reports, they
also had links with Rajjan Tiwari and Balram, who were earlier nabbed by the
ATS in MP's Satna. oneindia.com
Disgraceful! BJP supporter
and former ‘C-list’ singer Abhijeet calls army veteran Gen HS Panag Pak
supporter
Lieutenant General HS Panag
is one of very few retired army veterans, who have refrained from indulging in
hateful politics and flying the flag of militant Hindutva in new India.His
tweets are often embodiment of sanity and his analysis on matters related to
national security utterly objective.This explains why when General Panag, a
prolific Twitter user, expresses his opinion even his detractors take
notice.However, 1971 war veteran and the former GoC-in-C, Northern Command,
found himself at the centre of vicious attack by the right-wing trolls recently
because of his comments on the alleged human rights violation by the Indian army
in Kashmir.
Muslim League Retains
Malappuram Lok Sabha Seat In Kerala, BJP's Vote Share Falls
IUML largest ally of the
Congress in Kerala, has retained the Malappuram parliament seat, winning a
by-election by a big margin of 1.7 lakh votes. BJP, which has been trying to
increase its footprint in the state will be disappointed with a small fall in
its vote share. The party is still a distant third behind the Left, as it was
in the 2014 national election in this seat, but its vote share has come down
from 7.59 % to 7.1 % .PK Kunhalikutty,
66, the IUML's winning candidate pointed out that he has "won comfortably
even in CPM strongholds," and described the result as a "lesson to
BJP that petty politics over beef will take them nowhere in Kerala."The
reference was to BJP candidate N Sreeprakash's campaign promise of
"quality beef" for Malappuram's voters.Kunhaikutty polled 515,330
lakh votes today. Left candidate MB Faisal of CPM was a distant second, even in
areas where the ruling Left Democratic Alliance is strong. NDTV
Hindus, Muslims resolve row
over use of loudspeaker in temple
Meerut: Setting an example
of communal harmony, residents of Jogirampuri village in Bijnore district on
Sunday resolved the dispute over the use of loudspeaker at a Shiv
temple.Tension prevailed in the village after the police dismounted the
loudspeaker from the temple on Ram Navmi after the Muslims objected to its
use.To resolve the issue, representatives of both the communities convened a
meeting in the presence of chief development officer Indramani Tripathi and SP
(rural) Dr Dharamveer Singh.After several rounds of discussions, Muslims agreed
for permanent installation of loudspeaker on Shiv temple which would be used
only on festivals. They also agreed that the loudspeaker could also be used for
‘aarti’ except during the five days of Eid and during ‘namaz’.The letter of
compromise was signed by Dayaram Singh, Mangatram, Shivcharan, Mangal Singh,
Rajeev Goswami and village pradhan Mohd Rafi, Faheem, Shamshad, Ameer Ahmad, Dr
Imamuddin, Hafiz Kasim and Khalil Ahmad.Police officials were present on the
temple premises during the installation of loudspeaker. Later in the evening,
members of both the communities and the officials had dinner together. hindustantimes
Tension in Muzaffarpur
village after lynching of man for hitting goat
Muzaffarpur: Tension
prevailed at Mahadalit tola of Bhelaipur village in Muzaffarpur district of
north Bihar, following the lynching of a motorcyclist who accidentally hit a
goat, which had strayed from an encroached residential area on to the state
highway, Saturday.Navin Kumar, 45, a farmer of Patti Bandhu Rao village under
Lalganj police station of Vaishali, was thrashed mercilessly before his throat
was slit by a mob for injuring the goat. His friend and pillion rider Sikandra
Sahni, who was also injured in the incident, is battling for his life at a
private nursing home in Muzaffarpur.People from nearby villages retaliated by
attacking the Mahadalit tola and ransacking the houses there, late Saturday
evening. Some 100 families, residing at the tola, had already deserted the
tola, leaving their houses unattended. Police have so far arrested 10 persons —
2 in connection with Navin Kumar’s murder and eight others for arson and loot
at the Mahadalit tola.HT
Boycotted for killing a
calf, Dalit kills self
Lucknow: Police have
recovered the body of a Dalit, who allegedly committed suicide, from a railway
track in Itiyathok area of Gonda. Ramu (18) had been socially boycotted by
villagers for accidentally killing a calf in his village. His body was found on
Saturday morning, nearly 4 km from his residence at Gopalpur Barandi village. indianexpress
Telangana passes bill to
hike Muslim quota to 12%
Telangana Legislature
passed Bill enhancing the reservations for Muslims and Scheduled Tribes (ST) to
12% and 10% respectively for admission into educational institutions and for
the State services.By doing so, the govt has fulfilled one of the major assurances
given by CM K. Chandrasekhar Rao in the
run up to the previous elections.Currently, reservations for Muslims is at 4%,
while for Scheduled Tribes, it is at 6%.Bill, termed as historical by the
ruling TRS and the MIM, received support from the Congress and the CPI
(Marxist) even as BJP opposed the Bill claiming that reservation on the basis
