14 July 2019:
10 Dhul Qadah 1440:Vol: 11, No:244
INDIA
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind’s steps to counter negative
propaganda against Islam
New Delhi:Setting its agenda for the next 4
years, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) on Saturday said it would set up Islamic
information centres and use social media to dispel the “negative propaganda”
against the religion and establish entrepreneurship development centres for
Muslim youth, among other welfare measures.At a press conference here, the
Islamic organisation’s president, Syed Saadatullah Husaini, spoke about the
programme till 2023 after the new set of office-bearers were elected earlier
this year.“The new policy and programme of the JIH (2019-2023) is designed to
address pressing contemporary problems. The Jamaat would focus on Indian
society, seeking to rebuild it on healthy basis. Universal values would be
protected and attempts will be made to dispel the atmosphere of distrust and
conflict,” a JIH statement said.The statement said it would aim at
communicating the “true message” of Islam and “remove misunderstandings”. Islamic
information centres and social media, videos and films would be used to
“present true picture of Islam”.For Muslims, the organisation proposed
developing model localities and setting up entrepreneurship development
centres.“Forums would be initiated for better communication among citizens e.g.
FDCA(Forum for Democracy and Communal Amity), Sadbhawna Manch and Dharmic Jan
Morcha. The govt machinery would be reminded of its duty to ensure respect for
law and maintenance of peace,”it said.thehindu
Jamaat Unveils New
Policy Document; Pushes for Dialogue At Grass-root Level to Overcome Hatred
Kartarpur corridor: Pakistan agrees to build
bridge, allow visa-free travel to Indian pilgrims
New Delhi:Pakistan, in principle, has agreed
to build a bridge at Zero Line on Indo-Pakistan border at Dera Baba Nanak at
the earliest to facilitate the movement of pilgrims along the Kartarpur
corridor, the Ministry of External Affairs said
Sunday. The decision was taken after a two-hour meeting between the two
sides met in Wagah to iron out the modalities of connectivity, the safety of
pilgrims and infrastructural needs.Till the bridge is constructed, India
offered to make interim arrangements for making the corridor operational in
Nov.2019, to mark the birth anniversary of 550th Birth Anniversary of Guru
Nanak Dev.So far, Pakistan had insisted on a causeway and were reluctant on
building a bridge. India was of the view that not building a bridge would lead
to flooding of Indian areas during monsoon when the Ravi river overflows.Giving
into India’s demand to allow 5,000 pilgrims each day, Islamabad also decided to
allow visa-free travel for Indian passport holders. Indian side also requested
Pakistan to allow OCI cardholders visa-free movement along the corridor as
well. Replying to a question about how many Indian Sikhs will be issued permit
at the opening of the corridor in Nov, Pakistan Foreign Office spokesperson
Mohammad Faisal said: “It may be 5,000 or 8,000…I cannot give the exact number.
This has to be decided yet.”Indian delegation arrived at Wagah on Sunday.India
also underscored the importance of the safety of pilgrims travelling along the
route. “Pakistan side assured our delegation that no anti-India activity would
be allowed,” MEA said.Indian delegation has also sought consular presence in
Kartarpur Sahib Gurudwara to be able to provide assistance to the pilgrims if
required.Pakistan also highlighted the infrastructural constraints on its side
and added that they might be able to accommodate the pilgrims only in a phased
manner. India has, however, asked Pakistan to reconsider its position considering
a large number of pilgrims who want to visit the site. “Pakistan PM Imran Khan wants peace in the region. He is
committed to open the corridor in time for the 550th birth anniversary
celebrations of Guru Nanak in Nov.2019,” Faisal added.Meanwhile, Pakistan
dropped controversial Sikh leader Gopal Singh Chawla from its team that held
talks with India. “Apparently, removal of Chawla is a damage control step by
the Imran Khan govt,”official told PTI, adding that he had become so
controversial that Khan Govtwas forced to revamp the whole PSGPC.indian express
Army Chief Rawat warns Pakistan: Misadventure
will be repelled with punitive response
New Delhi :Sending out a stern message to
Pakistan, Chief of Army Staff General Bipin Rawat has said there should be no doubt
that “any misadventure will be repelled with a punitive response”. Army chief
warned that any future conflicts would prove to be more “violent and
unpredictable” and the Army would not take into account the human factor.Rawat
said, “Pakistan Army time and again resorts to misadventure, either through
flawed proxy wars and state-sponsored terror or intrusions. Indian Army stands
resolute to defend our territory.Let there be no doubt that any misadventure
will be repelled with a punitive response.”indianexpress
Himachal: At least 30 Army personnel feared
trapped as building collapses in Solan
New Delhi:At least 8 Army personnel were
rescued while 30 others are feared trapped in the debris of a building which
collapsed in Kumarhatti near Solan of Himachal Pradesh. The three-storied
building was a banquet hall which was hosting a party organised by the Army at
the time of the incident.The building collapsed around 3.50 pm near the
Kumarhatti-Nahan highway in Solan. A search and rescue operation has been
launched by the authorities.A NDRF team has been pressed into a rescue mission
from Panchkula as area is experiencing heavy downpour. Army person are likely
to have been posted at Dagshai cantonment near Solan.indianexpress
Sidhu resigns from Punjab Cabinet, gets invite
from AAP to join party
Amid the ongoing tussle with Punjab CM Amarinder Singh, Congress leader Navjot Singh
Sidhu resigned from the state cabinet. Announcing the decision on Twitter,
Sidhu shared the resignation letter addressed to Rahul Gandhi.The resignation
is dated June 10, the day he had met then AICC president Rahul Gandhi. He made letter
public on Sunday. However, a spokesperson of CMO said CM Amarinder Singh has
not received the resignation letter.Both Singh and Sidhu have been at
loggerheads ever since the Cabinet reshuffle on June 6. Sidhu was divested of
the local govt and tourism and cultural affairs departments over
“non-performance.” He was given charge of power and new and renewable energy.
