22 Sept. 2019: 22 Muharram 1441:
Vol: 12, No: 19
INDIA:J&K ISSUE
PM Modi promises 'New Kashmir' to Kashmiri
Pandits in US as Valley remains muzzled
PM Narendra Modi claimed that “winds of change”
were blowing in Kashmir as he met with a 17-member delegation of Kashmiri
Pandits in Houston and promised them a new Kashmir. This comes even as it is
close to two months since the Valley has been under lockdown, political leaders
of the state are under house arrest and Kashmiri news from Kashmir continues to
be muzzled. “Kashmir mein naee hava bah rahee hai (New winds are blowing in
Kashmir) and we will all build a new Kashmir together that will be for
everyone,” Modi told delegation even as Kashmiris continue to be calculatedly
kept out of the narrative of the state being portrayed by the Govt. PTI
reported that the Kashmiri Pandit diaspora has supported the Modi Govt and have
hoped that they can return to their homeland. “Modi Ji brought smiles to the
faces of our Kashmiri Pandit delegation, by promising a new Kashmir that we
will build together, for everyone,” Rajiv Pandit, who was part of the
delegation, told PTI. Surinder Kaul, who
led the delegation, told PTI, “PM told us you have suffered a lot and together we
have to build a new Kashmir.” Lalit Kaul, from Boston, said, “It was gracious
of PM Modi to meet us and acknowledge that our community has suffered a lot!
His assurance that he is on the job and things will improve gave all of us a
renewed hope.”Another Kashmiri Pandit delegate from New Jersey, Rakesh Kaul
said that meeting Modi during was important to give him (Modi) unequivocal
support at the global level for revoking Article 370.However, reports from
Kashmir paint quite a different picture.Huffpost India had earlier reported
that Kashmiris are pushing back against the Modi Govt’s narrative that
everything was absolutely normal in Kashmir. Hayat Ahmed Butt, the Srinagar
district president of J&K Muslim League, said, “Indian Govt is talking
about development, but we don’t care even if they put gold on the streets of
Kashmir,” he said. “We want azadi.”“It’s not just the men, but women, children
and the elderly are coming out and marching in the protests,” Butt said. PM
also met a delegation of Dawoodi Bohra community. Members of Sikh community too
met Modi.huffingtonpost/ PTI
We will build a 'new' Kashmir for everyone, says
PM Modi to Kashmiri Pandits in Houston
Trump to share stage with two world leaders in
pair of battleground events
'Howdy Modi!': Indian PM's supporters, critics to
gather in Texas: Aljazeera
Tens of thousands of people are expected to
gather in Houston, Texas, on Sunday to hear Indian PM Narendra Modi and US
President Donald Trump address a rally dubbed "Howdy Modi".Organisers
say more than 50,000 people - many from the Indian-American diaspora - have
registered for the event, which the White House labelled "a great
opportunity to emphasise the strong ties between the two countries" and
"reaffirm the strategic partnership between the world's oldest and largest
democracies".The rally, hosted by the Texas Indian Forum, is set to kick
off around 8:45am local time with cultural performances before Modi and Trump
take the stage at NRG Stadium around 10:00am."There is unprecedented
synergy between our region and the aspirations of a 'New India' that PM
Narendra Modi represents. American dream shares many similarities with emerging
Indian dream, and an event of this scale suggests an opportunity to build
bridges across 2 great democracies," Jugal Malani, the event's chair, said
in a statement announcing the event.But human rights organisations are also
expected to draw more than 15,000 people to counter-rallies outside the
stadium, aiming to raise awareness of the alleged human rights violations in
Kashmir, as well as other parts of India, including Assam state."Most of
us try to defend human rights violations no matter where they happen,"
said Mohammed Nasrullah, of International Humanitarian Foundation, one of main
organisers of the protests."It's extremely important for us to raise our
voices whenever there are any civil rights violations or human rights
violations or any atrocities against minorities or the oppressed," he said.
