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Indian origin MPs concerned over rising
intolerance
At the first-ever conference of sitting Indian
origin MPs representing 23 countries across the world, a disquiet on the rising
incidences of intolerance and hostility towards religious minorities in their
ancestral land was palpable. While some expressed their concerns subtly at the
stage reminding others of the values of pluralism and India's cultural
synthesis, a group of MPs from South Africa and Tanzania reportedly raised the
issue during their private meeting with External Affairs Minister Sushma
Swaraj. They felt that reports of cow vigilantism and open promotion of Hindu
nationalism by the ruling party were taking its toll on their spaces in their
homelands, as they were also living there as religious and/or ethnic
minorities. A group of Sri Lankan MPs had a different complaint. Their grouse
was that Govt of India had a different
yardstick for issuing Oversees Citizenship of India (OCI) cards to people
residing in the US, Africa, Australia, and European countries, and for those
claiming Indian ancestry in Sri Lanka. "We are Tamils and were transported
to Sri Lanka centuries back to work in tea gardens. We are proud of our Indian
lineage. But when we apply for OCI or PIO card as Indian origin people residing
in other countries do, the High Commission in Colombo asks for streams of
documents which are almost impossible to produce,"A Arvindh Kumar, an MP
from Sri Lanka told DNA."I can produce birth certificate of my father or
upto grandfather, to dig out documents of ancestors and proof of working on tea
gardens, is almost impossible," he said, pleading that procedures for Sri
Lanka citizens of Indian origin should be made similar to those of living in
Europe or other continents.The shock for Swaraj was, however, reserved when
after the inaugural address, she decided to meet delegations in batches
privately to listen to their feedbacks. An MP of Gujarat descent from Tanzania
reportedly enquired steps the Govt was taking
to protect minorities in India. He referred to killing of cow traders in the
last few years as well as the creeping insecurity among minority communities.
Some MPs from South Africa also raised the issue. Tanzanian MPs, both Hindus
and Muslims, said they were also in minority in their country."We read in
media that high-level Govt officials are making statements that are spiteful to
minorities. And at many places they are encouraging vigilantes to attack
members of minority communities engaged in the cattle trade," said the
MP.He further added that such acts restrict our initiatives to project India a
democratic, multi-cultural, pleuritic and a tolerant society.Lord Ranbir Singh
Suri, representing Conservative Party in UK House of Lords said India's democracy
and adhering to liberal values are its biggest strengths. "We have been
telling Europeans to learn from India how to live in a multi-ethnic,
multi-religious society peacefully. But the reports of killings here and there,
though aberrations crate a bad impression," he added. He, however, praised
Modi Govt, saying he has put India on a right track of progress. Originally
born in Rawalpindi, he is perhaps the only MP, in the list of Pakistan's people
of origin list as well. "I had to attend a similar conference some months
ago in Islamabad, but that was postponed, because of political turmoil
there," he said. Though, I had gone to UK from India in 1971, but my
ancestors lived in Rawalpindi so I claim both countries and want them to live
peacefully.Swaraj, who was reportedly taken a back initially gave a detailed
briefing to these groups denying any bias or rising insecurity against minority
community in India. DNA
Cow vigilantism a ‘nasur’ for India, says
Indian-origin Tanzanian MP
New Delhi: Expressing deep concerns over cow
vigilantism in India, Salim Turky, an Indian origin Tanzanian lawmaker, claimed
that it has become a “Nasur” (canker sore) for the country. 2-time lawmaker of
the Tanzanian ruling party CCM, who is in New Delhi to attend “First
PIO-parliamentary conference” said,”We are proud of what Modi Govt is doing in
the world and in the country. But one thing is not good for India and I call it
a ‘nasur’ and that is cow vigilantism.”“We do not live in India, but in the
news, specially the (electronic) media, you find clips of people being killed,
being provoked. This is like discrimination,” he added. His remarks come in the
backdrop of cow vigilantes resorting to violence in some states in the recent
past.Turky, whose great-grandfather migrated to Tanzania from Gujarat’s Kutch
region, said that he didn’t want to raise the issue at the conference as it
would have “made the atmosphere bad”.Meanwhile, when he raised the issue with
the External Minister Sushma Swaraj,he claimed that she dismissed the reports
calling it them an exaggeration.indianexpress
Cow vigilantes sponsored by govt:Former MP
Panaji: Ex-MP Francisco Sardinha on Tuesday
alleged that cow vigilantes are "sponsored by this Govt " and said
that they cannot take the law into their own hands."Who are they to give a
certificate (that the meat is being transported legally)?" he asked.
"Are they doctors? We have the police if at all they feel something is
going wrong. They can bring this to the notice of the Govt . There's no need
for vigilantes." He was addressing mediapersons on Tuesday.Sardinha said
that the beef scarcity has deliberately been created to allow prices to soar.
He added that it is a staple food for minorities and half the tourists who
visit Goa.He said that while tourists may not mind paying more, the Govt shouldn't turn local beef eaters into
tourists in their own state, he said."Govt wants to satisfy its RSS
bosses," Sardinha, a former minister for animal husbandry, said.TOI
Goa beef traders call off strike on assurance
of protection from Gau Rakshaks
Panaji: Normal supply of beef in Goa is
expected to resume from tomorrow with the traders ending their strike called to
protest the harassment by cow vigilante groups.All Goa Qureshi Meat Traders
Association announced withdrawal of the strike and resumption of meat supply
from neighbouring Karnataka from tomorrow.“Police have assured us that they
will not allow the harassment of traders who import beef from Belagavi in
Karnataka at the border,” Association president Manna Bepari said.“So we are
withdrawing our strike and the supplies will resume from tomorrow,”Bepari said.
siasat
Cow vigilantism hits UP, once again: 2 men
beaten up, heads tonsured, paraded for cattle stealing
https://www.oneindia.com/india/cow-vigilantism-hits-up-once-again-2-men-beaten-up-heads-2617161.html
Lucknow: In 2017, India got a clear-cut idea
how cow vigilantism, carried out by gau rakshaks (cow vigilantes), could prove
fatal to the nation's peace and diversity.While gau rakshaks possessed by mad
love for cow (considered holy in the Hindu religion) did not even shy away from
killing people in the name of animal protection, the country's minority
communities like the Muslims and Dalits (mostly engaged in cattle-related
trade) started living their lives under the shadow of fear.It seems 2018 is not
going to be any different, as the first high-profile case related to cow
vigilantism came to light from UP on
Wednesday, within the first 10 days of the new year.According to reports, two men
were beaten up by a mob in Ballia, UP for alleged cattle stealing. The
"animal lovers" did not stop at that. The mob also partially tonsured
the heads of the two alleged cow thieves as a punishment.Later, the duo was
seen walking on the streets of Ballia holding placards saying "gai
chor" (cow thieves)."Two people were beaten up, their heads partially
tonsured and paraded on allegations of stealing cattle in Ballia," tweeted
ANI.oneindia
Gujarat: Dalit Family, Beaten up by Cow
Vigilantes, to Embrace Buddhism
Una: A Dalit family, who were flogged by cow
vigilantes in Una for skinning a dead cow, have decided to embrace Buddhism.