In an apparent snub, Sidhu was also left out of the consultative groups formed
by CM 2 days after the cabinet reshuffle to accelerate the implementation of
the govt’s flagship programmes. Sidhu had then approached Gandhi and “apprised
him of the situation”, besides handing over a letter to him. He also did not
attend the Cabinet meeting held thereafter. “Why should I attend the meeting
when there is a trust deficit in me? My seat in Cabinet is three inches away
from CM. If he had expressed distrust in me publicly, where is the point in
being seated next to him?” Sidhu had said.Congress had deputed party veteran
Ahmed Patel to resolve the issues between Sidhu and Punjab CM. indianexpress
Mukul Roy claims 107 West Bengal MLAs from
CPM, Congress, and TMC will join BJP
New Delhi:In a sensational claim, Bengal BJP
leader Mukul Roy Saturday said that a total of 107 state MLAs from CPM,
Congress and TMC would soon join the saffron party.“107 West Bengal MLAs from
CPM, Congress and TMC will join BJP. We have their list prepared and they are
in contact with us,” Roy said.Ever since the BJP’s sweeping victory in the Lok
Sabha polls, in which the party also made deep inroads into West Bengal, a
number of TMC MLAs and councillors had defected to saffron party.Last month,
TMC MLAs from Noapara and Bongaon, Sunil Singh and Biswajit Das, joined BJP. On
May 28, BJP welcomed into its fold three Bengal MLAs, including Mukul Roy’s son
Subhrangshu Roy, and over 60 councillors, a majority from TMC. Besides Roy,
MLAs who had joined BJP were Tushar Kanti Bhattacharya, who had crossed over to
TMC from Congress, and, Debendra Nath Roy of CPM. A day later, another TMC MLA
Monirul Islam joined the saffron party. However, 5 TMC councillors from
Kanchrapara municipality, who had defected to BJP on May 28, returned to the
ruling party Thursday.9 more returned on Saturday. Indianexpress/ANI
Karnataka: BJP split on staking claim,
coalition hopes to win trust vote
Bengaluru:On a day that 5 more rebel MLAs
approached the Supreme Court, accusing Assembly Speaker KR Ramesh of sitting on
their resignations and saying they were “being threatened to support the
government”, deep divisions emerged within the BJP in Karnataka on the issue of
staking claim to form a new govt. With a section of BJP that’s aligned to the
party’s high command not in favour of forming a new Govtgiven the hung nature
of the current Assembly, the ruling Congress-JD(S) coalition is hopeful of
winning the trust vote that CM H D
Kumaraswamy sought on Friday.The lack of cohesion in the state BJP, coupled
with efforts of the Congress to bring back a few of its more amenable rebels
(13 of the 16 who resigned since July 6 are Congress MLAs) to the legislature
for the trust vote, are likely to help the coalition win the trust vote”.“A few
of the Opposition members may not turn up for the vote. There are also efforts
to convince some of the rebels who did not go to Mumbai,’’ said a state
Congress source.Kumaraswamy’s announcement on Friday in the state Assembly that
he would seek a trust vote took the Yeddyurappa-led BJP by surprise since veteran
leader and his supporters are keen on forming a Govtwith Congress-JD(S)
dissidents. Yeddyurappa did not attend a meeting of the Business Advisory
Council of the Assembly to schedule the trust vote and stated that he would
like to wait for the Supreme Court’s decision on pleas filed by 10 rebel MLAs –
now 15, after 5 more MLAs moved the court on Saturday — for acceptance of their
resignations.If the resignations of 16 rebel MLAs of ruling Congress-JD(S)
coalition are accepted, coalition will have 101 MLAs in the 224-member House
versus BJP’s 105.indianexpress
If they vote against...: DK Shivakumar on Karnataka
crisis, floor test
Xi and PM Modi to meet in Varanasi on Oct.12
Chinese President Xi Jinping and PM Narendra Modi are set to hold their second
informal summit in Varanasi on Oct.12, as part of a fresh drive to energise
ties following their meeting between 2 leaders last month in Bishkek,
Kyrgyzstan, on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)
summit. A Chinese official who did not want to be identified said the decision
to hold the second edition of informal summit, following the Wuhan meet last
year, is in tune with Beijing’s decision to celebrate the 70th anniversary of
China’s diplomatic relations with India. Besides, it is based on the
“consensus” between President Xi and PM Modi to raise China-India ties to a
higher level, especially after Doklam military stand-off in summer of
2017.thehindu
India builds 250 homes in Myanmar to assist Rohingya
2 years after over 700,000 Rohingya fled to
camps in Bangladesh alleging ethnic cleansing by Myanmar forces, Indian Govt says
it is stepping up efforts to help them return to their villages.On July 9, envoy
to Myanmar Saurabh Kumar handed over 250 completed pre-fabricated homes to Myanmar
Govt for use by refugees when they return.The project is part of an agreement
signed by 2 govts in 2017, under which the Govt had committed to spending $25
million over 5 years. Houses, measuring 40 square metres each,are designed to survive
quakes and cyclonic storms, according to a presentation by Ministry of External
Affairs. 250 houses, built in 3 clusters, are in the areas that saw some of the
worst cases of violence, including mass murder, gang-rape of women and children
and burning of thousands of homes. However, there are no signs yet that Rohingya
will return at any specific date. According to a senior official involved in
the disbursement,Myanmar Govthas also handed over a list of 21 other projects
that it wants India to fund as part of the agreement, including the
construction of small villages, culverts and school buildings.Govt official
said contrary to the general impression that Myanmar govt is resisting the
return of Rohingya, it is actually keen on assuring them of a safe passage to
their villages, and India wants to “create incentives” for the refugees to go
home. So far, the official said, over 20,000 refugees’ names have been sent to
Myanmar Govt for verification, first step in repatriating them, of which about
13,000 have been confirmed by the authorities. Thehindu
UK Labour Party leader slams India over
attacks on Muslims
London:A minister in the UK’s Shadow Cabinet
has slammed India over the violent attacks on Muslims and called on the British
govt to look into and respond to the “extremely worrying situation“.Jonathan
Ashworth, a Labour Party MP from Leicester South — a constituency with a
prominent Indian-origin electorate, wrote in a letter last week to foreign
secretary and PM ial hopeful Jeremy Hunt that many of his constituents had
raised concerns that the Indian Govtwas not doing enough on the issue.“I have
