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INDIA
Muslim bodies cautiously welcome Law
Commission’s stand on UCC
New Delhi: The leaders of several leading
Muslim bodies on Saturday cautiously welcomed the Law Commission’s stand on Uniform
Civil Code (UCC) ~ that it is “neither necessary nor desirable” in the country
at this stage.They however expressed their reservations over the Commission’s
suggestions to amend certain personal laws. Commenting on the Commission’s
views, All India Muslim Majlis-e- Mushawarat (AIMMM), said it was “heartening”
that the law panel realised the “danger of the UCC in a pluralistic country
like India”. AIMMM chief Navaid Hamid said, “The Commission rightly observed
that UCC demand is far from reality. It is against the ethos of the
Constitution.” Describing UCC an “agenda of right-wing forces”, Hamid
castigated BJP and a section of media for “cornering the Muslim community” on
the issue as part of their “nefarious political motive”.Hamid, however, raised
apprehensions on the Commission’s recommendations to amend personal laws to
“end gender discrimination”. He charged that it was “self-contradictory” and
seemed to be allegedly aimed solely at Muslim community.“Such recommendations
show biased, communal approach and mocks the Commission’s own submission
calling for safeguarding the personal laws,” Hamid alleged, claiming the panel
has thus “tried to intrude into the personal laws of the largest religious
minority”.All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) member Zafaryab Jilani
said Law Commission’s recommendation to make some change in personal laws was
“unacceptable”.“We know UCC is unimplementable for 100 years to come. But our
concerns is our personal law. We cannot tweak it at will as it is based on
Quranic injunctions and the Hadith,”Jilani said. He charged that UCC was a
“futile exercise aimed at intimidating minorities”.Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH)
welcomed the Commission’s position on the UCC, saying the “impracticability” of
any such law in a country with multiple faiths and cultures is evident. JIH’s
secretary general Muhammad Salim Engineer said:“We welcome the Commission’s
assertion that a UCC is neither necessary nor desirable. However we do not
favour any changes and reforms in the personal law as suggested by the
panel.”JIH chief Maulana Jalaluddin Umri, who is also the vice-president of the
AIMPLB, said, “The Commission had invited us a couple of times to know our
views on possible changes in the personal laws. We gave clarifications on the
issues, prominently pertaining to family laws, and made it clear that the
Islamic laws cannot be tampered with.”Umri said he had told the Commission that
UCC was an “unnecessary thing” and that it would be “unacceptable to every
faith group”.the statesman
Nikahnama must say polygamy an offence:Law panel
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New Delhi: Stressing that there was no place
for practices not essential to a religion to be preserved as personal law, the
Law Commission has suggested that the nikahnama, as followed in Muslim personal
law, should make it clear that polygamy was a criminal offence and Section 494
of IPC would apply in case of violation.Releasing a consultation paper on
reforms in family law on Friday, the law panel said it was clear that polygamy
was a criminal offence and Section 494 of IPC would apply to all communities.
“This is not recommended owing to merely a moral position on bigamy, or to
glorify monogamy, but emanates from the fact that only a man is permitted
multiple wives which is unfair,” the panel said while clarifying that since the
matter was pending before the SC, the commission reserved its recommendation.“Polyandrous
relationships where consent of the wife has not been taken are violative of her
marital rights. Further, bigamous relationships, where men are permitted more
than one wife, are a blatant violation of equality,”paper said.It said even in
Islamic countries like Pakistan, laws had prevented bigamous marriages. In
2017, a Lahore court in a progressive judgment held that a second marriage
conducted without the permission of the existing wife amounted to ‘breaking the
law’, it said. The court ordered the man to serve a 6-month jail term and pay a
fine of 200,000 Pakistani rupees. The panel mooted changes in Muslim Marriages
Act and the Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act to include suggestions common
to all marriage laws with respect to grounds for divorce and share in property.
It said the changes should apply
uniformly to both men and women. With regard to Muslim personal laws, which
attracted maximum public interest in the exercise, the Law Commission said that
resorting to unilateral divorce should be penalised as per the provisions of
the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, and anti-cruelty
provisions of IPC, 1860, especially Section 498. On the practice of Nikah
Halala, Law Commission said bringing an end to triple talaq should
automatically put a curb on it. Under the Muslim law, it discusses the reform
in inheritance law through codification of Muslim law on inheritance and that
it gender just. The commission has also pondered over the area of adultery as a
ground of divorce. In Muslim law, the commission has noted that under Section 2
of the Shariat Application Act, 1939, there are a number of grounds based on
which women can seek divorce, however, “men on the other hand are not required
to qualify their decision under any of these grounds”.Hence, the commission has
recommended that it needs to “uniformly apply the grounds available under the
Act to both men and women as it will have greater implications of ensuring
equality within the community rather than equality between different
communities”.Here, the commission has recommended that the Muslim law should
also contain ‘adultery’ as a ground for divorce which should be available to
both men and women.Striking to achieve equality under the guardianship act too,
the commission recommends deletion of Section 19a of the Guardian and Wards
Act, 1980, which states that if the husband of the minor is not unfit, then the
court cannot appoint any other person as her guardian. Under Muslim law it has
been recommended that “a Muslim mother should also be treated as the natural
guardian of the minor, both the parents should be at an equal footing. Further,
in the matter of custody a father should also get an equal opportunity to be
considered as a custodian”.
