06 July 2019:
02 Dhul Qadah 1440:Vol: 11, No:238
INDIA
Karnataka crisis: 12 rebel MLAs leave for
Mumbai
The shaky Congress-JD(S) coalition govt in
Karnataka is again in the doldrums with at least 14 MLAs of the ruling alliance
submitting their resignations with Karnataka Assembly Speaker’s office on
Saturday. Of 14, 12 rebel MLAs have been flown to Mumbai for safe-keeping in
the continuance of resort politics. Earlier, reports had said they will be
flown to Goa.BJP leader BS Yeddyurappa told the media that Congress leader DK
Shivakumar, who is playing the trouble-shooter to keep the alliance on, tore
some of the resignations at the Assembly Speaker’s office. Shivakumar, in his
turn, told the media nobody will resign and that he will be meeting the MLAs. 3
MLAs are said to have promised to withdraw their resignations if the CM’s post
is given to Siddaramaiah. Congress and JDS together have 116 in 224-member
state assembly where 113 is majority mark. The coalition will crash if 14
lawmakers quit. BJP has 105 MLAs. BJP had first been called to form the govnt
but had to resign since they didn’t have the numbers to pass a confidence vote
in the state assembly.NewsX
Karnataka MLAs resign Live : Congress tears
into BJP for ‘orchestrating’ MLAs’ resignation
New Delhi:Congress-JDS coalition has sprung
into action with a series of meetings being held in Bengaluru and New Delhi as
leaders try to pacify MLAs. Congress alleged the saffron party’s hands behind
the resignations as spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said, condemned the
“orchestrated move” by BJP and reminded PM Narendra Modi of his oath.He said
that democracy is being denigrated and the constitution is being trampled in
broad daylight in the state.indianexpress
Karnataka: Union Minister Gowda says BJP all
set to form govt, BS Yeddyurappa to become CM
On being asked about if BJP will form the govt
in Karnataka, Union Minister DV Sadananda Gowda has said that Governor is the
supreme authority, as per the constitutional mandate. He added that if he calls
us, certainly we are ready to form the govt. We are the single largest party,
we have got 105 people with us. He added that BS Yeddyurappa will be the Chief
Minister if a new Government is formed in Karnataka.newsx
Nothing
will happen, govt will continue: Siddaramaiah
In Karnataka, amid a flurry of resignations by
the ruling combine MLAs, senior Congress leader and coalition coordination
committee chief Siddaramaiah has asserted that the govt in Karnataka would
continue. thehindu
BUDGET 2019
Opposition: Budget Benefits Corporate Sector,
Ignores Common People
New Delhi: Opposition leaders criticised Union
govt for presenting a business-as-usual Budget on Friday, and not seriously
addressing the lingering problems of unemployment and agrarian crisis.At the
same time, most opposition parties expressed their dismay over finance minister
Nirmala Sitharaman not disclosing outlay figures in her speech. While she
elaborated the second Modi govt’s plans, targets and missions, she steered
clear of detailing budgetary allocations in her speech.This not only breached
convention, but appeared unethical as Finance Bill was put to vote in Lok Sabha
immediately after finance minister finished her speech, opposition parties
felt.Former finance minister and senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram accused
Union govt of withholding crucial information in Budget. He pointed out that
“insipid” budget speech gave out no detail regarding the Govt’s expenditure,
revenue, fiscal deficit, and even the allocation for the defence sector, and
was an “unusually opaque exercise”.“Has there ever been a Budget speech that
does not disclose the total revenue, the total expenditure, fiscal deficit, the
revenue deficit, the additional revenue mobilisation or financial concessions?
Has there ever been a Budget speech that does not disclose allocations to
important programmes like MGNREGA, mid-day meal scheme, healthcare etc. and to
vulnerable sections like SC/ST, minorities, women? We are shocked by the
departure from the usual practice,” he said at a press gathering.He also said
that the increased custom duties and taxes on a large number of goods,
including petrol and diesel, is “protectionist and exploitative” in nature and
will increase the taxpayer’s burden.He added that the Budget did not contain
any noteworthy long-term or structural reform, as most announcements were only “expansion
of current programmes and schemes”.“Modi Govt treats India as one big state
govt and has taken upon itself the responsibility to do things that are the
right and duty of state Govts. This is not cooperative federalism, it is an
unequal partnership imposed by Centre upon state govts,” he said.Congress’s chief
spokesperson Randeep Surejewala tweeted to say that the budget was anti-common
people.Left parties hit out at the Govt for completely ignoring basic issues of
people and making cosmetic announcements. They also said that the entire budget
was an exercise to benefit the corporate sector while leaving the poor to fend
for themselves. CPI(M) said, “first budget of second Modi Govt was a payback
gift after the elections to corporate India and foreign financial interests.
