*12 DEC. 2019: 14 Rabius Sani 1441:
Vol: 12, No: 81*
*INDIA- CAB & NRC*
Assam on boil over CAB; 3 dead in police firing amid protests over Citizenship
Bill; CM, ministers, BJP MLAs houses attacked;flights, trains cancelled
Guwahati:3 protesters were killed and many others injured in police
firing in Assam's Guwahati amid a raging agitation against the Citizenship
(Amendment) Bill this evening. The incident occurred even as thousands of
protesters descended on the streets in defiance of a curfew imposed on the city
after the parliament cleared the contentious legislation. Earlier today, the
government had extended the suspension of Internet services in 10 districts of
Assam for another 48 hours, and deployed army personnel in four areas where
clashes between protesters and police were witnessed. The residences of several
politicians, including CM Sarbananda Sonowal and Union Minister Rameswar Teli,
were attacked by protesters as violence continued unabated. Suspension of
Internet services in 10 districts of Assam was extended for another 48 hours,
starting today noon. Guwahati and Dibrugarh were placed under indefinite curfew
even as protesters targeted homes of Sarbananda Sonowal, Rameswar Teli and BJP
MLA Binanda Hazarika. Reports suggested that while the initial agitation held
by student groups was peaceful, it turned violent after angry mobs joined
in. 5 columns of the army -- each
comprising 70 personnel -- have been deployed in Assam. Two of the army columns
deployed in Guwahati have carried out flag marches, PTI quoted a senior officer
as saying. Army personnel have also been deployed in Tinsukia, Dibrugarh and
Jorhat districts, the news agency reported.In a major reshuffle in the midst of
the violence, Assam government replaced Guwahati Police Commissioner Deepak
Kumar with IPS officer Munna Prasad Gupta. Assam Additional DGP(Law and Order)
Mukesh Agarwal was also transferred, with IPS officer GP Singh being appointed
in his place.Even as violence continued unabated, Prime Minister Narendra Modi
tweeted today morning that the people of Assam have nothing to worry about
because "no one can take away your rights". Sonowal also said in a
video message that he was "resolutely committed to protect the identity,
rights, heritage and culture of Assamese people", and urged them to
continue on the path of progress "while keeping alive our ancient values
of peace, harmony and brotherhood".While IndiGo announced that all its
flights to and from Dibrugarh in Assam have been cancelled, SpiceJet is
offering refunds and waiver of cancellation or change fees for all flights on
Guwahati-Dibrugarh route until Friday. Other airlines such as Vistara and GoAir
also announced the cancellation of flights to the two cities while waiving
cancellation and rescheduling fees.Thousands of people had descended on the
streets of Assam in protest even as Rajya Sabha cleared the Citizenship
(Amendment) Bill. The clashes that followed were of a magnitude unseen since
the violent 3-year movement by students that ended with the signing of the
Assam Accord in 1985.According to police, HQRS of AGP-- BJP's ally in Assam
-- was attacked by people protesting
against CAB in Guwahati's Ambari area. 2 railway stations in Dibrugarh's Chabua
and Tinsukia were also set on fire, a Northeast Frontier Railway spokesperson
said. In Tripura, three columns of Assam Rifles, a paramilitary force commanded
by army officials, were pressed into service on Wednesday. A defence spokesman had earlier said that two
columns of the army were deployed in Tripura.Internet services in Tripura have
already been suspended for 48 hours, starting 2 pm on Tuesday. The opposition
Congress has also called for a shutdown in the state to protest the bill, which
makes it easier for non-Muslim migrants to gain Indian citizenship. While
opposition parties have accused the bill of discriminating against Muslims,
protesters in the Northeast claim that it will end up robbing the region of its
identity.
As Assam's Anger Boils Over, Modi Tweets to a Land Without Internet,
Sonowal Appeals For Calm
3 die in police firing in Assam, several
Injured, houses of several ministers, BJP MLAs attacked
BJP Leader Jatin Bora Quits Party
over CAB
IUML moves SC against CAB, says it is unconstitutional
Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) today moved the Supreme Court against
the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB), 2019, a day after it was passed by the
Rajya Sabha, saying the law violated basic and fundamental value of the
Constitution that “all should be treated equally alike” and should be struck
down for violation of the fundamental right to equality under Article 14. IUML
is first off the block even as more Opposition parties are expected to move the
apex court against the Bill, which ostensibly bestows the benefit of Indian
citizenship by naturalisation to illegal immigrants from Afghanistan, Pakistan
and Bangladesh who are Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians,
except Muslims. The petition said the Bill flagrantly “discriminates” against
religiously persecuted Muslim immigrants from Afghanistan, Pakistan and
Bangladesh. Petition was filed by advocates Haris Beeran and Pallavi Pratap. The
petitioners include prominent IUML leaders and MPs such as P.K. Kunhalikutty,
E.T. Mohammed Basheer, Abdul Wahab and K. Navas Kani. “The Preamble of our
Constitution envisages that India is a secular country and therefore every law
which is passed by the Parliament has to be religion neutral. No law can be
passed by the Parliament if the basis of such a law is religion. That strikes
at the root of the concept of secularism which is the basic structure of the
Constitution. The present Amendment Act excludes a particular community/religion...This
is not only unreasonable but against the principles enunciated under Article 14
of the Constitution,” it said.thehindu
Bangladesh Foreign Minister, Home
Minister cancel India visit over citizenship
bill
New Delhi: Hours after Bangladesh’s foreign minister AK Abdul Momen
called off his scheduled 2-day visit to India, the neighbour’s home minister
Asaduzzaman Khan has also cancelled a visit.After India passed the contentious
Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, Bangladesh foreign minister Abdul Momen said that
allegations made by the Indian home minister in parliament about the repression
of minorities were inaccurate. Less than 24 hours later, he cancelled his trip
to New Delhi.In possibly first major diplomatic fallout from the passage of the
legislation, Momen has cancelled his visit to Delhi at the last hour on
Thursday.Just a day earlier, Indian Ministry of External Affairs had announced
the travel itinerary of Bangladeshi minister. He was scheduled to arrive today
evening, attend the ministerial keynote session of Delhi Dialogue and Indian
Ocean Dialogue on Friday and then hold a breakfast meeting with external
affairs minister S. Jaishankar on Saturday morning.However, just hours before
his arrival in India, Bangladesh high commission confirmed that the foreign
minister has cancelled his visit. ANI reported that Momen has claimed that the
cancellation was done as his junior minister and foreign secretary were both
out of the country.The cancellation has occurred in the backdrop of critical
statements from Dhaka on CAB.As per agency reports, Momen termed “untrue allegations
of minority repression in Bangladesh by Home Minister Amit Shah, saying whoever
gave them the information, it is not correct”.Momen further told Dhaka Tribune
that Shah should stay in Bangladesh for a few months to check the state of
communal harmony.“What they are saying in regard to torture on Hindus is
unwarranted as well as untrue…There are a very few countries in the world where
communal harmony is as good as in Bangladesh. We have no minorities. We are all
equal. If he [Amit Shah] stayed in Bangladesh for a few months, he would see
the exemplary communal harmony in our country,” he added. Bangladesh minister
said that his country was concerned with the matter if it would change the
countries’ relationship.“They (India) have many problems within their country.