“We have decided to convert to Buddhism as we have faced a lot of
discrimination due to our traditional profession for skinning dead animals,”
Vashram Sarvaiya, one of the Dalits, said. In 2016, seven Dalits of Mota
Samadhiyala village were paraded and flogged in public. Later, the Dalits were
taken to Una in Gujarat where they were tied to a vehicle and beaten up by cow
vigilantes. Then, the police had arrested 20 people in the case.“We are yet to
finalise the date, but we have asked the community members to come together and
convert to Buddhism in large numbers,” he was quoted as saying by PTI. He also
alleged that as promised, they have not been given jobs and a piece of land by
the Govt .He also alleged that the then Gujarat Govt did not constitute a special court to try the
case of assault. “The accused are roaming free after they were released on
bail, and the case drags on. We haven’t been given anything as promised by the
state Govt,” he said. india
With ease of doing business in mind, govt
approves 100% FDI in single brand retail
New Delhi:Union Cabinet approved 100% FDI in single-brand retail and construction
through the automatic route. It also allowed investment up to 49% under
approval mechanism in Air India to facilitate its divestment process.
Besides,Govt allowed FPIs and FIIs to invest in power exchanges through primary
market. The measures, Govt said, were intended to “liberalise and simplify the
FDI policy so as to provide ease of doing business in the country”. In case of
single brand retail, the current policy allows 49% FDI under the automatic
route and up to 100% through Govt approval route. “It has been decided to
permit single brand retail trading entity to set off its incremental sourcing
of goods from India for global operations during initial 5 years, beginning 1st
April of the year of the opening of first store against the mandatory sourcing
requirement of 30%of purchases from India,”Govt
said.IE
Foreign banks make a beeline for India,
lenders include China, Iran: indianexpress
New Delhi;Renewing their interest in India, at
least 14 foreign banks have applied to RBI for opening branches in the country.
4 banks from South Korea, three from Iran, two each from China and the
Netherlands have applied for setting up branches and wholly-owned subsidiaries
in India over the last 12 months. One bank each from Czech Republic, Sri Lanka
and Malaysia have applied for opening branches in India.RBI, Govt sources said,
is currently examining these applications.
1984 anti-Sikh riots case: SC directs
re-investigation of 186 cases closed earlier by SIT
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Wednesday
stated that it would set up a fresh 3-member SIT to look into 186 anti-Sikh
riot cases in which investigations were closed, PTI reported.A bench headed by
Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra also asked the Centre to suggest names today
itself for the proposed panel, which will be headed by a former high court
judge and consist of one retired and one serving police officer.The apex court
said the supervisory body, appointed by it has found that out of 241 cases, 186
cases had been closed without investigation. The top court also examined the
report of the body which was submitted before it in a leather box with number
lock system.Sikhs fleeing the capital stranded at the New Delhi railway station
on November 2 during 1984 riots in Delhi.A total of 2,733 people lost their
lives in Delhi alone in the 1984 riots, which had erupted after the
assassination of then PM Indira
Gandhi.indianexpress
After Canada, Indian officials banned from
entering 96 gurdwaras in US
Washington: Days after several gurudwaras in
Canada banned the entry of Indian officials and a prominent Sikh group in the
UK proposed a similar move, a ban has also been reported from the US. Prominent
Sikh Federation in UK bans Indian officials from entering Gurudwara. TOI said
on Tuesday that 96 gurudwaras in the United States have decided to ban the
entry of Indian officials.Sikh Coordination Committee East Coast (SCCEC) and
American Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (APGC) announced the move, saying Indian
officials would not be allowed to attend nagar kirtans (religious processions)
as well.SCCEC and AGPC, among biggest Sikh gurdwara umbrella organisations in
the US, said the Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) have supported the move.In fact, TOI
quoted SFJ legal adviser Gurpatwant Singh Pannun as saying that those Indian
officials who defy the ban would face legal action."Indian Govt officials and any person/s representing the
interests of the Indian Govt , shall not be allowed to enter the US gurdwaras
or to participate in any religious programmes," the resolution passed by
the 96 gurudwaras reads.The gurudwaras who have passed the resolution have done
so as they hold the Indian Govt
responsible for June 1984 events when the Army entered Sri Harmandar
Sahib or Golden Temple and 40 other gurdwaras, to flush out militants hiding
there.Earlier, 14 gurdwaras in Ontario, Canada had imposed a similar ban. They,
however, allowed Indian officials to visit the gurdwaras in their personal
capacity.Also, a prominent Sikh group in the UK has proposed to ban Indian
officials from entering gurudwaras, alleging that they are
"interfering" in the internal matters of the Sikh community.
"Sikhs in the diaspora are fed up with Indian Govt officials and their
agents increasingly interfere in our institutions and Sikh affairs, undermining
of Sikh campaigns for greater rights and internal matters for the Sikh
community," said Bhai Amrik Singh, Chair of Sikh Federation (UK).timesnow
Muslim bodies, Shia cleric Kalbe Jawad demand
Shia Board chief Rizvi's arrest for anti madrassa remarks
New Delhi: The row over Shia Waqf Board
Chairman Waseem Rizvi's remark on madrassas escalated on Wednesday with both
Sunni and Shia scholars across the country demanding his arrest. Prominent Shia
cleric Kalbe Jawad has threatened to come on roads to protest if Rizvi is not
arrested. "Such statements can disturb the peace and harmony in the
country and lead to riots in the state. A strict action is required against
Rizvi and he must be arrested. We will launch a protest from Lucknow to Delhi
if a stern action is not taken against him," Jawad said.Jawad, who is also
a senior member of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board, termed Rizvi's
statement as "baseless" and asked the state Govt that why such freedom is given to Rizvi when
his "involvement in cases of corruption has been established".Muslim
scholars across the country have condemned Rizvi's onslaught against madrassas
and demanded a strict against him."Rizvi is giving such provocative
statements to serve his interest and avoid arrest," they said, demanding
PM Narendra Modi and UP CM Yogi Adityanath to act against Rizvi.