The Budget and the speech were full of several promises and commitments that
would help big corporate capital and the wealthy to strengthen their grip on
the Indian economy and foster greater integration of the Indian economy with
international financial markets. Nothing, however, was there for India’s
working people – kisans and workers – who would be left to fend for themselves
in a world of shrinking opportunities for employment and livelihood.”AAP also
hit out at the Govt for doing little for common people who are in dire need of
employment opportunities and quality education. Mamata Banerjee too attacked govt
for increasing prices of fuel.Even BJP’s own Subramanian Swamy pointed out
contradictions in Budget speech. He tweeted,"target stated in Budget is
doubling of farm income by 2022 from base year 2018.That means doubling in 4
years which means a compound average annual rate of growth of 18% per year.At
present farm income is growing at 2.0%per year.Sweet dreams."thewire
Opposition terms budget fraudulent, says it’s
old wine in a new bottle
Budget exposes Modi govt’s apathy towards
minorities welfare
Prominent minority groups and leaders sharply
reacted to the Union Budget which did not increase a single penny in the outlay
for the welfare of minorities and unfortunately it has reduced the allocations
for scholarship scheme contradicting Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Naqvi’s
claim that Modi Govt will provide 50 million scholarships to minority students
in the next 5 years. Minority Ministry has been allocated Rs 4,700 crores,same
as previous fiscal.Ex- Minority Affairs Minister K Rehman Khan said it has
again proved the hollowness of govt’s tall claims made for the empowerment of
minorities just after its re-election. Generally, every ministry’s budget get
enhanced by 10% taking into account inflation and other factors but in the
present budget nothing such happened. Flaying budget, Muslim
Majlis-e-Mushawarat said Modi govt’s promises to the minorities were mere
rhetoric. Mushawarat chief, Navaid Hamid pointed out that the present govt
which wants to win the confidence of minorities, particularly Muslims, was even
averse using term minority.Like Gujarat budget, finance minister also did not
utter minority word even once in her speech in parliament that shows this govt’s
‘commitment’ for the minority welfare, he said. Hamid pointed out that govt has
not paid a single penny as it had promised after Haj subsidy was abruptly
withdrawn some 2 years back.Caravan Daily
Minority Ministry budget allocation same as
2018-19
Budge: Minority Education Fund Slashed,
Allocation For Free UPSC Coaching Raised by Modi Govt
Union Budget 2019-20 has slashed educational
grant for minorities. While the govt reduced budget allocation for pre-matric
and post-matric scholarships for minorities, it substantially raised funds for
providing free and subsidised coaching for UPSC exams to minority candidates.In
the budget, the Govt reduced funds allocated for educational empowerment of
minority to Rs 2,362 crore from Rs 2,451 crore last year. The budget allocation
for pre-matric and post-matric scholarships has been reduced from Rs 1,296
crore last year to Rs 1,220 crore this year, and from Rs 500 crore to Rs 496
crore this year, respectively. Under Support for students clearing prelims conducted
by UPSC, SSC, SPSC etc scheme, the govt, however, increased the budget for
providing free and subsidised coaching for minority candidates from Rs 8 crore
last year to Rs 20 crore this year. When the Modi Govt abolished the Haj
subsidy, Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi had said that the saved
money would be used to educate the Muslim community. A ministry official said
the reduction in budget allocation for minority education is marginal and that
more funds have been allocated for other schemes meant for the betterment of
minorities. “These schemes have been operational for some time and do not need
more money. We are instead focusing on persuading more Muslims to prepare for UPSC,”
the official was quoted as saying.latestly.com
India hikes gold import duty, industry fears
smuggling surge
Mumbai:India raised the import duties on gold
and other precious metals on Friday in a surprise move that industry officials
say could dampen retail demand and boost smuggling in the world’s
second-biggest bullion consumer.Lower demand from India could weigh on global
prices that are trading near their highest level in 6 years.Jewellery trade
associations have asked India’s Govt to reduce gold import duties, which have
caused a surge in smuggling. The Govt instead hiked the duty to 12.5% from 10%
as policymakers try to bring down the fiscal deficit and recapitalise
banks.“This is a shocking move.We were expecting reduction in the custom duty,”
Anantha Padmanabhan, chairman of All India Gem and Jewellery Domestic Council
(GJC) said, adding the hike has effectively raised smugglers’ margins.Gold
smuggling surged in India after the Govt raised the import duty to 10% in
August 2013. Grey market operators - businesses that smuggle gold from overseas
and sell it in cash to avoid the duties - got a further boost in 2017 when
India imposed a 3% sales tax on bullion. India has been trying to bring
transparency in bullion trading by curbing cash transactions but the hike “will
dilute efforts to reduce cash transactions”, said Somasundaram PR, MD of World
Gold Council’s Indian operations.Reuters
Promise to provide scholarship to 1 crore
Muslim students not fulfilled in Union Budget : Owaisi
Hyderabad: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has lashed
out at Union Minister of Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi for not fulfiling
promise of providing scholarship to one crore Muslim students in Union Budget.
