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UP Govt to make marriage registration compulsory for all
The UP Govt has now decided to make marriage registration
compulsory for all communities.Those, who do not register their marriage, will
be deprived from the benefits of Govt schemes. The plan has been drafted by the
Women's Welfare Department and is likely to be brought before the state cabinet
in its next session.Reportedly, UP CM Yogi Adityanath-led BJP Govt has decided to include everyone in this
proposal, including the Muslims following the Supreme Court's order for
compulsory registration of marriages.States like Rajasthan, Himachal, Kerala
and Bihar have already done it.All religions have the authority to work according
to their personal laws as well. The governing power must take that into
consideration. Everyone's development should be the core issue. Islam would
acknowledge marriage in front of two witnesses, Muslim Cleric Mufti Ayub Hasan
said.ANI
UP to make marriage registration
mandatory
Fine with marriage registration, but involve us in decision making:
AIMPLB Member
Lucknow: Just hours after it was revealed that the UP Women's Welfare
department had drafted a proposal to make marriage registration compulsory in
the state for everyone, All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has said
that the Govt must seek suggestions from
all stakeholders before implementing the proposal.AIMPLB executive member,
Khalid Rasheed Farangi Mahali said, "When marriage is not mandatory by law
then how can you make marriage registration compulsory? We're not opposed to it,
but the Govt should consider taking
everyone's point of view before making any such implementation."Senior
Lawyer and member of AIMPLB, Zafaryab Jilani said, "This is a Supreme
Court ruling and state govt has nothing to do with it. Failing to register your
marriage doesn't make it illegal. This is a welcome step and marriages should
be registered. Some countries like US and UK require a Govt certification of marriage if a couple wants to
travel to these countries."Shia leader Maulana Yasoob Abbas welcomed the
decision and said that religion must not be brought into the picture as the
decision was for everyone's good.A committee of ministers was formed during
former CM Akhilesh Yadav's regime but
its was protested by the Muslim community. Samajwadi Party Govt had decided to exclude the Muslims but the
rule book was never released. The couples who are not registered will be
deprived of benefits from Govt schemes,
the sources added. Many states like Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Bihar, Rajasthan
have already made marriage registration mandatory. There are also penalties for
not adhering to the rule.News18.com
Ex-Bureaucrats warn Govt against growing majoritarianism, religious
intolerance against Muslims
In an open letter, 65 senior retired officials from different central
services including a 91-year-old Har Mander Singh, a 1953 batch IAS officer,
have urged the public authorities and constitutional bodies to take heed of growing
Majoritarianism in India. The letter drew concerns regarding growing climate of
religious intolerance against Muslims. The civil servants of the country raised
issues aimed at Muslims. In UP, in the run-up to the elections, an odious and
frankly communal comparison was made between the relative number of burial
grounds and cremation grounds. The question was also asked as to whether
electricity was being supplied equally to different communities during their
religious festivals. All this without any basis in fact or evidence was
devastating to hear. The letter stated, "The banning of slaughter-houses
targets the minorities and affects their livelihoods as well. Such intolerance
breeds violence in a communally charged atmosphere – even to the extent of a
local leader in UP provoking an attack upon the residence of a superintendent
of police, whose family was terrorised."They also raised the matter of
vigilantism stating its unfortunate widespread in the country. An Akhlaq is
killed on the basis of a suspicion that the meat he has is beef and a Pehlu
Khan is lynched while transporting to his place two cows he had bought and for
which he had the necessary papers. The letter brought out some necessary
concerns of the buzz around 'gau-rakshaks' and 'anti-romeo squads' being a
classic example of vigilantism. People can’t walk hand-in-hand on the streets
with friends or family without the fear of being questioned at any time. All of
this looks even better on paper but the practicality of such laws are awful and
making the country quite an authoritarian in every aspect. newsworldindia
Retired Bureaucrats Warn of ‘Growing Authoritarianism, Majoritarianism’
in India
CATTLE, BEEF
AND POLITICS
In Goa, Church and Muslim groups come together to fight anti-slaughter
order
Panaji:The collective, which has held meetings at the Clergy Home in
Margao, was formed after the June 1 incident when trucks travelling to
transport bullocks were stopped at the Goa-Karnataka border following the
central notification. Image for representational purposes.With influential
Muslims and the Roman Catholic Church in the state backing a civil society
collective called Goa for Beef — Beef for Goa, Qureshi Meat Traders Association
filed a writ petition Monday before the Goa bench of the Bombay High Court, seeking
a stay on the May 26 central notification banning the sale and purchase of
cattle from animal markets for slaughter. The Qureshi Meat Traders Association,
part of the collective, made the Union and state Govt s respondents in the
petition — the Manohar Parrikar Govt has
been silent on the central notification that has hit Goa’s meat industry and
tourism. Collective expects to hear the “justification behind the ban on
trading at cattle markets”. Anwar Bepari, representing the Qureshi Meat Traders
Association, said one of the important points raised in the petition is the ban
on purchase of animals for religious sacrifice. “This is important for us
because in two months we have Bakr Eid which will open other issues if this
notification goes through.”The collective, which has held meetings at the
Clergy Home in Margao, was formed after the June 1 incident when trucks
travelling to transport bullocks were stopped at the Goa-Karnataka border
following the central notification.Abdul Matin, representing the Muslim
community, said the collective was formed because they found no representation
from the new Govt on the beef issue. “We
were tired of their silence when other state Govt s and CM s were sending
letters against the notification,” Matin said.Calling the collective a product
of “inter-faith dialogue”, Father Savio Fernandes, its co-convener, said “it
was the need of our times”. He is also executive secretary of Council for
Social Justice and Peace, “a body of the Church” formed in 2005 to look into
cases of rights violations.“We were quiet but now the issue affects livelihood
and is an act of infringement,” Father Fernandes said of the central
notification. “In this collective, there are three formal members — the Church’s
body, that is this office; the Muslim community; and, representatives of the
meat traders in Goa. We have come together specifically for this issue as this
is is a direct attack on the secular nature of our country. We now feel that
the time has come where we will have to meet more often than before.