of religion was against the constitutional norms. 5 BJP members were suspended
from the House when they tried to obstruct the proceedings by raising slogans
and displaying placards after they were not allowed to speak.Piloting the Bill,
the CM said the Bill was proposed to address concerns expressed over the
inclusive development of marginalised population as the proportion of Scheduled
Castes, Scheduled Tribes and minorities — especially Muslims — had increased
post bifurcation. thehindu
Muslim outfits laud KCR for
quota hike
Charminar:Several
socio-religious and political Muslim outfits lauded the Telangana govt 's move
to clear the decks for 12 % reservations
for Muslims in education and employment. Organisations like the Jamaat-e-Islami
Hind, Telangana and Odisha,Majlis Bachao Tehreek, MIM hailed the move. They
maintained that the move is based on socio-economic backwardness of the Muslim
community. "There is empricial data available. G Sudhir committee and
several other committees and bodies have proved by means of data that the
Muslim community is backward. Those who are saying that this is wrong are doing
so on the basis of communal propaganda perpetuated by right-wing
forces,"Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, Telangana and Odisha president Hamed
Mohammed Khan said.He hoped that Telangana govt would take all measures to
tackle legal hurdles which are likely to come in the way of these reservations.TOI
Quota for Muslims against
Islam: BJP
Hyderabad: Opposing
reservation on religious lines, the BJP has said that there is no social
inequality or caste system among Muslims and thus providing reservation to them
in education and employment sectors by bringing them under BC category is not
right.Participating in a debate in the Assembly on Sunday on the reservataion
bill, BJP floor leader G Kishan Reddy said, “In the GHMC elections, 33 % reservation is provided to BCs and they got 50
wards. However, 30 wards were won by Muslims under BC quota. newindianexpress
Muslim Quota Bill is Trash
Paper, Will be Quashed: BJP
BJP MLAs suspended from
Telangana assembly over Muslim quota bill
Meat shop prohibition
around mosques too: FSDA
Bareilly: One of 17 points
in the guideline issued by UP govt to
meat sellers mentions that such shops are prohibited within a 50-metre radius
of religious places and should be at least 100 metres from the main entrance of
these places. Food Safety and Drugs Administration (FSDA) dept officials have
now clarified that a 'religious place' includes a mosque as well. TOI
In UP, not only temples and
schools, you can't set up a meat shop near mosques as well
Singer Sonu Nigam’s tweets
against azaan ignite controversy: newindianexpress
Mumbai: Bollywood singer
Sonu Nigam on Monday morning gave rise to a new controversy by questioning why
the azaan, the Muslim call to prayer, shouldbe broadcast on loudspeakers from
mosques. This is “forced religiousness,” he said in a series of tweets early
Morning morning. “God bless everyone. I’m not a Muslim and I have to be woken
up by the azaan in the morning. When will this forced religiousness end in
India,” Sonu Nigam asked in his first tweet. 43-year-old singer, went on to
term the use of loudspeakers by mosques and temples as ‘gundagardi’. “And by
the way Mohammed did not have electricity when he made Islam. Why do I have to
have this cacophony after Edison?” he questioned in a second tweet. “I don’t
believe in any temple or gurudwara using electricity to wake up people who
don’t follow the religion. Why then? Honest? True?” Nigam said in a third
tweet.And he summed with another one that said, “Gundagardi hai bus...”newindianexpress
Sonu Nigam calls azaan
'forced religiousness'
Muslims are only ones being
specifically targeted, actor Ajaz Khan on Sonu Nigam's rants against Azaan
Discover Delhi: The azaan
at Jamat Khana mosque can enliven even the non-Muslim: Mayank Austen Soofi
PM Modi gets zero% votes in
TIME 100 Reader Poll
New York: Controversial Philippine President Rodrigo
Duterte has won Time magazine's readers' poll of the 100 most influential
people in the world, while PM Narendra
Modi did not garner any votes in the online survey. Duterte had consistently
led the Time 100 Reader Poll, an online survey in which the publication had
asked its readers to vote for who should be included in this year's Time 100
list of the world's most influential people. PTI
Muslim youths assaulted for
not saying “jai shri ram” in chikkadpally, area tense
Hyderabad: In Suryanagar
Colony of Chikkadpally area, Hyderabad, Muslim youths who were going on bikes
were stopped and forced to say “Jai Shri Ram”. When they refused, the
miscreants assaulted them physically in which 5 persons were injured. After
this incident, Suryanagar, Chikkadpally area became tense.According to the
reports, some miscreants from Mehtarvadi area who were drunk attacked some
Muslim youths who were going on motorcycles. They stopped their motorcycles and
asked them to say “Jai Shri Ram”. When these youths refused to say so, the
miscreants resorted to violence. They pelted stones on the cars of the
commuters and auto rikshaws. These miscreants had sticks and iron bars.