Owaisi said: "Naqvi had promised to give scholarship to one crore Muslims
students every year. Why was the scholarship not provided in the Union
Budget?"ANI
Economic survey cites Hinduism, Islam,
Christianity to deter tax evasion
Economic Survey 2018-19 tabled in Parliament,
has suggested ways to bring about behavioural changes to widen the tax net in
India.The document listed out methods such as linking religion to tax evasion,
rewarding top taxpayers by naming roads, building and trains after them, and
expediting boarding privileges at airports, fast-lane privileges on roads and
toll booths, special "diplomatic" type lanes at immigration, among
others. The document noted that in Hinduism, non-payment of debts is a sin and
also a crime. The scriptures ordain that if a person's debts are not paid and
he dies in a state of indebtedness, his soul may have to face evil
consequences, according to News18 report. Survey quoted Hinduism's doctrine of
pious obligation and read, "Therefore, it is the duty of his children to
save him from such evil consequences. Further reinstating the need to link
religion with tax evasion, it read, "Under Islam, Prophet Muhammad
advocated – O Allaah, I seek refuge with You from sin and heavy debt.Advertise
With Us A person cannot enter Paradise until his debt is paid off. All of his
wealth could be used to pay the debt and if it is insufficient then one or more
heirs of the deceased could voluntarily pay for him." The Survey also
quoted from the Bible. "Bible says, 'Let no debt remain outstanding except
the continuing debt to love one another - Romans 13:8' and 'The wicked borrows
and does not repay, but the righteous shows mercy and gives -Psalm
37:21'," it noted. thehans
LYNCHING
ISSUE
Muslim Quack Lynched by Mob in Assam for
Allegedly Raping Two Women
A 45-year-old quack was lynched by mob in West
Karbi Anglong district of Assam HT reported. Hussain Ali, a traditional doctor,
allegedly raped a 22-year-old tribal woman on 3 July on the pretext of
conducting a ritual to cure her partially blind mother.He took the woman to a
separate room to perform the rituals saying that they will help cure her
mother’s blindness, the police said. Then he allegedly made her smell a
substance that made her semi-conscious and then raped her. He also allegedly
threatened her to not tell anyone about the incident.Ali visited the woman’s
house the next day as well, report said, and created a scene after finding out
that she wasn’t at home.Then he took a 16-year-old relative of the woman and
allegedly raped her too.The Quintu /HT
Bihar police save man from being lynched by
cow vigilantes
Bhabua:Police in Bihar’s Bhabua town saved a
truck driver, who was carrying animal bones in his vehicle, from being lynched
by cow vigilantes on Wednesday evening, officials said. The incident happened
at 8 pm on Wednesday on the western outskirts of Bhabua when at least 100
vigilantes chased the truck on motorcycles alleging the driver was transporting
beef and cow skin in his truck. The truck had started from Babura village in
Bhabua district and was bound for Gujarat.The mob was led by Uttam Patel, a
self-styled state president of the youth wing of Hindu Samaj, police said. The
men dragged the driver out of the truck, held him captive and assaulted him at
a place just a few hundred yards from the residence of SP, they said.The driver
told the mob he was carrying animal bones in his truck but the men did not stop
their assault. They also damaged the truck. “A police team rushed to the spot
within a few minutes and rescued the driver from being lynched,” SP Dilnawaz
Ahmad said. Uttam Patel and his supporters opposed the police action and asked
them to hand over the driver to them. They threatened the police officer that
he would be removed from service and would have to face dire consequences.Patel
and about 60 of his supporters were booked for the attack on driver,
threatening police and obstructing officers on duty. HT
3 youths thrashed in Ranchi, ‘forced’ to chant
‘Jai Shri Ram’
Bhubaneswar:Tension prevailed at the MG Marg
in Ranchi on Friday after 3 youths of a minority community were thrashed and
allegedly forced them to chant “Jai Shri Ram” by a group of people.The youths
were treated in a hospital and later discharged.Enraged community members
blocked the MG Marg near Church Complex, demanding the immediate arrest of the
culprits. Police rushed to the spot to control the situation. The community
leaders continued to demonstrate till late in the evening.“We have deployed
police along MG Marg to prevent further escalation. Now the area is peaceful.