been contacted by members of Muslim communities in my Constituency in regard to
on-going violent attacks on Muslims in India,” Ashworth wrote in his letter
addressed to the senior Cabinet minister in UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth
Office (FCO).Calling for Hunt to look into and respond over the “serious
issue”, the shadow minister for health said:“The situation in India is
extremely worrying, there have been reports of religiously motivated killings, assaults,
riots, discrimination, vandalism and actions restricting the right of
individuals to practice their religious beliefs My constituents are concerned
that the Indian Govtis not doing enough to address the on-going attacks on
Muslim communities in India.”FCO said in its response that it engaged with
India on the full range of human rights matters to build capacity and share
expertise and condemns any instances of discrimination because of religion or
belief, “regardless of the faith or country involved“.“We are working to
improve the situation for Muslim minorities in India, and our ‘Empowering
Muslim youth’ project reached 150 young people, 20 teachers and over 100
educational institutions.We have also enabled training for 900 minority
students on faith issues in 6 universities across North India,” FCO said.PTI
Indore: Cow vigilantes thrash 2 for allegedly
transporting beef
Bhopal :While MP is set to bring a bill to
curb violence by gau rakshaks, another case of cow vigilantism was reported
from Indore on Sunday.Right-wing activists and bystanders stopped a vehicle
near Kesarbaug bridge in the morning and reportedly thrashed 2 persons for
allegedly transporting beef. Third person in the vehicle managed to escape.
Inspector of Rajendranagar Police Station Sunil Sharma said that Nadim and
Imran, both in their 20s, have been arrested for violating provisions of the
state’s prohibition of cow slaughter act. He, however, said that the duo was
unhurt. He said a local veterinary doctor has confirmed that the vehicle was
carrying beef and other meat.In a bid to crackdown on cow vigilantism, Congress
Govtin Madhya Pradesh on June 26 proposed a jail term of six months to three
years and a fine of Rs 25,000-50,000 for those who engage in violence against
anyone booked under the anti-cow slaughter Act.Kamal Nath govt cleared an
amendment to MP Gauvansh Vadh Pratishedh Adhiniyam, 2004 — the anti-cow
slaughter law passed by the previous BJP Govt— to include this provision.
indianexpress
Rajasthan: Muslim Cop beaten to death by group
of men armed with sticks, probe on
A police head constable was beaten to death by
a group of unidentified assailants in Rajasthan’s Rajsamand district on
Saturday.Abdul Gani, who was posted at Bhim Police station, had gone to Hamela
ki Ber village for investigating a case. “He was returning from the village on
his motorcycle when some 4-5 unidentified persons attacked him with sticks,” SP
Bhuvan Bhushan said. Although he was rushed to a hospital, he succumbed to his
injuries, the officer added. While efforts to nab the accused are on,
postmortem will be conducted on Sunday, the officer said.indian express/PTI
Key findings in Tabrez case: ‘Discrepancy in
police version, medical lapses’
Ranchi :“Discrepancies in the police’s
version”, “lapses by the doctors” and jail doctor’s recording of injuries
“allegedly of mob violence” are some of the key findings in a report by 3-member
inquiry panel, constituted by Saraikela-Kharsawan district administration in
Jharkhand, to look into the lapses and response into the death of Tabrez
Ansari. SDM Saraikela Basharat Qayyum,then Civil Surgeon AN Dey, and SDPO
(HQRS) Chandan Kumar were three members of the panel. SDM Qayyum said that
there were “lapses” by the doctors in initially detecting the head injury.
“Sub-arachnoid haemorrhage could be a possible cause of death and cannot be
ruled out. Injuries were not detected initially and no investigations were
ordered. Not even blood pressure and pulse were recorded. This was the initial
lapse,” he said.When asked how did the doctors advise Ansari to be fit for
travel and allowed him to be taken to the jail, SDM said, “This is also a
lapse.”indianexpress
Jharkhand lynching: No interim relief for trio
who uploaded video on Tik Tok
Muslim man beaten up for posting photo of self
having beef soup
Nagapattinam:A Muslim man on Thursday night
was allegedly attacked by a group of people at a village in Tamil Nadu for
uploading a picture of himself consuming beef soup, police said. 4 people have
been arrested in the matter, police added.Mohammed Faisan, aged 24, of
Poravachery had posted the picture on Facebook. while describing its taste.The
accused group of people objected to the post and went to Faisan's house on
Thursday night and questioned him. After a quarrel, they attacked him, police
said.On the orders of SP, police registered a case and arrested four people on
Friday--Dinesh Kumar (28),Agathian (29), Ganeshkumar (27) and Mohankumar
(28).Meanwhile, CPI(M) Tamil Nadu unit condemned the attack on Faisan and said
while such attacks were happening on Dalits and Muslims in north India,
"the state govt and police should nip such episodes in the bud" in
Tamil Nadu.India Today
Muzaffarnagar: 12 booked for assaulting Imam,
‘forcing’ him to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’
New Delhi :Police on Sunday booked 12 youths
for allegedly pulling the beard of a Muslim cleric and forcing him to chant
‘Jai Shri Ram’ in Muzaffarnagar of UP , PTI reported. SP Shailesh Kumar Pandey
said an investigation was underway and action would be taken.“Prima facie it
seems to be a matter of physical assault. Even then, the police have registered
a case against 12 youngsters on the basis of the cleric’s complaint. Action
will be taken against them on the basis of the probe,” SP said.Imam
Imlaq-ur-Rehman, a resident of Muzaffarnagar, was going to his village on his
motorcycle on Saturday when a dozen youngsters accosted him, beat him up and
also pulled his beard. The Imam claimed he was also forced to chant ‘Jai Shri
Ram’. The youth allegedly told the cleric to enter the village only after
shaving his beard.indianexpress
Mayawati seeks for pan-India law to curb
lynching
Lucknow :Welcoming UP Law Commission-drafted Bill against lynching,
BSP supremo Mayawati Saturday pitched for a stringent, pan-India legislation to
arrest the spread of this “dreadful disease”.In a statement issued by BSP here,
Mayawati said, “Mob lynching has emerged as a dreadful disease (bhayanak
bimari) across the country, and the loss of lives in it is a matter of serious
concern.”“In this regard, there is a strong need for a strigent countrywide
law, but the Centre’s approach towards it is lackadaisical,” she said.She
welcomed the submission of a draft Bill by the UP Law Commission in this