‘UCC neither necessary nor desirable at this
stage’
Law Panel: Amend personal laws for women
Make 18 legal age for marriage for men too:Law
Panel
I was trolled, called Jihadi terrorist but now
law commission has upheld my views on UCC: Faizan mustafa
Commending the Law Commission of India’s
recommendation against imposition of Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the country,
Prof. Faizan Mustafa, V-C of NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad, has said that
the commission has “realized the large scale of diversities in the country” and
“it is better to reform personal laws within the communities first”. He said
that when he wrote articles and raised the issue during “ignorant debates” on
TV news channels on UCC, he was “criticized, trolled and even called fanatic
and Jihadi terrorist “but eventually the Law Commission has opined the same
what he said earlier. Prof. Mustafa said, “I feel that law commission realizes
that in our country of our size with large scale of diversities, UCC is not
practicable and it is better that we should first reform the laws within the
communities. I am of the opinion that uniformity as such is not a great factor,
laws may be different but those laws have to be just laws.”“Law commission is
right that we should go step by step. The first step is that law within the
community should be reformed. And once we have achieved gender parity and
gender justice within the community we should extend it to across the
community,” he said.He was attending an annual educational award ceremony
program organized by Alika Educational and Health Society at Jamia Millia
Isalmia on Saturday.caravandaily
Jamaat welcomes Law Commission assertion, says
no change in personal law: India Tomorrow
Jamaat welcomes Law Commission’s assertion
about UCC
SC to hear Muslim woman's plea to declare
Sharia courts unconstitutional
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has considered a
fresh plea of a Muslim woman seeking to declare as unconstitutional the setting
up of Sharia courts to decide marriage, divorce and other cases.A bench
comprising CJI Dipak Misra and Justices AM Khanwilkar and DY Chandrachud asked
petitioner Zikra to file an application to intervene as a party in a batch of
pleas challenging the practice of polygamy and 'nikah halala' among Muslims.The
apex court had on March 26 decided to
refer to a 5-judge Constitution bench a batch of pleas challenging the
constitutional validity of polygamy and 'nikah halala'.PTI
Shyam Diwan to argue for polygamy ban; Given liberty
by SC to file IA in main matter
livelaw.in/shyam-diwan-to-argue-for-polygamy-ban-given-liberty-by-sc-to-file-ia-in-main-matter
Darul Uloom asks U’khand HC to reconsider its
fatwa ban, cites 2014 SC order
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Meerut: 2 days after the Uttarakhand high
court issued a ban on fatwas and declared them illegal, Darul Uloom Deoband has
strongly reacted to the development and cited a Supreme Court order of 2014 in
its defence. According to Ashraf Usmani, in-charge, organisation and
development department of the world renowned Islamic seminary, “I think the
high court has given this order out of some confusion. Even the Supreme Court
did not ban fatwa and allowed its prevalence as it has no legal status. Then
how can a lower court give an order contradictory to the SC order? I feel that
the Uttarakhand high court must reconsider its decision.”In its 2014 order, the
SC had said, “A fatwa is an opinion, only an expert is expected to give. It is
not sanctioned under our Constitutional scheme. It is an informal justice
delivery system with an objective of bringing about amicable settlement between
the parties. It is within the discretion of the persons concerned either to
accept, ignore or reject it.” The high court in its order on Thursday had
stated, “In Uttarakhand, all religious bodies, the statutory panchayat, and any
other groups of people are banned from issuing fatwas, since they infringe upon
statutory rights, fundamental rights, dignity, status, honour and obligation of
individuals.” TOI
Ranjan Gogoi likely to be next CJI, may take
oath on Oct 3
New Delhi : Following the principle of
seniority, CJI Dipak Misra has recommended the name of Justice Ranjan Gogoi as
his successor, said informed sources on Saturday. Justice Gogoi is the
senior-most judge of the top court after CJI Misra.As per convention, the
outgoing CJI sends the recommendation for his successor 30 days before he is to
demit office so that the Chief Justice-designate is named well in timeIf the
recommendation is cleared by Central Govt, Justice Gogoi will be administered
the oath of office by President Ram Nath Kovind on Oct.3. CJI Misra is retiring
on Oct.2 but the day being a national holiday on account of the birth
anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, Oct.1 will be his last working day.Justice Gogoi
is one of the four Supreme Court judges who had held the unprecedented press
conference in January this year, raising concerns about the administration in
the apex court, saying it was “not in order”. The other three judges were —
Justice J Chelameswar (now retired), Justice MB Lokur and Justice Kurian
Joseph.IANS
SC to no longer monitor 2002 Gujarat riot
cases: Report
A petition filed by NHRC 15 years ago was
disposed by the Supreme Court, stating that the apex court would no longer be
monitoring cases related to the Gujarat riots, Indian Express has reported. The
Supreme Court has asked the special court, hearing the Naroda Gam case— which
is last of the nine major cases being heard by the court— to see the case to
its logical conclusion by Oct.16, 2018.NHRC petition had, in 2008, led to an
order directing the formation of a SIT to probe into the nine major cases. The
progress in these cases was to be monitored by the apex court. The SC, while
disposing of the 109-2003 petition, stated that after scanning through the
orders passed from time to time, “we feel that the purpose of this petition
stands served and no further orders are required.”“If at any time interference
of this court is required, either party would be permitted to file IA
(Interlocutory Application),” the order further added, according to the report.
NHRC had taken a suo motu cognizance after the Gujarat Govt was accused of mishandling
the cases dealing with riots.Moneycontrol News
Home minister’s ‘Muslim radicalisation’
remarks ploy to divert attention from terror plot of Sanatan Sanstha: Muslim
Leaders
New Delhi:Muslim leaders have sharply reacted
over the statement of Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh about his Govt’s plan
to rope in Muslim clerics to check ‘rise in radicalisation’ among Muslim youths
in the country.The community leaders charged that Singh’s statement is a ploy
to divert attention from the recently-exposed terror plot of saffron groups. Navaid
Hamid, chief, Muslim Majlis-e Mushawarat, said: “Home Minister is unfortunately
escaping from his responsibility to respond to the direct threat and open
challenge posed to the constitution, law & order machinery, peace and state
itself by the goons of Sanatan Sanstha. The statement given by the home
minister is nothing but a diversion from the open threat of the terrorists belonging
to Sanatan Sanstha and other offshoots of Sangh Parivar.”Mohammad Salim
Engineer, General Secretary, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind said: “This is self
contradictory that radicalisation is increasing among Muslim youth. Earlier
several times Govt officials have said that no such radical organisation exists
among Muslims. But it seems that Govt is not serious about the members
belonging to some particular organisations, who are being arrested with
explosive materials and planning terror activities. This shows double standard.Govt
must take strict action against those who have been taken into custody with
substantial proofs against them.”“We know that during previous Govts too
several innocent Muslims were arrested under false charges and later on after
spending years in jail, courts have acquitted them,” he said referring to
arrest of Muslim youths during Congress rule.“As for home minister’s
willingness to meet Muslim clerics, we welcome that because this will clear any
such doubts about Muslim youth. But we cannot accept charges of radicalisation
of Muslim youth,”he said.caravandaily
For Sanatan Sanstha, all’s fair in the war for
Hindu Rashtra
Mumbai:“A third world war will take place
between 2016 and 2018, marking the beginning of an end of
anti-socials...Training to set up a “God’s kingdom” will continue from 2019 to
2022 and a Hindu Rashtra will be set up by 2023.”These are not predictions from
Nostradamus or a neighbourhood astrologer. This is the time table for the
nation drawn up by Sanatan Sanstha, an extreme right-wing Hindu organisation,
headed by Dr. Jayant Athawale.The outfit is under investigation for its role in
the 2013 murder of rationalist Narendra Dhabolkar and more recently by the
Maharashtra ATS following the seizure of arms and crude bombs earlier this
month.Set up by a doctor couple — Jayant and Kunda Athawale — the Sanstha
claims to be working towards the formation of a “Hindu Rashtra” since 1995. The
outfit began with a focus on three States — Goa, Maharashtra and Karnataka.