We are keeping a close watch on the situation,” SSP Anish Gupta said over the
phone on Saturday.Aamir Wasim, who lodged a complaint at the Doranda police station,
said he and his friends, Altaf Ali and Ali Ahmed, had gone to the airport area
to take photographs.“We were riding our 2-wheelers and were in kurta pajama
when some people besieged us.Without any provocation, they beat us up and told
us to chant “Jai Shri Ram”. As the crowd got bigger, we fled from the spot,”
said Wasim, adding that security personnel near the Birsa Munda Airport rescued
them.On Friday, Muslims took out an ‘Akrosh’ rally to protest against attacks
on their community members in Ranchi.thehindu
Surat: Police open fire as clash breaks out
with people protesting against mob lynching
Surat : Tension gripped Surat as police opened
fire and lobbed tear gas shells to disperse people protesting against the
lynching of Tabrez Ansari Friday. Clashes between the protestors and police
broke out in Nanpura area of the city.People from a minority community led by
Versatile Minority Forum president advocate Babu Pathan and his associates had
taken out a rally to condemn the mob lynching Ansari reportedly without police
permission.Police lobbed tear gas shells and fired in the air to disperse the
mob to control the situation as the organisers of the rally were arrested.The
group had sought permission to take out the rally from Badekhan Chakla to
Nanpura near Dotiwala bakery at Makkai pul circle, which was not granted.On
Friday afternoon, a large number of minority community people gathered at
Badekhan Chakla in Surat, where local youth were seen carrying banners and
photos of Tabrez while raising slogans calling for stopping mob lynchings and
strict punishment for accused. As they reached Nanpura Makkai pul circle police
were present to stop them due to lack of permission. indian express
Hyderabad:Muslims form panel to curb mob
violence
Muslim
organisations have constituted a board to deal with incidents of mob violence
and hatred. Called the ‘Khairsugali Board’ (goodwill board), it will take
account of incidents on a monthly basis and strive to promote communal
harmony.A meeting of representatives of various community organisations was
held in Hussamia Manzil, Panje Shah. The meeting was convened by Moulana
Mohammed Hussamuddin Sani Jafar Pasha. The participants discussed the
increasing incidents of violence and lynching by mobs in the country and felt
the need of adopting a collaborative approach to tackle the situation. They
demanded enactment of a specific law against mob violence and to ensure death
penalty to culprits of such heinous crimes.Participants in the meeting observed
that it was high time to take multi-pronged initiatives to handle the
situation. Moulana Mufti Abdul Mughani Mazah-eri, city president of
Jamiat-e-Ulema said that a few people were trying to destroy the democratic
fabric of the country and tarnish its image of rich and tolerant culture. He
said that the board would strive to promote integration among different
communities and create an atmosphere of tolerance. “We will convince people to
raise their voices against atrocities against humanity. This Board will also
focus on character building of Muslim community,” he said.Board will have
representatives of Jamiat, Jamat-e-Islami, Tamir-e-Millat, Majlis-e-Ilmia,
Majlis Khatam-e-Nabu-wat, Najat-ul-Ulema, the Shia community, Ahle Hadees, Safa
Bait-ul-Maal and Sufi.Sufis of the city are also contemplating to take up the
issue. Deccan Chronicle
Muslim clerics demand anti-lynching law
Govt Needs to Take Immediate Steps to Curb Mob
Lynching: Sufi Scholars
Jamiat demands law against mob lynching
Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind has expressed concern over
the “growing” incidents of mob lynching targeting religious minorities and
sought a special law to curb them. In a meeting of its working committee, it
stressed that mere cosmetic attempts to tackle the menace “would not suffice”
as it was the duty of PM to ensure the safety of minorities. Jamiat Chief
Maulana Arshad Madani, who presided over the meeting, told the media that a
demand was raised to enact a special law to deal with mob lynching.He also
warned that a hugely diverse and multi-religious country like India cannot be
governed by one particular ideology or religion. The country will move on the
path of progress if it follows secularism and religious neutrality, he said
alleging that minorities especially Muslims were being targeted because of
their religion. Madani claimed that attempts were being made to abolish the
rule of law in the country as well as undermine the judiciary.If the supremacy
of the Constitution and the rule of law is not upheld, then the country will
pay a heavy price for this blunder, he said. Everybody needs to uphold the
Constitutional values and preserve the age-old ethos of religious tolerance and
communal harmony, he said. Without taking any names, Madani said some forces
were trying to divide the people on communal and caste lines and spreading hatred
to reap political dividends.PTI
Owaisi, Arshad Madani seek legislation to curb
mob lynching
‘Threat to nation’: Kerala House resolution
demands end to lynchings
Days after 24-year-old Tabriz Ansari died
following a mob attack in a village in Jharkhand,Kerala Assembly has
unanimously adopted a resolution condemning mob lynchings, demanding an end to
such barbarities.The resolution said there has been a four-fold increase in mob
lynchings since 2014, and most of these crimes have been committed by self-styled
vigilantes. It said that such crimes increased from 5 %t in 2010 to 20 %t in
2017.“Mob lynching is the brutal crime against humaneness. Emergence of the
thought that law can be taken into hand with the backing of power and money is
a threat to the very security of the nation. Mob lynching has to be eradicated
forever to ensure the diversity and unity of the country and protection of
every Indian citizen. Kerala, the land of social reformer Sree Narayana Guru,
has the responsibility to tell the country the path of humaneness, prudence and
love,” it said.The resolution stated that if incidents of mob lynching are
allowed to recur, the democratic, judicial and law and order system would
collapse.indianexpress
Meerut Violence: Net services again suspended
Meerut: Internet services were suspended as a
precautionary measure in Meerut district on Friday after certain protests held
on June 30 against the lynching of Tabrez Ansari in Jharkhand went out of
control and took a violent turn.As per reports, the incident took place on Sunday
when a local outfit, Yuva Sewa Samiti (YSS), had sought permission to take out
a peace march to pay homage to Tabrez Ansari. However, the administration
claimed that they denied the permission as Section 144 of CrPC was in place.