regard, which recommended up to life imprisonment for the crime.Taking
cognisance of incidents of mob lynching, including those by cow vigilantes, UP Law
Commission submitted to CM Yogi Adityanath draft Bill recommending up to life
imprisonment for the crime.“This disease is a gift of the intention (niyat) and
policy (niti) of the govts of not allowing to establish the rule of law. As a
result, not only the Dalits, tribals or the religious minorities, but even the
people from all sections of the society and police are also becoming a victim
to it,” Mayawati said.PTI
7 yrs to life in jail: UP panel drafts tough
law on mob lynching, onus on officers
UP Govt Denies Muslim Minors Forced To Chant
'Jai Shri Ram'
UP Govthas denied that students of a madarasa
in Unnao district were forced to chant 'Jai Shri Ram', saying that the news was
wrongly spread to malign the govt's image.Principal Secretary, Information,
Avanish Awasthi admitted that a clash took place while the children were playing
cricket but denied that the students were made to chant the religious slogan.He
said that news was being wrongly spread to malign the state govt image and
disturb communal harmony. IANS
Weaker sections living in atmosphere of fear:
Salman Khurshid on Unnao madrasa case
New Delhi :Reacting to an incident in UP’s
Unnao where four madrasa students were allegedly assaulted after they refused
to chant ‘Jai Shree Ram’, senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid Saturday said
people belonging to weaker sections of the society were living in an atmosphere
of fear. Madrasa students were reportedly beaten with cricket bats by four men
on Thursday in a clash over a cricket match and were also given life
threats.“For those people who live in Delhi and such areas, there is no
atmosphere of fear but people from weaker sections who live in far-flung places
and rural areas and often get no hearings, are surely living in fear,” Khurshid
said. When asked if these incidents were part of a larger conspiracy, Khurshid
said, “You can call it a conspiracy or a narrow thought which is leading to
these incidents. How this thought has been sowed into the minds of many people
and if there is a mastermind, needs to be looked into deeply.”An FIR was lodged
against 4 people — Kranti Singh, his associates Aditya Shukla and Kamal and one
unidentified person. Police have detained Shukla and Kamal, while Singh is yet
to be caught. Singh was recently appointed the district secretary of BJYM —
BJP’s youth wing, organisation’s district chief Bhanu Mishra confirmed.Their
detention led to protests by pro-Hindu groups at the Kotwali police station. On
Friday morning, BJYM, VHP and Bajrang Dal workers gheraoed the police station,
demanded that 2 be released, and called for a fair and impartial probe into the
incident.indianexpress/ANI
Rising hate crimes and intolerance can
seriously damage economy, warns industrialist Adi Godrej
Industrialist Adi Godrej has warned that
rising intolerance, hate crimes and moral policing can “seriously damage” and
hamper India’s economic growth. “It’s not all a rosy picture now,” head of
Godrej Group said. “One must not lose sight of the massive impoverishness
plaguing our nation which can seriously damage the pace of growth going forward
and prevent us from realising our potential.”The industrialist said economic
growth would be affected if “rising intolerance, social instability,
hate-crimes, violence against women, moral policing, caste and religion based
violence and many other sorts of intolerance that are rampant across the
country” were not contained to ensure social harmony. He also highlighted that
unemployment in the country was at a 4-decade high of 6.1%, and called on the
govt to tackle it at the earliest. scroll.in/PTI
Sunni Scholars' Group Denied Permission to Protest
Against Lynchings at IICC in Delhi
New Delhi: All India Tanzeem Ulama-e-Islam,
the body of Sunni scholars, has criticised the Central Govtfor preventing it
from holding a protest against mob lynching cases at the India Islamic Cultural
Centre in New Delhi on July 11.Tanzeem had, on July 4, booked a conference hall
at the venue and made a payment for it, but permission for the event was denied
to them hours before the conference was to start at 5:30 pm.Following the
cancellation, the Tanzeem’s general secretary, Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi, who had
made the booking, said his organisation had clearly outlined the purpose of the
conference at the time of reserving the hall. Reacting to the denial of
permission to hold the event, Razvi said, “This systematic suppression of
freedom of speech and criticism by the Govthas been on the rise and infringes
the basic constitutional rights of the people.”He charged that “the Govtallows
mob lynching to go unchecked but goes all out to stop all kinds of protests
against such inhuman acts.” He criticised the attitude of the Centre, saying it
sought to “suppress our fundamental rights.”It was in light of the frequent
cases of lynchings that the Tanzeem wanted to organise the protest. However,
despite collecting Rs 14,160 from Razvi, who had booked the hall with the
reference of an IICC member, Tariq Amin, the centre cancelled the event at the
eleventh hour.The IICC denied that its decision was influenced by the Central Govtand
said that the Tanzeem booked the hall for a religious programme but in its
invitations stated that it was going to be a protest against lynching.thewire
If there's a party that is against Muslims,
it's Congress:Suhaib Qasmi blames it for lynchings
Molana Suhaib Qasmi has blamed the Congress
for the rising incidents of mob lynching in the country. The head of
Jamat-e-Ulema Hind, Suhaib Qasmi said:"If a high-level investigation is
conducted, it will be cleared," the top cleric said, adding that Congress
should be questioned for lynchings reported during its rule.He said the
Opposition to trying to create an atmosphere of fear by linking incidents of
mob violence with the BJP and RSS. "The country is progressing under the
leadership of PM Narendra Modi. Even Muslims countries have started respecting
India," he said.From Narasimha Rao to Manmohan Singh, Qasmi alleged, Muslims
were harassed and thousands of members from the community died in communal
violence..dna
Govt to impose penalty for misquoting Aadhaar
New Delhi:The option of quoting your Aadhaar
unique identity number, in place of the PAN, in performing high-value
transactions — buying a car or home, travelling overseas or making investments
— will come with a flip side. You will be liable to pay a penalty of Rs 10,000
every time you provide the wrong number. The penal provision is expected to be
applicable from Sept.1, 2019 after amendments are made to the relevant laws and
