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May 2017: 13 Shaban 1438: Vol: 8, No:187
PM Modi asks Muslim leaders not to politicise triple talaq issue, urges
them to initiate reform
Delhi: PM Narendra Modi has said that Muslim community shouldn't allow
issue of triple talaq to be politicised.At the same time, he urged them to take
responsibility for initiating reform. PM made the comments when a delegation of
leaders from the Muslim community, under the umbrella of Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind
met him. After meeting him, Maulana M Madani said, "His (PM Modi) attitude
on all issues was reasonable and satisfactory. We are leaving with lot of
hopes," as per ANI.Yesterday, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind's nationwide had in a
statement - "India's top Muslim clerics have unequivocally asserted that
shariat (personal laws) is divine and hence, no Govt or court has the right to
make any changes in it."The clerics observed in the meeting of
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind's nationwide Muslim personal law awareness campaign that
Muslim disputes over family matters are reaching courts because of
"ignorance or deliberate" misuse of shariat provisions and so the
personal laws cannot be held responsible for it."Instead, there is a
strong need to educate Muslim masses about shariat to impress upon them to
follow it honestly and to open counselling centres and shariat panchayats to
resolve any dispute over family matters," the statement had added. JIH's
national president Syed Jalaluddin Umari, All India Muslim Personal Law Board
secretaries Khalid Saifullah Rahmani and Maulana Fazlurrehman Mujaddidi and
Islamic scholar Zafarul Islam Khan and others had taken part in the meeting in
the national capital.Mujaddidi had said that the recent "hue and cry"
over the practices of 'triple talaq' and polygamy were "part of a global
conspiracy" to target social and family system of Islam.The meeting was
culmination of JIH's awareness campaign held between April 23 and May 7. Zee
news
Mahmood Madani led Muslim delegation meets Modi "to establish
closer interaction" between govt. and Muslims
New Delhi: With a declared purpose of establishing "closer
interaction between the Govt and the Muslim Community on issues of larger
national interest", a high-level delegation of Jamiat Ulama-I-Hind met PM Narendra
Modi here on Tuesday. It was Jamiat's first meeting with PM Modi since he
assumed the highest office in May 2014 after the landslide victory in the
General Elections.The basic objective of the meeting was "to establish
closer interaction between the Govt and
the Muslim Community on issues of larger national interest which has been
highlighted by the Honorable PM himself
through the slogans like ‘Sab ka Sath Sab ka Vikas and'", said the
delegation, led by Jamiat's president Maulana Qari Syed Usman Mansoorpuri and
general secretary and exMP Maulana Mahmood Madani."We are of the opinion
that most important national issues can be solved through mutual
dialogue," they told the PM who was accompanied by NSA Ajit Doval.The
leaders highlighted the recent murderous attacks on Muslims in the name of cow.
They told PM that these "incidents of manslaughter on the pretext of cow
slaughter have sent shockwaves of terror and fear through Muslim, Dalit and the
weakest sections of the society." "We are afraid that the fear and
despondent if unchecked could prove highly counterproductive," said the
delegation which also had some eminent personalities from outside Jamiat fold,
including Pune-based edupreneur Prof. PA Inamdar and ex-faculty of Jamia Millia
Islmia Prof. Akhtarul Wasey. Outside the PMO, Jamiat leader Mahmood Madani
said: We have emerged very hopeful out of this meeting, hope things will be
seen on the ground also."While appreciating PM's last year reprimand to
cow vigilantes, the Muslim leaders said that much has to be done on the ground.
Jamiat leaders also said that the issue of terrorism should not be communalized
or politicized. Muslim delegation told the PM that India's largest religious
minority has some issues and grievances and they should be solved
amicably."We had sought appointment to meet PM . On 6the April this year,
Jamiat's Working Committee had decided to meet PM and CM s of various states
over the current situation in the country," said Azeemullah Siddiqui
Qasmi, press in-charge of Jamiat. India tomorrow
Muslim will never allow any conspiracy against India: Muslim Leaders to
PM
Muslim leaders praise PM Modi's stand on Triple Talaq
Our Govt not prejudiced on basis
of religion:PM Modi
Jamiat's Mahmood Madani group meets Modi, breaks Muslim ranks: milligazette
PM Modi: Muslim community should not allow triple talaq issue to be
politicised
Modi asks Muslim leaders to initiate reform on triple talaq
Triple talaq issue blown out of proportion, says Arshad Madani, demands to make cow Indian national animal
New Delhi: The Govt should accord national animal status to the cow,
Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind president Maulana Syed Arshad Madani said on Wednesday
while expressing concern at the “atmosphere of fear” following violence by ‘gau
rakshaks’. “The Govt should give
national animal status to the cow and we will support it,”Madani, who heads the
influential body that represents a large number of Islamic scholars in the
country, said at a press conference.An “atmosphere of fear” prevails in the
country due to incidents of violence, that included even murder, by cow
vigilantes, he said. “These young gau rakshaks are exploiting religion to loot
and murder people and taking law into their own hands. We respect the religious
sentiments of our Hindu brethren but no one can be allowed to take law and
order into their own hands,” he said.Referring to the issue of triple talaq
that is likely to come up in the Supreme Court tomorrow, he said it was a
religious matter and could have only a religious solution. “If the Supreme
Court comes out with such an acceptable solution, we will welcome it,” Madani
said. The SC, he added, should ask the ulemas, or Islamic scholars, to discuss
its objections and come out with solutions before direct intervention in the
matter.“… the court should give a chance to the ulemas to discuss and sort out
its objections over triple talaq. Then they (SC) may consider those solutions
and give judgement. Such a judgement based on religious interpretation will be
acceptable to us,” he said. The matter was being “blown out of proportion” by
the media and now even the Supreme Court was inclined to intervene in it,
