*22 DEC. 2019: 24 Rabius Sani 1441:
Vol: 12, No: 89*
*india: anti-citizenship act stir*
PM Modi contradicts his lieutenant Amit Shah and his party prez Nadda on
bringing all-India NRC
As widely anticipated, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday blamed
‘urban naxals’ and the Congress for misleading the nation on the amended citizenship
law and NRC.Addressing a BJP rally in the national capital, the Prime Minister
also described as a lie and rumour the detention centres reportedly being built
at several places in the country.Contrary to expectations voiced by some
quarters, Prime Minister held out no balm or provided any healing touch even as
the death toll in the country rose to 24 in the last one week following
protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the NRC.He did not
spare a word for students who have been blinded, killed and injured by the
police but called upon his audience to support policemen, who, he said, were
laying down their lives.While Home Minister Amit Shah is on record saying in
Parliament that NRC will be rolled out across the country, government spokesmen
and ministers have been speaking in different voices on the NRC and have added
to the confusion.Reacting to the Prime Minister’s speech, former Union Minister
and Congress leader Manish Tewari tweeted: “PM says in the Ramlila ground -
there are no detention centres in India. His govt told Rajya Sabha on 27th
November that 28 people died in Detention Camps in Assam. Are you correct PM or
your Home Minister?”nationalheraldindia
PM Modi counters what Amit Shah, BJP manifesto say on bringing all-India
NRC
'Opposition peddling lies on NRC, CAA to foment unrest': Modi at Delhi rally says
NRC, CAA have nothing to do with Muslims
NRC, CAA have nothing to do with Muslims
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday kickstarted the Delhi assembly
poll campaign by taking credit for giving home ownership rights to people
living in the city’s unauthorised colonies and blaming the opposition for
fomenting social unrest that has spread over Citizenship (Amendment) Act,
across the country.Interestingly, while slamming the opposition for “spreading
lies”, he said that NRC which his party leaders, especially Union home minister
Amit Shah, have been promising to implement across the country isn’t in the
works at all.“NRC has neither been discussed in the parliament nor any rules
regarding it have been framed. There are no talks about it at all. It was only
when the Supreme Court directed us to implement it in Assam, we had to do it,”
he said, spreading further confusion about what the Centre has planned. Only a
day ago, Union Ministry of Home Affairs released a document that gives concrete
opinions about how NRC will be implemented across the country. Shah had
previously also held, in the upper house of the parliament, that an NRC would
be “carried out across the country“.PM’s words indicate that the Centre may
have been forced to take a step back on NRC issue, amidst widespread agitations
against it. However, unlike Shah and other leaders, who kept claiming that CAA
and NRC are not associated with each other, Modi did not attempt to delink the
two. Rather, he pointed out a difference between them.“There is a simple
difference. The undocumented immigrant (who NRC plans to drive out of the
country) never lets his identity known, and the persecuted person who seek
shelter never hides his identity as a refugee],” he said.He slammed Congress
for opposing the CAA and asked why “100-year-old” party did not oppose it when
former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, former chief minister of Assam Tarun
Gogoi or Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot during his previous term
advocated giving shelter to refugees.However, he did not answer the question
which many protesters have been asking: Why are Muslims being singled out for
exclusion under the CAA?Trying to clear the fear that NRC will put all citizens
at risk of losing their citizenship, he said that the opposition was peddling
such lies only to mislead people. “When my govt launched multiple welfare
schemes for the poor, did we ask for documents? In fact, we have done away with
all red tapism and bureaucratic hassle.”He said that the opposition forces were
not able to digest that Modi won with a heavier margin for the second time, and
that is why they were spreading lies to foment an “anarchy-like situation”.He
also said that some opposition parties, along with “urban Naxals”, were
propagating lies regarding CAA and NRC.thewire
‘There Are No Detention Centers
In India,’ says PM Modi at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan rally
Govt creating environment of fear, uncertainty: Opposition hits back at
Modi