Sunita Viswanath, cofounder of Hindus for Human Rights, urged other Hindus to
"wake up, and find out what's going on" in India."Hindus in the
world, Hindus in America are not awake to the horrors taking place," she
told Al Jazeera. "I do not believe that most of the Hindus that are
supporting Modi really, truly, understand the extent to which the [Hindu
nationalist] forces are aligned with fascism."Viswanath, whose
organisation is part of Alliance for Justice and Accountability, which consists
of Hindu, Muslim, Dalit, Sikh and Christian groups, said the protest was not
just against Modi, but also Trump."Both are nationalist, both suppress
minorities in their countries, both seem to have no regard for law and order
process. Both seem to be absolutely destroying the fabric of very important
democracies in the world," she said.Gurpatwant Pannun, who is the legal
adviser of the Sikhs for Justice group, warned US politicians against fostering
close relationships with Modi Govt."I really want to let US lawmakers know
that this is a time that they should not trade the economic benefits with the
blood of the minorities," he said before Sunday's event.
Modi, Trump and protesters converge on Houston’s
NRG Stadium: Houston Chronicle
You are our special guest: Saudi crown prince
gives Imran his private jet to travel to US for UNGA meet
Pakistan PM Imran Khan reached US on a
"special aircraft" of Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammad bin Salman. Dunya
News quoting sources said Khan was barred from using a commercial flight by Crown
Prince, who said: "You are our special guest and you would be going to US
on my special aircraft."Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi
said, "PM Khan has reached US. 7-day visit is aimed at drawing the
attention of the world towards what is happening in Kashmir."Before
arriving in US, Khan was on a 2-day visit to Saudi to muster support on Kashmir
issue.In Saudi, Khan met King Salman bin Abdulaziz and discussed Kashmir apart from
trade, investment and economic relations. Khan on Saturday left for New York
from Saudi to participate in 74th session of UN General Assembly.He is
scheduled to address the UNGA on Sept.27. ANI
UP too hot for Kashmiri inmates, seek transfer to
valley
Lucknow: Suffering from depression and unable to
bear the hot and sultry weather in the plains, a large number of Kashmiri
prisoners lodged in jails in UP have sought a transfer back to their state.A
senior jail department official said, "Many of them have said that the
weather in UP does not suit them. They have lost their appetite and are
suffering from depression." Kashmiri prisoners have also complained of
abdominal pain and were made to undergo ultrasound tests before receiving treatment
from the doctors.Some of these prisoners, mostly accused of being
pro-independence protesters or termed "potential stone-throwers",
have underlined they faced no prior police cases in their state and should
therefore not be considered habitual troublemakers.A total of 285 prisoners
were moved from Kashmir to jails in Agra, Lucknow, Varanasi, Naini (Allahabad),
Bareilly and Ambedkar Nagar after the revocation of J&K''s special status
on Aug.6.Currently, an advisory board formed by J&K High Court is hearing
their cases via a videoconferencing link with their jails, official said.IANS
'We hugged and cried' say Families struggle to
meet jailed Kashmiris: aljazeera
Professor fights for Kashmir, armed with
pamphlets
New Delhi: On Sept. 9, retired IIT Delhi
professor Vipin Kumar Tripathi took a long walk from his home in south Delhi’s
Sarvodaya Enclave with a bagful of Hindi and English pamphlets.71-year-old
frequently stopped to distribute pamphlets, titled “Disquiet of Kashmiri Masses
and Jubilation in Rest of India Test Our Soul”.He walked for around 5km,
handing his pamphlets to passers-by near Hauz Khas Metro station, on the leafy
sidewalks of August Kranti Marg, and outside the Kamala Nehru and Gargi
Colleges. A short way from Moolchand Flyover, a car pulled up beside him and
the driver asked for a pamphlet. Before Tripathi could respond, the man
snatched a bunch of 150 pamphlets from his hand. “He shouted at me, ‘Are you a
Pakistani? You are committing treason! If you were not an old man I would have
hit you hard’. I replied, ‘You can do that right now if you want, but tell me
what your problem is. What is wrong with my pamphlet?’”Tripathi said. “A few
policemen arrived and tried to calm the situation. The man asked them to arrest