Inter-faith dialogues will have to increase,” he said.In meetings in Margao and
at the office of the Council for Social Justice and Peace, convenors and meat
traders highlighted loss of livelihood because of the notification — the state
relies on cattle markets in Karnataka and the slaughter house in Ponda for
beef. indian express
Goa: Meat traders move HC against ban on sale of cattle
Panaji: Quraishi's Meat Traders' Association of Goa has approached the
high court of Bombay at Goa challenging a few provisions of the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals Rules, 2017, as it 'violates' the right to carry on trade
and freedom of religion provided under the Constitution of India.The petition
states the rules prohibit sale of the cattle to a person outside the state
without permission from the authorities.The petition also states that members
of the association, who are engaged in meat trading, purchase cattle from
various animal markets in the state and outside Goa for slaughtering as per
law. The petition also challenges the validity of Rule 22, which provides that
the purchaser of cattle shall not sacrifice the animal for any religious
purpose.TOI
Eating meat harms the body, teaches Rajasthan school textbook: Times Now
Textbooks in BJP-ruled Rajasthan are teaching their students that eating
meat “causes a lot of harm” to the body and a mantra should be chanted before
beginning any meal. “Eating meat causes a lot of harm to the body. Chant mantra
before meals, and while eating, think of food as 'God's Prasad'. Whenever
possible, the meal should be taken while sitting on the floor in aasana,” is an
excerpt from the Class 10 Physical and Health Education textbook.The Social
Science textbook for the same class describes moderate leaders of the Congress
as “prosperous, middle-class intellectuals hailing from big cities” who had no
connection with the masses.“They wanted to prolong British rule in India
because they felt the latter's exit will lead to lawlessness in the country,”
the class 10 social science textbook adds.English textbook for Class 10 also
explains how the victory of the lotus is the victory of Indian culture over the
western world since the lily and the rose are Western flowers.Besides these
concepts of social sciences, the textbooks have also suggested that the Govt rectify its language policy.“For Hindi to
become the 'contact' language for the entire country, efforts should be made
rising above political considerations,” says Class12 Political Science
textbook.
No meat, no sex, pure thoughts: Modi ministry’s prescription to pregnant
women for healthy baby
New Delhi:Don’t eat meat, say no to sex after conception, avoid bad
company, have spiritual thoughts and hang some good and beautiful pictures in
your room to have a healthy baby. This is ministry of Ayush’s prescription for
pregnant women in India, where 26 million babies are born each year. Put
together by Govt -funded Central Council for Research in Yoga and Naturopathy,
whose website describes yoga and naturopathy as “the good old Indian
traditional systems of health care having history of centuries”, the
recommendations are part of a booklet called Mother and Child Care. The booklet
was released by minister of state for Ayush Shripad Naik in the run-up to
International Day for Yoga on June 21.HT
Beef fest held in Aizawl to coincide with Rajnath’s visit
Irked by Centre’s notification banning cattle trade in animal markets
for slaughter, a group in Mizoram’s capital organised a beef fest on Monday to
coincide with Union home minister Rajnath Singh’s visit.A social media group
called Zolife, which has over 9,000 members on Facebook, and some other
activists held the event at Vanapa Hall in Aizawl, which was attended by
hundreds despite inclement weather.“Despite heavy rain, nearly 5,000 people
turned up. But we were able to serve only around 2,000 as we ran out of beef,”
Remruata Varte, one of the organisers, said over phone from Aizawl.HT
Govt won’t impose any restrictions on choice of food:Rajnath
At lifeline of Kerala cattle business, traders, brokers & dairy
farmers hit
Business has fallen by three-fourths at Vaniamkulam livestock market in
Kerala’s Palakkad district since Centre’s notification restricting the sale of
cattle for slaughter, says the contractor who runs the market.The weekly
market, said to have started seven centuries ago and spanning five-and-a-half
acres, is among three major hubs of the cattle trade in Kerala — Kuzhalmannam
in Palakkad district and Perumbilavu in Thrissur being the others — and the
lifeline of smaller such markets in the state.N Chandran, who has the contract
to run the Vaniamkulam market, says trade of animals, which had peaked at Rs
1.25 crore in the weeks preceding the notification — issued by the environment
ministry on May 23 — had reduced to Rs 30 lakh by last Thursday. Indianexpress
Cattle trade rules: Farmers' body urges CMs to protect livelihood of
farmers
New Delhi: Expressing deep concern on the likely devastation of the
rural economy due to the center's new cattle trade rules, country's leading
organization of farmers has urged CM s of all states to come forward to protect
the livelihood of farmers. All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) has demanded all
political parties to clear their stand on the issue of cattle trade ban for
slaughtering. "NDA Govt's ban on cattle trade for the purpose of slaughter
including cow, bull and buffalo if implemented will affect the agrarian economy
very severely and intensify the agrarian distress and peasant suicides. The
cattle are the wealth of the farmers and notification of the Central Govt will make the cattle worthless," said
AIKS.IndiaTomorrow
Policemen injured in stone-pelting over cow slaughter in Muzaffarnagar
Muzaffarnagar:2 cops were injured after a group of people allegedly
resorted to stone-pelting when a police team raided their house on information
of cow slaughter at Chaparasi village. “Acting on specific information that cow
slaughter was being carried out at a house in Chaparasi village in the
district, police conducted raids there last evening.“They seized meat and skin
from the house following which about nine occupants of the house allegedly
pelted stones at them from the terrace,” SP city Ombir Singh said. Tarik Waseem
and Bhishember Singh were injured in the incident, he said, adding that police
has registered a case against the accused and efforts are on to nab them.One of
the accused was held by the police but later freed by the other accused.
Security has been tightened and extra police deployed as a precautionary
measure.PTI
OTHERS
2 farmers commit suicide in MP, 5th death since Mandsaur
protest
Bhopal: 2 debt-ridden farmers died in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday as the Govt
struggled to contain acute agricultural
distress that has claimed 5 lives since violent protests broke out last week.A
68-year-old farmer allegedly killed himself in the state’s Hoshangabad district
and his body found hanging from the branch of a tree in his farm, police said.