Known for its secretive style of functioning, entry into its ashrams is
strictly by invitation only.Sanstha’s mouthpiece, Sanatan Prabhat, however,
ensures that its followers know their enemies. Almost all political parties are
termed opponents. The minorities, especially Christians and Muslims, are called
the biggest obstacle in the formation of a Hindu Rahstra. The police are not
spared either. An article published in the June 9, 2013 issue of the daily
says: “We cannot build a Hindu Rashtra without defeating police and the
military.”thehindu
Pune Court Gives Police 90 More Days to File
Chargesheet Against Activists Arrested in June
New Delhi: A sessions court in Pune on Sunday
granted the police 90 additional days to file a chargesheet against five rights
activists – Surendra Gadling, Shoma Sen, Rona Wilson, Mahesh Raut and Sudhir
Dhawale – who were arrested in June in connection with the violence which
followed the Bhima-Koregaon commemorative event held in Maharashtra on Jan.1
this year. The police had asked for an extension to file the chargesheet on
Saturday, NDTV reported.“The period of their judicial custody of 90 days is
coming to an end on Sept 3. With the fresh five arrests in the case, probe is
still going on,” assistant commissioner of police Shivaji Pawar, the
investigating officer, said. The police also said that the amount of data and
other seized materials they need to comb through is very large, and so more
time is required.thewire
Terror arrests: Activists speaking against
Hindu religion on accused’s radar, Maharashtra ATS tells court
Mumbai : Maharashtra ATS has told a special
court that well known personalities like activists Shyam Manav and Mukta
Dabholkar; NCP leader Jitendra Awhad and many others, “who spoke against the
Hindu religion”, were on the target list of the 5 alleged Hindutva activists
arrested on terror charges earlier this month. The court on Thursday was
hearing a plea from ATS seeking further custody of one of the accused — Avinash
Pawar, who was arrested on August 25. A resident of Mumbai suburb Ghatkopar,
the 30-year-old is alleged to be associated with Hindutva organisation Shri
Shivapratishthan Hindustan. The court granted Pawar’s further custody to ATS
till Sept.4. Pawar was arrested after suspected Hindutva activists Vaibhav
Raut, Sharad Kalaskar and Sudhanva Gondhalekar were taken into custody by ATS
on August 10 for allegedly conspiring to carry out bomb blasts across
Maharashtra. Shiv Sena former corporator Shrikant Pangarkar, suspected to have
links with the Hindutva organisation Sanatan Sanstha, was also arrested on the
suspicion that he provided funds to purchase arms and ammunition for the
blasts.indianexpress
Arrested activist Vernon Gonsalves' son says
charges against his father 'false, laughable'
Coimbatore: 5 Muslim youths detained for
allegedly planning to murder Hindu leaders
Coimbatore: Special intelligence unit (SIU)
officers detained 5 Muslim youths from the Coimbatore Railway Junction on
Saturday afternoon for allegedly planning to murder the leaders of some Hindu
outfits. According to police sources, four people from Vysarpadi, Pallavaram,
Tindivanam and Chennai were travelling to Coimbatore from Chennai by train on
Friday night, followed by a team of SIU and Intelligence Bureau officers. “When
a youth from NH Road in Coimbatore arrived at the railway station to receive
the gang, the officers detained all of them,” a police officer said. The five
youths were grilled at the Peelamedu (crime) police station. Police sources
said that Indu Makkal Katchi (IMK) founder Arjun Sampath, his son Omkar Balaji
and Hindu Munnani leader Mookambigai Mani are facing threats from various
people.TOI
Coimbatore: Muslim outfit demands action
against NIA
Coimbatore: More than 15 people from the North
Coimbatore Ahlay Sunnath Jamaath petitioned senior police officers on Friday,
seeking action against NIA officers, who allegedly disturbed 120 children, who
were learning Arabic in a madrasa at KK Pudur, where they conducted a raid on
the previous day. NIA had on Thursday raided the house belonging to S Mohammed
Rafiqul Hassan, a friend of Mubarak, alleged mastermind behind the sensational
murder of Hindu Munnani spokesman Sasikumar in 2016.An Arabic Madarasa
functions at the house now. Mohammed Rafiqul Hassan had settled in Oman in Nov.2016
along with his family. His father Shajahan also settled there 3 months ago. Petitioners
said that Shajahan was co-operating with NIA.“He is abroad on vacation. NIA is
trying to damage his reputation,” the petition said.TOI
AP: 8 Muslims arrested during Chandrababu’s
meet
Vijayawada: 8 Muslim youths from Kurnool were
arrested for staging a protest during CM N Chandrababu Naidu’s speech. According
to media reports, the youngsters at a TDP Muslim outreach event titled ‘Nara
Hamara-TDP Hamara’ held recently in Guntur were reportedly demanding inclusion
of Muslims in the AP Cabinet. The youths also alleged corruption and
irregularities in Wakf Board properties.The arrested men were identified as Sk
Mahabub Baha, SK Jubair Ahmed, Habeebullah, Jakria, Sheikh Akhtar Salman, Sk
Mohammad Mujahedeen, Sk Makhtu and SK Jubair were booked under various Sections
of the Indian Penal Code. Leaders from the Muslim community questioning the
arrests asked, “Don’t Muslims have a right to stage a peaceful protest.”siasat
Minority status row: AMU facing its most
challenging times, says VC
Agra: AMU V-C Tariq Mansoor has said that the
institution was passing through one of the most challenging times since its
inception. His statement came in the light of the controversy over the
university’s minority status and whether or not it should give reservation to
SC/ ST students like all other central universities. Addressing faculty members
at the beginning of the new session on Saturday, Mansoor said, “If you look at
the history of the university, this is the most challenging time it is passing
through”.VC added, “Let us not underestimate it and let us not become