Yet, the outfit went ahead with the march. The protesters had claimed that
during Friday prayers(June 28), it was announced that a peaceful procession
will take place in Meerut since such protests are taking place everywhere
across the country. But despite repeated requests to the police as well administration,
the officials remained inaccessible. When the protesters began to assemble,
police reportedly lathicharged to disperse mob. Later, head of YSS, Badar Ali,
who had organised the march, was arrested by police days after the police had
announced a reward of Rs 5,000 for anybody providing information about Ali.
FIRs have been filed under various sections of IPC and "NSA will also be
invoked against those who are being identified by us through available mobile
videos to us," Meerut's SSP said. Police have registered cases against
nearly 2,575 persons (75 named, 2,000 unidentified) in 5 different police
stations of Meerut district.Meanwhile, this is second time when net services
were suspended by local administration within 5 days.NewsClick approached a
dozen people to talk about the current situation, but people refused to comment
over the issue saying that Muslims of Meerut are living in fear and do not want
to speak to the media. However, IA Khan, uncle of Badar Ali, said, “My nephew
Babar led the protest, but when people started to assemble, police suddenly
came and asked not to protest. Babar was targeted because his organisation is
doing tremendous work for the needy people. There is not a single crime against
Babar and police made him ‘wanted’ criminal just because of the protest.”
Several Muslim families have decried that the police have wrongly framed
several youths who were not even present or were simply passing the area when
the incident took place.newsclick
Communal violence: Net remains closed in Agra
Days after communal violence that broke out in
Agra following a protest march by Muslims in the city, internet remained down
on Friday to prevent spreading of fake news after Friday prayers.A large police
contingent from the neighbouring district was deployed around Jama Masjid where
Friday prayers are held.Police presence ensured a calm situation despite the
protest march call by Muslim organizations and the Bhim Army. Activists
belonging to both Muslim organizations and Bhim Army have either been picked up
by police or are in hiding due to the strict checking throughout Agra and DGP OP
Singh is himself monitoring the sitution. Friday prayers were also held
peacefully in Taj Mahal, which was open for two hours just for the prayers. A
large number of CISF jawans were on a strict vigil during prayers.indiatoday
‘Jai
Shri Ram’ not part of Kolkata’s culture:A.Sen
Kolkata :Economist and Nobel laureate Amartya
Sen has said the affinity towards the slogan, ‘Jai Shri Ram’, was a recent
development in West Bengal and not part of Kolkata’s culture.It was not a
phrase to which any consequence was attributed earlier “in my days,” he said
“It [Jai Shri Ram] is a recent import used as a pretext to beat people up,” he
said in an interaction with students of Jadavpur University in Kolkata, where
he was a professor of economics in the mid-fifties, on Friday. Earlier in the
day, at a seminar, Professor Sen said when “someone is asked to alight a
rickshaw, told to repeat a particular phrase [and then] hit with stick if the
person refused to say so then I am alarmed.”“We do not want to discriminate
between various castes, religion or communities, but it is increasing,”he said
at the seminar. Later in the evening, in Jadavpur University, where he
interacted with social scientist Partha Chatterjee, Sen reiterated the issue of
discrimination.“These days, when I hear that members of a particular community
are scared and going out of their houses in this city with an element of fear,
then I fail to recognise this city…the city of my pride.We need to ask
questions now,” he said.He further said in the question and answer session that
Bengalis were not connected with “culture” of ‘Jai Shri Ram’ or Ram Navami but
this new culture was imported to promote divisive politics in the State.
thehindu
OTHERS
Gujarat: Ex-BJP MP Dinu Solanki, 6 others
guilty of killing RTI activist
New Delhi :A special CBI court on Saturday
convicted former BJP MP from Junagadh, Dinu Bogha Solanki, and 6 others for the
murder of RTI activist Amit Jethwa in Ahmedabad in 2010. The quantum of
punishment will be announced on July 11.Jethva was shot dead on July 20, 2010,
by 2 assailants outside the Gujarat High Court. Through RTI replies, the social
worker had exposed the illegal mining activities in Gir forest allegedly by the
former MP.Initially, the murder case was investigated by Ahmedabad DCB which
chargesheeted six persons — Shiva Solanki (nephew of Dinu Solanki), Shailesh
Pandya, Bahadursinh Vadher, Panchan G Desai, Sanjay Chauhan and Udaji
Thakore.After Solanki was given a clean chit by DCB, Jethva’s father Bhikhabhai
moved the High Court. indian express
Haren Pandya murder case: SC convicts 12
persons for killing former Gujarat home minister
The Supreme Court has convicted 12 persons for
their involvement in the murder of former Gujarat home minister Haren Pandya.