Narendra Modi's aid and chancellor of MANUU, Zafar Sareshwala, also slammed
Rizvi saying he doesn't know the functioning of madrassas and demanded he be
arrested for spreading hatred."Rizvi has no idea how a madrassa functions.
There are several corruption cases against him but he won't speak on it. He
must be jailed for spreading hatred," Sareshwala said.However, retracting
from his earlier statement, Rizvi told ABP News that he didn't say that all the
madrassas teach extremism.Reacting to Rizvi's allegations, Muslim Personal Law
Board spokesman Khalilur Rehman Sajjad Nomani had on Tuesday said madrassas had
played a key role in the freedom movement and by raising questions on these
schools, Rizvi was insulting them. Calling Rizvi a 'buffoon' and an
opportunist, AIMIM President and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi said he has sold
his soul to the RSS."Waseem Rizvi is the biggest joker, an opportunist
person. He has sold his soul to RSS. I challenge this buffoon to show one Shia
or Sunni or Madrasa where such teachings are imparted. If he has proof then he
should go and show it to the home minister," he had said. BJP spokesperson
Shahnawaz Hussain said the BJP Govt s at the Centre and in UP had no plans to
shut down the madrassas.abplive
BJP Govts have no plan to close madrassas:
Shahnawaz
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/bjp-Govt
s-have-no-plan-to-close-madrassas-hussain/1/1127100.html
New Delhi:BJP Govt s at the Centre and in
UP had no plans to shut down the
madrassas and were, instead, working towards the modernisation of education
imparted in these institutes, party spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain said .The
Govt s of the saffron party were working hard to ensure modernisation of the
madrassas and the work that had started during the Vajpayee Govt in this regard was continuing under the
current dispensation led by PM Narendra
Modi, he claimed.PTI
Future of 1,000 madrassa students from Nepal
hangs in balance sans Aadhaar card
Bareilly: Days before the last date for
filling online examination forms, 16-year-old Nazir Ahmed, native of Nepal’s
Rupandehi district and student of a madrassa in Maharajganj district of UP ,
was shocked to find that the UP Board of Madrassa Education has made Aadhaar card
compulsory for it.“My future is likely to be jeopardised as I do not possess an
Aadhaar card. I have been studying in this madrassa for the past five years.
Many neighbours of mine have also studied from other Islamic schools in India
for decades. There have been no problems in the past,” said Ahmed, who is
pursing Alim course. The last date for filling formss is January 15. Like
Ahmed, the future of nearly 1,000 students from Nepal hangs in the balance.
“Due to 1950 Indo-Nepal Treaty of Peace and Friendship between the two
countries, Nepalese citizens can stay and study in India without a visa. Since
our country does not have enough madrassas, nearly 1,000 students from their
study in the UP madrassas. They cannot write their exams now even after attending
classes,” said Deewan Saheb Jaman Khan, state general secretary, Teachers’
Association Madaris Arabia UP . Khan, on Tuesday, wrote to UP CM Yogi
Adityanath, state minister for minority welfare and UP Board of Madrassa
Education in this connection. timesofindia
Uttarakhand: Education certificates not
recognized, madrassa passouts face dark future
Dehradun: Growing up as the eldest of four
siblings, Mohmmad Arshad wanted to go abroad and start working to help his brothers
and father, who is a labourer in Dehradun. However, the 21-year-old’s dream
came crashing down when the passport he had applied for came in ECR category
that is marked for illiterates. He had passed class X from Maulana Abul Kalam
Madrassa but the state Govt didn’t recognize his Uttarakhand Madrassa Education
Board(UMEB) certificate. Sharing his plight, Arshad said, “When I was filling
up forms at the passport office, an official asked me not to attach my class X
certificate. He said that it is not recognized by the state Govt and so the
document is useless. Even then I attached it and now I have received a passport
under the ECR category, which means I won’t be able to work outside India.”
Arshad now wants to enroll his siblings in Govt schools to secure their
future.UMEB came into existence in 2012 and ever since, 22,469 students have
passed classes X and XII from 297 registered madrassas in Uttarakhand. The
future of all these students is in the dark as they won’t be able to apply for
any Govt job or pursue further education as their qualification certificates
are not considered equivalent to other boards.Prior to 2012, madrassas in
Uttarakhand were registered under UP Madrassa Education Board and their
certificates were equivalent to state board certificates. Hence, they were
valid. Arshad, who now runs an electronic goods shop in Dehradun said, “I had
started applying for jobs in Dubai. I had also told my friends about the
opportunities there. And now with this passport, I won’t be able to work there.
Dropping out from madrassas and taking admission in Govt schools is a
challenging process, but I will do everything to secure my brothers’
futures.”Rishi Angra, regional passport officer of Dehradun said, “Working in
other countries becomes easier if a candidate holds Emigration Check Not
Required (ECNR)-category passport. ECNR and ECR categories are made according
to the candidate’s qualifications. In this case, the candidate got an ECR as he
doesn’t have a valid certificate.”“If this is the case with passports then over
20,000 students are officially illiterate until the GO is released,” said Sibte
Nabi, chairman of Uttarakhand Madrassa Welfare Society, under which 207
madrassas are registered.