the subsequent issuance of a notification, two Govtofficials aware of the
development said, requesting anonymity. Any individual who fails to quote his
or her identification number accurately in the documents related to high-value
transactions may attract a fine of Rs 10,000 for each such violation and a
similar penalty will be imposed on the person who is supposed to authenticate
the identification number, one of the official said. “It is also proposed that
before passing a penalty order, a person shall be heard,” the official
added.The second official said the existing laws will be amended in lines with
the July 5 budget announcement that allowed the interchangeability of PAN and
Aadhaar.HT
Kashmiri Pandits need own townships:governor
J&K governor Satya Pal Malik has justified
the concept of building separate townships for returning Pandits who have fled
the Valley, saying locations for such boroughs had already been identified and
work was underway to develop them.“Separate township is not a matter of choice
but out of necessity. We have to give them a nice place to stay, of their choice,”
Malik said in an interview. Malik noted that “all these people who claim to be
major leaders” -- a reference to Kashmiri politicians -- received police and
army protection.“Aren’t we protecting them? We will have to do the same for the
Pandits,” he said. “The best course would have been that those who have taken
away their homes invite them back.For this, Mehbooba and Omar, Farooq Sahab and
Hurriyat should make an effort to convince their society to do this and leave
their homes. That’s not my job, that’s their job. I am just trying to provide
them an alternate accommodation so that they have a home, a school and
security.”It was a reference to Mehbooba Mufti, and Omar Abdullah and Farooq
Abdullah and the Hurriyat Conference.BJP will revive a plan to build secured
camps to resettle Pandit community members in the Kashmir Valley, senior BJP
leader Ram Madhav told Reuters. Malik said the locations for Pandit community
boroughs had been identified and “we are working on those places.”NC
spokesperson Nasir Aslam Wani said his party has always worked to get migrant
pandits back to Kashmir. Political analyst and retired professor Noor Ahmad
Baba, however, said separate townships were not a good solution.HT
‘Setting up separate township for Kashmiri
Pandits a necessity’: J-K guv Satya Pal Malik
BJP to revive plan for Hindu settlements in
Kashmir: BJP General Secy Ram Madhav
J&K Governor skips Martyrs’ Day function
J&K Governor Satya Pal Malik skipped the
Martyrs’ Day function in Srinagar on Saturday. However, his advisor Khursheed
Ahmad Ganai and other administration officials visited the graveyard that is
the site of the function and laid floral wreaths.July 13 is observed as
Martyrs’ Day in Kashmir, commemorating the deaths of 22 people killed when the
forces of Maharaja Hari Singh opened fire on them on this day in 1931.This is
the second year that the head of the state has skipped the Martyrs’ Day
function.indian express
Significant drop in stone peltings in J&K:
Officials
Stone pelting incidents in J&K have come
down significantly from a high of over 2,600 in 2016 to barely a few dozen in
the first half of 2019, officials said. Arrests of miscreants involved in stone
pelting incidents also have come down from over 10,500 to just about 100. PTI
Mumbai ATS to blame, say convicts of 7/11
train blast case
Mumbai:At a remembrance meeting in memory of
victims of 7/11 train blast case in 2006, Innocence Network accused the Mumbai
ATS of concocting evidences and framing 12 people and said that it would be
able to expose the prosecution in the higher courts. The court had convicted 5
with death sentences while seven were handed life imprisonment in the case
while the thirteenth accused was let off 4 years back.While families of all the
convicts attended the remembrance meeting on Wednesday, 13 years after the
attack, the network also raised the demand to do away with “draconian”
legislations like UAPA which allows the prosecution to keep the accused behind
bars for years without any concrete evidence.Sharib Ali, one of the founding
members of the Innocence Network, stressed how MCOCA law should not even have
been applicable in this case as UAPA had already been applied.On July 11, 2006,
bombs planted on 7 trains went off in a span of 11 minutes killing 189 people
and injuring 700 others at Western Mumbai stations.National Secretary of
Students Islamic Organisation (SIO) and senior researcher with Quill
Foundation, Fawaz Shaheen said that a systematic mass misinformation campaign
was run by ATS through systematic leaks to build a narrative and build public
opinion.Stories about ‘forensics approved’ call data records and narco-analysis
tests were used only to sensationalise the media narrative and never brought
forth as evidence in the case, he said.newindianexpress
On tail of ‘Ansarulla’, NIA conducts raids in
Chennai, Nagai
Chennai: Based on a tip that a new
fundamentalist group had gained roots in Tamil Nadu, NIA on Saturday raided two
places in Chennai and one in Nagapattinam.The raids were conducted by a team of
NIA officials from Kerala and Tamil Nadu. In Chennai, the operations were
conducted at some offices on Linghi Chetty Street at Mannady and some houses at
Kellys.The raids ended at around 3 pm. Officials said one Syed Bukhari was
taken to Kerala for further inquiry. The action comes in the wake of 3 men — Bukhari
from Chennai, Hassan Ali Yunus Maricar and Yusuffudeen Harish Mohammed from
Nagapattinam — being booked by NIA on Tuesday for conspiracy and raising funds
for a terrorist organisation among other charges.NIA sources claimed a new
terror outfit called ‘Ansarulla’ was operational in TN. Bukhari was the state
president of Wahdat-e-Islami Hind, an Islamic outfit registered in UP in 2006
as a charitable social organisation. It opened offices in TN in 2009.A member
of the Wahdat-e-Islamic Hind, denying any knowledge of Ansarulla, said, “There
is nothing hidden about our activities. We have been preaching against liquor
consumption, prostitution and taking loans for interest...Some of our teachings
are portrayed in bad light. We were not even told why we are being questioned.”“These
are all attempts at suppressing Islamic activities and isolating us from the
rest of the community,” he added.newindianexpress
Gujarat Dalit man’s murder: Father-in-law
held, constable attached to Abhayam suspended
https://indianexpress.com/article/india/prime-accused-in-gujarat-dalit-mans-murder-arrested-5828311/
Ahmedabad police has arrested the prime
accused in the murder of a 25-year-old Dalit man by upper caste family members
of his wife. Dashrathsinh Zala was detained for the murder of his son-in-law