Congress has reacted sharply to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s
accusation that the party is misleading people on the new Citizenship Amendment
Act by calling it anti-Muslim and asserted the government had created an
“environment of fear, uncertainty”.The severe criticism from the Opposition
came immediately after Modi delivered an hour-long speech at Delhi’s Ramlila
Maidan in which he said his government schemes had never discriminated on the
basis of religion.Congress leader Anand Sharma said, “Environment of fear,
uncertainty created not by us, but by home minister’s statement in both houses
that NRC will come.”“Prime Minister should provide healing touch, should call a
meeting of National Integration Council to discuss issues such as NRC, CAA,”
added Sharma as protests against the new law continues in several parts across
the country.Modi drew flak for his speech from various quarters, including
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, who accused the PM of misleading the
country in his name, PTI reported.Gehlot also took a dig at Amit Shah and said,
he was provoking Muslims by announcing that NRC would be implemented in the
entire country, despite the fact that it could not be implemented successfully
in Assam.West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee also hit back at Modi
saying the prime minister is publicly contradicting what Home Minister Amit
Shah has been saying on nationwide NRC.indianexpress
Modi, Shah ‘hiding behind hate’ to escape anger of youth: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi :Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today accused Prime Minister
Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah of destroying the future of the
country’s youth and said that they are “hiding behind hate” to escape their
anger over lack of jobs and state of economy.“Dear Youth of India, Modi &
Shah have destroyed your future. They can’t face your anger over the lack of
jobs and damage they’ve done to the economy. That’s why they are dividing our
beloved India and hiding behind hate.“We can only defeat them by responding
with love towards every Indian,” Gandhi said on Twitter.indianexpress
CAA not against Muslim community of India: Nitin Gadkari at pro CAA
Nagpur rally
Nagpur :Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday asserted that the
Citizenship (Amendment) Act is not against the Muslim community in India.He
said by bringing the new law, NDA government was not doing any injustice to
Muslims in the country.Gadkari also accused the Congress of spreading
“misinformation” over the issue for ‘vote bank politics’.He was addressing a
rally here in support of NDA government’s decision to enact a new law CAA. The
rally was organised a local body and supported by BJP and RSS."We are not
talking about sending Muslims out of the country,” Gadkari said.He said the govt’s
only concern was foreign intruders living in the country.PTI
‘What did Congress give Muslims? Scrap shop and tea stall?’ Gadkari at
RSS CAA rally
'Goli maaron saalon ko' chants heard in Lok Adhikar Manch rally at
Nagpur backing Citizenship Act
Hundreds of Lok Adhikar Manch
workers gathered in Nagpur here on Sunday morning to hold a rally in support of
newly-enacted Citizenship (Amendment) Act, which is largely being opposed
across the country. Workers of Lok Adhikar Manch held rally from Yashwant
Stadium to Samvidhan Chowk here, raising slogans hailing the new citizenship
law and showing posters of "Nagpur welcomes CAA". The rally has been
organized by Lok Adhikar Manch, BJP, RSS and other organizations.With tricolour
and BJP flags in their hands, the protesters were seen shouting, "Desh ke
gaddaron ko, goli maaro saalon ko." (Shoot traitors).ANI
Uncertainty over Citizenship Act and NRC may affect India’s neighbours:
Bangladesh foreign minister
Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said the Citizenship
Amendment Act and the NRC are India’s “internal issues”, but expressed concern
that any uncertainty in Indian was likely to affect its neighbouring countries,
PTI reported today.Momen, who cancelled his visit to India earlier this month
after protests against the citizenship law erupted in the North East, said he
hopes that the situation “cools down” in India and the country “can get out of
it”.“ CAB [now Citizenship Amendment Act] and NRC are internal issues of India.
Indian government assured us again and again that these are their domestic
issues, they are doing it because of legal and other reasons,” Momen told PTI
in Dhaka, when asked about the ongoing protests in India.The minister said
Bangladesh trusts India. “We are the number one friend of India,” Momen added.
“So, if there is uncertainty in India, it is likely to affect its neighbours.