Makhan Lal had taken a loan of Rs 7 lakh from local money lenders and had also
sold nearly 7 acres of land in the past two years to repay the burgeoning
interests. Another debt-ridden farmer from Vidisha district, Hari Singh Jatav,
died during treatment in Bhopal after taking tablets to end his life days ago,
police said. More details were awaited. 2 incidents took the death toll to 5
since farmers went on a rampage in Mandsaur on June 6, ransacking property and
torching vehicles to press for better crop prices and a loan waiver. In Raisen
district, about 45 km away from Bhopal, a 40-year-old farmer Kishan Singh Meena
from Sagonia village allegedly took tablets on Thursday evening and died hours
later. He was struggling to pay back loans worth Rs 17 lakh.Another debt-ridden
farmer, Anwar Khan, allegedly committed suicide by consuming pesticide in
Bundelkhand’s Sagar district on Thursday evening, police said. He had a loan of
about Rs 5 lakh.52-year-old farmer Dulichand Keer allegedly committed suicide
by consuming poison in Rehti area of Sehore district, 40 kms from Bhopal, on
Monday. Sehore is home district of CM Chouhan.HT
MP: Now traders up in arms, protest CM Chouhan’s MSP directive
Bhopal: MP Govt ’s decision to treat buying of agricultural produce
below the minimum support price (MSP) from farmers as crime has opened another
Pandora’s box with traders now up in arms against the announcement.In protest
against the govt’s move, traders refused to buy produce from farmers at mandis
in several districts such as Sehore, Shajapur, Shivpuri, Narsinghpur, deepening
the agricultural crisis.CM Shivraj Singh
Chouhan on Sunday announced MSP directive while ending his “indefinite fast”
for peace as there was no fresh incident of violence in the state.A traders’
body Sakal Anaaj DalhanTilhan Vyapari Sangh said traders would refrain from
buying produce until the Govt rollback
its MSP directive.HT
Manual scavenging in Meerut: Why are women made to carry excreta on
their head for two stale rotis a day?
Meerut;“I started my work as a manual scavenger after my marriage,” says
Premi, as she dabs her tears with her faded yellow cotton dupatta. She’s known
as ‘Budhiya’ (an old woman) in the Radhna Inayatpur village in Mawana town of
Meerut district of UP . She doesn’t know her age but her wrinkled face and bent
frame suggests that she must be in her early 70s. Every morning, 30 women
including Premi, leave their homes at 8 am to work as manual scavengers in the
village. They go from house to house scraping off human excreta from dry
latrines and collecting it in a cane basket. Once all the houses are covered,
they carry the basket on their heads and walk to the dumping ground, just next
to their settlement in the village, to get rid of the excreta.Manual scavenging
was banned in India in 1993.Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and
their Rehabilitation Act 2013 has outlawed manual cleaning of excrement from
insanitary latrines, open drains, or pits and imposes fines on those who
construct dry latrines. On March 16, 2017, Minister of Social Justice and
Empowerment Thawar Chand Gehlot in response to a question on manual scavenging
revealed that 13 States and Union Territories have “reported identification of
12,737 manual scavengers up to Jan, 2017”. The actual numbers, however, are
higher.A Human Rights Watch report suggests that out of all those engaged in
manual cleaning of dry latrines and removal of human excreta from public
streets, 95% are women. indianexpress
India, Israel sign ‘white shipping’ agreement
Jerusalem/new Delhi:India and Israel on Monday signed a “white shipping”
agreement to improve data sharing on non-classified merchant navy ships or
cargo ships, as Indian Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba met with top brass of
Israeli defence forces to further deepen bilateral military ties. The agreement
was signed by Admiral Lanba and Chief of the General Staff of Israeli Defence
Force Lt Gen Gadi Eisenkot after their meeting during which they explored ways
to further deepen bilateral defence and security ties.In their talks, they
deliberated on overall security situation in the region and deliberated on
various aspects of defence cooperation between the two countries.“Lanba CNS
calls-on & interacts with Lt Gen Gadi Eisenkot, Chief of the General Staff,
Israeli Defence Force,” Indian Navy Spokesperson Capt D K Sharma tweeted.
Lanba, who reached in Israel yesterday, also met Major General Udi Adam,
Director General of Israel’s Defence Ministry during which various issues
relating to bilateral security cooperation figured. Indian Navy Chief’s trip to
Israel comes ahead of PM Narendra Modi’s
historic visit to the country next month.Lanba also visited HQRS of Israeli
Defence Forces.He is scheduled to meet the Commander-in-Chief of Israeli Navy,
Commander of Israeli Air Force, Commander of Israeli Ground Forces and a number
of high-ranking officials of Israel’s defence ministry.PTI
Kashmiri Pandits should be given minority status: New NCM chief Gayorul
Hasan Rizvi
New Delhi: Kashmiri Pandits should be accorded minority status “if the
definition of minorities” needs a relook, according to Gayorul Hasan Rizvi, who
was appointed chairman of the National Commission of Minorities (NCM) on May
26. Rizvi said he will raise the issue with the Centre.“If the definition of
minorities has to be relooked at, it is my opinion that Kashmiri Pandits should
be the first people to be accorded that status,” he said. “When minorities in
the entire country have that status, and privileges and opportunities that come
with it, why should Kashmiri Pandits, who are a minority in their home state,
be left out? It is something that Parliament will have to decide, but I will
definitely raise the matter in the appropriate forum.”Rizvi, a former national
general-secretary of BJP’s minority morcha, said he was conscious of the fact
that Article 370 keeps J&K outside the purview of NCM. “Leh has the maximum
number of Buddhists, and yet Commission can do nothing about Kashmir. There is
no point trying to change that,” he said.“But as far as Pandits are concerned,
at least by giving minority status, we can ensure their rights here, in Delhi.”