complacent about these challenges." He appealed to the faculty and
non-teaching staff to stay united, regardless of differences of caste and
community in them. He appealed to them to set aside their “minor and trivial”
issues and stay together for the sake of the university, “the pride of everyone
attached to it”.During his address, he said that the minority status of the
university was one of the main issues and he was taking the best legal advice
on it. He said he was preparing the matter to present it before the Supreme
Court and other forums, and needed the support of all teaching, non-teaching
staff, as well as students. He added that the other issue was of reservation
for scheduled caste and scheduled tribe students, which was linked to the
minority status of the university. “When there is no reservation for Muslim
students, how can there be the reservation for SC/ST candidates in the
university?” Mansoor asked, adding the question of minority status was
sub-judice in Supreme Court. “We have given 8,000 pages of documents while
presenting our case in Scheduled Caste Commission,” he said, adding that both of
these were very serious issues and required serious, responsible and united
approach by everyone associated with university. TOI
Dogra Brahman Pratinidhi Sabha for creation of
State Minority Commission
Jammu: Dogra Brahman Pratinidhi Sabha today
demanded immediate creation of J&K State Minority Commission.“Despite
Supreme Court directions, the State of J&K has till date not identified and
notified Minority in J&K due to which majority community of the State is
getting all benefits meant for the minorities”, said Ved Parkash Sharma,
president of the Sabha while interacting with media person here today.He
announced that DBPS has resolved to fight for the grant of minority status for
minority population and creation of J&K State Minority Commission with the
support of others, social and cultural organization.Sr Advocate PC Sharma, who
was also present on the occasion, said that this is a gross violation of
fundamental rights, especially Articles 29 and 30 meant exclusively for
minorities.Dailyexcelsior
Muzaffarnagar Riots: The ‘Deal’ That Saved 32
Alleged Rapists:thequint
In the interest of 'societal harmony', upto 32
alleged rapists have been let off the hook in the aftermath of the 2013
Muzaffarnagar riots.The arrangement was made between two absolutely unrelated
instances of rape. In the first case, 5 Muslim women were allegedly raped
during the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots by 22 Hindu men in Fugana village. In the
second instance, in June 2014, 10 Muslim men allegedly raped a Hindu woman in
Dholera village. Both villages, at least 20 kms apart, are in UP’s Muzaffarnagar
district. It was after the Hindu woman was raped that an opportunity presented
itself to get all the alleged rapists off the hook. A compromise was hatched by
individuals linked to both incidents, from both communities. Hindu rape
survivor testified that she was not raped by her alleged rapists and the 5
Muslim rape survivors said the same. While the cases are on-going, due to these
key statements from the rape survivors, they are bound to fail against the 32
alleged rapists.Money was exchanged in both the arrangements. While the Hindu
accused from Fugana village say they paid more than Rs 22 lakh to the Muslim
rape survivors, the Muslims say they got much lesser. On the other hand, while
the Muslim accused say they paid Rs 6 lakh to the Hindu rape survivor, the
Hindu rape survivor denies any money was given. However, the Hindu rape
survivor did change her testimony in court.thequint
West Bengal: Preparing for possibility of NRC,
imams, Muslim groups urge people to ready papers
Kolkata:Religious heads including imams and
Muslim organisations are urging people to get their citizenship/ identification
papers ready in case National Register of Citizens (NRC) is implemented in West
Bengal. While imams are making announcements in mosques, some organisations are
preparing for awareness drives and workshops across the state to assist the
public in the process as well as offer legal aid.Around 40 lakh people were
excluded from the final draft of the NRC released in Assam in July. “BJP’s next
target is Bengal. We are asking all to ready their documents; citizenship
papers, identification papers, land records, inheritance records etc. In case
NRC is forced on this state, people should be ready. Many are not well-educated
and their papers are in disarray. We have seen in Assam that both Hindus and
Muslims were kept out of the list because of errors in spellings of their
names,” said Maulana Shafique Qasmi, imam of Nakhoda mosque, said.“Both Muslims
and Hindus are suffering in Assam because their names were not included in the
list. Muslims are at a greater risk…Every day, we see Muslims and Dalits being
targeted throughout the country. Everyone should join hands against what is
happening in this country, but after being prepared with papers,” Qasmi added. “According
to the information we have, around 2.5 lakh Muslims youths in West Bengal have
no voter card. Their names are on the census, and they have some other
documents. There are many who have errors in their voter and Aadhaar cards.
This is because many of them are not educated. Some may work outside Bengal and
did not care to make voter cards. From Sept.1, the Election Commission will
start a drive in Bengal for updating and rectifying the voters’ list. Our
volunteers will go door-to-door to make people aware that they need to include
their names in the voters’ list,” said Md Nooruddin, president of the
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind’s (JIH) Bengal chapter. Jamaat is one of the biggest
organisations working in Assam helping people whose names have been left out of
NRC. It also plans to hold workshops and awareness camps in all districts of
Bengal.“We will help them include their names in the voters’ list and ask them
to vote in the polls. Many do not vote for different reasons, some are aloof.