Let them fight among themselves. That does not bother us. As a friendly
country, we hope that India will not do something that affects our friendly
relationship,” he said. He also informed Dhaka Tribune that after studying it
“minutely”, Bangladesh may take “this matter up with them”.“In our country,
religious harmony is at a very high level. No one from other religions is
oppressed here. We have respect for all religions. We see those (minorities) in
equal eyes and as the citizens of Bangladesh,” he said.He also warned that any
deviation from India’s position as a secular nation would weaken these ties. Thewire/news18
Bangladesh worried CAB-NRC will hit golden chapter in Delhi-Dhaka ties
Afghan envoy says Kabul respects its minorities
New Delhi:Even as Parliament has passed the Citizenship Amendment Bill
which allows granting of citizenship to persecuted minorities of Bangladesh,
Pakistan and Afghanistan; Afghan envoy has rejected the idea of state
persecution of minority communities in his country.Ambassador Tahir Qadiry said:
"In the last few years, since the fall of Taliban Afghan people and
government, especially this government, has been respecting the minorities,
like the Sikh community, our great brothers and sisters as we have in
Afghanistan. We have huge respect for them, we have seats for them in
parliament, seats in the lower house as well, we also have their representative
at the presidential palace." The Afghan government has made a concerted
effort in its own country to ensure inclusion and assimilation of its citizens
of the minority community.India Today
No, Pakistan's non-Muslim population didn't decline from 23% to 3.7% as
BJP claims
While moving the Citizenship Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha on Monday,
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said at the time of Independence, non-Muslims
comprised 23 per cent of Pakistan's population and that by 2011 their share was
reduced to 3.7 per cent.With regards to Bangladesh, he claimed that in 1947,
non-Muslims comprised 22 per cent of its population and their share in 2011
fell to 7.8 per cent.Amit Shah's verbatim quote in Hindi:"1947 main
Pakistan ke andar alpasankhyakon ki aabadi 23 pratishat thi, aur 2011 main wog
ghat kar 3.7 pratishat ho gayi. Bangladesh main 1947 main aplsankhyakon ki
aabadi 22 pratishat thi aur 2011 main wo kam ho kar 7.8 pratishat ho gayi.
Kahan gaye ye log? Ya toh unka dharm parivartan hua. Ya wo maar diye gaye, ya
bhaga diye gaye, ya Bharat aa gaye."On Wednesday, while moving CAB in the
Rajya Sabha, Amit Shah reiterated his claim, saying Pakistan and Bangladesh
have seen a decline of up to 20 percentage points in their populations of
religious minorities."Whan ke alpshankyak kahan gaye? Ya toh vo maar diye
gaye, ya unhone Bharat main sharan liya (Where did the minorities disappear in
Pakistan and Bangladesh? Either they were persecuted or they took shelter in
India)," Amit Shah said in the Rajya Sabha.This has been a position
maintained by BJP and its supporters. To highlight the persecution of religious
minorities in Pakistan (particularly of Hindus), BJP and right-wing Hindu
organisations in India have been citing similar figures to argue that
non-Muslims were brutally persecuted in an Pakistan after the Partition of
1947. But how true are these numbers? Has population of non-Muslims in Pakistan
really shrunk to 3.7 per cent today from a high of 23 per cent? What is the
basis of this claim? IndiaToday's analysis of Pakistan's Census data shows that
these claims are faulty.As per this census, the share of Muslims in Pakistan's
overall population in 1951 was 85.80 per cent, while the share of non-Muslims
was 14.20 per cent. (Pakistan here refers to East and West Pakistan taken
together).india today
CAB attempt to reduce Muslims into second class citizens in India: US
lawmaker
Washington: India's Citizenship Amendment Bill is an attempt to reduce
minority Muslims into second class citizens, a Muslim-American Congressman has
said as the contentious bill got the clearance from both the Houses of
Parliament. "This move is yet another attempt to effectively reduce
Muslims in India to second-class citizens,” said Congressman Andre Carson, who
is one of 3 Muslim members currently serving in US Congress. Carson also raised
his concern for the removal of the special status of Jammu and
Kashmir."When Indian Prime Minister Modi announced the unilateral changes
to Jammu and Kashmir's status, I expressed my grave concern about its
implications for the future of Kashmir,” he said.Calling it a dangerous move
that disregards international norms, Carson said that government has ignored
the democratic will of the Kashmiri people, undermined the rich tradition of Indian
constitutionalism and raises huge questions about the future of India.PTI
Assam anti-CAB protests: BJP and RSS under fire, houses of CM Sonowal,
other top leaders attacked
Guwahati: As Assam burns with anti CAB protests, RSS and BJP leaders
from the state including Chief Minister Sarbanada Sonowal are being rigorously
criticised.The protesters attacked the house of Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda
Sonowal, Union minister Rameswar Teli and several other BJP leaders.Chief
Minister Sarbanada Sonowal's house which is located at Dibrugarh in Upper Assam
came under attack yesterday night as protestors pelted stones at his
house.While Union Minister Rameshwar Teli's residence in Dulijan also came
under rage of protestors.A BJP MLA Prashanta Phukan's house in Upper Assam was
vandalised by the protestors.There are also reports that in many places RSS
office has also been attacked. Thousands of people hit the streets in Assam
opposing the controversial CAB.The protesters clashed with the police and set
afire several government vehicles. They also pelted stones at the houses of
several BJP leaders.UNI
Nobel Winner Ramakrishnan Slams Amit Shah’s Argument, Condemns CAB
In a hard-hitting interview, Indian-origin Nobel Laureate Venkatraman
Ramakrishnan has slammed the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB),
which was passed by Parliament.Ramakrishnan, who had won Nobel Prize in
Chemistry in 2009, described the CAB as a dangerous piece of legislation that
goes against the Constitution, and serves to “distract from the very hard task
of making progress on education, technology and general economic advancement.”the
quint
Members of Minority Communities Across the World Raise Concern Over CAB
Members of minority communities
from countries across the world have written an open letter to Prime Minister
Narendra Modi and home minister Amit Shah expressing concern over the passage
of the CAB.The letter, which has been signed by several human rights activists,