Haresh Solanki. Of 8 persons accused in the murder of Haresh, police have
arrested seven till now. One Jaydipsinh Zala is absconding and the slain
youth’s wife, Urmila, who is 2 months pregnant, continues to be missing.indianexpress
Rajasthan: After brother-in-law died in
custody, Dalit woman alleges gangrape by cops
The family members of a 35-year-old Dalit
woman from Rajasthan’s Churu have alleged that she was gangraped by policemen
and illegally detained for around 8 days in connection with a theft
case.According to police, brother-in-law of the woman was arrested on July 6
and died the same night in police custody, for which a judicial inquiry is
being conducted by an additional CJM.Woman’s husband said, “On June 30, police
picked my 22-year-old brother in a theft case. On July 3, they came with him
but when they took him back the same day, they took my wife too. Later, on the
night of July 6-7, police tortured and murdered my brother. My wife, who
witnessed torture, was gangraped by police. They also plucked her nails, hurt
her eyes and fingers.”He added that even after death of his brother, his wife
was forcibly kept in police custody till July 10. indian express
UP: Move to include names of Azam Khan, ex-cop
aide in land mafia list
Lucknow:The district administration of UP’s
Rampur as well as the police have begun the process of including names of
senior Samajwadi Party leader and Rampur MP Azam Khan and his close aide,
retired DSP Aaly Hasan Khan, in the list of persons allegedly associated with
land mafia in the state. The move comes after complaints against them by
several local residents of Rampur to the district administration alleging that
Azam, with the help of Aaly Hasan, who was then posted in Rampur, grabbed their
land that was used in the “extension” of Mohammad Ali Jauhar University. Azam
Khan is chancellor of the university, while Aaly Hasan is its chief security
officer. indian express
Assam: Miyah Poets Release Statement
Condemning 'Baseless' Allegations
New Delhi: A joint statement issued by Miyah
poets and the ten persons named in an FIR filed by a Guwahati-based journalist
this past July 10, alleging that they are trying to spread communal disharmony
ahead of the publication of final National Register of Citizens (NRC). The full
text of the statement is reproduced below.‘Miyah poetry’ began in 2016 as a
series of poems opposing the use of the word ‘Miyah’ as a slang word for Assamese
Muslims of Bengal-origin. Today, Miyah poetry is an umbrella term for poems by
many, mostly young poets, from within and even outside Bengal-origin Assamese
Muslim community. These poems include stories of humiliation and
discrimination, love poems, poems spreading social awareness, etc.The current
debate over Miyah poetry is baseless because poems written three years ago are
now being dissected and a few lines of two poems are being cherry-picked and
taken out of context. This wilful misreading of cherry-picked lines of these
two poems is malicious and malafide.One of the baseless allegations against
Miyah poetry is that these poems are being used to depict the whole of Assamese
society as xenophobic. Fact is, not a single Miyah poem uses the word
‘xenophobic’, ‘xenophobia’ or any variation of the word. thewire
Conspiracy to derail NRC process: AASU on govt
plea seeking sample re-verification
16 Opposition parties submit notice to Rajya
Sabha chairman on media freedom
New Delhi :As controversy continues over
restrictions on access of Govtaccredited journalists in the finance and
commerce ministries, 16 opposition parties have submitted a notice to Rajya
Sabha chairman M Venkaiah Naidu, for a short duration discussion on media
freedom. Among the signatories of notice is BJP MP Subramanian Swamy and NCP
chief Sharad Pawar. The parties that have signed the notice so far include
Congress, TMC, RJD, SP, BSP, Aam Aadmi Party, CPI, PDP, CPM, DMK, Kerala
Congress (Mani), and IUML. BJD, according to sources, has informally conveyed
to the Opposition block that it is not keen to be part of any joint notice, at
least during the current session.indianexpress
IMA fraud:SIT team arrests Afsar for
misleading investors
Bengaluru: SIT has arrested a maulvi in
connection with the multi-crore IMA Group Ponzi scheme of Karnataka. According
to SIT officials, Haneef Afsar Azeezi, a maulvi at the Masjid-e-Beparian in
Shivajinagar, Bengaluru had allegedly misused the religious faith of the people
and told them to invest in IMA. For the favour, the maulvi had received Rs 3
crore worth house from IMA in 2017.Girish S, DCP and officer from SIT, said,
“Mohammed Mansoor Khan, absconding founder of IMA, had gifted Azeezi a house
worth Rs 3 crore at HBR Layout in exchange for luring people to invest in
IMA.”In messages, religious leaders said the company’s investment schemes were
in line with Islamic beliefs. People also flocked to invest in IMA because of
these factors.indianexpress
Madarsa in Aligarh to have both temple and
mosque: Salma Ansari, wife of ex V-P
Aligarh:Setting an example of Hindu-Muslim
unity and religious tolerance, Salma Ansari wife of former Vice-President Hamid
Ansari, has decided to build both a temple and a mosque inside "Chacha Nehru
Madarsa" run by her here.She asserts that this will also ensure the safety
and security of students studying here."The security of the students who
reside in the Hostel here is our responsibility. When they go outside the
madarsa for visiting a temple or mosque and some untoward incident happened
then it will be our responsibility. Realising it, we have decided that both
mosque and temple would be constructed within the premises so that the security
and safety of our children is ensured," she said."I want that in
building Hindustan everyone should have a say. Here I am concerned only with
the safety of our children," said Ansari."The death penalty for mob
lynching is a good deterrent. Such crimes are a blot on society. While running
a Madarsa we must look at its every aspect," she said.Madarsa houses
thousands of students including both Hindus and Muslims.ANI
Now, temple comes up on piece of land proposed
for graveyard in Agra: TOI
Agra: Days after the gram sabha in Agra’s Chah
Pokhar village offered a piece of barren land that could be used by Muslims
there who have been burying the dead in and around their houses for want of
proper space, a “temple” has suddenly come up on the plot of land that was
proposed for a graveyard. Now, days after a land was proposed, some local
residents have installed an idol of ‘hanuman’ on a brick platform, saying the
land falls on an important road and people will fear to walk through or along
the patch at night. Village head Sundar Singh told TOI, “I have already offered
to give land for the graveyard. But some people are adamant on not allowing it.