Madani said.“The way triple talaq is being talked about these days, it appears
as though there are divorced women in every household and each Muslim man has 4
wives.” Islamic law gives 14 rights to a married woman who can seek talaq if
she feels any of these rights are infringed by her husband. He also referred to
the Guwahati High Court order on citizenship in Assam. It had created a
situation where 48 lakh married women in the state stood to lose their
citizenship, he said. Jamiat has challenged the HC order on residency
certificates in the SC, he added.PTI
SC to commence hearing on triple talaq from tomorrow
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will commence hearing from tomorrow on a
batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of 'triple talaq',
'nikah halala' and polygamy practices among Muslims.A five-judge Constitution
bench headed by Chief Justice J Khehar will commence hearing on seven
petitions, including five separate writ petitions filed by Muslim women
challenging the practice of triple talaq prevalent in the community and terming
it unconstitutional.The bench, also comprising Justices Kurian Joseph, R F
Nariman, U U Lalit and Abdul Nazeer, will also take up the main matter on its
own as a petition titled "Muslim Women's quest for equality".The
members of the bench are from different religious communities including Sikh,
Christian, Parsee, Hindu and Muslim.PTI
Abandoned after TripleTalaq,women see hope in SC:NDTV
New Delhi: When his daughter, who had been harassed for dowry and even
tortured, was divorced by her husband uttering the word talaq thrice,
Ghaziabad-based carpenter Sabir this week decided to reach out to the most
powerful person he could think of - the local MLA.On the MLA Atul Garg's
advice, an FIR was lodged against Sabir's son-in-law. Garg told Sabir that
security too could be provided if his daughter, who has a 2-year-old son, moved
court. But any intervention beyond this was not possible, said Garg, who is
also a minister in the UP Govt.After
all, triple talaq was valid under the Muslim personal law in India, and Govt
can do nothing until the law changes, Garg said.Among those supporting triple
talaq are the dominant Muslim Personal Law Board, and the Jamaat-e-Islami Hind.At
a meeting, Jamaat posed a rhetorical question: When Prophet himself did not
have the right to make changes to Shariat, how could Muslims allow Govt s or
courts to do so?
Yogi govt to file affidavit on triple talaq in SC
Lucknow: Just 2 days before the beginning of final hearing on triple
talaq in Supreme Court, the Yogi Aditynath-led BJP Govt in UP on Tuesday announced to place its viewpoint on
the contentious issue before the apex court.Law and Justice Minister Brajesh
Pathak said a committee formed by the state Govt has submitted its report and the Govt will place the report and its recommendations
before the SC during the course of the hearing on triple talaq.Though the UP Govt
is not a party in the ongoing case the
state Govt decided to file an
impleadment application if required, and place on record its view. Pathak said
the practice of triple talaq was against fundamental rights of Muslim women,
make them suffer and lower their dignity in the society. "Time has come
that either the lawmakers or the Supreme Court intervene and address the issue
for once and all," he said.DNA
Most Muslim thinkers say there’s no such thing as triple talaq: Salman
Khurshid
The senior Congress leader talks Pakistan, triple talaq, Indian Muslims.
From tomorrow, ex-Foreign Minister and lawyer Salman Khurshid will be appearing
in the Supreme Court as amicus curiae in the triple talaq case. In a
wide-ranging conversation, he talks about triple talaq issue, what it means to
be a Muslim in Narendra Modi’s India, the need in the Congress party for a new
narrative, and the problem with the Govt’s Pakistan policy. He, “There are High
Court rulings and one specifically from Delhi of Justice Badar Ahmed which is
very explicit: the ruling doesn’t say we will overrule triple talaq, it says
there is no such thing as triple talaq. The world over, the majority view of
Muslim thinkers is that there is no such thing as triple talaq. Even if you say
talaq 3 times, it amounts to talaq being said only once.So we have to look at
texts more closely and then come to a conclusion.” Responding to the question,
is triple talaq really a big issue for Muslim women? Khurshid said, “It is not
an issue at all, but anyone who feels the threat of adversity would like to
stand up against it. But for the BJP to assume that Muslim women think only it
can save them from this adversity is completely wrong. There are systems within
Islam, and an understanding within the Muslim community that does not favour
triple talaq. In fact, triple talaq is largely a propagation and promotion of
Hindi movies.” thehindu
Allahabad HC observation on triple talaq, personal law draw sharp reaction
from Muslim leaders
Lucknow: Allahabad High Court’s observation that triple talaq was a
violation of the Constitution, drew a sharp reaction from Muslim religious
leaders who said the matter was part of religious law and courts could not
intervene in it. Senior Muslim scholar Khalid Rashid Firangi Mahali told IANS
that the matter was within the shariat rules and laws of Islam and nobody had
the right to interpret it in their own way."The matter is of personal
belief and if the courts feel that this breaches the constitution it should do
way with the provisions enshrined in the constitution which allows us to follow
personal law in such matters," he added.Wali Farooqui, another senior
voice in the Muslim community, said that the matter of triple talaaq was
"khalis mazhabi masla (a purely religious matter" which needed no
meddling by anyone.Charging the people raking up the matter with wanting to
intimidate the minority community, he also urged the courts to at least tell
what should be the process if the husband and wife want to separate. IANS
Mumbai Muslim clerics support ban on triple talaq, polygamy, claims Muslims
for Secular Democracy
Mumbai: Ulemas from the state have extended support to the Indian
Muslims for Secular Democracy (IMSD) campaign on the ban of triple talaq,
polygamy and halala. IMSD started a campaign to support the petition of
individual women victims of triple talaq filed in the Supreme Court (SC). Maulana
Syed Shahabuddin Salafi Firdausi, Chairman, Athar Blood Bank, Sholapur who
supported IMSD's campaign, said,"Instant divorce by uttering talaq thrice
is a mockery of Islam and an act of cruelty against the daughters of Islam.