Indian Express
Happy Birthday Donald Trump - Hindu Sena to cut cake for 'saviour of
humanity'
New Delhi: Donald Trump's birthday will be celebrated here on Wednesday
with a "raj tilak" ceremony by a little-known group that calls itself
the Hindu Sena and that calls the US President a "saviour of humanity'.The
group had a similar celebration on US President's birthday last year. Trump
turns 71 tomorrow. The celebratory event at Jantar Mantar will feature a
"photo exhibition" of the US President. The poster publicising the
event features a childhood photo of Trump alongside a current photo, with both
pictures surrounded by balloons . The Hindu Sena shared the poster of the event
on WhatsApp and on other social media platforms inviting people to
attend."The event will be much bigger than (the one in) 2016. This time we
have planned to organise a photo exhibition depicting successful journey of Mr
Donald Trump during last five years," President of Hindu Sena Vishnu Gupta
told TOI.
Soon, an Indian village named after Trump in Rajasthan
Washington: A top Indian sociologist and social worker has announced to
name one Indian village after US President Donald Trump, as part of his efforts
to further India-US relationship."I announce to name one village in India
as Trump Village," Sulabh International founder and chief, Bindeshwar
Pathak, announced at a community event organized in the suburbs of Washington
DC. The village is being developed in Mewat region of Rajasthan.This, he said,
is part of his effort to enhance India-US relationship.PTI
Indian shot at by Saudi forces in Awamia
Hyderabad:An Indian has been reportedly injured in a shooting resorted
to by Saudi forces at Awamia in Saudi Arabia on June 12. A photograph of the
man, soaked in blooded and lying on the ground, was shared on Twitter by those
who are raising their voices against the violence.Consulate General of India
(CGI) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia which took note of the post responded saying:
"Very sad. Share his details to help him if he needs."On Tuesday, when
TOI sought the know the identity of the Indian driver who was shot at, Ali Al
Nimir, who shared the photograph said, "Unfortunately, we don't.
Yesterday, there were 30 people injured. We try to know their identities to
tell the world about them."Ameen who also shared photographs of the
shooting incident said the India driver was working for a family in Alowina
neighbourhood. "He was a victim of 34-day Saudi state terror military
campaign," he said. timesofindia
Caught on camera: Govt employee kicks fasting Muslim woman colleague in
Karnataka
New Delhi: In a shocking incident, a woman Govt employee was seen being kicked, allegedly by
her male colleague in Karnataka's Raichur late last week.The incident was
caught on surveillance cameras and shared by ANI on Tuesday. Sindhanur City
Municipal Council employee kicks a woman colleague, in Karnataka's Raichur.
Accused arrested, case registered.In addition, a police official said that the
woman, Nasreen, was observing the Ramzan fast at the time of the incident .An
official at the Sindhanur City Municipal Council, (SCMC) where the woman works,
said the incident occurred last Saturday and added that the man in the video is
one Sharanappa, a contractual employee, who has since been arrested by the police."Following
the woman's complaint, her male colleague has been dismissed and handed over to
police," said official who didn't wish to be named. "Sharanappa is a
contractual employee and the Council had no idea about the incident. We came to
know about it only after police informed that Nasreen has complained against him,"he
said.TOI
Inside the world of Hindu right wing fake news website DainikBharat.org
New Delhi:Pakistan praises Mamata Banerjee. Mark Zuckerberg does “gau
seva”. JNU students celebrated Maoist attack in Sukma.These were some of the
stories churned out by news website DainikBharat.org during the past few
months. On each occasion, the story was debunked, but didn’t deter the Hindu
right-wing publication from gaining more readers or pressing on with fresh
instances of questionable reporting. Now, an investigation by AltNews.in has
identified the people who possibly run the website and own its domain name. The
probe points to an FIR allegedly filed against the editor-in-chief of the
website for spreading a fake photo involving AAP leader Kumar Vishwas. The
investigation also hints at possible ties of these people with the Hindu Sena,
a little-known outfit that shot to prominence this year for backing Donald
Trump during the US presidential elections.The investigation, done by Pratik
Sinha of AltNews.in, starts by trawling through the domain information and
finds that it is registered to an individual identified as Shashi Singh and the
editor-in-chief of the website Ravi Singh.Using tools such as Truecaller,
archived and cached pages of social media sites and tools such as Wayback
Machine, which stores snaps of websites at various times in the past, Sinha
finds out that the purported Facebook page of Ravi Singh has a profile photo of
Hindu ideologue Savarkar and has shared photos from a page run by the Hindu
Sena.Sharing screen space with Singh is Vishnu Gupta, who hogged primetime
television space for doing a “havan pujan” for Trump. Singh was even
acknowledged by ‘USAHindus4Trump’ Twitter handle. hindustantimes
Hindu Yuva Vahini eyes Gujarat: Yogi’s outfit targets six lakh members,
its objective ‘Hindus first’
Ahmedabad:Aiming at a membership of 6 lakh till December this year, the
Hindu Yuva Vahini (HYV) — floated in 2002 by Yogi Adityanath who took over as UP
CM— plans to expand its presence in
Gujarat with an objective of uniting different castes and communities as
“Hindus first”. Though the organisation was present in Gujarat since last three
years, it remained largely dormant and had only around 11,000 registered
members.On HYV’s plans for Gujarat, Arjun Mishra, newly appointed state
association minister, said, “Today, for political gains, different castes and
communities are being divided and several agitations have been reported from
Gujarat in last two years. We do not want any nuisance in Gujarat in the name
of gau raksha or Patidar agitation.” indianexpress
Yuva Vahini plans to revive anti-Romeo squads in Gujarat
Dalits being treated as untouchables at Sabarmati Harijan ashram, set up
by Mahatma Gandhi: indiatimes.com
Downtrodden Dalits found a better life when Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
invited them to set up homes at the Sabarmati Ashram almost 100 years ago.Today,
when Ashram is gearing up to celebrate 100 years of its existence, these people
who were once like family to the Mahatma are being treated like pariahs again.