me. I said I want to bring understanding between the people of Kashmir and the
rest of India. People in one state are uneasy, and those in other states are
rejoicing. Pamphlet promotes national unity.”Tripathi has been writing
pamphlets for 27 years and has travelled as far as Assam, MP,Chhattisgarh,
Rajasthan and Haryana to distribute them, often meeting with abuse. But this
was the first time he had pamphlets snatched from him and was threatened with
violence.telegraphindia
Islamic nations have not protested 370
abrogation: Union minister Pradhan
Hyderabad: Union minister for petroleum and
natural gas Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday said that Islamic countries realised
that Kashmir is India’s internal issue and that it is being dealt with
ingeniously. Interacting with India co-ordinator of Islamic Development Bank
and secretary of Sultan-ul-Uloom Education Society (SUES) Zafar Javeed, Pradhan
said: “Islamic countries are neither against nor have they protested against
the situation in J&K after the abrogation of Article 370.”The minister, who
had recently visited Gulf said that of Muslim countries, only Pakistan tried to
politicise the issue while countries such as UAE and Qatar had not raised the
issue.“There were no political rights for people in J&K and now they have
civil liberty, transportation and communication. The situation is peaceful in
Kashmir,” Pradhan said and added that states such as Nagaland, Assam, Manipur
and Mizoram are covered under Article 371 which is permanent unlike Article 370
which had temporary provisions.TOI
'No power in world can protect Pak from getting
divided': Rajnath raises rights violations against Balochs, Pashtuns
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today criticised
Pakistan for its human rights violations against certain communities and
claimed that if the current trend continues "no power in the world will be
able to protect Pak from getting further divided into pieces." "If
they (Pak) repeat it, then they should think what will become of PoK...Human
rights violations are committed against Balochs&Pashtuns there. If it
continues, no power will be able to protect Pak from getting further divided
into pieces," Rajnath said at an event in Patna. Rajnath also warned
Pakistan of waging a war-like situation with India by reminding Pakistan that
they "should not commit 'the mistake of repeating 1965 and 1971.""You
can see they're already getting discouraged. Pak PM comes to PoK and says
'countrymen don't go to India-Pak border'. I said it's good because if they do,
they'll not be able to go back to Pakistan. They should not commit the mistake
of repeating 1965 and 1971," he said.He also cited that Article 370 and
Article 35A were the major reasons for terrorism in Valley and chastised Pakistan
for enabling terror activities in the valley.Further, minister said Article 370
and Article 35A were the biggest cause behind the birth of terrorism in
Kashmir. dnaindia
Amit Shah blames Nehru for PoK’s existence
New Delhi: Blaming India’s first PM Jawaharlal
Nehru for allegedly allowing to Pakistan to occupy parts of Kashmir, Union Home
Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir would not have come
into existence had Nehru not declared ceasefire with the neighbouring country.
He also said the country’s first home minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel should
have been allowed to handle Kashmir issue instead of Nehru. Targeting Nehru
over “non-integration” of Kashmir with India, Shah said:“PoK wouldn’t have come
into existence had Nehru not declared untimely ceasefire with Pakistan. Article
370 was the reason why every Indian had to say and prove that Kashmir was an
integral part of the nation. It was a barrier in the unity of India and the
integrity of the nation.”indian express
BJP raising Art.370 to divert attention from
'monumental failures' in Jharkhand: JMM leader
New Delhi: BJP is raising the issue of abrogation
of Article 370 provisions in the run up to the Jharkhand Assembly polls as a
"ploy" to divert people's attention from "monumental
failures" of Raghubar Das Govt, JMM working president Hemant Soren alleged
on Sunday.The former Jharkhand CM's sharp attack comes days after PM Narendra
Modi and BJP head Amit Shah referred to Article 370 abrogation while listing achievements
of NDA Govt 2.0 in their public addresses in poll-bound state. Soren said Jharkhand
Mukti Morcha (JMM) will raise people's issues in the campaign and promised that