Halala is like dacoity on the dignity of Muslim women and a brutal assault on
their honour and self-esteem." Group also claims that Ulemas in the
country have shared the view to support the campaign and will soon be making
their views public in the coming days. Javed Anand, Convener, said,"2 top
functionaries of an all India organisation of Ulema will happily welcome SC's
verdict declaring triple talaq and halala to be both unconstitutional. It is a
shameful practice done in the name of Islam." dnaindia
Triple talaq, halala marriage is cruelty to women: Maulana Salafi
Firdausi
Telangana : Govt-appointed & traditional qazis locked in bitter turf
war
Charminar: According to sources from the Telangana state waqf board, Govt
-appointed qazis and hereditary qazis have been at loggerheads over issues
pertaining to jurisdiction. "The qazis came to meet with the Telangana
state waqf board chairman Mohammed Saleem. It was during the meeting they flagged
the issue about jurisdiction.One of the qazis was Mohammed Zaheeruddin. He is a
go vernment-appointee," said a source . He pointed out that it was the
Golconda zone which was discussed at the meeting. Board chairman Mohammed
Saleem confirmed the development. "I have been told that qazis from
different camps are arriving at the same wedding to perform the nikah. I have
spoken to both groups and we will soon have a system in place," he said.
Saleem added that qazis fee is likely to be revised. timesofindia
Triple talaq be treated as court’s contempt, uniform code is constitutional
obligation of Govt: Arif Mohammad Khan
New Delhi: Former minister Arif Mohammad Khan said that he would suggest
to the Supreme Court that until a law is framed on the subject of triple talaq,
the act of triple talaq should be treated as contempt of court and invite
prison term of at least three months — the period a couple is supposed to stay
together before final separation.He said the uniform civil code is a
constitutional obligation of the Govt , which has to come forward with a draft. Indian express
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Kulbhushan Jadhav death sentence stays by International Court of Justice:
Pak says it will review ICJ’s jurisdiction
Islamabad: Pakistan said on Wednesday it is reviewing the jurisdiction
of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the case of Indian national
Kulbhushan Jadhav, whose death sentence for alleged involvement in espionage
has been stayed by the Hague-based institution.Sartaj Aziz, adviser on foreign
affairs to PM Nawaz Sharif, told
reporters in Islamabad the Govt is
examining India’s move to approach the Hague-based ICJ regarding Jadhav’s case
and an appropriate decision will be taken in the matter.Pakistan is reviewing
India’s application and the ICJ’s jurisdiction in the case, he said. The
Foreign Office will issue a statement about any decision taken in the matter in
the next few days, he added. Earlier, defence minister Khawaja Asif contended
India was using Jadhav’s death sentence to “divert” attention from
“state-sponsored” terrorism in Pakistan.Asif’s remarks came a day after the ICJ
stayed the execution of 46-year-old Jadhav in response to an application from
India.“Indian letter to ICJ attempt to divert attention from state sponsored
terrorism in Pakistan. Kulbhushan convicted of offences against national
security,” Asif tweeted.Pakistani media outlets rejected India’s stance
regarding the ICJ’s order. Geo News channel said the ICJ had no jurisdiction
over Pakistan as it can only take cognizance of matters with the consent of
both parties. The website of Dawn newspaper did not report on the ICJ’s stay
order. The Express Tribune, in its report on the issue, did not mention the
stay.India, in its application to the ICJ, accused Pakistan of “egregious”
violations of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations and said Jadhav was
kidnapped from Iran, where he was involved in business activities after
retiring from the Indian Navy. It added that it learnt about the death sentence
from a press release.India has initiated the process of formally appealing
against Jadhav’s death sentence after more than a dozen requests for consular
access were rejected by Pakistan. It has also asked Pakistan to issue visas to
Jadhav’s parents so that they can visit him. hindustantimes
ICJ requests Pakistan to keep Kulbhushan Jadhav’s execution on hold,
Harish Salve to appear for India
India using Jadhav’s conviction as diversionary tactic:Pak
Pak raises Kashmir issue with UN chief, OIC envoys
Pakistan’s Permanent Representative Maleeha Lodhi has raised the Kashmir
issue with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and OIC envoys at a meeting in
New York, according to a source briefed on the proceedings.At their meeting on
Monday, she appealed to Guterres and the OIC to make it a priority to push for
a “peaceful solution” of the Kashmir issue saying that the rising tensions
threatened regional stability, the sourcesaid. Attempts by Lodhi and PM Nawaz
Sharif to involve Guterres in the Kashmir issue have been unsuccessful. Guterres
has not made any open attempts to get involved in the issue. His spokespersons
have said that he was following the situation but would not go beyond saying
that he wanted the neighbours to enter into a dialogue to find a peaceful
solution. Lodhi said that it was acknowledged by UN and also OIC in its
communiques that Kashmir issue need attention, according to source.IANS
Army officer Ummer Fayaz killed in Kashmir was a sports enthusiast
New Delhi/Srinagar: Lt Ummer Fayaz, whose body was found with two
bullets marks in Shopian district of J&K on Wednesday morning, would have
turned 23 on June 8. Hailing from Kulgam in south Kashmir, young officer was in
Shopian for his cousin’s wedding. He was abducted by militants at around 10pm
on Tuesday, army sources said. Police, too, said Fayaz could have been taken
away by militants but the family did not inform the authorities. “They must
have thought he would be released,” they said.Posted in J&K ’s Akhnoor
sector, the officer trained at the National Defence Academy near Pune and Indian
Military Academy in Dehradun before being commissioned on Dec.10, 2016.Fayaz
was part of the hockey team at the defence academy and also enjoyed volleyball.HT
BJP’s alliance agenda envisages reaching out to separatists, Pakistan:
PDP leader
Srinagar: A day after BJP’s J&K unit chief disfavoured talks with
separatists, senior leader of ally PDP voiced disagreement saying the agenda of
alliance between the two parties had envisaged reaching out to everyone
including Pakistan PDP vice president Mohammad Sartaj Madni asked BJP leaders
to draw a leaf from the Vajpayee era while expressing hope that PM Narendra Modi would set in a discourse of
peace afresh to lead the state out of the present morass.The very idea of closing
the doors of reconciliation and understanding on vital political issues
undermines the process of peace which does not serve the peoples interest,
Madni said. Referring to Agenda of Alliance (AoA) between PDP and BJP, Madni
said it envisaged an agenda of hope and promise to reach out to everyone
including separatists and Pakistan.PTI
Will go for shutdown if ban on Islamic channels not revoked: Cable
operators in Kashmir
Srinagar: Fearing a huge public backlash against banning of 34 TV
channels in Kashmir, cable operators on Tuesday said implementing or ignoring
the ban order by them will either ways have an adverse impact on their
day-to-day operations. Senior member of Kashmir Cable Operators Association,
Khateeb Hussain told Greater Kashmir that a massive public demand for the