Chikkadpally police registered a case and police pickets were posted in the
area. The youths, Mohammed Faizan, Syed Sohail, Syed Basheer, Amer and Firdous
were injured. They were rushed to Gandhi Hospital. siasat
Rickshaw driver’s story
gives road rage incident a communal turn in Ranchi
Ranchi: Tension simmered in
Ranchi’s MG Road for the second time in less than a week after one of the
parties in a road rage incident late Saturday night sought to give a communal
colour to it. A Muslim e-rickshaw driver allegedly cooked up a story of how he
was taken to an isolated area by a group of youths, asked to chant religious
slogans and beaten up for refusing to oblige.His story sparked major unrest in
the Muslim-dominated Ekra Masjid locality and brought thousands of protestors
out on the street in his support.However, police said they later found out that
the e-rickshaw driver was assaulted by the owner of a Santro car after a minor
accident on MG Road. Car owner had also lodged a complaint against the rickshaw
driver Iliaz Khan with the local police station.HT
No dowry for Bihar health
minister Tej Pratap, but bovine fine as wedding gift, says father Lalu
Patna: RJD president Lalu
Prasad has promised a ‘dowry-less’ wedding for his elder son – Bihar health
minister Tej Pratap Yadav. But there is just one rider: the ceremonies won’t be
over till at least one cow has come home!“I want the wedding function to be
simple, unostentatious and without any dowry. But I won’t mind if the bride’s
family gives a cow or a calf as a symbolic gift to my son, as a part of wedding
custom”, said Prasad, with a twinkle in his eyes. RJD chief’s love for all
creature bovine is legendary. Scores of cows were reared at his official 1,
Aney Marg, residence when Prasad was CM of Bihar (1990-1997) and thereafter,
when his wife, HT
Jamshedpur court acquits
Shahabuddin in 1989 triple murder case
Ranchi:A Jamshedpur court
on Monday acquitted RJD leader from Siwan, Mohammad Shahabuddin, in a triple
murder case registered in Jamshedpur district in the year 1989. All the other
accused in the case had either passed away during trial or were acquitted back
in 2006. Shahabuddin’s trial was initiated separately as he could not be
produced before the court despite repeated reminders. Indianexpress
Modi Will Be In History
Books If We Join Mayawati’s Grand Alliance: Congress
New Delhi: Delighted over
BSP supremo Mayawati’s proposal for a ‘mahagathbandhan’ (grand alliance) of
anti-BJP parties for 2019 general elections, the Congress on Sunday said that
the grand old party would also join in the race to oust the saffron party from
national politics.“I am delighted that in her own accord Mayawati has agreed to
join this alliance. I think even without the Congress it is already strong
enough to take on the BJP. But if the Congress comes into it and I hope it
will, then there is no hope for PM Narendra Modi , except to see him consigned to
the books of history,” Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar told ANI.Addressing
her party members on the 126th birth anniversary of B.R. Ambedkar, BSP chief
Mayawati said that she was open to enter into alliance with any political party
to defeat the BJP.“BSP now has no reservations in taking the help of anti-BJP
parties in its fight against EVM tampering and the BJP as it is the democracy
which comes first…we have to keep democracy alive,” she said. caravandaily
Narada sting: CBI files FIR
against 12 Trinamool leaders
Kolkata: CBI registered an
FIR in Narada sting case naming 13 accused persons including senior Trinamool
Congress leaders Mukul Roy, Saugata Roy and Madan Mitra. The investigative
agency was asked by the Supreme Court to probe Narada sting and its one-month
deadline ends on Monday.FIRs have been lodged against Trinamool ministers, MPs
and they have been charged under the Prevention of Corruption Act and for
conspiracy too. CBI probed the footage of Narada sting and after going through
it, the agency filed the FIR. timesofindia
FLASH: NEWS & VIEWS
Yogi gamble: Adityanath’s
elevation as UP CM is a move of radical novelty — and political risk: Ashutosh
Varshney
Democracy was India's trump
card against Pakistan in Kashmir. What changed under Modi’s BJP? Athar Parvaiz
It's not just Muslims, even
Sikhs have to prove their patriotism now: Aditya Menon
How Germany used Islam
during World War I: TL Andrews, Agathe Osinski
Hacking EVMs: EC has issued
a challenge. It must first accept the challenge it faces:Poorvi L Vora
That day in the '90s, when
a karsevak visited my home after Babri Masjid fell: Aliya Rao
WORLD
Erdoğan wins Turkish
referendum: What are the immediate fallouts: Indian Express
New Delhi: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has won the crucial referendum
for a new constitution that will vastly increase his executive authority. The
crucial referendum has laid a new course for the future of Turkish politics. So
what does the yes vote mean and what are the immediate fallouts of the win for
Erdoğan?According to state-run Anadolu agency, the referendum won a yes vote of
51.3 % Turks against 48.7% that voted no.In 2010, the ruling AKP enacted
a law governing electoral process. However, despite the clear provisions of the
legislation, the High Electoral Board allowed counting of nearly 1.5 million
unsealed ballots for the April 16 referendum. Erdoğan won by 51% votes taking a
lead at the last minute. President Erdoğan and his ruling AK Party were of the
opinion that an executive presidency would herald an ever more stable political
environment in Turkey and that was the base of their referendum call. Yes vote,
however, has left the Opposition, particularly the principal Opposition party,
Republican People’s Party (CHP) crying foul over the result calling it fraudulent.