Pandya, who was th then home minister in the Narendra Modi govt in Gujarat, was
shot dead in Ahmedabad while he went out on a morning walk in March 2003. A
bench headed by Justices Arun Mishra and Vineet Saran allowed CBI and the
Gujarat Govt challenging the high court order where all the convicts were
acquitted from the charges.However, the apex court rejected a PIL filed by NGO
CPIL seeking a court-monitored fresh probe into the Haren Pandya murder case.
The SC also imposed a Rs 50,000 fine on the CPIL and said no further would be
entertained in this murder case.The accused were convicted earlier for the
conspiracy by a POTA court. The convicts
are- Asghar Ali, Mohammad Rauf, M. Parvez Abdul Kayum Sheikh, Parvez Khan
Pathan, Mohammad Farooq, Shahnawaz Gandhi, Kalim Ahmed, Rehan Puthawala,
Mohammad Riaz Sareswala, Aniz Machiswala, Mohammad Yunus Sareswala and Mohammad
Saifuddin.Newsx
Convicts in Kathua rape case appeal in High
Court
The main convicts in the Kathua rape case
appealed against his conviction in the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which has
admitted the petition. Among the accused, Sanji Ram, Parvesh Kumar, and Deepak
Khajuria had approached the High Court against their life terms while Anand
Dutta and Surinder Kumar had appealed against their five-year jail
term.“Admitted. Recovery of fine shall remain suspended during the pendency of
the appeal,”said a division bench in an order.The HC has listed July 18 for the
hearing of all the appeals by 6 convicts.nationalheraldindia
BJP MP’s security men thrash toll plaza
employees in Agra
New Delhi:Employees at a toll plaza in Agra
were allegedly thrashed by the security personnel of BJP MP Ram Shankar
Katheria following an argument.As per a video released by the news agency, the
security personnel of Katheria, who is also the chairman of National Commission
for Scheduled Castes, also opened fire in the air to create fear. The reason
behind the argument is not clear.The incident comes a week after a toll
collector at Kherki Daula toll plaza in Gurgaon was dragged on the bonnet of a
car for 100 metres when he tried to stop a commuter from passing without paying
tax. Another toll operator, in the same booth, was beaten up with a brick by a
commuter the next day. 2 persons were arrested in connection with the case.indian
express
Curious transfer from CBI and ‘downgrading’ of
‘midnight’ Nageshwara Rao
Last year in October the Govt was in such
panic that the then CBI director Alok Verma was sacked post-midnight and
Nageshwara Rao made to replace him and join around 1.30 in the morning.Equally
unceremoniously Rao’s tenure in CBI, where he was serving as Additional
Director after the Govt appointed a regular, full-time director in Feb this
year, was cut short on Friday this week. Ironically, he has been posted as
Director General of Fire Services and Civil Defence and Home Guards, a post
which Verma had refused to join.Officialdom is intrigued by sudden shifting out
of Nageswara Rao from CBI yesterday -- a day when the Govt and the rest of the
people were otherwise totally preoccupied with the presentation of Budget in
Parliament.nationalheraldindia
Aligarh: Man beaten up for ‘reciting Bhagavad
Gita’ at home, 2 held
Lucknow:Aligarh police arrested 2 persons
Friday for allegedly beating up a 42-year-old man, their neighbour, for
“reciting Bhagavad Gita” at his residence in Delhi Gate police station
area.Police said Dilsher Khan was reciting from the holy book Thursday morning
when Mohammad Sameer (20) and Zakir (21) entered his house and assaulted him.