banned channels, particularly the religious channels, has put the operators in
a tight spot.“More than business loss, this ban will curb popular viewer
choices. People will question our credibility once the Islamic channels go
off-air especially since Ramdan is approaching fast. On one side we face the Govt
directive and on other hand strong
public demand for these channels puts us in a catch-22 situation,” said
Hussain.Hussain said this ban is an anti-trade decision which will bring down
the cable TV business in Kashmir. "We fear that people will stop
subscribing to cable TV as the channels which attract them won't be available
anymore," Hussain said.Several members of cable operators association met
Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar, Dr Farooq Ahmad Lone on Monday and informed him
about their issues. “The only reasoning we are being given by authorities is
that these (banned) channels don’t have down-link permission in India. The
matter of fact is these channels are being presently aired in Kerala and
Hyderabad and many other places as well,” Hussain said.Hussain said cable
operators are mulling to go for a complete shutdown of operations in case
authorities don’t revoke the ban. greaterkashmir
Banned Pak channels, cultural programmes continue to run on Kashmir
cable networks:HT
State vitiating educational atmosphere: J&K Jamaat
Srinagar: Jamaat Islami (JeI) J&K
has condemned use of force upon students of Women's College MA Road and other
institutions in and outside the city by
“Use of force on students who were peacefully protesting against the
state atrocities is unjustified. It is an organised attempt to disturb the
smooth educational atmosphere and create a terror like situation in the
valley,” its spokesperson Adv.Zahid Ali said. Greaterkashmir
Muslims had agreed to temple on Babri site: Vishnu Hari Dalmia, ex-VHP
chief
Ex-VHP chief Vishnu Hari Dalmia said Muslims had at one point of time
agreed that if it is proved that the mosque was constructed on the debris of
the temple, then they will withdraw their claim on that property."In the
matter of Ram Janmabhoomi...Muslims had at one time agreed that if it is proved
that the masjid was constructed after demolishing the temple, which existed
there, then they will withdraw their claim on that property," he said."This
commitment of the Muslims is also contained in the White Paper issued by the
then Govt . So, where is the need now to start fresh negotiations with
them?" he said. Citing a judgement of the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad
High Court, Dalmia said that the court had made it amply clear after full
investigations that a temple existed on the site of the Babri mosque, which was
demolished.He said in the light of this verdict, "there is no need for any
further discussion with the Muslims now.""It is now only for the Govt
to take action according to the
affidavit filed in the Supreme Court that if it is established that a temple
already existed there and it was demolished, then they will side with the
Hindus to construct Ram Temple and if it was not so, then they will side with
the Muslims to reconstruct the mosque at the same place," he said.IANS
‘No need of fresh talks with Muslims on Ayodhya issue’
Assam to disband Madrasa and Sanskrit boards, ‘mainstream’ them: Assam
Education Minister Himanta
Guwahati: BJP-led Govt in Assam
will soon disband the State Madrasa Board and hand over the academic part of it
to the Board of Secondary Education. The Sanskrit Board will also be dissolved,
state Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted late Tuesday. “To mainstream
Madrasa education, we are disbanding the Madrasa Education directorate and
making it part of the Secondary Education directorate,” Sarma tweeted. “Madrasa
Board too will be dissolved and academic part will be handed over to the Board
of Secondary Education,” he said another tweet.In a post on Facebook, in which
he repeated the two sentences, Sarma said, “We are restructuring to reform.”
Sarma’s announcement came a little over five months after he had asked madrasas
to stop remaining shut on Fridays and shift their weekly off-day uniformly with
other educational institutions to Sunday.In Dec., as he made that announcement,
Sarma had also drawn flak for saying that madrasas remain closed on Fridays in
Pakistan and Bangladesh, and not in India.Earlier in the day, Sarma told the
Assembly that the state Govt wanted to
“mainstream” madrasas and Sanskrit tols and introduce modern learning like
computers in these institutions. Assam had set up the Madrasa Education Board
in 1934, with 9 schools under it. After Independence, it was renamed as State
Madrasa Education Board, Assam, and has over 700 madrasas under it.indianexpress
Caste violence: In Saharanpur’s ghost villages, fear looms large among
Dalits
Shabbirpur (Saharanpur): The rubble of a row of damaged Dalit houses
tells the story of fear and arson that had engulfed Shabbirpur and turned it
into a ghost village.The men have either fled to safer places or are attending
injured family members at Saharanpur’s district hospital while the women are
left to pick the broken pieces of their lives.5 days after a Thakur youth was
killed and over 25 Dalit houses torched in caste clashes, Shabbirpur village,
25 kms from Sahranpur city, wore a desolate look on Wednesday.Relatives of
affected Dalit families are now pondering their future course of action amid
fear of more attacks after the terror allegedly unleashed by the Thakur
community following a procession to honour Rajput ruler Maharana Pratap that
triggered the clash last Friday.Survivors talk about a pregnant woman Meenakshi
who was hit in her head, a 4-year-old Badal who is battling for life at the
hospital and men, mostly labourers, who have not come back home since May
5.“Only women, who could manage to escape the wrath on that day are living in
these ransacked houses. Most of the men have fled to safer places due to the
fear,” said Nafe Singh at the house of his relatives Dal Singh and Kamla Devi,
both of whom are undergoing treatment with their son Badal. 25 Dalit houses and
five shops, including a medical store, in this Thakur dominated village were
seemingly attacked one by one. The strewn grocery, cattle with burn injuries,
damaged motorcycles, remains of utensils and other furniture still lie around
in the half-burnt homes.Ratan, 55, one of the eyewitnesses recalled how “a mob
of over a 1000 youths on two-wheelers armed with swords and rods wreaked havoc
and vandalised everything that came in their way till the row of Thakur houses
started”. All this, he alleged, in broad day light and amidst police presence.“Most
of the houses were locked as men and women were out for work,” he said as smoke
billowed from a haystack nearby.HT
Dalits attack policemen after cops ban mahapanchayat
In riot affected Dhulagarh, Hindus & Muslims celebrate Tagore’s
birth anniversary together
On Tuesday, members from Hindu and Muslim communities of Dhulagarh, West
Bengal together celebrated the birth anniversary of poet Rabindranath Tagore by
tying threads of unity and harmony on each other’s wrists.The unique birthday
celebration of the Nobel Laureate, who had championed the causes of
Hindu-Muslim unity, was organised under the banner of ‘Bangla Sanskriti Manch’
to celebrate the spirit of unity, fraternity and communal harmony in the state
in which several civil society members from Kolkata also went to participate.A
cultural programme was also organised on the occasion in a hall in Dhulagarh
around 11.00 AM, where social activists from the city as well as some villagers
sent out a message of peace and harmony. They later tied Rakhi to each other.