if voted to power, his Govt will ensure 75% reservation for youth of Jharkhand
in private jobs. He said if JMM forms Govt, it will ensure 5 lakh jobs within 1
year, unemployment allowance to those who are jobless, reserve Govt tender up
to Rs 25 crore for people from the state, implement 50% reservation for women in
jobs and 27% quota for OBCs.Asked about BJP aggressively raising the abrogation
of Article 370 in J&K and the nationalistic fervour around it, Soren said a
Govt which fails to address economic and social crises and key issues that
affect everyday lives of citizens, resorts to "creating sharp polarisation
in the society". timesofindia
OTHERS
Rajasthan: Dalit man beaten to death for
‘stealing water pump’ in Jhalawar
Kota : A 40-year-old Dalit man was beaten to
death for allegedly stealing a water pump in Rajasthan’s Jhalawar district,
police said on Sunday. The incident took place in Ghatoli area on Saturday
morning, when a 60-year-old man, his two sons, and some other unidentified
people thrashed Dhulichand Meena of Mewakheda village, alleging that he stole a
water pump from their fields,SHO Nainuram Meena said.When Dhulichand was on his
way to a nearby village, Purilal Tanwar, his sons, Devi Singh (23) and Mohan
(20) and the other men confronted him, SHO said.He said a heated exchange
between Dhulichand and the group of men over the stolen hand pump soon turned
violent and he was beaten up badly.Dhulichand’s father reached the spot and
took his injured son home.Later, Dhulichand’s condition deteriorated and he was
rushed to a hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead, the SHO said.PTI
NRC-excluded gurkhas not to approach Foreigners’
Tribunals
Guwahati:Gurkhas excluded from Assam’s updated
NRC will not go to Foreigners’ Tribunals to prove their citizenship, an
umbrella organisation of the community said today.Bharatiya Gorkha Parisangha
(BGP), representing 10.5 million members of the community across India,
justified its stand saying the Govt had no right to try Indians in such
tribunals meant for foreigners.“Gurkhas of Assam will not go to Foreigners’ Tribunals
to prove their citizenship, as being tried in such tribunals is an insult to
their identity as Indians. We can file defamation cases against the system of
challenging the citizenship of gurkhas and Nepali-speaking people,”
organisation’s president Sukhman Moktan said.Based on data provided by its
local units across the 33 districts of Assam, BGP said more than 1 lakh gurkhas
had been excluded from the final NRC. Moktan said BGP leaders had been touring
Assam to meet the NRC victims and those marked D or doubtful voters and their
descendants. “NRC guidelines say the gurkhas whose citizenship has been
challenged need to go to the Foreigners’ Tribunals despite a notification of
exemption by Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). This is an attempt of a few vested
interests within the system to disrespect Indian gorkhas who are actually
original inhabitants as is proved by our historically and mythologically
recorded presence since centuries,” Moktan said.thehindu
Babri Masjid demolition case: Special CBI court
issues summons to Kalyan Singh
Lucknow:A special CBI court has issued summons to
former UP CM and BJP leader Kalyan Singh here, directing him to appear before
it on Sept.27 in connection with Babri Masjid demolition case.The court is
conducting the trial of accused persons, including BJP leaders LK Advani, MM
Joshi, Uma Bharti, and others for allegedly conspiring to demolish Babri Masjid
mosque in Ayodhya.Taking note of the information given by the members of a bar
association that Singh's term as Rajasthan governor expired in the first week
of this month, special judge SK Yadav passed the order on a pending application
that CBI had moved on Sept.9. PTI
‘By 2047, Sangh would become indistinguishable
from Indian society’
New Delhi:“What will be the state of our nation
in 2047 (centenary of Independence)? After deliberating with RSS functionaries,
the common answer I could gather was that India… Sangh would become
indistinguishable from Indian society. Sangh would become coterminous with all
of Indian society and the need for it to exist as a distinct entity would be
obviated.”This is what RSS pracharak Sunil Ambekar writes in his forthcoming
book “RSS Roadmap for the 21st Century”.The book, to be released on Oct.1 by
RSS sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat in Delhi, throws light on several issues