‘What about Asaram Bapu?’: Tribunal restrains
ED from taking over Zakir Naik’s assets
A tribunal under the Prevention of Money
Laundering Act has restrained the Enforcement Directorate from taking
possession of immovable assets that it has attached in connection with a money
laundering case against Zakir Naik, PTI reported. Naik was booked by NIA for
inciting the youth to take up terror activities and for hate speech.Justice
Manmohan Singh criticised the ED of ignoring religious leaders who have
criminal cases registered against them, TOI reported. He reportedly said that
the Enforcement Directorate had done nothing to attach Asaram Bapu’s
properties, but in the case of the Naik, the agency was “working with quite a
bit of speed”.“I can give you the names of 10 “babas” who have assets in excess
of Rs 10,000 crore each and they have criminal cases against them,” Singh told
the ED’s counsel, according to the newspaper. “Have you taken action against
even one of them? What about Asaram?”ED has said that it will appeal against
the tribunal’s order in the High Court, PTI reported. scroll
Why Target Only Zakir Naik, Why Not Asaram
Too? Tribunal Questions Enforcement Directorate
Tribunal judge slams ED over 'speedy action'
against Zakir Naik, but 'zero action' against Asaram, Ram Rahim
‘Have found nothing objectionable in Naik's
speeches’
ED stopped from taking possession of assets of
Zakir Naik
Tribunal restrains ED from taking over Naik’s
assets
12-member inter-ministerial panel to take a
call on playing of national anthem in cinema halls
New Delhi: Union Home Ministry has appointed a
12-member inter-ministerial committee to take a call on the playing of the
national anthem in cinema halls and public places.The committee, led by
Additional Secretary B.R. Sharma, will recommend changes, if needed, in the
existing laws. Its first meeting will be held on Jan. 19. thehindu
Maharashtra: Police arrest 13 more people for
Bhima Koregaon clashes, 43 in custody so far
The police have arrested 43 people, including
three minors, so far in connection with the violence in Bhima Koregaon near
Pune on Jan.1, ANI reported. Those arrested include people from both the
Maratha and Dalit communities, according to PTI. 13 people were arrested on
Tuesday and three minors were detained, The Indian Express reported. This came
a day after the police took 12 people into custody for allegedly vandalising
vehicles.“The police are analysing CCTV footage and recordings to identify the
anti-social elements involved in the violence,” Pune DSP Suvez Haque told PT. scroll
Newton didn't discover gravity, claims
Rajasthan education minister who once said cows exhale oxygen
Jaipur:Rajasthan Education Minister Vasudev
Devnani, who claimed that cows exhale oxygen, has a new claim.Vasudev Devnani
has claimed that Brahmagupta II was the one who discovered the Law of
Gravitation and not Newton, like we have all been told.According to the
minister, Brahmagupta discovered gravitation thousand years before Newton
did.While speaking at the 72nd Foundation Day celebrations at the Rajasthan
University, Devnani mentioned, "Three-four days ago, I was reading about
who discovered the law of gravitation. It was mentioned that Newton did it. I
have read it, you have too. But if you go deeper, you would know Brahmagupta II
had given this law of gravitation 1000 years prior to that. Why don't we
connect that? The mechanism was developed later. Modern scientists have done
it."Devnani, who holds the education ministry in the Vasundhara Raje Govt
, has often been in news for his claims.Last year, Devnani in an attempt to put
the cow on a pedestal claimed that cow is the only animal that inhales as well
as exhales oxygen.indiatoday
Rajasthan minister and Alwar Lok Sabha bypoll
candidate says Hindus should vote for BJP, Muslims to Congress
Jaipur:Dr Jaswant Singh Yadav, minister in
Raje Govt , is again in the midst of a controversy that is unlikely to die
anytime soon.BJP candidate for Lok Sabha bypolls in Alwar, while speaking
during a campaign, allegedly asked those who are Hindus to vote for him and
Muslims to vote for Congress. "I had gone to Mewat to ask for votes. It
got printed in the papers as well. In the villages, I was welcomed and garlands
of money were also put on me. I asked the people why would you vote for me?They
said 'Because you work. Whenever we went to you, you catered well to us',"
Yadav quoted.indiatoday
Love is ‘pavitra’ but its use as arm to target
some group is wrong: RSS leader at ‘love jihad’ book launch
New Delhi: Senior RSS functionary J Nandkumar
on Wednesday insisted that love is ‘pavitra’ but its use as an arm to target
some group is wrong. Nandkumar made this comment during the launch of a book
titled ‘Ek Mukhauta Aisa Bhi’ (A Mask Like This) – a collection of stories on
love jihad by a firm that is part of a newly-formed group of publishers
associated with the RSS- at the ongoing World Book Fair in the national
capital. 86-page book, with the tagline “Love Jihad Par Kendrit Kahani
Sangrah”, includes 15 stories on the topic authored by Dr Vandana Gandhi, a
teacher of sociology and education in Bhopal. indianexpress
Bilkis Bano gangrape: SC for Gujarat govt’s
reply on compensation
New Delhi:A plea demanding exemplary compensation
for Bilkis Bano, who was gangraped during the 2002 riots in Gujarat, on
Wednesday led the Supreme Court to seek the response of the state Govt . A
bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y
Chandrachud issued notice to the Gujarat Govt
seeking its reply by March 12 on the fresh plea filed by the
victim.Considering the extreme violation of fundamental rights of the victim in
the case, the court should revisit its law on assessment of the quantum of
compensation to be given to Bano, the plea, filed through advocate Shobha,
said.Bano, who was gangraped in March 2002 when she was pregnant, had lost
seven family members in the riots that followed the Godhra carnage.PTI
Gulberg massacre accused held after almost 16
yrs
Ahmedabad:An accused in 2002 Gulberg Society
massacre case, absconding for almost 16 years, was arrested in the city, police
said.Ashish Pandey, one of the five absconding accused in the case, was
arrested from Aslali locality by Crime Branch sleuths, a police official said.A
mob had attacked Gulberg Society, a pre-dominantly Muslim colony in Ahmedabad,
on Feb.28, 2002, killing 69 persons including former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri.