This ritual was followed on streets as well and local villagers responded
spontaneously and positively.Prominent civil society members who participated
in the event included social activist and writer, Prof Miratun Nahar,
journalists Millin Dutta and Bisawit Ray, human rights activist Ashim Giri,
general secretary of Forum for Artists and cultural activist Dillip
Chakrabraty, among others.
Police officers among 4 injured as communal violence breaks out in
Jharkhand’s Chaibasa
Jamshedpur: At least 4 people, including two police officers, sustained
injuries as communal clashes broke out in Jharkhand’s Chaibasa town on Monday
late evening.Police said two youths received bullet injuries in the clash while
officer-in-charge of Mufassil police station Digvijay Singh and assistant sub
inspector Nagendra Kumar Singh were hit by stones.To prevent further flare up,
West Singhbhum district administration clamped section 144 in the town,
prohibiting assembly of more than four people in the area.Police also detained
unspecified number of people on charges of rioting.Trouble started when two
groups of youth from Hindu and Muslim communities had a heated argument over
parking of bikes in Gawalapatti area of the town a couple of days ago, sparking
tension in the area. The situation, took an ugly turn on Monday evening when a
youth from the minority community allegedly hit a biker belonging to the
majority community.Soon people from both communities assembled near Yasoda
Talkiz roundabout of the town and started pelting stones. In the melee, a youth
opened fire causing injuries to two youths identified as Md Javed and Md Arshad.
hindustantimes
Ministerial-level delegation to meet MHRD, UGC over AMU Malappuram
development issues
A ministerial-level delegation led by CM Pinarayi Vijayan will meet MHRD and UGC
authorities seeking steps to set up a higher secondary school with AMU
Malappuram centre. The decision was taken at a meeting held in
Thiruvananthapuram. Meeting was convened by the speaker to discuss development
woes of AMU Malappuram centre. The move is aimed at increasing the
representation of Keralite students in the centre.“Once AMU schools become
functional, students from Kerala will be given more chances. As per the present
rules, 50% of the total seats in graduation and post graduation programmes of
AMU and its centres is reserved for pass outs of AMU school,” said centre
director KM Abdul Rasheed.TCN
BSP's Muslim face Naseemuddin Siddiqui, son expelled
Naseemudin Siddiqui, BSP's Muslim face, and his son were today expelled
from the party for carrying out anti-party activities."Siddiqui and his
son Afzal have been expelled from the party. He has a partnership in a number
of slaughter houses and 'benami' properties in his name. He also took money
during assembly polls due to which party had to suffer defeat", said BSP
General Secretary and Rajya Sabha member Satish Chandra Mishra.Siddiqui, who
hails from Banda, was earlier removed as the party in-charge of UP and was appointed as the the MP unit in-charge
after the assembly poll debacle.Mishra also alleged that Nasimuddin used to
accept money from people in return for work and added that the BSP will not
tolerate such indiscipline.BSP supremo Mayawati had carried out a major
organisational rejig after the assembly polls, and launched her brother Anand
Kumar in active politics making him the party's vice-president.With a view to
revamp her party, Mayawati had also dissolved the existing team of zonal,
divisional and district coordinators and brotherhood committees set up to woo
different castes and communities like Brahmins, Thakur and Muslims.IndiaToday
Any Muslim who joins RSS or BJP will be beaten up: Tipu Sultan Mosque
Shah Imam
Maulana Nurur Rehman Barkati, the Shahi Imam of the Tipu Sultan Mosque,
on Tuesday, issed a warning which said that if any member of the Muslim
community joined or worked for the RSS or BJP, they would be thrown out of the
community and beaten up. Maulana, however, did not clarify if such an act could
be called a fatwa, Indian Express reported. Barkati also said that any Muslim,
who used the chants of ‘Jai Sri Ram’ were “Hijras”(eunuchs). Barkati accused RSS
and BJP of causing problems in West Bengal, just ahead of the Shab-e-Barat. Imam
said, “If any Muslim joins or works for RSS and BJP then we will punish them.