On Friday Sameer and Zakir were produced before a local court, which sent them
to judicial custody, said SHO of Delhi Gate police station, Indresh Pal
Singh.According to SHO, Khan told the police that he recites holy books,
Bhagavad Gita and Ramayana every morning and 2 suspects had objected to this
several times.On Khan’s complaint, an FIR was registered against Sameer and
Zakir. indianexpress
Coimbatore:Fanatics on social media under
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Coimbatore: To keep a tab on potential
troublemakers in the city, a police team from the special intelligence cell has
started monitoring social media like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and WhatsApp
for inflammatory or provocative messages. The team has been gathering the
details of people who are posting inflammatory messages to disturb the communal
harmony. TOI
Mumbai wall collapse: Jamaat joins rescue team
Mumbai :The heavy incessant rains in Mumbai
resulted in wall collapse in Malda east, a suburb in Mumbai, leaving nearly 25
persons dead and more than 160 injured. Hasib Bhatkar, Mumbai President of
Jamaat e Islami Hind, and 15 other volunteers joined the rescue work. The city
has received nearly 1000 mm of rain in 3 days, second highest in the last 45
years since July 2005.“Mumbai is now limping back to normalcy but the hutments
are grieving the deaths of their relatives. Some are running after their
injured kin, who have been admitted in the Bhagwati Hospital”, said,
Hasib.However, the CM of Maharashtra has
announced the Rs.5 Lacs compensation for the immediate kin who have died but
people have lost everything they had. “We are providing them immediate relief
like food, water and other essentials. We have also provided them immediate
cash relief for daily work”, said Hasib Bhatkar.Jamaat has started the survey
and some of their workers are visiting Bhagwati Hospital to help the injured
and their relatives. The rescue team of Jamait is co coordinating with the
locals and other NGOs who are working there, also getting the list of
Panchnamas by the local police to reach their families. twocircles
‘Justice For Kashmir’ banner flies above
during India-Sri Lanka World Cup match
Leeds:In yet another incident that had
political overtones, an unnamed aircraft flew over the Headingley stadium with
a pro-Kashmir banner during the World Cup match between India and Sri Lanka, in
Leeds today. Minutes after the match began, an aircraft carrying the banner
‘Justice for Kashmir’ flew above the ground.This is second such incident inside
10 days after Afghanistan and Pakistan fans clashed at the venue after ‘Justice
for Balochistan’ banner was displayed by an unnamed aircraft that landed at the
Bradford airport.PTI
Nagpur:BJP leaders to lead Haj training for
pilgrims
Nagpur:BJP-dominated Haj committee of
Maharashtra has planned a major event involving top leaders, including city MP
and union minister Nitin Gadkari, to train around 2,000 pilgrims before they
leave for Jeddah. Departing from regular practice, mandatory training
programme, which used to be held in the Haj House near Mominpura so far, has
been organized at Suresh Bhat Auditorium near RSS Smruti Mandir premises at
Reshimbagh. A number of other BJP leaders, like state minister for tribal
affairs Parinay Fuke and mayor Nanda Jichkar will share the dais with Muslim
clerics, who would train Hajis (pilgrims) on June 7, Haj committee members told
TOI. Haj travel will begin from June third week. The plan has also led to a
political controversy, with grass roots level Congress workers opposing the
event on the grounds that BJP is eyeing political mileage from the event. They
are also against holding the mandatory training programme out of the Haj House,
which has been venue over years. Organizing the event at the auditorium next to
Smruti Mandir is as good as holding it in RSS premises, said Muslim activists
affiliated to Congress. Meanwhile, protests were held against the move by
Muslim groups.TOI
WORLD
Tunisia bans face veils in public institutions
Tunisian PM Youssef Chahed has banned the
wearing of the niqab - a full-face veil - in public institutions with immediate
effect, citing security reasons."Chahed signed a Govt decree that bars any
person with an undisclosed face from access to public HQRS, administrations,
institutions for security reasons," an official source told Reuters on
Friday.The decision, which was reported on state media, comes at a time of
heightened security in the country following a double suicide bombing in the
capital, Tunis, on June 27 that left two people dead and 7 wounded.Witnesses
said one of the bombers was disguised in a niqab. Interior Ministry denied this
and said the mastermind of the bombings blew himself up on Tuesday to evade
capture.The attack was the third such incident within a week and came at the
peak of tourist season as Tunisia prepared for an autumn parliamentary
election.In 2011, women were allowed to wear the hijab and niqab in Tunisia
after a decades-long ban under secular presidents Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and
Habib Bourguiba, who rejected all forms of Islamic dress.In Feb.2014, the interior
minister instructed police to step up supervision of the wearing of the niqab
as part of "anti-terrorism" measures to prevent its use as a
disguise.Tunisia is one of the few countries in the Middle East where Islamic
and secular parties share rule. It is considered the sole democratic success
story of Arab Spring uprisings, but has struggled with an economic slowdown and
social unrest. Aljazeera
Tunisian Prez makes public appearance
Tunisia's 92-year-old president Beji Caid
Essebsi has made his first public appearance since leaving hospital after an
unspecified serious illness.Video from the president's office showed Essebsi
signing a decree on Friday, authorising elections in Oct and Nov, and making a
brief address four days after being discharged from a military hospital.In a
statement later, his office said the president also extended the nation's
ongoing state of emergency by one month.