We will join hands with secular and human rights organisations for the drive in
Bengal,” added Nooruddin.The workshops will help educate people about where
they can get the relevant forms, how to fill them up and where to submit them
to get their names enrolled, or correct their details. “We will not allow NRC
in West Bengal. On Monday, we are scheduled to hold a meeting where awareness
campaigns and other steps will be discussed,” said Raisuddin Purkait, general
secretary of the Bangiyo Imam Parishad.ATM Rafiqul Hassan, chief of All Bengal
Imam and Moizzin Samity, said, “I will issue a notification to all imams that
before Friday prayers at all mosques in every district, they should announce
this to make people aware that their Aadhaar cards, voter IDs and other forms
of identity should be in order." Indian Express
Get your papers ready, there might be NRC in
West Bengal: Clerics warn Muslims
Shia Waqf Board chief ‘ex-communicated’ from
Islam
Lucknow: The chairman of UP Shia Waqf Board,
Waseem Rizvi, has been “ex-communicated”
from Islam for not accepting the fatwa
issued by Iraq’s top Shia cleric Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani against handing over Waqf
properties for the construction of a temple or shrine.Senior Shia cleric Maulana
Kalbe Jawad announced Waseem Rizvi’s “ouster” from the Shia community,
following the controversy over his offer of disputed land at Babri Masjid site
for Ram Temple construction. Later, talking to reporters,Maulana Kalbe Jawwad
said Shias all around the world were “embarrassed” by Rizvi’s pro-temple
stand.“People like Waseem Rizvi are working against Islam, either under
pressure or just to please their masters. On my recent visit to Iran, people
were asking me questions and I am answerable to them on the kind of things he
is doing here”, he said.Maulana Jawwad also said that since Waseem Rizvi was
“not a Shia anymore”, he must be removed from the post of Shia Waqf Board
chairman. “A fatwa from Ayatollah Ali Al Sistani cannot be rejected. Anyone who
opposes his fatwa has no right to be called a Shia anymore. Hence, I have asked
the Govt to remove him from the post. We have already said that whatever the
court decides will be acceptable to us, but Waseem Rizvi seems to be in a
hurry. How can he donate land of which he is not even the owner? He is just the
caretaker. He is fooling the entire nation by saying that he is donating the
land. He can donate his own house if he wants, but he cannot donate land which
does not belong to him”, the Maulana said.Asian Age
UP Shia Waqf Board Chief Waseem Rivi
‘Excommunicated’ for Rejecting Iraq Cleric’s Fatwa on Ram Temple Land
Ram temple with Muslim consensus:
Ramjanmabhoomi Nyas member
Ex-parliamentarian and Ramjanmabhoomi Nyas
member Ram Vilas Vedanti said a Ram temple will be build in Ayodhya withe
consensus of all sections of society, including Muslims. He said preparations
are on to begin the construction. Speaking on the sidelines of a`Mission Modi
Again PM', he said this will happen during PM Narendra Modi's tenure.He said
there seemed no option other than Modi as PM in the near future. PTI
Last rites of son of Gujarat's Naroda Gam massacre accused
performed by Muslim
Ahmedabad: A Muslim man performed the last
rites of a 23-year-old Hindu man who was killed in an accident. According to
DNA, deceased Kishor Thakor’s father an accused in the 2002 Naroda Gam
massacre, asked Yusuf Malek, aka “Yusufbhai” to perform the final rites of his
son.“My son had an emotional and social bond with the Maleks. How could I take
away the right to perform his last rites from them? For me, Yusuf is his elder
brother,” said Kishor’s father Baldev, a resident of Naroda.A distraught Yusuf
said when Kishor didn’t return home from Dholka till the late night of August
23 after meeting his cousin sister, he called him up but a police officer
answered Kishor’s cell phone and told informed Yusuf that he had been
hospitalized.“Upon reaching the hospital, we came to know that Kishor had been
killed in a road accident,” said Sharif, Yusuf’s younger brother, who is a
witness in the riots case.siasat/DNA
AIMIM, Prakash Ambedkar inching closer in Maharashtra
Hyderabad:In a development which can have far
reaching impact on Maharashtra politics, AIMIM, strong Muslim political party
and renowned influential Dalit leader Prakash Ambedkar appear to be inching
closer ahead of the next general elections.AIMIM which has 2 members in
Maharashtra Assembly and also has representation in many civic and local bodies
across the State, has welcomed the statement of Bahujan Vanchit Aghadi leader
Prakash Ambedkar that he was willing to go along with the MIM.MIM President and
MP Asaduddin Owaisi said, “at a time when the country was being divided on
caste and communal lines by BJP I personally feel that Prakash Ambedkar has a
more responsible role to play in present day politics”. Prakash, who is the
grandson of Dr Bhimrao Ambedka had applauded MIM as a party which has a strong
faith on the constitution given by Dr Ambedkar.“The entire Dalit community,
weaker sections and minorities are looking up to him to play a pivotal role in
politics to defeat the nefarious designs of some parties who have always used
the Dalits and minorities as either their vote banks or their strong opponents.