It was one of the worst incidents of violence during the post-Godhra
riots.“Pandey was absconding ever since he was named as an accused in the FIR
lodged in 2002 after the incident. He lived in Naroda locality with his family,
but had fled to evade arrest and thereafter lived in different cities including
Haridwar and Vapi and worked in the transport business,” said the
official.Police had got a tip-off that Pandey was in the city in connection
with his work, he said. PTI
SC sends notice to Centre on PIL alleging
Kendriya Vidyalayas promote Hindu religion
A plea claiming that all students of the
Kendriya Vidyalayas, irrespective of their faith and belief, have to
compulsorily recite a prayer based on the Hindu religion at the morning
assembly, today led the Supreme Court to seek the Govt 's response.A bench of
Justices R F Nariman and Navin Sinha issued notice to the Govt on the plea which said that the morning
assembly prayer was being enforced throughout the country in all the Kendriya
Vidyalayas, which are also known as Central Schools. Petition filed by MP
resident Veenayak Shah said the practise of prayer created obstacles in
developing scientific temperament among students as the whole idea of God and
religious faith is given immense priority and instilled as a thought-process
among the students."Students as a result learn to develop an inclination
towards seeking refuge from the almighty instead of developing a practical
outcome towards the obstacles and hurdles faced in everyday life, and the
spirit of enquiry and reform seems to be lost somewhere,"plea said.PTI
India to purchase anti-tank missiles from
Israel through govt-to-govt deal
New Delhi; India will purchase Spike Anti-Tank
Guided Missile (ATGM) from Israel through the so-called Govt to Govt
(G to G) route because the military wants the proven weapon, and the
DRDO has no objections to the deal as long as it does not involve transfer of
technology (TOT). Last month after much deliberations, the defence ministry
withdraw the Request for Proposals (RFP) for 8,000 Israeli spike missiles, a
deal that would have been worth $500 million, after DRDO developed the
indigenous Nag ATGM with seeker software and said it was against any TOT from
Rafael Advanced Systems, the Israeli company that makes the Spike missile.While
the Israelis were upset as the withdrawal of RFP came almost on the eve of
PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to New
Delhi on January 14, South Block officials said they have no objections to the
Indian Army purchasing the long range (not line of sight) ATGM from Israel
through the G to G route. This decision has been discussed at the highest
level, they added, especially because Rafael Systems, Bharat Dynamics Limited
and Kalyani Strategic Systems have set up a factory to manufacture the ATGM in
Hyderabad under “Make in India” route.HT
Another JNU student Mukul Jain goes missing
A year after a JNU student went missing,
police are now probing the whereabouts of another scholar, who went missing
from the central university.Mukul Jain, pursuing PhD from the IGNOU under the
supervision of a JNU professor, went missing form the central university
recently. Jain used to attend lab number 408 at the JNU's School of Life
Sciences. A 'missing poster' was also tweeted by student leader Shehla Rashid
today.Initial reports suggest that Jain was last seen leaving the campus at
around 12.30 pm from the East Gate of JNU. According to the Delhi Police, 'JNU
day-scholar who was reported missing on January 8, last seen exiting East Gate
of the university campus, no violence or academic pressure surfaces in primary
probe. dnaindia
Kashmir: Friends struggle to connect schoolboy
they knew with fidayeen
Srinagar: 16-year-old who became only the
third local militant to be part of a fidayeen attack in the Valley was the son
of a police constable and died within 100 days of dropping out of school and
picking up arms. Manzoor Ahmad Baba, 22, of Drabgam village died along with him
in the December 31 attack on a CRPF training centre in Pulwama, making it the
first suicide strike in Kashmir involving 2 locals. The third person to die was
reportedly a Pakistani.At Iqra Educational Institute, where Fardeen Ahmad
Khanday studied in Class X, his classmates and friends, who don’t want to be
identified, struggle to associate the 16-year-old with fidayeen. “He was one of
the brightest students of our class,” says a friend, also in Class X. “He was
unlike most of us. He would hardly talk about politics, and stayed away from
stone-throwing protests. I never thought he would become a militant.”Apart from
being good at studies, Fardeen was also among the best cricketers at school,
they say. “He loved playing cricket. He was also a prefect,” says a friend and
neighbour.Fardeen belonged to Hyuna village, which falls in slain Hizb-ul
Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani’s Tral, while another top Hizb-ul Mujahideen
militant, Shabir Ahmad Bhat, was his neighbour. But family members say what
badly affected him was the killing of another militant and neighbour, Aaqib
Moulvi, in March last year.Moulvi, an alleged Hizbul commander, was a hafiz
(one who has memorised the Quran in full) and was Fardeen’s Quran teacher at a
local madrasa. “Fardeen had a religious bend, and prayed regularly. He
sometimes even led prayers at the local mosque,” says a friend. “He was
disturbed by the killing of Aaqib. But we never had an idea what was on his
mind.”Family members say Fardeen left home on September 17, a Sunday, without
informing anybody. Days later, his picture surfaced on social networking sites
holding a gun, with a banner of the Jaish-e-Mohammad behind him. indianexpress
AMU scholar ‘militant link’: 2 Jamia students
questioned
New Delhi:2 students of Jamia Milia Islamia
were questioned in connection with expelled research scholar of AMU, Mannan
Wani, who reportedly joined Hizbul Mujahideen. The students, from Kashmir, were
questioned Monday evening by officials of intelligence agencies and local
police and later allowed to go. Police sources said the two students live in
the Jamia hostel were seen in CCTV footage recovered by UP Police during the
probe. Wani had last paid a visit to Delhi on January 3 and reportedly met
them. The two students had also visited AMU and met Wani during seminars, said
sources. Jamia administration objected to the action. “It doesn’t make sense
why police are so paranoid about particular universities,” said Jamia Media
Coordinator Saima Saeed.indianexpress
Working as geologist in firm, says AMU
ex-scholar
Srinagar;An AMU scholar who was said to be
missing has said that he is working as a geologist in a public sector
enterprise in Maharashtra.PhD student of AMU was the roommate of Mannan Wani —
whose picture recently appeared on social media with text declaring that he had
joined militancy.SP (City) Aligarh Atul Srivastava had said that Wani’s
roommate had gone to his native place four months ago and was yet to return.The
roommate’s brother said, “My brother left AMU more than 16 months ago, soon
after he was employed as a geologist in a company, and started working there
after police verification. My brother had intimated his professor and guide
about his leaving, as well as joining the company.”indianexpress
As AMU scholar is investigated for terror
links, other students say don’t tar us with same brush
RSS trying to trigger riots by distributing
defamatory books on Prophet: Mamata
Kolkata:West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on
Tuesday made a sensational allegation that RSS and its affiliates were
distributing defamatory material against Prophet Mohammed with an aim to fan
communal riots in the state.Speaking at a public rally in Alipurduar in north
Bengal, Banerjee alleged, "A book has come to my knowledge yesterday. It
is a private book for class two students. RSS is distributing such books. We have
recovered it from a school in Uluberia and an FIR has been lodged yesterday.