journalists and lawyers, states that the Bill “discriminates against those
already facing discrimination in their countries” on the basis of religion.The
signatories also note that the Bill has been passed at a time when the Indian
government’s “citizenship project under the banner of NRC” is underway which
would effectively put thousands of Muslims in detention centres upon their
failure to produce documents proving their citizenship. The letter also draws
attention to a statement by Amit Shah during an interview where he had said
that the CAB would ensure that those Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists and Christians who
are unable to procure the necessary documents would be granted citizenship
owing to their religion. Noting the conspicuous exclusion of Muslims, the
signatories point out that Muslims comprise the largest religious minority in
India and maintain that the CAB coupled with the NRC would only aggravate their
fears and discrimination against them.thewire
Imran Khan asks world to ‘step in before it is too late’ after Indian
Parliament clears CAB
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran
Khan today accused the Indian government of moving systematically with a “Hindu
supremacist agenda” and said the world “must step in before it is too late.”In
a series of tweets, Khan referred to the contentious Citizenship Amendment Bill
which would grant Indian citizenship to non-Muslim refugees coming from
Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan before 2015 after facing religious
persecution there.“India, under Modi, has been moving systematically with its
Hindu Supremacist agenda,” Khan said in a tweet.This agenda, “accompanied by
threats to Pakistan under a nuclear overhang, will lead to massive bloodshed
and far-reaching consequences for the world,” he said.Khan said the “world must
step in before it is too late.”PTI
Opposition protest against I&B Ministry advisory in the backdrop of
Assam violence over CAB
A one-page advisory issued by Information and Broadcasting Ministry to
television channels, asking them to exercise caution and ensure that nothing
that incites violence is telecast, has been objected by the Opposition. The advisory, coming in the backdrop of the
ongoing violence in Assam on the contentious the CAB, does not explicitly refer
to the State violence or the protests related to CAB. Signed by Ministry
Director Amit Katoch, it states that from time to time Ministry had issued
advisories asking the channels to strictly adhere to “Programme and Advertising
Codes” as prescribed in the “Cable Television Networks (Regulation) ACT, 1995.”
Reiterating the provisions in the Act, the advisory asks news channels to be
cautious about any content which “is likely to encourage or incite violence or
contains anything against maintenance of law and order or which promotes
anti-national attitudes or contains anything affecting the integrity of the
nation.” Trinamool leader in the Rajya Sabha Derek O’ Brien equated it with
1975 Emergency. Congress leader Pranav
Jha said in a tweet, “By issuing this advisory, is the Government actually
ordering the Media to not show protests against #CAB ? After internet ban, this
is Media ban. Repression at any cost. Condemnable to say the least”. thehindu
Maharashtra police IG Abdur Rehman resigns over Citizenship Amendment
Bill
Inspector General of Police Abdur
Rehman, who was appointed as the head of the investigation wing of the
Maharashtra Human Rights Commission earlier this year, resigned on Wednesday
protesting passage of the CAB by the parliament.Rahman, a member of the Indian
Police Service, has been working for more than twenty-one years at different
positions in Maharashtra. He has also authored named “Denial and Depreviation”
on the plight of the Muslim community. The book talks about the discrimination
faced by Muslims today after Sachar Committee and Rangnath Mishra Commission Report.
“The proposed CAB clearly discriminates against people belonging to Muslim
community. The bill is totally unconstitutional and against very basic feature
of equality before law… I condemn the bill. As a civil disobedience I’ve
decided not to continue in the service and thus not to attain office from
tomorrow. I’m quitting the service finally,”he said on Twitter. newindianexpress
Urdu writer Shirin returns Sahitya Akademi Award in CAB protest
Mumbai: Senior Urdu journalist and writer Shirin Dalvi has decided to
return her State Sahitya Akademi Award as a mark of protest against Citizenship
(Amendment) Bill. Calling the Bill ‘divisive and discriminatory’, Dalvi says
that it is an attack on our Constitution and secularism. She said that she
decided to return the award, which she had received in 2011 for her literary
contributions, to stand with her ‘community and fight for secularism and
democracy’.The Quint
Protest in Udupi against CAB
Udupi :Members of the district units of Students Islamic Organisation of
India, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, WPI, Dalit Damanitara Horata Samiti and Karnataka
Rashtra Samiti staged a dharna in front of Deputy Commissioner’s Office here on
Wednesday against the Citizenship Amendment Bill. Yasin Kodibengre, secretary
of the State unit of SIO, said that the Union government had attacked the soul
of the Constitution by tabling this Bill in Parliament. It was against the
basic tenets of the Constitution. This was not just an attack on Muslims but on
all citizens of the country, he said.G. Rajashekhar, writer, Amrit Shenoy,
vice-president of the State unit of Karnataka Rashtra Samiti, Vittal Thottam,
Shabbir Malpe, Afwan Hoode, Shahrukh Tirthahalli, Idris Hoode, and others were
present.thehindu
On Ashfaqulla, Bismil's martyrdom day: Left parties to organise joint
nationwide protest against Citizenship Bill on Dec.19
Left parties will organise a nationwide joint protest on Dec.19 against Citizenship
(Amendment) Bill, according to a statement issued by these parties today.CPI,
CPI (Marxist), CPI(Marxist-Leninist)-Liberation,All India Forward Bloc and the
Revolutionary Socialist Party, in a joint statement, alleged that the bill was
completely violative of the Constitution and aimed at destroying the secular
democratic foundations of India."The Left parties strongly oppose this
bill that links citizenship with the religious affiliation of an individual,
the very antithesis of secularism. This bill aims to further sharpen the
communal divide and social polarization in the country, which is dangerously
detrimental to the unity and integrity of our country," the statement
read.The left parties also said that the passage of the Bill, along with the
"proclamations by this Modi-Shah BJP government" to extend NRC to the
entire country, is the "twin combination to change the character of the