It is in these difficult times that Dalits, minorities and all weaker sections
from OBCs should forge an alliance to form a strong political force”, Owaisi
said. dailypioneer
FIR against Robert Vadra, Ex-Haryana CM over land deals
A FIR has been filed against businessman
Robert Vadra, the brother-in-law of Congress president Rahul Gandhi, and former
Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda over alleged irregularities in a string of
land deals in Gurgaon."We received a complaint today from one Surinder
Sharma, resident of Nuh, in which he alleged irregularities in the land
deals," Manesar Deputy Commissioner of Police Rajesh Kumar had told PTI on
Saturday. Real estate developer DLF and Omkareshwar Properties have also been
named in the FIR.The FIR says that Vadra's company Sky Light Hospitality
purchased land in Gurgaon's Sector 83, Shikohpur, Sikandarpur, Khedki Daula and
Sihi for Rs. 7.5 crore and sold it back for Rs. 55 crore after a change in its
classification.ndtv
Media Groups Demand Release of Kashmir Scribe
Arrested on 'Baseless' Charges of Militancy
Srinagar: J&K Police have arrested Aasif
Sultan, a Srinagar-based journalist, for his alleged involvement in militancy,
a charge strongly refuted by his family and the organisation he works for. The
arrest has evoked outrage from media bodies who have termed it a “tactic to
harass journalists” working in Kashmir, amid a growing clamour for the release
of the scribe. Aasif was picked up by the police during a raid at his Batamaloo
house on the night of Aug.27, said his father Mohammad Sultan Dar.“They (police)
came at around 11:15 pm and after conducting searches till 1:45 am, took Asif
along,” said Dar, a retired Govt employee.Aasif is an assistant editor at the
monthly news magazine Kashmir Narrator and covers politics. He has written
in-depth stories on Kashmir militancy including his recent cover story titled ‘Rise
of Burhan‘ for the July 2018 edition, released on the 2nd death
anniversary of slain militant commander Burhan Wani. The family the contested
police statement about Aasif’s arrest. “He was kept in illegal detention for
last six days,” said Aasif’s father. He had gone to meet Aasif on Friday and
was “assured” by the police that his son would be released in the
evening.thewire
AFSPA: 107 petitioners from unit whose CO is
named in Manipur ‘fake encounter’ FIR
Chandigarh :As many as 107 Army personnel from
a unit being commanded by a Colonel booked by CBI at the end of July for a fake
encounter in Manipur are among the signatories of a petition in the Supreme
Court, which is challenging the alleged dilution of the AFSPA.These Army
personnel, including four officers, 24 Junior Commissioned Officers and 79
Other Ranks, are part of the 26 Mechanised Infantry Battalion of which Colonel
Vijay Singh Balhara is the Commanding Officer. Balhara and 7 other personnel
have been named in FIR for the killing of 12-year-old Mohammad Azam Khan in
Imphal on March 4, 2009 in an alleged fake encounter. Balhara was a Major at
the time. FIR against Col Balhara was registered following directions given by
the Supreme Court on July 14 this year, based on the findings of the Justice
Santosh Hegde Commission, which had inquired into the matter and submitted its
report to the court.indianexpress
‘Fake’ encounters: Sohrabuddin’s 3 brothers
fail to appear in court
3 brothers of Sohrabuddin Shaikh again failed
to appear before the court as prosecution witnesses on Saturday. Nayamuddin,
Rubabuddin and Shahnawazuddin were scheduled to appear as witnesses in the
alleged fake encounter case of their brother and his associate Tulsiram
Prajapati. Special Judge S J Sharma called it a “delay tactic to protract the
trial”. He also rapped CBI for not being able to provide substantial answers on
their whereabouts and said no further summons or warrants would be issued
against them. Along with the 3 brothers, another witness — a former jail
co-inmate of Prajapati — also did not appear before the court.indianexpress
Exodus of J&K Bakarwal, Gujjar tribes
alarming
Srinagar: Families of nomadic tribes like
Gujjar and Bakarwal of J&K are silently but steadily migrating permanently
to neighbouring states of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh and also to Haryana and
Uttarakhand. About 20,000 tribal families have left J&K during the past two
decades but the migration has seen a rise in the recent past. Community leaders
have urged new governor Satya Pal Malik to ensure no more nomadic families
leave the state permanently. The reasons range from communal tension, shortage
of fodder and space for their livestock, denial of rights over forests,
restrictions on the use of Govt land,insurgency, curbs imposed by Army on their
movement in upper reaches including those falling close to LoC.Harassment by
other communities and communal tension, which peaked after the alleged gang rape
and murder of an eight-year-old Bakarwal girl in Rasana village of Kathua
district in Jan, is said to be among the top reasons for the spike in exodus.J&K
, as per unofficial statistics, has about 3.4 million Gujjar and Bakarwal
population which lives mainly in Budgam, Srinagar, Baramulla, Kupwara,
Bandipore, Shopian, Anantnag, Pulwama, Kulgam and Ganderbal districts of the
Kashmir Valley and Poonch, Rajouri, Doda, Ramban, Kishtwar, Samba, Kathua,
Jammu, Reasi and Udhampur districts of the state’s Jammu region.Gujjars depend
mainly on agriculture and rearing buffaloes, cows and other animals whereas
Bakarwals earn their livelihood exclusively from sheep rearing. Almost all of
them are Sunni Muslims.Asian Age
6 injured in communal clash in Meerut
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/meerut/six-injured-in-communal-clash-in-meerut/articleshow/65638534.cms
Meerut: 6 persons from two communities were
injured in a clash in the city on Friday night. The violence occurred near
Ghanta Ghar area, after which police resorted to lathi charge to disperse the
mob. According to officers, the incident occurred at Patta Mohalla in Ghanta
Ghar under Delhi Gate police station. “A group from a community was passing by
a shop owned by a person from another community. A member of the first group
alleged some remarks were made by youths sitting at the shop, which led to a
verbal argument,” said Delhi Gate police station SHO Vijay Gupta. Later, both
groups called more supporters, and some local BJP leaders also got involved.