We will severely beat them up and out them from Islam. They can work for other
parties but not for RSS and BJP. If BJP distances itself from RSS then they can
work for BJP. Since BJP is working with RSS, any association with them by a
Muslim will attract punishment.” Imam also urged the secular Hindus to come
forwards and come together to face RSS and BJP. financialexpress
Shahi Imam of Tipu Sultan Mosque issues fatwa to Muslims supporting RSS,
BJP; calls RSS men eunuchs
Babar, Akbar were intruders; Shivaji, Guru Govind real heroes: Yogi
Adityanath
Lucknow: CM Yogi Adityanath on
Tuesday said all problems prevailing in the country will begin to end once
people accept that Mughal rulers such as Babar and Akbar were “intruders”, and
had no relation to India. He further said that the state and community which
has no time to conserve its history cannot protect its geography. Adityanath
also said Maharana Pratap, Chhatrapati Shivaji and Guru Govind Singh are the
“real” heroes of the country, and should be honoured.He said when people start
studying and taking inspiration from the “real” history, there will be no need
to fear ISI, ISIS and other such elements. indianexpress
UP: Police ask man to remove communally sensitive poster
Lucknow: Accusing members of a community in the neighbourhood of
harassment, a resident of Kachcha Haata in Aminabad has put up a poster outside
his house that reads, " Hindu pariwar palayan ko majboor". When TOI
spoke to other Hindu Families in the vicinity, however, they said they had
never experienced any communal discord.The area is mostly commercial and
families of different communities have been living together from more than 80
years.Rahul Garg, who has alleged he is being harassed by his neighbours from
the minority community for the past six months, said he was being pressurised
to sell his house where his family has been living for 70 years. Officer in
charge of Aminabad police station Ashwini Pandey said Garg created unnecessary
sensation in the locality on Saturday evening. TOI
Meat seized from Jaipur hotel after vigilante attack not beef: Forensic
lab
Jaipur: Meat seized from a Jaipur hotel that was sealed after cow
protector vigilantes attacked it 2 months ago was not beef as alleged by the
Hindu mob, police told HT on Tuesday. Forensic Science Laboratory that was
examining samples seized from the Hayat Rabbani hotel ruled out any possibility
that the meat was from a cow or its progeny, police officers added.“From the
very first day, I have been saying that it was chicken but no one from the
administration listened to me. The report confirms all allegations leveled on
us were false,” said Naeem Rabbani, owner of the hotel.On March 19, more than
100 cow vigilantes surrounded the Rabbani hotel in the heart of Jaipur around
midnight and protested in front of it for six hours, alleging that the
establishment sold beef, which is banned in Rajasthan. Fiery chants of ‘Bharat
Mata Ki Jai’ and ‘Modi Zindabad’ rang out from the protesters, who had been
unable to explain how they knew beef was served. “We sent the meat samples
taken from the hotel to the forensic science laboratory (FSL) for testing. The
reports have revealed that the meat was not beef,” deputy commissioner of
police (west) Ashok Gupta told HT.Within hours of the attack, hotel was sealed
by Jaipur Municipal Corporation under
the supervision of local councilor Nirmala Sharma, and hasn’t opened since
despite a court order.“I have incurred loss of lakhs of rupees and in the past
one and a half month and the people who worked in the hotel are also jobless as
it is sealed even today,” said Rabbani.He added that the district and sessions
court in Jaipur had issued an order on April 29 ordering the JMC to open the
hotel within seven days and submit a compliance report in the court. “It’s been
more than seven days now but the JMC hasn’t opened the seal,” Rabbani told
HT.HT
Kanpur youth alleges ‘harassment’ by NIA in letters to SC, NHRC, Rajnath
: indianexpress
Lucknow: A youth from Kanpur has written to Chief Justices of Supreme
Court and Allahabad High Court, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, NHRC and the
UP DGP, accusing the NIA of “harassing” him for close to 2 months. He has
alleged that the agency summons him to its Lucknow office every three days,
making him sit there all day on the “pretext” of questioning him over “links
with terror suspects”.In his complaint,Mohammad Atif wrote that NIA would be
responsible if “anything happens to him or his family.” His brother Mohammad
Aquib claimed Atif last visited the agency’s office on May 5.Sources in NIA
said Atif was suspected of having links with the group of terror suspects
arrested for their alleged involvement in Bhopal-Ujjain train blast, which took
place on March 7. He was also questioned to verify if he accompanied one of the
arrested suspects — Atif Muzaffar — to Lucknow where the latter allegedly
planted a bomb near a Ramlila ground during Dussehra celebrations, attended by PM
Modi, on Oct.11 last year.Muzaffar,
Danish Akhtar and Syed Mir Hussain had been arrested by Madhya Pradesh police
soon after the train blast. One of their associates, Saifullah, was killed in
an encounter with UP ATS in Lucknow the same day.
How can SC issue gag order… I am like Ambedkar’s adopted son, says
Justice Karnan
Chennai:Less than an hour after the Supreme Court sentenced him to jail
for 6 months, Calcutta High Court Judge CS Karnan announced that he had issued
an order setting aside the apex court’s order against him.“ SC issued the order
at 11am. At 11.20am, I issued an order setting aside the Supreme Court’s order.