The referendum could result in Turkey becoming more religious and divided. The yes vote effectively means executive powers to Erdoğan to a degree
unprecedented since 1980s when the country was under military rule. It will
also bring more of a ‘one-man rule’ situation in the country diluting the
segregation of power in Turkey to great measure.Erdoğan can now expand his
powers to an executive presidency which means that he will be the head of state
and the head of govt .As Erdoğan would now exercise more control over AKP as
well, Abdullah Gul (ex-foreign minister of Turkey, PM and president and co-founder of AK Party),
Bulent Arinc (ex-deputy PM, speaker and AKP co-founder), Ahmet Davutoglu (former foreign
minister and PM ) among other top leaders now face the threat of being purged
and being imprisoned.It is also expected that in order to rope in the support
of Nationalist Movement Party (Milliyetçi Hareket Partisi) and Islamist Saadet
Party voters, Erdoğan could escalate his anti-west rhetoric. He could also open
Hagia Sophia museum as a mosque, bring the death penalty back into the legal
system, relinquish Council of EU membership and putting an end to the EU
membership process.He could, according to the 18 amendments approved on Sunday,
abolish the post of Turkish PM . Remove the need for presidential neutrality.
Stand in 2-five year election cycles and a third with parliamentary approval. He
could also appoint 6 of a pruned panel of 13 top judges while the others would be chose by
the elected parliamentarians. As a takeaway, he could potentially remain in
power till 2029. His current terms ends in 2019.
Turkey barely votes ‘Yes’
to sweeping presidential powers referendum
Erdogan hails referendum
victory
Legitimacy of referendum
open to debate, Turkey opposition head says
Election board head says
unsealed ballot papers valid
The disputed ballots in Turkey’s referendum are “legitimate”, the head
of the election board said Monday.Sadi Guven, the chairman of the Supreme
Election Board (YSK), defended the decision to allow votes that did not bear
official seals to be counted alongside checked ballots.In a news conference in
Ankara, he said the “voting papers and envelopes that were claimed to be void
and disputed since the evening are YSK-made, real, legitimate, non-fake
ballots.”World Bulletin
Palestinians in Israeli
jails launch mass hunger strike
Ramallah: Hundreds of
Palestinians in Israeli jails launched a hunger strike Monday following a call
from leader and prominent prisoner Marwan Barghouti, a movement that could mark
a serious challenge to Israeli authorities if sustained.The hunger strike was
called for in connection with Palestinian Prisoners Day, observed annually, but
also ahead of commemorations this summer marking 50 years since the 1967 War
and the start of Israel’s occupation.Hunger strikes by Palestinian prisoners
occur regularly, but rarely on such a large scale. Barghouti’s call for strike
has given it added credibility, with the 57-year-old serving a life sentence
over his role in the violent second Palestinian intifada.“Decades of experience
have proved that Israel’s inhumane system of colonial and military occupation
aims to break the spirit of prisoners and the nation to which they belong, by
inflicting suffering on their bodies, separating them from their families and
communities, using humiliating measures to compel subjugation,” Barghouti wrote
in a NYT op-ed.Issa Qaraqe, head of prisoners affairs for the Palestinian
Authority, said that “around 1,300 Palestinian prisoners” were participating in
hunger strike and the number could rise. Palestinian Prisoners Club NGO put the
number at 1,500.Israeli prison service spokesman Assaf Librati said that 700
prisoners had announced on Sunday their intention to begin a hunger strike.Of
6,500 Palestinian detainees, 62 are women and 300 are minors. Some 500 are held
under administrative detention, which allows for imprisonment without charges
or trial.13 Palestinian lawmakers are also among the detainees. AFP
Longest-serving female
inmate released after 15 yrs in Israeli jail
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