Daughter of al-Qaradawi remanded in Egypt
again
The daughter of scholar Yusuf al-Qaradawi has
begun a hunger strike after Egyptian prosecutors hit her with new charges,
according to her lawyer.Ola al-Qaradawi, who has been held for more than two
years, was taken into custody on Thursday only a few hours after her release in
a previous case.Her lawyer, Ahmed Magdi, said she had been remanded by Egyptian
prosecutors for 15 days pending further investigation into new charges of
"joining a terrorist group". Qaradawi's fresh charges mean she could
be held in pre-trial conditions for another 2 years, according to Egyptian
law.Magdi said his client had begun a hunger strike to protest against the
decision. Al-Qaradawi's daughter, Aayah, told Middle East Eye her mother has
"reached the point where she is not able to take it any more"."She's
been in solitary confinement for the past two years; she's not even in contact
with other prisoners," she said.Al-Qaradawi, a Qatari citizen of Egyptian
origin, and her husband, Hosam Khalaf, an Egyptian national, were both arrested
by Egyptian security forces in 2017. aljazeera
Muslims in Sri Lankan highlands to down
shutters as hardline Buddhists meet
Colombo:Shops owned by Muslim traders in Sri
Lankan central highlands district of Kandy will remain closed on Sunday as
thousands of hardline Buddhist monks gather to decide who to back in the
country’s upcoming presidential elections.Gathering, called by Galagoda Aththe
Gnanasara, the influential head of Buddhist nationalist group Bodu Bala Sena
(BBS), is worrying Muslim traders and residents in Kandy, an ancient capital
that was rocked by violence last year as mobs ran amok for 3 days vandalising
mosques, homes and businesses. There have also been a spate of anti-Muslim
riots in the country in recent weeks, blamed in part on Buddhist groups, in
apparent reprisal for April bombings.“All Muslim-owned shops are likely to be
closed on Sunday to avoid any possible confrontation, as thousands of monks are
expected in the town for the conference,” Niyaz Muheeth, president of the Kandy
Muslim Traders Association, said.Sri Lanka’s apex body All Ceylon Jamiyyathul
Ulama (ACJU), urged Muslims to avoid visits to the central district that
contains Kandy on Sunday.In response, BBS said in a statement thousands of
monks are expected to gather in Kandy to take a crucial decision on behalf of
the country.In a letter to police, Dilantha Withanage, CEO of BBS, accused
Muslim groups including ACJU of trying to sabbotage the Sunday event, by
misleading the police with fabricated information and complaints.In recent
years, Buddhist hardliners, led by BBS, have stoked hostility against Muslims,
saying influences from Middle East have made Lankan Muslims more conservative
and isolated.Reuters
Wahhabism confronted: Sri Lanka curbs Saudi
influence after bombings:Reuters
Destruction of Syrian refugees' shelters in
Lebanon condemned
A human rights group has condemned Lebanon's
order for Syrian refugees to demolish their hard shelters as tantamount to
"illegitimate pressure" on them to return to their war-torn
country.Lebanon, a country of some 4 million people, says it hosts at least 1.5
million Syrians on its soil after they fled the long-running war, many living
in informal settlements in the country's east. Nearly a million are registered
as refugees with UN High Commissioner for Refugees.To discourage any permanent
settlement, Lebanese authorities had given Syrians living in the region of
Arsal until July 1 to demolish shelters made of anything but timber and plastic
sheeting.Families were forced to tear down any small cinderblock rooms they may
have built, with the army stepping in to destroy at least 20 remaining hard
shelters as the deadline passed on Monday."This crackdown on housing code
violations should be seen for what it is, which is illegitimate pressure on
Syrian refugees to leave Lebanon," HRW refugee rights director Bill
Frelick said on Friday.aljazeera
China Muslims: Xinjiang schools used to
separate children from families
China is deliberately separating Muslim
children from their families, faith and language in its far western region of
Xinjiang, according to new research.At the same time as hundreds of thousands
of adults are being detained in giant camps, a rapid, large-scale campaign to
build boarding schools is under way.Based on publicly available documents,and
backed up by dozens of interviews with family members overseas, BBC has
gathered some of the most comprehensive evidence to date about what is
happening to children in the region. Records show that in one township alone
more than 400 children have lost not just one but both parents to some form of
internment, either in the camps or in prison. Formal assessments are carried
out to determine whether the children are in need of "centralised
care". Alongside the efforts to transform identity of Xinjiang's adults,
the evidence points to a parallel campaign to systematically remove children
from their roots. BBC
UNCS calls for Libya ceasefire
United Nations Security Council has called on
Libya's warring parties to commit to a ceasefire after a deadly air raid on a
detention centre for migrants and refugees near the capital, Tripoli. "The
members of the Security Council stressed the need for all parties to urgently
de-escalate the situation and to commit to a ceasefire," the 15-member
body said in a joint statement.aljazeera
Flash: views &
NEWS
Budget misses the opportunity to weigh in on
some big issues. It lacks bold ideas: Bhaskar Chakravorti
Does Modi 2.0’s First Budget Back Its Promises
With Adequate Expenditure? Arun Kumar
Budget reeks of a lack of real ambition:Jayati
Ghosh
Why the Boost to Healthcare in Budget 2019
Should be Viewed With Caution :T. Sundararaman
Budget: A Mixed Bag of Good and Bad With No
Clear Roadmap:Sushant Hede
UNsc listens to increasing mob lynching,hate
crimes against Muslims,Dalits In India:Shabina Akhtar
Photos of Missing Suicide Note Recovered From
Payal Tadvi's Phone
Echoes of Tabrez’s Brutal Killing in UN; World
Body Demands Answers from India on Hate Crimes Against Muslims
Amarnath Yatra: Amit Shah's Highway Ban a
Nightmare For Kashmiris:Farooq Shah
Fact-check: Was the case of Tabrez Ansari’s
mob-attack raised at a UN convention?
Centre and Gujarat Govt gun for whistleblowers
and dissenters:Aakar Patel
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