While the Sabarmati Ashram Preservation and Memorial Trust has organised a grand
fete to mark the centenary on June 17, Dalit families at the Ashram allege the
trust is treating them like untouchables by excluding them from all
celebrations.Forming a group called 'Harijan Ashram Bachao Samiti', they have
listed their grievances and submitted a memorandum to the trustees. Families have
also planned to stage a dharna on June 17. The trustees, however, refute the
allegations, claiming that the celebrations are being hosted by Gandhian
organisations including the Sabarmati Harijan Ashram Trust.Shailesh Rathod
(41), head of Gandhi Ashram Rehvasi Mandal and convener of Harijan Ashram
Bachao Samiti, says, "Gandhiji came here with 99 Dalit families and called
this place Harijan Ashram. My grandfather Ukabhai was one of the families. We
are the original ashramvasis but we have not been included in the celebration.
We have no clue about the festivities to be held on June 17."
TN: Dalits allege police inaction,bias towards caste Hindus
Madurai:Over a hundred Dalits from K. Alampatti and Boothipuram
villages, led by functionaries of Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi, staged a
protest on Madurai Collectorate premises on Monday alleging police inaction and
bias towards caste Hindus during the recent clash between two groups in their
villages. V. Kaniamuthan, deputy general secretary, VCK, alleged that in K.
Alampatti violence last month, in which a number of Dalit households were
attacked by a group of caste Hindus, police were yet to arrest the key accused.
“Moreover, while the caste Hindus were the main offenders, the police booked
many Dalits under harsh sections of the IPC,” he claimed.Dalits from the
village, including a large number of women, said that they came to Collectorate
to protest since a sit-in protest in their village over the past three days did
not invoke response from police officials.Dalits from Boothipuram village made
similar allegations on police over the scuffle that broke out in village on
Friday over a temple festival.thehindu
Dalit Professor Denied Promotion In JNU, Teachers’ Body Threatens To
Approach SC/ST Panel
A dalit professor in Delhi’sJNU has alleged that he has been denied
promotion despite a majority of the Selection Committee members approving it,
triggering a controversy. JNU Teacherss Association (JNUTA) has threatened to
approach the SC/ST Commission against the vice chancellor.A statement by the
JNUTA has said there is no legal basis for the denial of promotion for Saitya
Brata Das, an associate professor at the Centre for English Studies. According
to a report in Indian Express, Das has alleged that his “different caste” or
differing “political views” may be the reason behind the denial of promotion.
JNUTA said “both the Centre and Dr Das
had reason to be confident (for the promotion), as the past four years had been
a period of extraordinary productivity for Dr Das". “Dr Das’s interview
went exceedingly well, and the three experts invited to evaluate his
contributions were well satisfied,” the association said, adding, “JNU VC, Jagadesh
Kumar, however, had quite a different agenda.”“The JNUTA cannot fathom whether
this victimisation by the JNU vice-chancellor is because of caste and/or other
suspected political differences — that is for the VC to explain — but its net
effect is one of flouting the Statutes and Rules of JNU with the sole intent to discriminate against an individual.
outlookindia
Now, Bhim Army chief’s mother to address Delhi rally on June 18
Meerut: Days after the arrest of Bhim Army founder and chief
Chandrashekhar Azad, the organisation is set to take the protest against
alleged atrocities on Dalits in Saharanpur a step forward as it on Monday
announced a rally at Delhi's Jantar Mantar on June 18 - which will be addressed
by Chandrashekhar's mother Kamlesh Devi. A video of Devi has been released in
which she has appealed to the masses to reach Jantar Mantar on day of protest."I
- Chandrashekhar's mother - Kamlesh Devi, will be there at Jantar Mantar on
June 18. All of you are requested to reach the spot to show your support. This
is Baba Saheb BR Ambedkar's mission and we have to ensure that it doesn't stop.
Also, remain cautious of people who want to foil the mission," said Devi,
with a poster of BR Ambedkar in the backdrop. timesofindia
New Dalit icons emerging in UP as
BJP tightens its reins
Lucknow: Change is only constant and politics is no exception. With BJP taking over the reins in UP , new icons of
Dalit and backward castes have gained prominence.Raja Suheldev, Rani Jhalkari
Bai, and Lakhan Pasi have replaced Dr BR Ambedkar, Kanshi Ram, Ramabai, Jyotiba
Phule and Shahuji Maharaj – the icons appropriated by BSP. The idols of the
Samajwadi Party – Ram Manohar Lohia and Janeshwar Mishra – have also relegated
to the background.BJP Govt has not only
decided to install the statues of new icons at public places but will also
include chapters on them in school textbooks under the new education policy.
Recently, CM Yogi Adityanath said, “The
role of Suheldev and Jhalkari Bai has been deliberately ignored by historians
who have distorted history. BJP Govt will include chapters on these icons in
school syllabus so that students draw inspiration from them.”He also announced
the construction of a Surya Temple at Balaar in Bahraich that was razed by
Ghazi Saiyyad Salar Masud. The announcement by backward class welfare minister
Om Prakash Rajbhar that the statues of Raja Suheldev would be installed at the
memorials constructed in Lucknow during the BSP rule has put BJP at loggerheads
with the blue brigade.“Backward caste icons like Suheldev and Jhalkari Bai and
Muslim faces like Ashfaqullah Khan, Abdul Hameed and APJ Abdul Kalam are
respected by one and all. It is up to us if we want to associate ourselves with
them or Alauddin Khilji, Mahmud Ghazni, Mohammed Ghauri, Salar Masud, Babur and
Aurangzeb,” said Yogi Adityanath. hindustantimes
Mohsin Shaikh’s murder case: Nikam withdraws as public prosecutor,
family clueless
In a strange and controversial move, advocate Ujjwal Nikam withdrew his
position as public prosecutor in the murder case of Mohsin Sadiq Shaikh, a
Pune-based techie who was killed in 2014 by members of radical outfit Hindu
Rashtra Sena (HRS). Mohsin was attacked and killed while he was returning to
his home after prayers on June 2, 2014. Advocate Nikam’s appointment as public
prosecutor was cancelled after he made a request, although the reason behind
Nikam withdrawing his appointment remains unclear. What makes the move even
more surprising is that the state Govt did not ask for the consent from Mohsin
Shaikh’s family before cancelling the appointment of Nikam. Advocate Hafiz Qazi
who is also associated with the case said, “It is shocking for us. Nikam is
very learned lawyer. The case made a tremendous progress under him. But
requesting to remove himself as public prosecutor without no reason is more
surprising.” Commenting on how the family’s view had been ignored, Hafiz said,
“State Govt should have consulted
Mohsin’s father before cancelling the appointment, but they did not do so. That
is also one thing that disturbs because he was appointed after the request from
the Mohsin’s family,” added Hafiz Qazi. Late Shaikh’s father Sadiq Shaikh has
sent a message to Nikam asking the reason behind this strange move but he
hasn’t got any response yet. Sadiq Shaikh has also written to him to get
reappointed in the case. It seems Nikam is not willing to comment on this issue
as several other activists-lawyers as well as TCN tried to reach him but
failed. Over the issue, Sadiq Shaikh said, “I am trying to reach him since I
got the notification this morning, but still I haven’t received any response
from him. I do want to know what has made him to take this decision.”TCN
What’s conspiring against Pune’s Mohsin Shaikh? Judiciary or his
religion?