pertaining to RSS.In the book, Ambekar —Sangathan Mantri of ABVP, an RSS
affiliate working among students — advocates the Ram temple in Ayodhya, uniform
civil code and constitutional amendment. “Constitutions are not frozen in time;
they are dynamic texts. Uniform Civil Code is not only necessity for Ekatmata,
but also a preventive against the exploitation that Muslim women have had to
endure due to their religious laws,” it says. While the book was being released
for printing, the Govt decided to scrap special status of J&K and bifurcate
the state.In the chapter “The History of Bharat”, Ambekar narrates the RSS’s
efforts to revise history and calls renaming of cities like Faizabad to Ayodhya
and Allahabad to Prayagraj as “an important part of the reclamation (of
History) project”. He also demands that Aurangabad in Maharashtra “be renamed
as Sambhajinagar”.indian Sexpress
RSS expresses concern over growth rate of Muslims
outstripping Hindus growth rate
RSS is dividing the country: AAP leaders during
meet with Delhi imams
New Delhi: In a bid to woo Muslim voters in the
national capital, Delhi CM and AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal in January this year
declared that the salaries of imams and helpers in mosques in Delhi would be
increased. It's the first time ever that Delhi govt also announced that it
would be paying salaries to imams outside the purview of the Delhi Waqf
Board.Today AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan in a meeting with imams handed over
cheques of Rs 14,000 to imams and Rs 12,000 to Moazims.During his speech, Khan
also minced no words to attack RSS. He pointed out that AAP is looking at ways
to provide for people. "RSS is busy dividing and lynching people in the
name of religion, caste, and cow. It is only in India where 85 % of the
population has been forced to go against the 14 % and 14 % of Muslim are now
living in fear and have been voting for BJP and they have to realise what is
better for them," he added.Sanjay Singh also reiterated the same, pointed
out the injustice happening in the case of Pehlu Khan, Aqhlaq and Tabrez."Today
the BJP talks about Hinduism and in the name of it, they are busy making people
fight over temples and making brothers fight. The BJP is waiting to pounce on
any comments made by any Muslim leader, Especially Amanatullah Khan or
Asaduddin Owaisi and that will help them divide the country all over
again," said Sanjay Singh. Shahi Imam of Fathepuri mosque along with MP
Sanjay Singh was present at the event. Times Now
Muslims in India luckier than those in Islamic countries:
Mark Tully
New Delhi:Muslims in India are “much luckier”
than those in the Islamic countries as they can worship in any Islamic
tradition here, says veteran journalist Mark Tully. Citing an example, he says
that in Delhi’s Nizamuddin area, where he resides, there is the Tablighi
Jamaat’s headquarters and they are “very strict and orthodox”. Next to it,
there is the Sufi tradition where people pray at the tomb of Nizamuddin Auliya
and sing qawwalis, he adds.“India’s spirit of tolerance is its strength which makes
a harmonious environment for different religions to exist side by side,” Tully
is quoted as saying in the latest issue of The Equator Line magazine. The issue
is titled “Home and The World”.PTI
Hindu outfits seek Constitutional amendments for
equal rights to majority
New Delhi: VHP and other Hindu outfits have
sought amendments to Articles 28, 29 and 30 of the Constitution in order to
emphasise the civilisational development of the Hindu culture and tradition and
mainstreaming of Hindu literature into the educational system.The outfits,
which have grouped under the banner of Hindu Charter Team, made these demands
at a national conference that sought "Equal Right for Hindus" and
pitched for non-interference of the state in maintenance of the majority
community's temples and religious institutions.IANS
Harassed, Threatened by ABVP for Being a Muslim
Woman: JU Student
A post-graduate student at Jadavpur University in
Kolkata was subject to harassment and trolling on social media after her
Facebook display picture was falsely circulated as that of a female student
confronting Union Minister Babul Supriyo on campus. An image of Supriyo,
allegedly manhandling a female student during Thursday’s showdown at the
university, was shared widely on social media throughout Friday and Saturday. The
student in the image was misidentified as Shilpi Afreen along with posts