Indian Republic – from a secular democratic one into an 'Hindutva Rashtrathe
RSS political project."Dec 19 has been chosen as the day of the protest as
on this day in 1927, Ram Prasad Bismil, who rendered the stirring patriotic
call, 'Sarfaroshi Ki Tamanna', rousing Indian people in the freedom struggle,
was hanged in Gorakhpur jail. Ashfaqulla, a co-accused, was hanged at the
Faizabad jail and another co-accused Roshan Singh was hanged at the Naini
jail."This unity, overriding religious affiliations won India its freedom
from the British. This, today, is being ruptured by the RSS-BJP," the
statement by the Left parties said.PTI
AMU students continue protest against CAB, hold ‘open talk, demand
quashing of FIR against 520 students
AMU students today continued their opposition to the Citizenship
Amendment Bill which was passed both by Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.The students
held an open talk at Bab-e-Syed gate of the university and appealed to the
President to return the bill for a review.“We now appeal to President of India
to return the bill for a review because
religious bias makes this bill very much against Article 14 and hurts the
secular fabric of the nation. Why exclude Muslims? How can a particular
community be targeted?” questioned former vice president of AMUSU Hamza
Sufiyan. Speakers reiterated their commitment to fight CAB and rejected it in
its present format. The local administration ensured heavy security at AMU
circle during the event.Dr Kafeel Khan, lecturer who was suspended from the
department of paediatrics at BRD Medical College in Gorakhpur, activist and
political analyst Yogendra Yadav and Fawad Shaheen were present as speakers at
the ‘Open Talk’.AMU students have been staging protests since Monday. They had
taken out a procession on the campus and burnt copies of CAB. Police had
registered a case against 20 students by name and 500 unidentified people for
violation of prohibitory orders.Former secretary of AMUSU Huzefa Aamir Raashdi
has written an open letter to PM Narendra Modi on the issue.AMU Teachers
Association (AMUTA) has dubbed the day of the passage of CAB by Parliament as
“one of the darkest days” in the history of independent India. AMUTA held an
emergency meeting on Wednesday evening and passed a resolution stating that the
passing of the bill marks a “defeat for justice”. AMUTA announced it would hold
a peaceful protest on Friday with the teachers marching from the staff club to
Faiz Gate, where they will hand over a memorandum, addressed to President of
India, to the district authorities.The resolution also condemned the lodging of
an FIR by police against 520 students for holding a protest on the campus on
Tuesday night.The teachers demanded immediate quashing of FIR.The students too
have announced they will hold a protest march after Friday prayers.HT
Protest Against CAB: FIR Against 500+ AMU Students for Defying Section
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Madarsa students stage protest against CAB in Deoband, Saharanpur
A group of madarsa students staged a protest against the CAB in the
Deoband area of Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday.“Around a 100
people came out of a local madarsa to stage a protest in the evening. Traffic
on the road was affected for half an hour because of the protest,” said SP,
Saharanpur, Dinesh Kumar P. “The protest was peaceful and no untoward incident
was reported,” he added.It was rumoured that the protestors turned violent and
pelted vehicles with stones. But the SP denied any such violence. The local
police were preparing to lodge an FIR against some protestors for blocking the
road.HT
Darul Uloom VC condemns students' protest
http://www.uniindia.com/darul-uloom-vc-condemns-students-protest-against-cab/north/news/1819216.html
Darul Uloom Deoband Vice-Chancellor Mufti Abul Qasim Nomani has
criticised the madrasa students for creating a ruckus in the city, staging a
'dharna,' and creating a jam on the national highway while protesting against
the CAB.In a statement today, VC said that the way the madrasa students had
protested was not justified in any manner and the institute has not had any
such tradition. He said that neither Darul Uloom nor the management was
responsible for this act of the students.UNI
Students protest against CAB at Jamia Millia
Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) University students participated in a protest
gathering called by Muslim Students Federation (MSF) against the “anti-Muslim
provisions” of Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) and NRC. A large number of
students attended the protest gathering at the University. They rejected the
Bill which goes against the secularism ensured by the Indian constitution and
pledged to protect the constitution. Students raised slogans such as, “India
belongs to all” and “Say no to Hindu nation”. Many protesters called upon the
constitution and B.R. Ambedkar to fight against the CAB. Ateeb Khan, national
secretary of MSF, shared his concern, “The Bill is against the Muslims of
India. After this Bill, NRC will be introduced across the country to make
terrible conditions for Muslims”. He mentioned crimes against humanity by Nazi
German camps and warned against the similar possibility in India.Jamia
Teachers’ Association (JTA) also condemned the Bill. In a statement, the
secretary of JTA Majid Jamil said, “The government has designed the Bill to
exclusively target the Muslims. Jamia has played a great and decisive role in
the freedom movement of India. The time has come for the nation to protect the
constitution and the very spirit of national constitution”. JTA has called for
a protest on the campus on Dec.13.According to various reports students at
different universities across the country such as AMU, IIT– Bombay and
University of Hyderabad have been protesting on the issue. On being asked about
the follow up on the protest, MSF -JMI President Tariq Abrar said, “We will
wait to see if the Bill gets passed in the lower house. If it does then we will
take our fight to the streets and to the Supreme Court.”On Tuesday,TCN
Delhi University Students Hold Protest, Burn Copies of Citizenship Bill
Delhi University students burnt copies of the Citizenship (Amendment)
Bill here today as part of a protest against the proposed legislation which
they dubbed as "unconstitutional" and "communal".Protest at
the university's Art Faculty was called by various students' bodies, including
the Left-backed AISA and SFI, and autonomous women students' collective Pinjra
Tod, under the banner of Collective-DU.Other organisations and students from
Assam also took part in the demonstration.The protesters described the CAB as
"illegal" and also took out a march in the university campus."