Bhopal: Court records SIMI men’s statement on 'shouting anti-Modi and
pro-Taliban slogans'
Bhopal: Statements of 18 alleged activists of SIMI, including Abu
Faisal, were recorded in court on Monday in connection with case related to
'shouting anti-Modi and pro-Taliban slogans' in 2014. The statements of the
accused were recorded through video conferencing in the court of chief judicial
magistrate, Bhopal. "All the accused denied charges in their
statements," advocate Parvez Alam, the counsel for 14 out of 18 accused,
told TOI. He said, "The next date of hearing in the case has been
scheduled on June 21. Arguments in the case will begin now".Earlier in May
2014, when they were being produced for hearing in the court of special judge
BS Bhadoria and chief judicial magistrate of Bhopal, Pankaj Singh Maheshwari,
they started raising slogans after seeing a group of mediapersons.They had
shouted "Taliban zindabad" and "Ab Modi ki baari hai" while
being taken to the police van.TOI
Mecca Masjid case Accused Rateshwar seeks exemption from appearance: indianexpress
Hyderabad: An accused in the 2007 Mecca Masjid blast case moved a
petition seeking exemption from personal appearance as the special NIA court
hearing the case resumed trial on Monday after vacation. The court was
immediately adjourned to June 19 to fix the schedule fo hearings. Bharat
Mohanlal Rateshwar, who is out on bail and lives in Gujarat, sought time,
saying he won’t be able to immediately appear in court as he is working as a
teacher and coaching civil services aspirants. He was arrested in Dec.2011 for
his alleged role in blasts in Mecca Masjid, Ajmer dargah and Samjhauta Express.
Act against those involved in demolition of mosque in Delhi, writes
Mahmood Madani to Rajnath
Maulana Mahmood Madani, of Jamiat Ulam-i-Hind in a letter addressed to Home
Minister Rajnath Singh has demanded stringent action against those persons
involved in demolition of under construction mosque situated in Sonia Vihar,
Chauhan Patti New Delhi.In letter to Minister Singh, Madani wrote, “The
communal elements are also threatening local Muslim community of the area to
evacuate their residents.” He has also demanded aqequate security arrangements
for the local Muslims and rebuilding the mosque.TCN
3 booked for ‘uploading objectionable picture’ of Adityanath on Facebook
Lucknow: 3 persons were booked for allegedly uploading objectionable
photograph of CM Yogi Adityanath on
Facebook and announcing reward of Rs one crore for anyone who kills him. The
accused — Sushil Yadav, Sunil Kumar Yadav and Syed Rehman Ilyas — are yet to be
arrested.
BSP MLA murder case: Atiq Ahmed, his brother booked for ‘assaulting’
witness in court
Lucknow :Jailed former MP and don Atiq Ahmed, his younger brother and
former MLA Ashraf and others have been booked for allegedly threatening and
assaulting a prime witness in the BSP MLA Raju Pal murder case. Advocate Umesh
Pal alias Krishna Kumar Pal, the complainant, has alleged that he was
threatened and assaulted in court when he had gone to get his statement
recorded in a kidnapping case. Umesh is the cousin of former BSP MLA Pooja Pal
— Raju Pal’s wife, who is also the complainant in the murder case. indianexpress
UP CM Adityanath Might Not Host Iftar Party
Lucknow: UP CM Yogi Adityanath might not host an Iftar party
at his official residence, 5 Kalidas Marg.Adityanath will be the second BJP CM after Ram Prakash Gupta to skip hosting an
Iftar party.Earlier, top leaders of the BJP like Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Rajnath
Singh and Kalyan Singh hosted Iftar parties at their official residences during
Ramzan, but according to sources, this time the current CM is not going to do so.outlook
In time of communal frenzy, non-Muslims invited over Iftar of friendship
in Kolkata: IndiaTomorrow
Kolkata: Local residents of Kiddrepore area in Kolkata organised a
unique ‘Dosti Ki Iftar,' on Sunday where they invited non-Muslims from the
city, including journalists, academicians, social activists, professionals, and
young students for direct interaction with locals.This iftar party was
different from other such programs where the focus remains on high profile
politicians and celebrities. In this iftar party no politician was invited, but
aimed at people-to-people interaction in the city at a time when certain forces
are trying to create communal frenzy in the state.