How can they issue such a gag order to media against publishing my statements,”
he said, speaking to mediapersons in his room at the Chepauk Govt guesthouse here.Asked if he was afraid of
going to jail, he said: “I am like Napoleon, an adopted son of Dr Ambedkar…
They say I am insane. If I am insane, how can I be sent to prison?” indian
express
RSS pivotal to Modi’s political fortunes:Chinese scholar
Beijing: Steeled by the firepower provided by RSS, BJP, led by PM Narendra Modi is on a roll, notwithstanding
latent internal tensions, says a leading Chinese scholar.In a detailed analysis
posted on Chinese website guanchao.cn on the prospects of the BJP, Mao Keji,
has focused on pracharak-based organisational core of RSS as the foundation for
the national rise of the BJP under Modi. Mao highlights that Modi’s slogan of
developmentalism, echoing “Gujarat model” strongly reinforced the bond between BJP
and RSS, yielding tangible political benefits. thehindu
Sharing note ban process details will affect India’s economic interests:
RBI
New Delhi: 6 months after announcement of demonetisation by PM Narendra Modi, the RBI has declined to share
details of the note ban process, saying it would be detrimental to the
country’s economic interests.Replying to an RTI query, the central bank said
disclosing such details may impede future economic or fiscal policies of Govt of India.PTI
AAP plans stir outside EC office over EVMs
New Delhi: AAP will take its fight against EVMs to the doorstep of the
Election Commission on Thursday, demanding that VVPAT-equipped voting machines
be used in all future elections. Casting aside the poll panel's assertion that
EVMs cannot be manipulated, the party claimed that its MLA Saurabh Bhardwaj's
"live demonstration" in Delhi assembly on Tuesday had
"conclusively proven" that EVMs can be rigged.The party announced that
its Delhi MLAs and senior leaders will lead a protest rally — 'Save Democracy
Movement' — in front of the ECI office in Central Delhi around 11am on
Thursday.PTI
About time EC brings in VVPAT machines: Bhushan
EVM tampering issue: Doubts on integrity of electoral process should be
erased, says Congress
‘Not 25 still’: Azam son’s election challenged in HC
New Delhi: BSP candidate who lost to Samajwadi Party’s Abdullah Azam,
son of SP leader Azam Khan, has filed an election petition in Allahabad High
Court challenging Abdullah’s election from Suar constituency of UP.In his
petition, Kazim Ali Khan, the titular nawab of Rampur and 4-time MLA from the
constituency, has claimed that the SP legislator was born on Jan.1, 1993.indian
express
BJP mass contact drive to focus on Muslims
Lucknow: In its 15-day mass contact programme that starts from
Wednesday, BJP will not stop at anything to reach out to citizens in every
category. In all the districts, focus is on influential Muslim men and
women.After drawing flak from all quarters for ignoring the minorities and not giving
ticket to a single Muslim during Lok Sabha 2014 and Vidhan Sabha 2017
elections, talking to influential personalities from the community is aimed at
winning them over. Gurudwaras and Jain temples are on the list too in the drive
to woo voters from other religious groups. Saints and seers, maths, temples and
Baudh vihars will also be visited by party `Vistaraks' during the drive.In an
effort to emerge as a party catering to all sections, BJP also plans to contact
poets, writers, folk singers and artists and sportspersons. To reach out to the
deprived, workers will also meet differently abled citizens. Timesofindia
Indian Catholic priest abducted by IS in Yemen makes emotional plea for
help
New Delhi: Father Thomas Uzhunnalil, a Catholic priest abducted from an
old people’s home in Yemen by the Islamic State last year, has made an
emotional appeal to the Indian Govt to
step up efforts for his release in a video posted by a Yemeni news website.The
video, lasting less than two minutes, shows a frail-looking Uzhunnalil with a
long white beard. A small piece of cardboard on his lap shows the numerals
“15-4-2017”, suggesting the video was shot on April 15.Uzhunnalil, 58,
complains that the response to his abductors’ demands from the Indian Govt and the Bishop of Abu Dhabi has been “very,
very poor” and “not encouraging”. He does not name his abductors though officials
have acknowledged in the past that he was kidnapped by the Islamic State.“They
(the kidnappers) are treating me well to the extent that they are able. My
health condition is deteriorating quickly and I require hospitalisation as
early as possible,” he says, speaking slowly in English. Uzhunnalil suggests
the abductors have contacted the Indian govt “several times” and that he has
seen the response from the authorities. “It is a poor response and I’m sad
about that,” he says in the video carried by Aden Time website.HT
WORLD
US to arm Syrian Kurds fighting IS despite Turkey's ire: Reuters
Vilnius: Despite fierce opposition from NATO ally Turkey, US President
Donald Trump has approved supplying arms to Kurdish YPG fighters to support an
operation to retake the Syrian city of Raqqa from Islamic State, US officials
said on Tuesday.Ankara views the Kurdish YPG militia, fighting within a larger
US-backed coalition, as the Syrian extension of the Kurdish PKK militant group,
which has fought an insurgency in southeastern Turkey since 1984.There was no
immediate reaction from Turkey, whose president, Tayyip Erdogan, is expected to
meet Trump in Washington next week. Pentagon immediately sought to stress that
it saw arming the Kurdish forces "as necessary to ensure a clear
victory" in Raqqa, Islamic State's de facto capital in Syria and a hub for
planning the group's attacks against the West."We are keenly aware of the
security concerns of our coalition partner Turkey," Pentagon spokeswoman
Dana White said in a statement as she travelled in Lithuania with defence
secretary Jim Mattis. "We want to reassure people and Govt of Turkey that the US is committed to
preventing additional security risks and protecting our NATO ally," White
said.US has long directly supplied arms to Arab components of the so-called
Syrian Democratic Forces, which include YPG fighters. White said Washington
would still prioritize supplying those Arab fighters within the SDF. US
alliance with Turkey has proven decisive in the battle against Islamic State in
Syria, providing the coalition with access to Turkey's Incirlik air base to
wage strikes against the militants, officials say.