CAB has been brought by RSS-BJP to further the Sangh Parivar's agenda of a
'Hindu Rashtra'," Delhi University (DU) AISA secretary Madhurima Kunda
said.The protest was joined by Sandipan Talukdar, a journalist from Assam;
Sajjad Hussain, also a journalist; former DUTA president Nandita Narain; and DU
professor N Sukumar.PTI
Raging Protests against CAB: SIO Calls for Parliament March on Friday
New Delhi:After the CAB was passed in parliament, the protest and
agitation is continued to rage across the country. One of the largest student
organisations in the country SIO (Student Islamic Organisation) has called for
the parliament march against CAB and nationwide NRC on Friday.“I appeal to
students community from all campuses across Delhi,UP, Haryana, Punjab,
Rajasthan to join the long march to Parliament. We will fight back , and we
will refuse to be silenced that you want us to be silent. We will continue to
speak . Let’s come out of our small comfortable zone to find alternate
articulation and different language of resistance,” said national president of
SIO Labeed Shafi announcing the march against the controversial legislation
which is facing flak from all around. The march will be held at 3 pm with the
sole demand of revoking CAB and rejecting nationwide NRC. Telengana chapter of
SIO has also called for statewide protest on Friday. It has urged the citizens
to take part in the protest against CAB and called it “unconstitutional”. On
Friday, social and civil society groups also called for press meeting on the
“unconstitutionalCAB” at Press Club in New Delhi.caravandaily
‘Citizenship Act and NRC a lethal combo’: JD(U)’s Prashant Kishor says
he is ‘not giving up’
JDU Vice President Prashant Kishor today kept up his opposition to his
party’s stand on the contentious amendments to Citizenship Act of 1955. Kishor
tweeted that the amendments, along with NRC, could turn into a “lethal
combo”.scroll
*BABRI MASJID CASE*
After SC dismisses Babri Masjid judgment review petitions, Muslim side
calls it 'unfortunate'
The Supreme Court dismissing all the review petitions filed against
Nov.9 Ayodhya judgment was 'unfortunate', said Muslim petitioners on
Thursday.Zafaryab Jilani of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board said,
"It is unfortunate that the Supreme Court has not entertained our review
petitions. We cannot say what should be our next step, we will consult our
senior counsel, Rajeev Dhavan."Arshad Madni of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind
also reverberated the sentiment. "We are sad about it," he said, referring
to the Supreme Court dismissing all the review petitions in the Ayodhya
judgment, "The Court had accepted that Babri Masjid was demolished and
considered the people who demolished it as guilty, but still the Court gave
judgment in their favour."Most of the petitions from the Muslim side had
mentioned that the verdict was given in favour of the "illegally"
placed statue in the mosque. It also said that those who committed illegal acts
were given the disputed land and the decision to give 5 acres of land to Muslims
at an alternate site cannot be called proper justice.The SC today dismissed all
the review petitions challenging the Ayodhya judgment which granted the
disputed 2.7-acre land to the Hindus for construction of Ram temple while
allotting an alternative plot to Muslims.Apart from Chief Justice SA Bobde, 5-judge
bench included Justices DY Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan, SA Nazeer, and Sanjeev
Khanna.Justice Khanna is the only judge excluded from the 5-judge Constitution
bench that delivered the November 9 judgment in the Ayodhya case.dnaindia
Ayodhya verdict: Nyas, VHP welcome rejection of review petitions
Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas and VHP have welcomed the Supreme Court’s rejection
of all review petitions filed against its verdict in Ayodhya land title dispute
case.“The SC today removed all roadblocks in construction of Ram Mandir,” said
Mahant Nritya Gopal Das, head of the Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas.“Today, Ram Mandir
has been liberated from all court proceedings,” Das added. Reacting to the
court’s decision, Sharad Sharma, regional spokesperson, VHP, said: “The SC has
put an end to all court proceedings related to Ayodhya title suit.”Welcoming
the decision, Mahant Dhinendra Das, head of Nirmohi Akhara, said: “The court
has ended all speculation by rejecting the review petitions. These petitions
were filed just to further complicate the case.”Iqbal Ansari, the Muslim
litigant who had refused to file a review petition, said: “I knew the fate of
all review petitions. My stand was clear since the beginning.I was never in
favour of a review petition.”HT
24 days on, Nagpur Police yet to nab lawyer booked for ‘offensive’
Ayodhya post
Nagpur :Almost a month after lawyer Mukul Phadke had posted an
“objectionable post” about the Ayodhya issue on a WhatsApp group, Nagpur police
are yet to arrest him.Phadke had posted the remark on a group called Pristine
Lawyers on Nov.12. A lawyer, Adil Mohammad Shafi , had filed a police complaint
against Phadke for “writing an objectionable post hurting the sentiments of
Muslim community and aimed at creating communal tension.” Adil had mentioned in
his complaint that Phadke’s Facebook page also contained similar posts. Phadke
had moved the Sessions Court seeking anticipatory bail. The court is yet to
decide on his plea but had not put any restriction on his arrest. The case had
come up for final hearing on Wednesday but was put off again till Dec.13, when
the final order is expected. DCP, Zone 2, Vinita Shahu said, “My officers have
told me that complainant had moved the court for compromise. So, we haven’t
gone ahead with the arrest.” Adil Mohammad,
however, said, “It is completely wrong. I haven’t moved any such application.
In fact, the court hasn’t put any restriction on the police to arrest Phadke
but the police are dragging their feet.”Asked about the “compromise” story,
Investigating Officer Amol Deshmukh denied having put out any such information.