GULF DIPLOMATIC CRISIS
UAE allegedly funneled $3bn to topple Erdogan: Govt
UAE spent $3 billion to topple President Tayyip Erdoğan and the
democratically elected Govt in Turkey, a
columnist in the Turkish media claimed yesterday.Mehmet Acet, a columnist for
Yeni Şafak daily, said Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu hinted at a Muslim
country “spending $3 billion to topple Erdoğan and the Govt in Turkey,” while lending support to
putschists in the July 15 coup attempt, as well.According to Acet, Çavuşoğlu
said:“We know that a country provided $3 billion in financial support for the
coup attempt in Turkey and exerted efforts to topple the Govt in illegal ways. On top of that, it is a
Muslim country.” Columnist claimed that Muslim country was UAE, claiming the
funnelled money was to topple Erdoğan and the Turkish Govt .Speaking to Daily
Sabah regarding the claim, Acet said sources from the Turkish Foreign Ministry
confirmed the Muslim country was indeed the UAE. “Minister did not name the
country. However, sources from the foreign ministry have confirmed that it was UAE,”
Acet told the paper.Deputy coordinator of Ankara-based Foundation for Political
Economic and Social Research (SETA), Professor Muhittin Ataman, said UAE has
already engaged in attempts against the Turkish Govt since the beginning of the Arab Spring, adding
that it did not abstain from diplomatic and economic costs in this
regard.Shortly after the July 15 coup attempt carried out by the Gülenist Terror
Group David Hearst of the Middle East
Eye claimed the owner of Al-Ghad TV Channel, Mohammed Dahlan, had transferred
money to the terrorist group for the attempted coup. middleeastmonitor
Siege by Muslim states on another is ‘forbidden: scholars
International Union of Muslim Scholars said once again yesterday that
the imposition of a siege on a fellow Muslim state is haram (forbidden),
AlKhaleejonline.com has reported. The organisation has called for the crisis
between the Arab states and Qatar to be resolved through dialogue.In a
statement signed by the Secretary General of the union, Shaikh Ali
Al-Qaradaghi, it was stressed that blockading a Muslim state is not only haram;
as a neighbouring as well as a Muslim state, Qatar also enjoys double rights
from other Muslims, those of being a neighbour as well as those from sharing a
faith. The media campaign against Qatar which preceded the blockade, added
Shaikh Al-Qaradaghi, was “completely unacceptable” from a religious point of
view.The scholars’ union called for the leaders of the Gulf States, who imposed
the siege on Qatar, to “lift it completely and return to the Islamic spirit in
their mutual dealings.” It praised and supports the “wise” efforts to end the
crisis, including those by the Emir of Kuwait, Shaikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah.
Egypt seeks Interpol help to nab 30 ‘terrorists’ in Qatar
Egypt is seeking help from Interpol to arrest 30 “terrorists” living in
Qatar, Sky News has reported. An unnamed official said on Monday that the
foreign minister and justice ministry have been reviewing a list of the alleged
terrorists; some live in other countries apart from Qatar.There are 40 names on
the list, said the official, including 30 senior Muslim Brotherhood officials
who are accused of being involved in terrorist acts. Brotherhood group all live
in the Gulf State. Prominent Muslim scholar Shaikh Yousef Al-Qaradawi, is on
the list, as is the leader of the Islamic Group in Egypt, Tareq Al-Zomar, Asem
Abdel Majed and Al-Jazeera journalist Ahmed Mansour. “Terrorists” include
Egyptians living in Britain.middleeastmonitor
Netanyahu considers closing Al Jazeera offices in Jerusalem
As the Gulf crisis intensifies and Qatar continues to be besieged by
Saudi Arabia and several other countries Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu is considering closing down
Al Jazeera’s offices in occupied Jerusalem.The Israeli newspaper Yedioth
Ahronoth (Ynetnews) revealed today that Netanyahu, a team coordinating with the
state press office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Shin Bet have begun
studying the details of the closure, which will be similar to the punitive
measures taken by Saudi Arabia and Jordan against the Qatar-based network.Netanyahu’s
move coincides with calls by a number of leaders on the Israeli right – led by
the settler Baruch Marzel – to close down Al Jazeera’s Jerusalem office. Marzel
stormed office and posted a banner demanding the Israeli authorities close the
office in occupied Jerusalem. Middleeastmonitor
US' Mattis: Qatar blockade 'very complex situation'
The blockade against Qatar by Gulf states was a "very complex
situation" and an area where common ground had to be found, US defence
secretary Jim Mattis said.Mattis spoke on Monday ahead of talks between the US
and Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Adel Al Jubeir in Washington, DC, as the
Gulf crisis entered its second week. The former general told the House Armed
Services Committee that Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani had
inherited a difficult situation and was moving in the right direction."I
believe that Prince Thani inherited a difficult, very tough situation, and he's
trying to turn the society in the right direction," Mattis said. aljazeera
Somalia turns down $80m to cut ties with Qatar
Somali President, Mohammed Abdullah Farmajo, has been offered $80
million in exchange for his agreement to sever diplomatic relations with the
State of Qatar, New Khalij news outlet reported a prominent journalist has
revealed.“After 2 hours of enticement, Farmajo rejected the tempting offer,”
journalist Jaber Al-Harimi said.The paper Somalia Today quoted unnamed sources
saying “there was pressure put on the Somali Govt by Saudi Arabia to reverse
Somalia’s decision to stay neutral in the siege imposed by some Arab Govt s on State
of Qatar.”The sources confirmed that Saudi Arabia threatened to withdraw
financial aid to the Somali Govt unless
Somalia change its neutral stand in which it has called for an end to the political
dispute between Qatar and the other Arab nations through dialogue via Islamic
organisations like the Arab League and the OIC.The sources added that
“ministers of the Somali Govt returned
from Saudi Arabia after meetings with their counterpart were unexpectedly
postponed.” Middleeastmonitor
Qatar Airways to run 300 daily trips through Iran
DG of Fars Province Airports Reza Badiei- Fard has said that Qatar
Airways will run 300 additional flights through Iranian airspace
daily.Badeiei-Fard explained that Iran’s airspace was the only option for Qatar
Airways flights since the embargo imposed by Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and
Egypt amid a deepening diplomatic row that saw the four countries cut off sea
and air links and diplomatic relations with the Gulf state. Qatar has also
re-routed its flights over Turkey and Oman.