The argument led to stone-pelting between the groups. “We have received written
police complaints from both sides and have started the process for filing an
FIR,” said Gupta.TOI
Nothing communal in distributing Bhagwad Gita
at educational institutions, says Vinod Tawde
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/nothing-communal-in-distributing-bhagwad-gita-at-educational-institutions-says-vinod-tawde/articleshow/65639447.cms
Mumbai:State education minister Vinod Tawde
said on Saturday that the Bhagwad Gita is a “non-religious” text and “a way of
life” and that there is nothing communal in distributing the text in
educational institutes. Tawde also said the copies of holy books of other
religions can also be given to colleges, provided they are made available for
free.“These days distribution of the Bhagwad Gita means one is communal and
wants to saffronise the education system. When will we come out of this
mentality? Even a Class 1 child can be taught several aspects of life through Gita,”
he said in Mumbai. TOI
Gujarat MP Vaghela admitted in ICU after being
attacked by stray cow, becomes butt of internet jokes
The ruling BJP has vociferously campaigned
against the cow slaughter since Narendra Modi became the PM in 2014. The saffron party’s supporters even
killed many innocent Muslims on suspicion of transporting cows for slaughtering
purpose.This has has quite an adverse impact on the cattle farming business
with farmers being visibly shaken on the dangerous consequences of selling
their bovine population. The issue has assumed an alarming proportion in north
India more than any other parts of the country. Testament to his is ubiquitous
presence of stray animals on the roads in cities, towns and villages in these
parts of India, also known as cow-belt. Farmers in UP have often complained of facing damages to
their crops by stray cattle since their owners have been unable to sell them
for slaughtering purpose fearing reprisals from the Hindutva terrorists
masquerading as cow vigilantes.Now a high profile BJP MP has had to bear the
brunt of a stray cow after he was attacked by one of them during his walk in
Gandhinagar, Gujarat’s capital. Liladhar Vaghela, who has previously served as
a minister in the state Govt before successfully contesting the Lok Sabha
elections, was out for a walk in Sector 21 of the state capital, when a stray
cow attacked him leaving him critically injured.Such was the level of injuries
sustained by Vaghela that the lawmaker had to be admitted in an ICU of the
Apollo hospital. Doctors treating him at the Apollo Hospital said that Vaghela
had sustained injuries to his ribs and head.jantakareporter
India’s leather industry takes a hit as
incidents of cow-vigilantism soar: Exports declined by over 3% last year
Exports of India’s leather industry declined
more than 3 % in financial year 2016-17 and 1.30 % in the first quarter of
2017-18, according to the latest available figures, compared to a growth of
more than 18 % in 2013-14, according to an IndiaSpend analysis of trade data.Export
growth slowed to 9.37 % in 2014-15 and declined more than 19 percentage points
in 2015-16, the data show.The leather industry employs 2.5 million people
nationwide, most of them Muslim or Dalit. India’s leather industry accounts for
9 % of the world’s footwear production and for 12.93 % of the world’s leather
production of hides/skins.The ban on cattle sale for slaughter hit the
once-flourishing leather industry and its poorest employees, especially Muslims
and Dalits, The Hindustan Times reported
on 25 June, 2017. Leather exports shrank from $6.49 billion in 2014-15 to $5.66
billion in 2016-17, 12.78 % lower than in the financial year 2014-15. China, on
the other hand, reported a 3 % increase in exports of leather and footwear,
from around 76 billion to $78 billion in 2017.IndiaSpend
WORLD
Wishing away Palestinian refugees:End of US'
UNRWA aid
UN Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) has
called the decision by the Trump administration to no longer commit funding
"deeply regrettable" and "shocking".Chris Gunness,
spokesperson for the United Nations Relief Works and Agency, said on Saturday
Friday's move would affect "millions of people" including "some
of the most disadvantaged and marginalised on this planet".For nearly 70
years, UNRWA has provided lifesaving assistance to more than five million
Palestinian refugees in the occupied territories, as well as Lebanon, Syria and
Jordan.But over the past year, the US Govt has made it increasingly clear it
considers the work the organisation does, and who it considers as refugees, to
be an obstacle in the protracted Palestinian-Israeli conflict.In January, a
month after President Donald Trump sparked widespread international
condemnation by recognising Jerusalem as Israel's capital, the White House
decided to cut $65m in aid to UNRWA.It was later reported that the Trump
administration had withheld about $305m in funding, and only delivered $60m to
UNRWA.UNRWA said it spent the next eight
months scrambling for financial assistance, and was only able to continue
operating after large contributions were raised by Qatar, the United Arab Emirates
and Saudi Arabia, which donated $150m between them.The US decision to stop all
funding to the UN agency, which it called an "irredeemably flawed
operation", was quickly criticised by the Palestinian leadership.A
spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres also pushed back against
claims that the agency was inefficient. Originally established as a temporary
solution, UNRWA was set up after the creation of Israel in 1948 to assist the
more than 700,000 Palestinians who were forcibly expelled from their towns and
villages.aljazeera
HRW wants end to Saudi arms sale after Yemen bus
attack
HRW has called for an end to all weapons sales
to Saudi Arabia following the bombing of a school bus last month that killed 51
people, including 40 children.The rights group called the attack an apparent
war crime and said it places arms suppliers at "risk of complicity in war
crimes".HRW's statement, released on Sunday, came just hours after Saudi
and UAE admitted the bombing was "unjustified".A probe, conducted by
the Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Houthi rebels, concluded on Saturday
that "mistakes" were made in the August 9 air raid in Saada
province.aljazeera
Saudi-UAE coalition admits Yemen school bus
attack 'unjustified'
Saudi Arabia and UAE have admitted that the
bombing of a school bus in Yemen last month - which killed 51 people, including
40 children - was "unjustified".A probe by the coalition fighting
Yemen's Houthi rebels concluded that "mistakes" had been made in the
Aug.9 air raid in Saada province.At the day of the attack, coalition
spokesperson Colonel Turki al-Malki had defended the air raid, saying his
forces hit a "legitimate military target", which included
"operators and planners".aljazeera
Is Saudi planning to spend $750 million to
turn Qatar into Island?