The book, published as "inspired by West Bengal Govt ", contains
defamatory content against Prophet Mohammed, and is being distributed among
school children so that there is a communal riot.""We have filed FIR
against them. Just imagine the extent of their nefarious plan, they are
printing books themselves and distributing them in the market. Such books are
being planted in school bags of children who are being asked to read it at
home. They know, if they read it in schools they will be caught. Never fall for
such traps," Banerjee said.Her allegation comes just two days after RSS
conducted a yoga shivir in Howrah despite the state police's refusal to grant
permission for event. The programme, organised to mark 155th birth
anniversary of Swami Vivekanand was conducted after the Calcutta high court
gave its nod last week after Sangh challenged police's role.indiatoday
Kalburgi’s wife seeks SIT probe, SC issues
notice to probe agencies
New Delhi;The Supreme Court Wednesday issued
notices to CBI, NIA and Govt s of Maharashtra and Karnataka, seeking their
reply to a plea filed by noted Kannada writer M M Kalburgi’s wife who sought a
SIT probe into his murder.A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and
Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud took note of the petition filed by
Uma Devi Kalburgi, wife of the slain author, and sought the response of the
investigative agencies and the two states within six weeks. Uma Devi claimed that
the murders of her husband, leftist thinker Govind Pansare and rationalist
Narendra Dabholkar were similar in pattern.Earlier, investigations by Karnataka
Criminal Investigation Department revealed that countrymade pistol used to kill
Kalburgi was the same one used to murder Pansare.indianexpress
‘We don’t want to be identified on the basis
of our religion,’ say Assam’s indigenous Muslims
On Sunday, Abdul Hamid, who teaches Assamese
in a private school in Assam’s Goalpara district, boarded a bus to Balijhar in
neighbouring South Kamrup district.The bus had been booked a week ago to ferry
them to Balijhar Middle Education School. School grounds were hosting a
conference of Assam’s Desi Muslims – a community that everyone in the bus,
including Hamid, considered themselves to be part of. Assam’s Desi Muslims,
around 20 lakh in number. They trace their roots to the ancient kingdom of
Kamrup and contend that they originally belonged to a range of indigenous
Assamese communities, such as Koch, Rabha, Mech, Garo, Nath, Yogi and Kalita.
The community insists that their ancestors were the first people in the area to
convert to Islam in the 13th century – following in the footsteps of Ali Mech,
a tribal man widely regarded by historians as the first person in the region to
have embraced Islam.“It is a mobilisation of sorts to let everyone, including
the Govt and nationalist organisations,know that we are indigenous people of
Assam, not migrants,” Hamid said. “There is no point if one of us goes and talks
to some minister in private, we have to come out in numbers and assert
ourselves. That is why we are here today.”The genesis of this latest assertion
of identity lies in the current political climate of Assam. As the state
updates its National Register of Citizens – for the first time since 1951–in a
bid to detect illegal migrants from Bangladesh, many have claimed that the
exercise has bordered on profiling minorities – the term “Muslim” has started
to stand for “migrant”.Assam is home to several distinct Muslim groups. While
the Desis are considered indigenous to Lower Assam, the Goriyas and Moriyas are
native to the Upper Assam districts. These three groups are widely clubbed
under the umbrella of khilonjia or indigenous Muslims. Several other Muslim
communities have lived in Assam for at least a couple of centuries – the
Bengali-speaking Bhotia Muslims and the Juluha Muslims from Bihar and UP, for
instance. There is another group: the Miya or Bengali Muslims from Bangladesh,
who are often viewed with suspicion in Assam and are regularly targeted by the
state’s many nationalist groups.scroll
Assam NRC excludes genuine residents: Mamata
21400 hectares under illegal possession of
Army in JK:CM
Jammu;Over 21,400 hectares of land are under
unauthorised occupation of Army and other security forces in J&K , state
legislative assembly was informed on Wednesday. In a written reply, CM Mehbooba
Mufti informed the House that over 18,846 hectares are under authorised
occupation of the forces in Kashmir division including Ladakh.She added that
over 2,555 hectares of land are under unauthorised occupation of Army in Jammu
division. indianexpress
Hyderabad: 9 acquitted in 14-year-old rioting
case
Hyderabad:Seventh Additional CMM has acquitted
9 persons allegedly involved in a 14-year-old rioting case which took place in
Saidabad. Although most of the witnesses were policemen, the prosecution failed
to prove the charges against the accused.The case is related to incidents in
April 2004 after the operation of Gujarat police who arrested the controversial
cleric of Saidabad, Maulana Naseeruddin, in a criminal conspiracy case
pertaining to the killing of ex-Gujrat home minister Haren Pandya.His arrest as
well as shifting of the cleric out of the city was resisted by a group of
people, including Mujahid Saleem Azmi, son of cleric Moulana Abdul Aleem
Islahi.In the ruckus that followed, Saleem Azmi was shot dead by a team of
Gujarat crime branch sleuths near the state police HQRS of undivided AP in
Lakdikapul.After the killing and completion of autopsy at Osmania General
Hospital, body of Mujahid Saleem was being taken back to his residence at
Jeevan Yar Jung Colony in Saidabad, when a group of men who were part of
funeral procession allegedly pelted stones, damaged Govt property and attacked the police who were on
duty.As soon as news of the rioting spread, people shut themselves inside their
homes and shops downed shutters. It took some time for more cops to reach the
area and bring things under control.Ex-ACP, Malakpet, M Vishwanatham filed a
complaint with the Saidabad police, upon which a case was registered listing as
many as 33 persons as accused.SIT later cited 18 accused in the case following
which the Nampally criminal court issued NBW against them. 11 accused,
including late Darsgah-E-Jihad-o-Shahadat chief Shaik Mahboob Ali, arrested and
filed a chargesheet against him.While trial was in progress, Darsgah chief and
another accused, Saleem Shareef, died and the action against them was abated.
In the meantime, accused Sharfuddin, Zaheer, Nadeem Shareef, Fareed, Abdul
Aziz, Syed Rasheed, Azeem Ali,Shakeel and Mohtasim Billah were acquitted by
court.Naseeruddin too was acquitted on Jan.12, 2010, after spending 5 years in
prison.TOI
NIA Frames Charges Against 5 in RSS Man Murder
Case
Bengaluru: A NIA court has framed charges
against 5 people accused of killing RSS worker Rudresh on Oct.16, 2016. The
court said that all 5 accused — Irfan Pasha, Wasim Ahmed, Mohammed Sadiq,
Mohammed Muzeeb Ulla and Asim Sheriff — must face trial on charges of murder
and terrorist act as defined by the Section 16 (1) (a) of UAPA. The court said
it will fix the date of trial on Jan.27.news18
Soon no need to share Aadhaar ID for
verification: UIDAI
New Delhi:Addressing privacy concerns after a
news report claimed a breach in the Aadhaar database, the UIDAI on Wednesday
announced a new two-layer system to strengthen security of Aadhaar number
holders which would do away with the need to share the unique ID for
verification purposes.Under the new system, at the user-end, the Aadhaar holder
will have the choice not to share their Aadhaar number at the time of
authentication.Instead, a random 16-digit Virtual ID number would be generated
and could be used in lieu of Aadhaar with the authorised agency like banks and
telecom service providers.IANS
Flaw in UIDAI’s SMS service lets anyone with
your Aadhaar number trace your bank info:HT
In light of media reports about access to a
specialised Aadhaar website being sold for as little as Rs 500, an SMS flaw in
UIDAI’s service has become apparent that allows anyone who has your Aadhaar
number to figure out your bank details.The flaw resides in a USSD service that
UIDAI publicly shared in Dec. last year. First reported by Gadgets.NDTV, the
service allows anyone to check if their bank account has been linked to their
Aadhaar number, as has been mandated by the authority.