” There is no compromise move by the complainant,” Deshmukh said. indianexpress
Babri Masjid, Article 370, ‘Hindu-Muslim’ barred from plays in Pune
college theatre contest
A popular inter-college theatre competition in Pune has barred plays on
“sensitive” topics such as the Babri Masjid, Article 370, and “Hindu-Muslim”
matters, PTI reported. “Firodiya Karandak” contest began 45 years ago and is
held every year. Its next edition will take place in Feb.2020.“To maintain
social harmony and law and order, organisers, from this year, have decided not
to permit entries with sensitive subjects like Hindu-Muslim, Jammu and Kashmir,
Article 370, India-Pakistan, Ram Mandir and Babri Masjid or the subjects that
comment on any caste or religion,” said one of the rules of the contest,
announced on Wednesday.The organisers said that a group that presents a play on
any such subject would be disqualified.scroll
*OTHERS*
J&K: Article 370 petitioners seek transfer of case to SC’s larger
Bench
New Delhi :The petitioners challenging the abrogation of special status
of Jammu and Kashmir today urged the five-judge Constitution Bench of the
Supreme Court to refer the case to a larger Bench. Appearing before the
Constitution Bench led by Justice N.V. Ramana, senior advocate Dinesh Dwivedi,
appearing for economist Prem Shankar Jha,, said there was a “direct conflict”
of opinion between two judgments, one of 1959 and the other of 1970, about the
nature and extent of Article 370. President's notification on Aug.5 abrogated
the special status of J&K by blunting Article 370, which sources the
privileges accorded to the erstwhile State in accordance with the assurances
which was made in the Instrument of Accession signed between J&K ruler and
Government of India.However, the two past judgments, both by 5-judge Benches of
the SC, gave contradictory viewpoints on Article 370. 1959 one, Prem Nath Kaul
versus State of Jammu and Kashmir, indicated that Article 370 was applicable
only till the J&K Constitution was enacted on Jan.26, 1957. After that, no
further changes could be made to the relationship between India and J&K.But
the judgment reported in 1970 Sampath Prakash versus State of Jammu and Kashmir
case ignored the 1959 verdict and concluded that Article 370 was permanent in
nature and a “perennial source of power” for Centre to govern its relationship
with the State of J&K.Dwivedi, seconded by senior advocate Rajeev Dhavan,
said Justice Ramana's Bench was third 5-judge Bench examining a case concerning
the use of Article 370. The petitions should be referred to a larger Bench. The
Constitution Bench heard submissions till 1 p.m. today and scheduled the next
hearing for Jan.21.thehindu
2002 Gujarat riots: Nanavati report junks evidence by 3 former IPS
officers, indicts then JCP
Ahmedabad :Even as Nanavati Mehta Commission junked evidence provided by
3 former IPS officers in its detailed report on Ahmedabad incidents during the
Gujarat riots of 2002, especially pertaining to Gulberg Society and Naroda
Patiya massacres, it has indicted then JCP MK Tandon over his failure to
“assess seriousness of the situation and bring in additional force to control
the mob”.The report in detail states the role of then JCP (Sector 2) MK Tandon,
under whose jurisdiction, Naroda Patiya and Gulberg Society fell, mentioning
how the senior police officer left the two areas just before violence erupted
and returned only after the killings happened.A total of 97 persons (including
one Hindu), were killed in Naroda Patiya on Feb.28, 2002, while 44 persons (39
Muslims and 4 Hindus), including ex Congress MP Ahsan Jafri, were killed in
Gulberg Society massacre. The Commission, however, chose to ignore evidence
provided by IPS officers RB Sreekumar, now retired, and Rahul Sharma, who took
voluntary retirement and practises law in Gujarat HC, and Sanjiv Bhatt who was
dismissed from service and is in jail in a drug planting case.Sreekumar had,
through 9 affidavits filed before the Commission suggested that the government
had not done enough to control the riots. Sharma had collected records of calls
made from Feb.27 to March 4, 2002, from two private mobile service providers —
Celforce and AT&T — as evidence and presented before the Commission, while
Bhatt had claimed he was in the meeting that then chief minister Narendra Modi called
at his residence on the evening of the train carnage, where he had allegedly
said “Hindus be allowed to vent their anger”.Tandon, now retired, is the only
senior officer whose role in controlling the riots, has been found to be
inadequate, by the commission.indianexpress
Dang: Hindu Outfit Calls for a Rally Demanding Religious Identification
of Tribals
Mumbai: After Hindu right-wing outfits decided to call for a rally
demanding “proper identification” of people belonging to the Scheduled Tribe
(ST) who have converted to Christianity in the tribal Dang district of Gujarat,
the situation there has become tense.According to Indian Express, Rashtriya
Janjati Sangh, a Hindu outfit, has called for a rally on Dec.16 in Dang with
the primary demand that all tribal Christians must change their religion on their
school’s leaving certificate (LC) from Hindu ST to Christian ST. This demand
has been made as a way of “marking”, ahead of 2021 census drive. Local tribal
activists have alleged that the demand has been made with an intention to flare
communal tension in the region and was designed to coincide with Christian
festivities. RSS is backed by VHP and a tribal king, Dhanrajsinh Suryavanshi,
who is also a member of the BJP.The district administration has denied giving
permission for a rally and has said that any attempts to create unrest in district
will be dealt with strictly.thewire
‘This is a question of
credibility’: Supreme Court orders judicial inquiry into Hyderabad encounter
The Supreme Court today ordered a judicial inquiry into the killing of 4
men accused of raping and murdering a veterinary surgeon in a police encounter
in Hyderabad. A commission headed by its former judge V S Sirpurkar has been
given six months from the date on which it starts inquiry to complete the
process.3-judge bench headed by CJI SA Bobde, said, “We are of the considered
view that there should be an inquiry. Let there be an impartial inquiry. There
are aspects of your version that needs probing.” The bench, also comprising
Justices S Abdul Nazeer and Sanjiv Khanna, was hearing a PIL by Advocates GS
Mani and Pradeep Kumar Yadav.indianexpress
Nirbhaya rape-murder convict review plea to be heard by Supreme Court on
Dec 17
A 3-judge Supreme Court bench
will hear the review plea filed by Akshay Singh, one of the four convicts in Nirbhaya
gang-rape and murder case, on Dec.17. Akshay, the only one of the four Nirbhaya
rape-murder convicts not to have filed a review plea, moved the SC earlier this
week asking the court to reconsider its 2017 judgment in which it had upheld
the convictions of the four men for 2012 rape and murder of the 23-year-old
woman who came to be called Nirbhaya.India Today
Rajya Sabha Passes Bill to Extend SC/ST Reservation in Legislatures by
10 More Years
Rajya Sabha today passed a Constitution Amendment Bill to extend
reservation to SCs and STs in Lok Sabha and state assemblies by another 10
years.Reservation for members of Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes
(STs), given for the past 70 years in Lok Sabha and state assemblies, is due to
end on Jan.25,2020. The Constitution (126th) Amendment Bill, which saw heated