Now, I cannot do anything about it. I have informed the administration.” Hakim
Singh, who owns a farm next to the proposed 1500-sq mt plot, said, “Till now,
things are under control. But if this situation persists, the peaceful
atmosphere of the village will be spoiled and there will be no communal
harmony. We will not allow the burial ground to come up here.” No one will be
able to come here during night after the graveyard comes up, he said.
Caste lines drawn, Muslim barbers in Moradabad
refuse haircuts to Dalits:India TV
Moradabad:The police and administration in
Moradabad district of UP are having a
tough time as some Muslim barbers have refused to cut hair of Dailts from their
village. In turn, Dalits have approached police and the DM alleging caste-based
discrimination.Dalits in Peepalsana village under Bhojpur police station in
Moradabad have alleged that barbers in their village are refusing to entertain
them at their shops. After receiving their complaints, SSP, Moradabad, Amit
Pathak formed a joint team comprising cops and local district officials to
investigate the matter.SSP said if allegations are found true,action will be
taken under relevant laws. indiatoday
Chandrayaan-2 prepares for launch as India
aims to become fourth country to land probe on moon
India on Sunday geared up for the launch of
its second space mission Chandrayaan-2, which will attempt to place a robotic
rover on the lunar surface. The moon mission will be launched on Monday at 2.51
am from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, NDTV reported.Indian Space Research
Organisation’s most powerful rocket launcher, GSLV Mk III, will be used to
carry the 3.8-tonne Chandrayaan-2 into orbit. After its launch, the spacecraft
will head towards the South Pole of the moon for a soft landing after
travelling for nearly 2 months. If the mission is successful, India will become
the fourth country to achieve a soft landing on the moon after US, Russia, and
China.scroll.in
WORLD
UK envoy said Trump left Iran nuclear deal to
spite Obama: Report
UK's former ambassador to Washington said US
President Donald Trump seemed to be pulling out of the Iran nuclear deal for
"personality reasons", as it was signed by his predecessor, Barack
Obama, according to a British newspaper citing leaked documents.The report by
the Mail on Sunday came days after Kim Darroch was reported to have sent
diplomatic cables describing the Trump administration as "inept",
prompting US president to claim the ambassador was a "pompous fool"
whom he would no longer deal with.Darroch has since resigned, saying it was now
"impossible" to do his job."The administration is set upon an
act of diplomatic vandalism, seemingly for ideological and personality reasons
- it was Obama's deal,"Darroch wrote in a diplomatic cable in May 2018,
the Mail on Sunday reported, as it published the second batch of leaked
documents. According to the cables, in May 2018, Boris Johnson, the British
foreign secretary at the time, went to Washington to try to persuade Trump not
to abandon the Iran deal.Afterwards, Darroch reportedly indicated there were
divisions in Trump's team over the decision, and criticised the White House for
not having a long-term strategy."They can't articulate any 'day-after'
strategy; and contacts with the State Department this morning suggest no sort
of plan for reaching out to partners and allies, whether in Europe or the
region," he wrote.He reported back that US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo,
during his talks with Johnson, "did some subtle distancing by talking throughout
about 'the president's decision'".The newspaper reported that, according
to Darroch, Pompeo also hinted that he had tried but failed to "sell"
a revised text to Trump. aljazeera
Israel preparing for war with Iran, military
wings in next 2 yrs
Israel’s Minister of Regional Cooperation
Tzachi Hanegbi said that Israel is preparing for a “possible” military
confrontation with Iran and its military wings in the next two years.Speaking
to Israel Hayom, Hanegbi – who is also a member of Israel’s security cabinet –
said “the possibility that there will be a military confrontation with Iran or
its military arms is more likely than the possibility there will not be a
war”.He reiterated that the issue is not related to “whether or not, but to the
appropriate time”.The minister claimed that the war with Iran “has already
moved from proxy war to direct war,” adding: “There will be a direct war
between us [Israel] and Iran, direct or indirect war. This is impossible to be
avoided and will get fiercer through time.”MEMO
Israeli PM warns of ‘crushing’ blow if
Hezbollah strikes
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu warned of a
“crushing” attack on Lebanon in response to any military action from Lebanese
group Hezbollah. In an interview with Hezbollah’s Al-Manar, its leader Hassan
Nasrallah said key Israeli sites were in the range of Hezbollah’s rockets. “Over
weekend we heard Nasrallah’s arrogant words about his attack plans,” Netanyahu
said at beginning of the weekly Govt meeting.“Let me be clear that if Hezbollah
dares to commit an act of stupidity and attack Israel — we will deal a crushing
military blow on Lebanon.” “Suffice it to say that for years Nasrallah dug
terror tunnels, which we destroyed within days,” he said, in reference to destruction
of what Israel says tunnels dug by Hezbollah along Israeli-Lebanese border.Anadolu
Orthodox Church to challenge sale of its
property to Israel settlers
Greek Orthodox Church will next week petition
against a final ruling of Israel’s Supreme Court which approved the sale of