WORLD
Trump's 'Muslim ban' dealt new blow by US appeals court
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/06/trump-muslim-ban-dealt-blow-appeals-court-170613005531086.html
Another US appeals court stomped on President Donald Trump's revised
travel ban, saying the administration violated federal immigration law and
failed to provide a valid reason for keeping people from 6 mostly Muslim
nations from coming. The decision by a unanimous 3-judge panel of the San Francisco-based 9th
US Circuit Court of Appeals helps keep the travel ban blocked and deals Trump a
second big legal defeat on the policy in less than 3 weeks.The administration
has appealed another ruling against the ban to the Supreme Court, which is
likely to consider the cases in tandem. White House said it is confident the
high court will uphold Trump's executive order. 4th US Circuit Court
of Appeals in Virginia last month cited the president's campaign statements
calling for a "total and complete shutdown" on Muslims entering US as
evidence 90-day ban was unconstitutionally "steeped in animus and directed
at a single religious group", rather than necessary for national security. aljazeera
Hundreds sick, 2 dead in food poisoning at Mosul camp
Baghdad: A mass food poisoning at a camp for displaced Iraqi civilians
outside mosul has left at least two dead and hundreds requiring urgent
treatment, officials said today."There are 752 cases of food poisoning and
two deaths, a woman and a child" following a meal last night, health
ministry spokesman Seif al-Badr told AFP.He said around 100 of those affected
required serious treatment after the iftar meal, which breaks the dawn-to-dusk
fast during the holy Muslim month of Ramadan. Badr said the exact source of the
poisoning would be revealed after a more thorough investigation. Other health
officials from Nineveh province, in northern Iraq, confirmed the figures.AFP
Mosul battle: Fleeing civilians caught in crossfire
More than 10,000 Iraqis have been forced from their homes because of
fighting between Govt forces and ISIL in Mosul over the past two days.Iraqi
forces have been trying to push the group from the western area of the city
since Feb. Mosul is densely populated and thousands of civilians are stuck on
the frontline of the battle. Those who have tried to flee have been injured in
the crossfire.Al Jazeera
ISIL resists Syrian rebel effort to take Raqqa
http://www.aljazeera.com/video/news/2017/06/isil-resists-syrian-rebel-bid-raqqa-170613044627351.html
US-backed alliance SDF, has continued to advance one week after its
operation to retake ISIL's last stronghold in Syria.The forces are now near the
walled old city but ISIL has put up significant resistance.Al Jazeera
Iran has ‘proof’ of Saudi support for IS attacks in Tehran
Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Major General
Mohammad Ali Jafari, has confirmed that Iran has accurate information regarding
Saudi Arabia’s support for the attacks by Daesh militants in Tehran on 7
June.“US and the Israeli regime backed the Daesh terrorists who carried out
dual attacks on Iran’s parliament and Imam Khomeini’s shrine,” Jafari told the
media. “We have obtained accurate intelligence that Saudi Arabia also supported
the terrorists and asked them to carry out attacks in Iran.”Daesh militants
carried out 2 attacks in Tehran last Wednesday. middleeastmonitor
Chinese duo killed in Balochistan were 'preaching', 'engaged in
evangelical activities':Pakistan
New Delhi: The mystery surrounding the 2 Chinese nationals recently
murdered in Balochistan has only deepened, as Pakistan is now saying the duo
may have been "preachers" who were "engaged in evangelical
activities" despite being on business visas, Pakistani media reported.In a
turn of events that's likely to displease China even more than it already
reportedly is, a senior Pakistani minister was said to have been very annoyed
upon hearing about this alleged breach of visa terms by the Chinese duo, when
he was informed about it Monday.Nisar was told that the abductees "were
engaged in preaching under the garb of learning Urdu from a Korean
national", reported Dawn and The Express Tribune. Their reports didn't say
exactly who informed the minister. They only said he was given this information
at a "high level meeting".As well, the reports didn't specify what
the Chinese nationals were preaching, although the phrase "engaged in
evangelical activities" could mean the duo were preaching Christianity. Interior
minister Chaudhry Nisar was quoted as saying that while foreigners' security is
certainly Islamabad's responsibility, those who visit Pakistan "are
equally bound to abide by the terms and conditions of their visas",
reported the Tribune.TOI
China denies snubbing Pakistan, its media blames S Korean preachers for
killing of 2 Chinese nationals
New Delhi: As China denied rumours of a rift with Pakistan, its state
media on Tuesday slammed South Korean Christian missionaries for causing the
murder of 2 young Chinese people in Balochistan and added that 'iron brother'
Pakistan is not to blame for the incident.TOI
‘Jewish people will never give up any part of Israel’s land,’ insists
minister
Israel’s education minister has said that, “Jewish people will never
give up any part of Israel’s land,” Shehab.ps reported on Monday. Naftali
Bennett of the far-right Jewish Home party added that the best political
reconciliation for the issue of Jerusalem is uniting the city under Israeli
sovereignty. Ironically, the extremist politician made his comments at the
Haaretz Peace Conference in Tel Aviv.“The Jewish people have no interest in
conceding any particle of Israel’s land,” he insisted. “Peace is not achieved
through conceding land, but through force.” Reaching a peace deal, he
continued, is not a monopoly of the left-wing. “I want peace, but peace with
the concept of the rightists. There is no chance of establishing a Palestinian
state except in Gaza.”While Bennett accepted that Israelis are destined to live
next to the Palestinians, he said that there is no love lost between them.
“However, we will not go anywhere else. We have to learn from Gaza 2014. The
situation is deteriorating and we have to do our best in order not to go for
another military confrontation.” middleeastmonitor
No plan to change name of Muslim Brotherhood in Sudan
General Observer of the Muslim Brotherhood in Sudan, Shaikh Ali Mohamed
Jawish, reiterated on Monday that his outfit will never change its name under
any circumstances, Quds Press has reported.“This name has a reference, cultural
value and a long history,” Shaikh explained. “It has been in Sudan since 1946.”
He stressed that it is an extension of the Egyptian movement established.The
official pointedout that Brotherhood name exists in more than 80 countries,
although he accepted that a group of defectors are trying to change the name of
the organisation in order to get involved in charitable activities.
Haftar affiliated militia dissolved after release of Saif
Commander of the Western Military Region of retired General Khalifa
Haftar’s forces, Col. Idris Madi, has issued a decree to dissolve the Abu Bakr
Siddiq Battalion just two days after the release of Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi, son
of late leader Muammar Gaddafi.A statement issued yesterday said the battalion
had been dissolved and its personnel, equipment, vehicles and weapons had been
integrated into the headquarters of the Western military zone. middleeastmonitor
Bajrang Dal training camps in Hanumangarh: A journey into the Hindutva
heartland: Asad Ashraf
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