exchange between the treasury and opposition benches, was approved unanimously
in Rajya Sabha.PTI
Maharashtra cabinet announced, Sena keeps Home, Urban Development
Maharashtra cabinet has been announced. After days of suspense,
Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi govt-led by Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray has
announced its cabinet portfolios.Interestingly, Shiv Sena has retained key
portfolios of Home Ministry as well as Urban Development. Sena will also keep
Industry and Environment with itself.NCP, which is the second-largest party in
the alliance, has got Rural Development, Water Resources, Finance, Housing and
Health, Cooperatives, Food and Civil Supplies.Congress has been given Higher
and Technical Education, Revenue, School and Medical Education and PWD.CM
Uddhav Thackeray, who took an oath to the office on Nov.29, has not kept any
portfolios for himself. Sena's senior leader Eknath Shinde will have Home,
Urban Development, Forest, Environment, Water supply, Irrigation, Tourism, PWD
and Parliamentary Affairs.Congress's Chhagan Bhujbal has been put incharge of
Rural Development, Water Resources, Social Justice, Excise and FDA.indiatoday
Centre's Access to Information on Electoral Bonds' Donors Is Unfair:
Opposition
New Delhi: The prospect of BJP using classified information on donors of
electoral bonds to its advantage was raised by a number of opposition leaders
at a ‘jan manch’ (people’s conclave) on the electoral bond scheme organised by
various people’s movements and groups here on Wednesday.Congress MP Rajeev
Gowda led the charge by stating that when Arun Jaitley, as finance minister,
announced the electoral bond scheme, he claimed that it would usher in
transparency in political funding. But, Gowda said, information obtained
through RTIs has revealed that the scheme was pushed through by the Centre
despite objections being raised against it by the Election Commission, the
Reserve Bank of India and the law ministry.thewire
Final Privacy Bill Could Turn India into ‘Orwellian State’: Justice
Srikrishna
Justice (retired) B.N. Srikrishna, who headed the panel that formulated
the first draft of India’s Personal Data Protection (PDP) Bill, has criticised
the final version, calling it “dangerous” and a piece of legislation that could
turn the country into an “Orwellian state”.The retired judge noted that the
Modi government had removed the safeguards present in the original draft.“They
have removed the safeguards. That is most dangerous. The government can at any
time access private data or government agency data on grounds of sovereignty or
public order. This has dangerous implications,” Srikrishna told the publication.The
final version of PDP Bill that was tabled in the Lok Sabha this week, and then
sent to a joint select committee, allows the Centre to exempt any government
agency from the privacy rules under various grounds including anything that is
“in the interest of sovereignty and integrity of India”thewire
Karnataka: Panel Recommends Retention of Text on Tipu Sultan in School
Curriculum
A panel constituted by Karnataka government has recommended against
BJP’s demand to remove content related to 18th-century Mysuru ruler Tipu Sultan
from school textbooks.A few months ago, BJP MLA Appachu Ranjan had appealed to
primary and secondary education minister Suresh Kumar and chief minister B.S.
Yediyurappa to drop content related to Tipu Sultan from school textbooks.
Content related to the ruler is taught in Class 6, 7 and 10 of the state
board.As per a report in Deccan Herald, committee, comprising academicians and
historians had submitted the report to the Karnataka Textbook Society on
December 9 and expressed an opinion that chapters on the ruler of Mysore
currently prescribed in textbooks are only introductory in nature about the
life of Tipu Sultan.“It is impossible to teach the history of Mysore without
the introduction to Tipu,”committee noted in its report.“We have not arrived at
any judgment based on the controversy. Being historians, it was our duty to
submit a factual report,” one of the members of the committee has been quoted
as having told Deccan Herald. The committee is of the opinion that since
textbook’s content is only introductory in nature and is factual, it should
remain in the school curriculum.thewire
Twin Shocks for Economy: Retail Inflation Spikes to 3-year High,
Industrial Production Shrinks by -3.8%
New Delhi: In twin shocks for the economy that is battling a prolonged
slowdown, the retail price based consumer inflation has spiked to a three-year
high while the index of industrial production has contracted, official data
showed.According to data released by the statistics office on Thursday,
consumer inflation spiked 5.54 percent in November on the back of costlier food
items, compared to 4.62 percent in the month of Oct.As per the data released by
the National Statistical Office (NSO), the inflation in the food rose to 10.01
per cent. This compares with 7.89 per cent October and (-) 2.61 per cent in the
year ago-month. The previous high of CPI was 6.07 in July 2016.On the other
hand, the Index of industrial production contracted by -3.8 percent in October,
official data showed. The dip has mainly been due to poor performance by power,
mining and manufacturing sectors. Factory output, as measured in terms of Index
of Industrial Production (IIP), had expanded 8.4 per cent in October 2018.A
slowdown was witnessed in the manufacturing sector, which declined by 2.1 per
cent in October as compared to 8.2 per cent growth a year ago.news18
JNU students boycott exams over fee hike issue
JNU students boycotted the exams on Thursday over the hostel fee hike
issue, even as the School of Sanskrit and Indic Studies (SSIS) saw students
appearing for their papers.Sources said exams were also held in School of
Engineering and the Atal Bihari Vajpayee School of Management and
Entrepreneurship.PTI
*WORLD*
Rohingya refugees reject Aung San Suu Kyi's 'lies on genocide'
Rohingya refugees have accused former Myanmar democracy icon Aung San
Suu Kyi of lying to the International Court of Justice (ICJ)in a testimony in
which she denied that her country's armed forces were guilty of genocide
against the mostly Muslim minority group."World will judge their claim of
no genocide with evidence," Mohammed Mohibullah, chairman of Arakan
Rohingya Society for Peace and Human Rights, told AP. "A thief never
admits he is a thief, but justice can be delivered through evidence. World has
obtained evidence from us," he said at Kutupalong refugee camp in
Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar."Even if Suu Kyi lies, she won't be spared. She
will certainly face justice.World should take steps against her,"he said.aljazeera
Myanmar cannot be trusted to put own soldiers on trial: Gambia
Myanmar cannot be trusted to hold its soldiers accountable for alleged
atrocities against its Rohingya minority, and measures to stop the violence
need to be taken immediately, a lawyer presenting a genocide case against it
said on Thursday.Speaking on the third and final day of hearings at the
International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the case brought by Gambia under the
1948 Genocide Convention, the west African country's lead lawyer repeated its
demand for "provisional measures" to restrain the Myanmar military
until the case is heard in full.Paul Reichler, said Myanmar had not even tried