claiming she was ‘sexually frustrated’ and ‘she had other plans’ with the
minister. The Quint reached out to Afreen, who confirmed that the woman in the
image was not her: “My Facebook pictures are being circulated along with image
of Babul Supriyo and another woman.” student, who is a member of Arts Faculty
Students Union (AFSU), said that she started receiving ‘filthy comments’ after she
uploaded images of a ransacked students’ union room.thequint
Youth who tried to kill Hindu girl in Jharkhand
isn’t ‘Muslim’, as viral video claimed
A video has gone viral on social media, falsely
claiming that a Hindu girl has been saved by a Hindu mob from being killed by a
‘Muslim’ man.A user named ‘Saffron Lion’ shared the video on Twitter Thursday,
claiming that a Hindu girl was rescued by “Hindu brothers” in Patratu Valley in
Ramgarh district of Jharkhand. The user further wrote that a ‘shantidoot’
(messenger of peace) had brought the girl to Patratu with the motive to kill
her. The word ‘shantidoot’ is often used on social media as a euphemism to
describe Muslims.The video shows a girl, whose face and neck have deep cut
marks, telling the mob that she has been hurt. At the end of the video, the mob
is seen beating up a youth. The video had over 1,500 retweets, more than 2,000
likes and 16.3K views at the time of publishing this report. It has also been
shared widely on Facebook with the same false claims. A Facebook user, Ratan
Modi, shared the video Thursday, and it now has over 60,000 views and more than
1,000 shares. Video relates to an incident that took place in Ramgarh district
on 15 September. The girl, who appears in the video, was indeed injured, not by
a Muslim youth, but allegedly by her own Hindu boyfriend, identified as Arvind
Kumar. theprint
SC collegium recommends appointment of Justice Ali
as permanent judge of Allahabad HC, Govt extends his tenure as additional judge
The central Govt has extended the tenure of
Justice Irshad Ali of Allahabad High Court as Additional Judge of the same
court for next 6 months. Govt took this decision two weeks after the Collegium
of the Supreme Court recommended his appointment as the permanent judge of the
same court. 3-member Collegium of the Supreme Court had made recommendations
about three judges of Allahabad High Court on Sept.5. The Collegium had
recommended that Justice Irshad Ali and Justice Neeraj Tiwari, Additional
Judges, be appointed as Permanent Judges of the Allahabad High Court against
the existing vacancies. It had also recommended that Justice Rahul Chaturvedi
be appointed as an Additional Judge for a fresh term of six months w.e.f. today
. However, through its order on Sept.20, the central Govt extended the tenure
of Justice Irshad Ali and Justice Rahul Chaturvedi as Additional Judges of the
Allahabad High Court. And according to legal website barandbench.com, the Govt
appointed Justice Neeraj Tiwari as permanent judge of the same HC as
recommended by the SC Collegium.India Tomorrow
Six alleged SIMI activists acquitted in Bihar
Patna: A local court today acquitted six people
allegedly involved in the unlawful activities of Students Islamic Movement of
India (SIMI).UNI
Jharkhand ATS arrests madrasa owner Kalimuddin
Muzahiri as Al Qaeda suspect from Jamshedpur:HT
Jamshedpur:Jharkhand police’s ATS has arrested a
suspect of Al Qaeda in Indian Sub-continent (AQIS) Kalimuddin Muzahiri, who had
been absconding for more than 3 years, officials said in Ranchi on Sunday. The
most wanted terror suspect, a madrasa owner, was picked up by a special team of
ATS from Tatanagar railway station in Jamshedpur late on Saturday night and
rushed to Ranchi.“He has been changing locations and appearances continuously
to dodge the police. We had formed special teams which have been keeping an eye
on him and tracing his possible locations,” Murari Lal Meena, ADGP, operation,
said. “As soon as we got a tip-off that Kalimuddin had come to his home in Azad
Nagar, Jamshedpur, our team arrested him from Tatanagar station last night,”Meena
said.“He was absconding for the last 3 years and this (his arrest) will help us
in cracking the AQIS network in Jharkhand and also other parts of the country,”
he added. Kalimuddin and his son Huzaifa were believed to have fled to
Bangladesh or Nepal after being released by Jamshedpur city police in 2016.
They were released after some local leaders in Mango area of the city assured
the police that they will produce them in a police station whenever required.