UP Admin asks Darul Uloom to obtain permission
for use of loudspeakers
Muzaffarnagar: Saharanpur district
administration has asked Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband to obtain
permission for the use of loudspeakers in its compound by January 15, an
official said. A notice has been issued to the seminary after the UP Govt
banned the use of loudspeakers at temples, mosques and other public places
without permission. State Govt move came
after the Allahabad high court asked it to ensure proper implementation of
noise pollution control rules.The administration has told the seminary that if
it fails to obtain permission by the scheduled date, the equipment would be
removed, the official said.Saharanpur DSP Siddhartha said that similar notices
have been sent to all religious organisations. Darul Uloom said it was trying
to obtain permission from the authorities concerned.PTI
SC doesn't have right to 'make' law: Muslim
law board member on triple talaq
Aurangabad: AIMPLB member has raised questions
over the Supreme Court's move in the triple talaq issue and said the court does
not have the right to 'make' the law.A member of the board, Maulana Ata Ur
Rehman Rashdi, said the work of the Supreme Court is to make decisions within
the purview of law and not to 'make' the law."This very role of the court
is a violation of basic rights which can never be accepted. The interference of
the apex court and the Govt in the
Shariat laws is also wrong," Maulana maintained.ANI
WORLD
Israel to approve 1,200 settlement homes in
West Bank
Israel is set to approve the construction of
more than one thousand settlement units in the occupied West Bank, the defence
ministry said."The defence minister will on Wednesday present for approval
by the Higher Planning Council an immediate construction plan for 2018 of 1,285
housing units in Judea and Samaria," the defence ministry said in a
statement, referring to West Bank.Avigdor Lieberman, defence minister, said
that he will seek the approval from Israeli authorities about building a
further 2,500 units in 20 different locations. Higher Planning Council meets
several times a year to study and approve settlement construction projects.Last
June, Lieberman said that plans in 2017 had been advanced for 8,345 homes in
the occupied West Bank, including 3,066 slated for "immediate
construction".Peace Now, Israeli NGO that is opposed to settlements,
announced that 6,742 construction units were approved in the settlements in
2017, highest since 2013.In 2016, number was at 2,629 units.To date, there are
600,000 settlers in occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.Al Jazeera
Israeli army raids villages after settler shot
dead
Israeli army has carried out raids in
Palestinian villages near Nablus in the occupied West Bank, following the death
of an Israeli settler who was shot in the area.The shooting incident happened
on Tuesday on the main road near the illegal Israeli settlement outpost of
Havat Gilad, where 35-year-old settler, a rabbi, resided.He later died of his
wounds in a hospital near Tel Aviv, Israeli media reported.Al Jazeera's Harry
Fawcett, reporting from Jerusalem, said the Israeli army declared the area to
the southwest of Nablus a military zone and raided the Palestinian villages of
Tell and Sarra.Al Jazeera
Palestinian National Council may cancel Oslo Accords, withdraw recognition
of Israel
Political committee of the Palestinian
National Council (PNC) is studying the potential abolition of the Oslo Peace
Accords and Palestinian recognition of Israel, the body’s Deputy
Secretary-General Qais Abdul-Karim said. Abdul-Karim said that the PNC’s
political committee “is taking decisions which could change its fate”, noting
that it “is the body which is authorised to take decisions regarding the
relationship with Israel.”He expected that the PNC might take “clear decisions”
related to the Oslo obligations that “restricted” the Palestinian Authority
(PA) during its upcoming meeting which is expected to take place early next
week.Abdul-Karim stressed that the Israeli occupation had “turned its back on
Oslo Accords, as well as on its obligations stipulated by the peace pact.” middleeastmonitor
Israel opposition group to grant Saudi role in
Al-Aqsa
Leader of Zionist Camp and head of Israeli
opposition Isaac Herzog pledged to grant Saudi Arabia a leading role in running
Al-Aqsa Mosque and Islamic holy sites in Jerusalem after a peace deal is
reached with Palestinians, Felesteen reported yesterday.Reporting the Israel’s
Maariv, the Palestinian news site said that Herzog said that a “special” role
in running the Islamic holy sites in Jerusalem should be given to Saudi Arabia
due to its position.Meanwhile, he invited Palestinian Authority President
Mahmoud Abbas to deliver a speech in the Knesset in order to help oust Israeli
PM Benjamin Netanyahu.He said that
ousting Netanyahu would lead to establishing a Palestinian state because only
the head of the Israeli Labour Party would lead Israel to peace, in reference
to himself. middleeastmonitor
Court case against Guatemala’s decision to
move its embassy to Jerusalem
Lawyer Marco Vinicio Mejla lodged a complaint
to the Constitutional Court in Guatemala against the state’s decision to move
its embassy from Tel Aviv to occupied Jerusalem.The decision was made after US
declared the occupied city as Israel’s capital.Mejla considered his country’s
decision a violation of international law, which considers Jerusalem occupied
territory.“Such a change of policy should have been put to a referendum.