during the hearings to deny most of the accusations of extreme violence made
against its military, known officially as the Tatmadaw, nor of the mass
deportation of Rohingya following a 2017 crackdown.aljazeera
ICJ speech: Suu Kyi fails to use 'Rohingya' to describe minority
Britons vote in high-stakes election dominated by Brexit
London:Voting is under way in the United Kingdom's snap general
election, with millions expected to deliver their verdict on the Brexit crisis
engulfing British politics.Thursday's ballot will shape how, or whether, the UK
will finally exit the European Union after months of parliamentary deadlock
over how to execute the result of its 2016 referendum on membership of the
bloc.The vote brings to an end a febrile campaign period during which Prime
Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party and Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party
have offered starkly different visions for resolving the impasse and rebuilding
the UK after a decade of austerity.Johnson wants to action a swift exit from
the EU, while Corbyn is committed to holding a second referendum over the
issue.Polls opened at 7am (7:00 GMT) and close at 10pm local time (22:00 GMT),
with final results expected by early Friday morning.aljazeera
Trump impeachment: House panel poised to approve charges
Washington, DC:A key committee of the Democrat-led US House of
Representatives is poised to approve two articles of impeachment against
President Donald Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.After
working late into the night on Wednesday in an unusually solemn meeting, the
House Judiciary Committee is scheduled to continue that session on Thursday
before voting on whether to advance two impeachment articles to the full House
for approval next week."President Trump has not only abused his power in
the upcoming election he has used a foreign power to do it," said
Representative Zoe Lofgren, a senior Democratic member of Judiciary
Committee.aljazeera
Amid Criticism, Trump Signs Order Targeting Anti-Semitism at
Universities
Washington: US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on
Wednesday to prohibit federal funding for colleges and universities that allow
anti–Semitism, but the move drew some criticism for potentially limiting free
speech. The order would extend protections against discrimination under the
1964 Civil Rights Act to people subjected to anti–Semitism on college
campuses.“This is our message to universities: If you want to accept the
tremendous amount of federal dollars that you get every year, you must reject
anti–Semitism. It’s very simple,” Trump said during a Hanukkah reception at the
White House.J Street, a liberal Jewish-American lobbying group, criticised the
order.“This executive order, like the stalled congressional legislation it is
based on, appears designed less to combat anti–Semitism than to have a chilling
effect on free speech and to crack down on campus critics of Israel,” it said
in a statement.Pro-Palestinian Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS)
movement over Israel’s policies towards Palestinians in West Bank and Gaza
Strip has gained support among some university students in recent years.The
movement, however, has received a bipartisan rebuke in the US Congress and many
states have passed anti-BDS measures.Some critics argue that participating in
boycotts is protected by Americans’ constitutional right to free speech and
that legitimate criticism of Israeli policies could be stifled under the name
of combating anti–Semitism.Reuters
Iraq protesters form ‘mini-state’ in Baghdad’s Tahrir Square
With border guards, clean-up crews and hospitals, Iraqi protesters have
created a mini-state in Baghdad's Tahrir Square, offering kinds of services
they say their government has failed to provide."We've done more in two
months than the state has done in 16 years," said Haydar Chaker, a
construction worker from Babylon province, south of the capital.Everyone has
their role, from cooking bread to painting murals, with a division of labour
and scheduled shifts.Chaker came to Baghdad with his friends after the annual
Arbaeen pilgrimage to the Shiite holy city Karbala, his pilgrim's tent and
cooking equipment equally useful at a protest encampment. Installed in iconic
square whose name means "liberation", he provides 3 meals a day to
hundreds of protesters, cooking with donated foods.In the morning he
coordinates with the surrounding tents, dividing sacks of rice, sugar, flour
and other ingredients then assigning meals, drinks and sandwiches for
volunteers to prepare.AFP
Suspected militants attack kills 70 soldiers in Niger; official
Niger:Suspected militants ambushed a military post in western Niger and
killed at least 70 soldiers, a presidential adviser said late Wednesday,
marking the deadliest attack on the West African country’s forces in recent
memory.The bloodshed comes just days ahead of a summit in France where French
President Emmanuel Macron is expected to meet with West African leaders to
discuss the French military’s role in Sahel region. A tweet sent from President
Mahamadou Issoufou’s account late Wednesday said that he was returning early
from an overseas trip in Egypt following the developments near Niger’s border
with Mali. AP
Algeria holds presidential vote despite push for boycott
Polls have opened in a controversial presidential election with critics
saying all candidates should be purged because of their ties to the unpopular
former govt. Today’s vote is the first since former president Abdelaziz
Bouteflika was forced out after a 2-decade-long rule in April in the wake of
nationwide peaceful protests.The vote has been deferred twice since the
unprecedented leaderless protest movement, commonly referred to as the Hirak,
erupted in Feb.Polls opened at 07:00 GMT and will close at 21:00 GMT, though
that can be extended. Preliminary results are expected from 23:00 GMT onwards,
however, final results likely won't come until at least Friday.aljazeera
*views, Articles, FEATURES*
Citizenship law and proposed nation-wide NRC will revise the conception
of group rights in India:Christophe Jaffrelot
Opposition during UPA years, and Supreme Court judgments, must share
responsibility for the current economic mess:Kapil Sibal
indian express Editorial: Modi
govt has bulldozed a poisonous bill through Parliament
Religious basis of citizenship would be a negation of secularism,
liberalism, equality and justice:Faizan Mustafa
The morning after CAB: It will be a mistake to rely just on Supreme
Court:Pratap Bhanu Mehta
Citizenship Amendment Bill is nothing but an ‘irrational fear’ of
Muslims:Muddassir Ahmad Qasmi
Partition Lies and Amit Shah's Theatre of the Absurd:Prem Shankar Jha
Citizenship Amendment Bill and NRC Will Together Destroy Our
Country:Farah Naqvi
BJP needs CAB and NRC to cling to power in the long run:Faraz Ahmad
Citizenship Amendment Bill: Gateway to Hindu Rashtra?Zafar Agha
Amit Shah,de facto PM, bulldozing history through statements on
Partition:Shamsul Islam
2002 Gujarat riots: Killing of 24 in Anand probably due to a
‘misunderstanding’:indianexpress
Gujarat riots: ‘Vadodara police was too exhausted, Ahmedabad force was
short-staffed’:indianexpress
Bollywood's Panipat irks Afghans over founding father's portrayal
As civil disobedience, I will register as Muslim and invite the
consequences: Harsh Mander INTERVIEW
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