Meena claimed, "“He has close links with arrested Abdul Rahman Ali Khan
Katki alias Haider alias Masood and Jamshedpur-based Abdul Sami alias Ujjair
alias Hassan.” Syed Md Zeeshan Ali Haider, also from Mango, was arrested in
Delhi on Aug.10, 2017, after being deported from Saudi Arabia. Katki, Sami and
Zeeshan are lodged in Tihar Jail. Kalim is the ninth in the list of suspected
AQIS operators in India and fourth from Jharkhand against whom proclaimed
absconder order was issued by the courts so far.ATS had attached the property
and belongings of Kalimuddin in Sept.2017 in Azad Nagar and his madrasa Jamia
Mohammad Bin Abdullah Madrassa. HT
Limits crossed when FIR mentioned Azam Khan's
late mother as accused, says Akhilesh Yadav
Ex-UP CM
on Sunday said that limits were crossed when the name of Azam Khan's late
mother was included as an accused in a case.An FIR was registered on Saturday
against Samajwadi Party MP Azam Khan, which also included the name of his late
mother as an accused in a case related to a Govt land. Yadav said, "Cases
against him are politically motivated. Cases are registered against his family
members but the limits were crossed when his mother's, who passed away a long
time back, name was also included in the case."ANI
Woman BJP leader attempts self-immolation,
accuses party MLA of harassment
A woman BJP leader in UP’s Deoband on Saturday
attempted to immolate herself in front of the residence of local BJP legislator
Kunwar Brijesh Singh, accusing the MLA of harassing her and having false police
cases lodged against her family.The woman, Shashi Tyagi, is a member of the
Zila Panchayat.She sprinkled kerosene over her body but was prevented from
setting herself on fire by the police personnel and a few party workers present
there. She, however, later consumed kerosene and has been hospitalised. The
incident happened around 10 am.Deoband chief medical officer Inder Raj
confirmed that Tyagi had consumed a copious amounts of kerosene and looking at
her serious condition, she has been referred to district hospital in
Saharanpur.At a press conference on Friday, Tyagi had alleged that MLA Brijesh
Singh had been using his clout to get false police cases registered against her
family members to pressurise her. She said that the police were raiding her
house under MLA’s pressure. nationalheraldindia
WORLD
Clashes in Egypt's Suez on second day of protests
against el-Sisi
Security forces in Egypt have clashed with hundreds
of protesters in the port city of Suez, according to media reports, firing tear
gas and live rounds to disperse crowds calling for President Abdel Fattah
el-Sisi to quit. The unrest on Saturday came a day after thousands of people
took to the streets in several Egyptian cities in a rare show of dissent
against el-Sisi, who has overseen a broad crackdown on dissent including the
jailing of thousands of dissidents and the effective banning of protests.A
protester in Suez told the AFP about 200 people headed to the city's central
area for a second night in a row, where they were met by security forces and
armoured vehicles."They [security force] fired tear gas, rubber and live
bullets and there were injuries", the man who declined to be named told
the AFP. Another resident, who also
preferred to remain anonymous, said the tear gas was so thick it had reached
her apartment block a few kilometres away."My nose started burning up. The
smell was seeping through the balcony. I also saw some youth run and hide in
our street", the woman said.Protests were also reported in Giza, capital
Cairo's twin city, and in the northern town of Mahalla. Meanwhile, a heavy
security presence was maintained in Cairo's Tahrir Square. Videos on social
media showed dozens of Egyptians demonstrating in front of el-Sisi's residence
in New York, where he is scheduled to speak at UN General Assembly this week..