church property in East Jerusalem’s Old City to pro-settlement group Ateret
Cohanim.Israeli Yedioth Ahronoth reported that petition will argue that the
sale of the property was based on bribery and the church figures who signed the
deal were corrupt, immediately fleeing the country after signing the deal.MEMO
Muslim Brotherhood says never 'harmed Kuwait
security' after authorities held 8 for joining the group
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood group has said it
has never attempted to harm the stability and security of the Gulf state of
Kuwait.This came one day after Kuwaiti authorities said they busted a
“terrorist cell” linked to the group. Kuwaiti interior ministry said Friday it
had arrested 8 Egyptians accused of joining the Muslim Brotherhood on
terrorism-related charges. The ministry said the eight were hiding in Kuwait
and that they had allegedly admitted to have committed terrorist attacks in
Egypt before escaping to the Gulf state. Brotherhood said the 8 Egyptians
"were working in Kuwait under legal procedures that organize residence of
the expatriates." "It was never proved that the [eight] had committed
any violation of the country’s laws or harmed its security and stability,"
it said.The Brotherhood said that "it is keen on maintaining the security
and stability of Kuwait and respecting its constitution laws," going on to
call for not extraditing the eight defendants to Egypt "for fears of
injustice and maltreatment."Anadolu Agency
At least 22 civilians killed in govt attacks
in Syria
Air attacks by Syrian and Russian military
aircraft have killed at least 8 people in the northern region of Idlib in the
last two days, while 11 people were killed in different areas of Idlib province
on Saturday, according to the White Helmets rescue group. 3 people, including a
woman and a child, were killed in air raids in the town of Kafarya in eastern
Idlib, the organisation said.11 people were injured, including a White Helmets
rescuer, the organisation said in a tweet. aljazeera
Afghan forces, US service member killed in attacks
At least 4 Afghan security forces and a US
service member have been killed in two separate attacks claimed by the Taliban
as violence continues across Afghanistan despite efforts to end the 18-year
war.An attack on a commercial building housing a hotel and shops in Qala-e-Naw,
the capital of Badghis province in western Afghanistan, killed four security
personnel and wounded 20 others, including civilians, officials said on
Saturday."The attackers took over a building near the governor's office
and police headquarters," Badghis Governor Abdul Ghafoor Malikzai told
AFP.Afghanistan's Defence Ministry said at least 3 Taliban attackers were also
killed in attack and 2 others arrested.In a separate incident, NATO said a US
service member was killed in action on Saturday in Sayed Abad district of
central Wardak province, some 70km south of Afghan capital, Kabul."
Taliban claimed responsibility. aljazeera
Journalists, politicians among 26 killed in
Somali hotel siege
A suicide bomber rammed a car containing
explosives into the Asasey Hotel in the southern port city of Kismayo and
gunmen then stormed the building in the autonomous Jubaland region. At least 26
people have been killed.Among the victims was prominent Somali-Canadian
journalist Hodan Naleyah, founder of Integration TV, and Mohamed Sahal Omar, a
reporter from SBC TV in Kismayo.Al-Shabab fighters stormed the hotel after
detonating a car bomb on Friday while local elders and legislators met to
discuss approaching regional elections.aljazeera
Former Bangladesh army ruler Ershad dies aged
89
Former Bangladesh President and military ruler
Hussain Muhammad Ershad has died aged 89 following age-related health
complications, an aide has said."He died today morning after suffering for
about three weeks," his political and press secretary Sunil Shuva Roy said.
As army chief of staff, Ershad seized power in a bloodless coup on April 24,
1982, and declared himself president the next year.He ruled until Dec.1990 when
he was forced to resign in the face of mass upheaval and weeks of anti-govt
protests. aljazeera
Flash: views & NEWS
Every second ST, every third Dalit &
Muslim in India poor, not just financially: UN report
7% growth will mean little or nothing to the
poor, unemployed and exploited sections: P Chidambaram
Modi’s support was across caste Hindus and
Dalits, but not Muslims: Meghnad Desai
Hunting Inside Muslim Homes: Triple Talaq in
Salman Khurshid's 'Visible Muslim, Invisible Citizen'
Debate: Miyah Poetry in the Time of
Xenophobia:Rintu Borah and Prithiraj Borah
Will the Aadhaar Amendment Bill Pass Judicial
Scrutiny?Agnidipto Tarafder and Siddharth Sonkar
The brave new world to expect with the new
race to the moon:Jaideep Unudurti
How will Chandrayaan 2 study the
moon?Shubashree Desikan
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind for talks to end
Islamophobia
Jamaat Unveils New Policy Document; Pushes for
Dialogue At Grass-root Level to Overcome Hatred
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind for talks to end
Islamophobia
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind for talks to end
Islamophobia:outlookindia
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind for talks to end
Islamophobia:wefornews.com
In 2019-2023 Term, Jamaat to Focus on Muslim
Society Reform, Bridging Gap between Communities:indiatomorrow
RSS withdraws Ramlal from BJP after 12 years
in key post
Raghuram Rajan flags risks for govt’s overseas
borrowing plan
Prasar Bharati chief accuses The Caravan
editor of ‘blatant’ anti-India presentation at global meet
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