Turkey slams US for arming Kurdish Syria fighters
Istanbul: Turkey on Wednesday slammed as “unacceptable” a US
announcement that Washington would supply arms and military equipment to
Kurdish fighters battling Daesh militants in Syria. “The supply of arms to the
YPG [Kurdish Peoples’ Protection Units] is unacceptable,” Deputy PM Nurettin Canikli told A Haber television
channel. “Such a policy will benefit nobody.”“We expect that this mistake is to
be rectified,” he said, days ahead of a crunch meeting in Washington between
President Tayyip Erdogan and US counterpart, Donald Trump.US announcement came
just ahead of Erdogan’s visit to Washington next week for talks with Trump, the
first time the two men will meet as heads of state.A Turkish high level
delegation made up of Chief of Staff General Hulusi Akar, presidential
spokesman Ibrahim Kalin and Turkey’s spy chief Hakan Fidan have already been in
the US to lay the groundwork for the visit.AFP
Turkey to US: ‘You can’t be in the same sack as terrorists’
Battle for Mosul: 400k Iraqis displaced in 2 months
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/05/400k-iraqis-displaced-months-mosul-battle-170510040349709.html
More than 400,000 people have been displaced from western Mosul about
two months into the Iraqi army's battle against ISIL, according to the UN.UN
Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said, citing the
Iraqi Govt , that 434,775 people have fled ISIL's last stronghold in Iraq since
Iraqi forces launched the western Mosul operation on Feb19.This brings the
number of internally displaced people, since the Mosul operation started in
Oct, to a total of 615,150 Iraqis. According to OCHA, about 30,000 civilians
have returned to their homes in western Mosul since the end of April - meaning
that the number of internally displaced people from western Mosul stands at
403,490 people. UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, announced on Tuesday the opening of a
new camp in eastern Mosul for citizens displaced from the west.Hasansham U2
camp has a capacity of 9,000. aljazeera
Russia denies one of its servicemen executed in Syria by IS
Russia's defence ministry denied on Tuesday that a Russian serviceman
had been captured and executed by the Islamic State group in Syria, Russian
news agencies reported.US-based SITE monitoring website reported on Tuesday
that Islamic State had issued a video showing the beheading of someone it
described as a Russian intelligence officer captured in Syria.Reuters
Egypt overturns Badie’s life sentence
Egypt’s Court of Cassation has overturned a life sentence previously
issued by a lower court against the Muslim Brotherhood’s Supreme Guide, Mohamed
Badie, and various prison sentences against 49 other defendants, according to
the Anadolu.The defendants had been handed down various prison sentences by the
Port Said Criminal Court in Aug 2015 in a case in which they were convicted of
violent offences and of attempting to launch an assault on a police station in
the city on 16 August 2013. The defendants have always denied the charges.The
Court of Cassation accepted the defendants’ appeal and ordered a retrial,
Anadolu reported, citing an anonymous judicial source. The defendants include
prominent Brotherhood member Mohamed Al-Beltagi. middleeastmonitor
Pizza Hut under fire after mocking Palestinian hunger-strikers
A Pizza Hut advertisement mocking the leader
of Palestinian hunger-strikers imprisoned by Israel, Marwan Al-Barghouti, has
backfired, various news agencies reported on Tuesday. The backlash has pushed
the global brand to apologise.The company’s franchisee in Israel posted an ad
on Facebook which included an image of a prisoner eating secretly. The image
itself was released by Israeli police early this week with the claim that it is
Al-Barghouti, in an effort to discredit the hugely-respected Fatah activist.
According to AFP, the caption read: “Barghouti, if you are going to break your
[hunger] strike, is not pizza the better choice?” A pizza delivery box was
Photoshopped onto the original image by the ad agency.Al-Barghouti and around
1,600 other Palestinian prisoners have been on hunger strike for 24 days,
calling for the Israeli authorities to improve their conditions in
detention.Responding to the ad, Palestinian, Arab and foreign activists
launched a campaign on social media calling for a boycott of the company.
“Pizza Hut’s mockery of the leaders of Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike
for freedom and dignity simply adds insult to deep injury,” said Mahmoud
Nawajaa of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement.“We support grassroots
Palestinian calls for a worldwide boycott of Pizza Hut, especially in the Arab
world,” he told AFP. Pizza Hut has removed the advert and apologised to the
Palestinians and the hunger-strikers. The contract with the advertising agency
in Israel which used the offensive imagery has been terminated, it said. middleeastmonitor
Israel grabs even more Palestinian land in the Jordan Valley
Israeli occupation authorities have ordered the expropriation of
thousands of acres of Palestinian land in the Jordan Valley, Quds Press
reported on Tuesday.According to activist Mutaz Bsharat, Israeli forces raided
the area and handed out written orders to the residents informing them that
their land upon which illegal settlements are built has been designated as a
military zone. “The new Israeli decision swallows thousands of acres of
agriculture land in favour of Israeli settlement outposts,” he said. “This
undermines Palestinian farmers’ access to their farmland.”Meanwhile, he added,
agriculture equipment was confiscated from Al-Beqeia in the Jordan Valley and
moved to an Israeli army camp. middleeastmonitor
Israeli Education Ministry incites students to kill Palestinians
O.Jerusalem(PIC):The website of Hebrew TV Channel 2 published on Tuesday
a video that contains a simulation showing Israeli officers shooting and
killing a Palestinian who was described as a “terrorist”.According to the
website, the simulation took place during an annual event organized by the
Ministry of Education in the presence of hundreds of elementary school
students.The website said that some parents of the students expressed their
shock at the use of violence and incitement to kill a human being even if he
was a Palestinian, as they put it.This blatant incitement to kill Palestinians
comes alongside Israeli claims that the Palestinian Ministry of Education
teaches curriculum that incites violence against Israel.
US teacher rips off 8-year-old girl's hijab, fired
NEW YORK: A teacher at a US school has been fired after he allegedly
ripped the hijab off an 8-year-old girl's head for "misbehaving" in class.Oghenetega
Edah, 31, demanded that the girl at the Bennington School, Bronx, take off her
religious scarf, police said.The girl was misbehaving in class and sitting in
the teacher's chair without his permission. So the teacher tapped her on her
arm to get her to move, The New York Post reported.When she did not comply,
Edah, a subsitute, threatened to take the scarf."I'm taking it off,"
he said as he pulled the hijab off her head, causing an injury to her right
eye, according to police.PTI
FLASH: NEWS & VIEWS
Our own Animal Farm: Cow vigilantism is a tragedy in many parts — a
rousing, a lynching, a reflection of change: Pamela Philipose, senior
journalist
Bilateral silence: Hype around war gets a new life in India, Pakistan,
increasing public support for the armed forces: Ayesha Siddiqa, Pakistani
military scientist, commentator
‘To whom do we complain?’: Massive search operation in South Kashmir has
left scars, broken windows: scroll.in
‘People will accept triple talaq out of fear of God’: Legal expert
Faizan Mustafa
RSS-backed Think Tank Plans 'Nanaji Thali' for Nutrition With
Nationalism
Kashmir unrest: Hurriyat fears religion may overrun struggle as
militants seek Islamic caliphate: firstpost
Techie Vinit Shah held for sending hoax terror alerts
Child sexual abuse: More than half of the victims are boys
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