A senior Saudi official hinted at the
possibility of the Saudi Kingdom digging a canal to separate Qatari peninsula
from the mainland, and turning it into an Island. Plan to geographically
isolate Qatar is the latest stress point in a fractious 14-month long dispute
between the two nations. indianexpress
30 Nigerian soldiers 'killed' in Boko Haram
army base raid
At least 30 Nigerian soldiers have been killed
in a gun battle with Boko Haram fighters who overran a military base in the
country's northeast, according to military sources.Scores of fighters in trucks
stormed the base at Zari village in Borno state late on Thursday and briefly
captured it after intense fighting, two sources told AFP news agency on
Saturday.aljazeera
Sisi approves media law amidst criticism
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi
approved the Law of the National Media Commission on Friday, a new media
regulator to be chosen by him with power to control all mass media in the
country, local media have reported.Based on the new law, which was passed by
parliament two and half a years ago, it is Al-Sisi who chooses the chairman and
members of the new body, which has the power to fine or suspend publications
and broadcasters as well as approve or revoke licences for foreign media.Since
it was announced, the law has been subject to severe criticism by mass media
and rights groups. They insist that it undermines what little media freedom
there is in Egypt, a country with one of the worst records in the world for
jailing journalists and suppressing mass media.Last month, eight rights groups
in Egypt condemned the laws which have been approved by parliament regarding
media work, because they restrict media freedom. The law “executes the media
profession,” they insist.middleeastmonitor
Iran plans to boost missile capacity in spite
of sanctions
Iran is planning to increase its missile
capacity and acquire modern fighter jets and submarines as part of efforts to
expand its defence capabilities, a senior official has said.Mohammad Ahadi,
Iran's deputy defence minister for international affairs, made the announcement
in a speech to a group of foreign military attaches, IRNA reported on
Saturday."Increasing ballistic and cruise missile capacity ... and the
acquisition of next-generation fighters and heavy and long-range vessels and
submarines with various weapons capabilities are among the new plans of this
ministry," he said in Tehran.aljazeera
Journalist reveals Israeli supplied weapons
for genocide of Rohingya Muslims
Jerusalem: An Israeli writer and journalist
Tsur Shezaf has revealed that Israeli weapons are used in the ethnic cleansing
carried out by the Myanmar army against the Rohingya Muslims resulting in the
persecution of 700,000 Muslims who were slaughtered and expelled from their
country. He revealed this in an article published by the Israeli newspaper Yedioth
Ahronoth. Shezaf claimed that refusing to abide by UN international boycott
resolutions to prevent supplying Myanmar with arms, Israel continues sending
various weapons to the Armed Forces of Myanmar, including military technology,
by utilizing its army, security services, and military industries. Palestine
Chronicle has quoted Shezaf as saying “Israel and Myanmar have longstanding
historical ties, and it is not reasonable that we repeat today the same
mistakes that we made in South Africa, during the apartheid regime, with
Myanmar which is committing ethnic cleansing crimes. Currently, Israel is
contributing to a new tragedy.”siasat
Pentagon to cancel $300m in Pak aid over armed
groups
US military has made a final decision to
cancel $300m in aid to Pakistan, the Pentagon says, citing Islamabad's
perceived failure to take decisive action against armed groups in the country. The
Coalition Support Funds were part of a broader suspension in aid to Pakistan
announced by President Donald Trump at the start of the year, when he accused
Pakistan of rewarding past assistance with "nothing but lies and
deceit".The Trump administration says Islamabad is granting safe haven to
fighters who are waging a 17-year-old war in neighbouring Afghanistan, a charge
Pakistan denies."Due to a lack of Pakistani decisive actions in support of
the South Asia Strategy, remaining $300m was reprogrammed,"Pentagon
spokesperson Lt. Colonel Kone Faulkner said.aljazeera
Pak rally ends after Dutch lawmaker cancels
cartoon contest
Thousands of Pakistanis called off their rally
on Friday after reaching near Islamabad following the cancellation of a Prophet
cartoon contest organised by a Dutch anti-Muslim lawmaker. The far-right
opposition politician Geert Wilders said on Thursday he cancelled the cartoon
contest following death threats and concerns other people could be put at risk.
The decision prompted firebrand Pakistani cleric Khadim Hussain Rizvi to end
his march on Friday. It began on Wednesday from the eastern city of Lahore.
Rizvi had planned to stage a sit-in to force the Pakistani Govt to sever
diplomatic ties with the Netherlands over the contest.In a published statement,
Wilders said he would never personally stop his campaign against Islam but the
risk to innocents, and of attacks on the Netherlands, stemming from the
proposed contest were too great. Earlier this week, the Dutch police arrested a
26-year-old man suspected of threatening to attack Wilders over his plan.In
Pakistan, thousands of people demonstrated against the contest.A march was
organised by Islamist party Tehreek-e-Labbaik, which also called on Pakistan
and other Islamist countries to sever all ties with Netherlands.In Afghanistan,
the Taliban urged Afghan soldiers to attack Dutch troops serving in NATO-led
Resolute Support mission in retaliation for what it called a blasphemous action
and a hostile act by the Netherlands against all Muslims.Afghan Taliban
statement was issued shortly before Wilders cancelled the contest.AP
US is providing asylum to those who are
hurting Muslim sentiments: Pak Jamaat chief
Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Leader and Senator
Sirajul Haq has appreciated the cancellation of the profane caricature contest
in Holland and called upon the Muslim rulers and the OIC to work out a joint
line of action to prevent such sacrilege for all the times. ddressing a large
Friday congregation at Mansoora Mosque, he impressed upon PM Imran Khan to include this issue in his
expected address to the United Nations General Assembly and strive for the
enactment of a law at international level to safeguard the sanctity of Prophet (PBUH)
and all the prophets and messengers of Allah and to make sacrilege a cognisable
offense.He urged the Govt to convene an urgent meeting of the OIC to adopt a
solid plan to protect the sanctity of the noble Prophet (PBUH) and for its
strict implementation. e said the United States and the western world should
see reason and not endanger world peace because of such satanic pursuits which
might lead to a major war.daily times
China dismisses UN rights panel’s calls to
free Uyghur Muslims from camps
Beijing : China on Friday dismissed UN human
rights panel’s allegations of confinement of large number of Uyghur Muslims in
indoctrination camps in volatile Xinjiang province, saying they are based on
unverified information.UN’s Geneva-based Committee on the Elimination of Racial
Discrimination said on Thursday it was alarmed by “numerous reports of ethnic
Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities” being detained in Xinjiang region and
called for their immediate release. Estimates about them “range from tens of
thousands to upwards of a million,” it had said. reepressjournal
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accused planned to spread rebellion, overthrow govt: Kavitha Iyer , Shubhangi
Khapre, indian express
From Pune to Paris: How a police investigation
turned a Dalit meeting into a Maoist plot:Aarefa Johari , Abhishek Dey , Mridula Chari
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