aljazeera
Egypt activist Ghonim's bro ordered to remain in
custody
Prosecutors have ordered the brother of a US-based
Egyptian activist to remain in detention amid an ongoing investigation into
allegations against him that include joining an outlawed group and spreading
false news, according to a lawyer.Mohammed el-Baker said today that Egyptian
prosecutors had ordered Hazem Ghonim to remain in custody for 15 days.Hazem is
the brother of Wael Ghonim, who led a Facebook page that helped ignite 2011 Egyptian uprising that toppled former
President Hosni Mubarak.In a series of posts published on his Twitter account,
Wael Ghonim said security forces raided his family's home in Cairo and took the
passports and cellphones of his relatives before arresting his brother on
Thursday and taking him to an unknown location. Wael Ghonim accused el- President
Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi's son- Mahmoud el-Sisi - who was appointed deputy head of
the general intelligence directorate last year, of leading what he described as
the "kidnapping" of his brother. aljazeera
UN welcomes Houthi offer to halt attacks on Saudi
UN envoy for Yemen has welcomed an offer from the
country's Houthi rebels to halt all attacks on Saudi Arabia, saying it could
bring an end to years of bloody conflict.In a statement, Martin Griffiths said
the implementation of the initiative by the Houthis "in good faith could
send a powerful message of the will to end war". Houthis, who control the capital Sanaa and
other parts of Yemen, have been fighting against a Saudi-led coalition that
supports the country's internationally recognised Govt in a devastating 5-year
war.aljazeera
Iran to present regional security plan at UNGA
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said his
country will present a regional cooperation plan to create security in Gulf
when he attends UN General Assembly this week.In a televised speech marking the
anniversary of the start of Iran-Iraq war in 1980s, Rouhani said Iran extends
its "hand of friendship and brotherhood" towards countries in the
region willing to cooperate in the Tehran-led effort to oversee security in the
Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, a vital gateway for global oil industry.aljazeera
Israeli forces injure 6 Palestinians in West Bank
Israeli forces on Saturday wounded at least six
Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestine Red Crescent
Society (PRCS), Anadolu Agency reported.The Palestinians were injured after
confrontations broke out between Israeli forces and locals in Azzun town of
Qalqilya city, the society said. According to eyewitnesses, Israeli forces
targeted Palestinians with live and rubber bullets and they also used tear gas
to disperse the locals.middleeastmonitor
Crackdown on Islam is spreading across China:NYT
In China’s northwest, the Govt is stripping the
most overt expressions of the Islamic faith from a picturesque valley where most
residents are devout Muslims. Authorities have destroyed domes and minarets on
mosques, including one in a small village near Linxia, a city known as “Little
Mecca.”Similar demolitions have been carried out in Inner Mongolia, Henan and
Ningxia, the homeland of China’s largest Muslim ethnic minority, the Hui. In
the southern province of Yunnan, three mosques were closed. From Beijing to
Ningxia, officials have banned the public use of Arabic script.This campaign
represents the newest front in the Chinese Communist Party’s sweeping rollback
of individual religious freedoms, after decades of relative openness that
allowed more moderate forms of Islam to blossom. Harsh crackdown on Muslims
that began with Uighurs in Xinjiang is spreading to more regions and more
groups. It is driven by the party’s fear that adherence to the Muslim faith
could turn into religious extremism and open defiance of its rule. Across
China, the party is now imposing new restrictions on Islamic customs and
practices, in line with a confidential party directive, parts of which have
been seen by New York Times.The measures reflect the hard-line policies of
China’s leader, Xi Jinping, who has sought to reassert the primacy of the
Communist Party and its ideology in all walks of life. The campaign has
prompted concerns that the repression of Uighur Muslims in the western region
of Xinjiang has begun to bleed into other parts of China, targeting Hui and
other Muslims who have been better integrated than Uighurs into Chinese society.
New York Times
'Complained as Crew Noticed Him Flush Twice':
American Airlines 'Cancels' Flight of 2 Muslim Men
Dallas: 2 Muslim men from Texas say American
Airlines profiled them and cancelled their flight after crew members said they
"didn't feel comfortable" flying with the pair.Abderraoof Alkhawaldeh
and Issam Abdallah said they filed a complaint with the US Department of
Transportation against Fort Worth-based airline, asking the federal agency to
investigate the incident.The men say American Airlines discriminated against
them Saturday for appearing Muslim and Middle Eastern during a flight from Birmingham,
Alabama, that was headed to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.The pair
says flight attendants reported them because a crew member noticed Abdallah
flush the toilet two times while in the airplane restroom, according to a
letter the men's attorney sent to DOT. The men also waved to each other on the
plane."It was the most humiliating day of my life," said Abdallah,
who spoke at Dallas-Fort Worth chapter of Council on American-Islamic
Relations.The passengers were put on a later flight. AP
Pakistan: 26 killed as bus collides against
mountain
26 people were killed when a passenger bus rammed
into a mountain on Babusar Pass in Diamer district of Gilgit-Baltistan in
Paksitan on Sunday, Dawn reported. More than a dozen people, including Army
personnel, have been injured, said spokesperson of Gilgit-Baltistan Govt
Faizullah Firaq.scroll.in
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