President Jimmy Morales flouted Govt
standards by making the announcement on his Facebook page rather than
leaving it to the foreign ministry to make the announcement through official
channels.” middleeastmonitor
Gaza to be Israel's 'hottest' front in 2018:
Israeli military
Jerusalem;Israel's front with the Gaza Strip
will be the "hottest" in 2018, compared to its Syrian, Lebanese and
West Bank fronts, according to Israeli military spokesman Avichay Adraee. Adraee
said Israeli army this year would finalize the construction of a cement barrier
around the blockaded Gaza Strip with the stated aim of stopping Hamas from
digging cross-border tunnels into Israeli territory."The barrier [around
Gaza] is similar to walls built on the Egyptian, Syrian and Jordanian
borders," he said. "But Gaza barrier also includes underground
components [to disrupt cross-border tunnels]." "There has been
relative calm in recent days [on Israel’s southern border]," Adraee went
on to say, adding: "Our policy now is to achieve a state of total calm
vis-à-vis Gaza." Anadolu
Saudi Prince Abdullah bin Saud 'fired after
audio tape contradicts state': aljazeera
A Saudi prince was removed from his post after
he released an audio recording that contradicted the Saudi authorities' version
of the arrest of 11 princes in Riyadh last week, reports said. Prince Abdullah
bin Saud, who was appointed president of the Saudi Marine Sports Federation
back in Oct, stressed that the recording, which was released on Monday,was his
own personal initiative.The arrests occurred on Jan.4, and were carried out by
an elite force called the Blood-rusted Sword that is directly linked to Crown bin
Salman.The official version given by the Govt
was that the princes were arrested after protesting austerity measures
in front of a royal palace.Yet Saudi activists on social media said the rally
was an objection to a campaign of arrests targeting royals and the absence of ex-Crown
Prince Mohammed bin Nayef."Because I am close to the events, I want to
clarify an important point," Abdullah bin Saud began. "These young
men are the finest youth of our country, and there is no way that they can
object to the orders of the rulers."
Qatar seeks arbitration to end Saudi-led
blockade
Doha:Qatar said it has a legal process to
challenge a blockade imposed by four Arab states since last year.In June, Saudi
Arabia, Egypt, the UAE and Bahrain severed diplomatic and trade ties with
Qatar, accusing it of supporting terrorism.“We have already begun moving
internationally to seek arbitration or [go to] international courts or UN
institutions” to end the blockade, foreign ministry spokeswoman Lulwah
al-Khater said in a press conference.“All options are available for us,” she
said. The statements came following a report issued by the office of UN High
Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) that documented “violations” by the
blockade states.anadolu
UN raises concern over human rights in UAE
UN has painted a grim picture of the human
rights situation in the UAE, raising concern over the torture of prisoners,
injustice against foreign workers and discrimination of women in the Gulf
state. A report by the Office of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has shed
light on the suppression of freedom of expression and the undue influence of
executive authorities and security services on the judiciary in Emirati state. aljazeera
Greece makes sharia law optional for Muslim
minority
athens: Greek parliament has made the practice
of Islamic sharia law in family disputes optional for the country's Muslim
minority, changing a century-old legacy.Greece's leftist PM Alexis Tsipras immediately called the vote a
"historic step" as it "extended equality before the law to all
Greeks."The legislation will allow Muslim litigants to opt for a Greek
court to resolve family disputes rather than appealing to Islamic jurists known
as muftis.For family law matters, Greek Muslims generally seek recourse to
muftis for things like divorce, child custody and inheritance. Rights groups
say it is a system that frequently discriminates against women.The issue has
its origins in the period after World War I, and treaties between Greece and
Turkey that followed the collapse of the Ottoman Empire.The 1920 Treaty of
Sevres and 1923 Treaty of Lausanne stipulated that Islamic customs and Islamic
religious law would apply to thousands of Muslims who suddenly became Greek
citizens. Greece's roughly 110,000-strong Muslim minority mainly lives in
Thrace, a poor, rural region bordering Turkey.AFP
Greece votes to change how Sharia is applied
in Thrace
Pak threat to cut off US access:US may be
talking to Russia, others, about alternate supply route to Afghan
As Washington's relations with Islamabad hit
an all-time low, US may be considering not using Pakistan as a route to send
supplies to Afghanistan, a US State Dept official hinted. He was answering a
specific question about what the US will do if an angry Pakistan cuts off
access to the routes through which military and other supplies get to
Afghanistan."Is the US talking with Central Asian countries or Russia
about trying to expand resupply - like northern resupply - routes to have
alternatives if Pakistan cuts that off," was the question asked of State
Dept official Steven Goldstein.He replied in the affirmative."We always
look at that,"said Goldstein, emphasising though that the recent
suspension of as much as $2 billion in funds to Pakistan was just that - a
suspension - not an end."...this is a suspension and not a cut-off.No
funds have been reprogrammed, and we're hopeful for future cooperation from
Pakistan," said Goldsmith, referring to help from that country to rein in Taliban
and Haqqani Networks. TOI
Turkey summons Russia, Iran envoys over Idlib
violence
Turkey's foreign ministry has summoned Russian and Iranian ambassadors
for what Ankara says Syrian Govt forces' escalation of violence in the city of
Idlib, diplomatic sources said.Russia's ambassador to Ankara, Alexei Yerkhov
and Iranian envoy Mohammad Ebrahim Taherian Fard were called in to express
Turkey's "discomfort" about the attacks in Idlib, officials, who
asked to remain anonymous, said. Turkey had previously voiced its discontent to
Russian and Iranian officials via military and diplomatic channels about Govt
forces' violations of de-escalation zones,according to sources.AlJazeera
Myanmar charges Reuters reporters covering
Rohingya
A Myanmar court has charged 2 Reuters journalists, who were covering the
crisis of Rohingya Muslims in northern Rakhine state, of allegedly violating a
national secrecy law. Myanmar reporters Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were formally
indicted by prosecutors in Yangon on Wednesday for breaching the colonial-era
Official Secrets Act, which could sentence them to a maimum of 14 years in
prison, their lawyer said. The pair were
taken into custody on December 12 after being invited to dine with police
officers on the outskirts of Myanmar's largest city, Yangon, according to
Reuters.aljazeera
Jordan: 50 MPs demand ambassador be recalled
from Israel
50 members of the Jordanian Parliament signed
a petition urging Govt to summon the Jordanian Ambassador to Israel, Walid
Obeidat, in protest against the “unilateral and racist practices” of the
occupation authorities.In the petition, which was introduced by MP Mustafa
Yaghi, the members of the Jordanian parliament demanded the action be taken as
a response to the Israeli Knesset’s ratification of a law that would subject
Jerusalem to Israeli sovereignty, which would pave the way for expelling
Palestinian people from Jerusalem.The petition was launched to protest against
Israel’s solo and racist moves that do not respect any agreement, it said. middleeastmonitor
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