When there was an economic downturn in US, it affected many countries because
we live in a global world. So our fear is that if there is some uncertainty in
India, it might affect its neighbours.”scroll
Threat to Pakistan from India increasing due to anti-CAA protest: Imran
Khan
Pakistan PM Imran Khan has expressed apprehension that India could carry
out a "false flag operation" against it to divert attention from its
domestic situation and warned that it will give a befitting response to any
such action. Khan in a series of tweets said that under Modi government, India
has been moving towards "Hindu Rashtra" with its "fascist
ideology"."...Now with the Citizens Amendment Act, all those Indians
who want a pluralist India are beginning to protest & it is becoming a mass
movement," Khan said on the massive protests in India against the new
citizenship law. Khan said that as the protests in India are increasing,
"threat to Pakistan from India is also increasing" and the Indian
Army chief General Bipin Rawat's remarks on the situation along the Line of
Control adds to Pakistan's "concerns of a false flag operation".Khan
warned international community that "Pak will have no option but to give a
befitting response" to India if New Delhi undertakes any operation against
it."I have been warning int community of this for some time &am
reiterating again: if India does such an operation to divert attention from its
domestic chaos plus whip up war hysteria to mobilise Hindu nationalism, Pak
will have no option but to give a befitting response," he tweeted. indiatoday
Sonia Gandhi‘s anti-CAA post retweeted from Nepal PM handle, later
deleted after criticism
Kathmandu :A retweet of Congress president Sonia Gandhi‘s video message
criticising the Narendra Modi government from Nepal Prime Minister K P Oli’s
official Twitter handle was removed after severe criticism on social media,
with a top aide of the Nepal PM stating that the account may have been
temporarily compromised. Sonia’s 2.37-minute video message, criticising Modi
government over attempts to allegedly suppress protests against the new
citizenship law with “brute force” and tweeted from the Congress party’s
official handle, was retweeted a few minutes later from Oli’s Twitter handle on
Friday. Oli’s press adviser Surya Thapa said, “Someone may have abused PM’s
password (and misused the Twitter account).” Thapa said the matter is being probe,
without giving more details.indianexpress
‘They did not see us’ say Left out by citizenship Act, Lankan Tamil
refugees
Till the last moment”, they hoped — that the Citizenship Amendment Act
would include them too, that their three-decade wait would end, that their life
in a camp would be finally over. But Act passed by Parliament covered refugees
from only Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh.“They did not see us… We were
shattered,” says Saroja Devi, 61, who fled Nuwara Eliya in Central Sri Lanka
during the anti-Tamil riots in 1983, and still lives in the Kottapattu refugee
camp on the suburbs of Trichy in Tamil Nadu, like 400-odd Sri Lankan families.Married
for just four years, Saroja Devi escaped with her husband in July 1983 after a
Sinhalese mob torched their home, forcing them first into a hideout on a
hilltop and then to take a one-way flight to Thirvananthapuram on an ‘emergency
passport’. From Thiruvananthapuram, they rode 500 km on a bus to Trichy. “The
same day, we were allotted a single-room house. We continue to live in that
house in the hope of an Indian citizenship.”Among the 400 Lankan refugee
families at the Kottapattu camp, over 100 have Indian links. Tamil Nadu has 107
camps for Lankan Tamil refugees, housing about 19,000 families or 60,000
inmates, of whom at least 20 per cent are Indian-origin. Almost all the
refugees arrived between the early 1980s and 1990s. About 10,000 are children
below the age of eight.indianexpress
Next on Modi govt’s agenda is NPR, Cabinet to meet on Tuesday
With the Modi cabinet set to meet on Tuesday, following the Saturday's
Council of Ministers' meeting which will be a review exercise, there is a
strong possibility that after the CAA move, the Centre may now focus on NPR
renewal.The government has been preparing for the National Population Register
(NPR) amid the ongoing protests over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and
NRC.Under NPR, a census will be conducted from house to house across the
country from April 1, 2020 to September 30, 2020.IANS
"2 Effective Ways To Stop....": Prashant Kishor On Citizenship
Law, NRC
Amid countrywide protests against the amended Citizenship Act, JDU
leader Prashant Kishor today tweeted "ways to stop the
implementation" of the new citizenship law and the National Register of
Citizens as he attacked the ruling BJP. His consultancy firm Indian Political
Action Committee (I-PAC) has been widely credited for helping BJP to power in
2014. "2 effective ways to stop the implementation of #CAA_NRC are; (1)
Keep protesting peacefully by raising your voice on all platforms, & (2)
Ensure most if not ALL of 16 Non BJP CMs say NO to NRC in their states.
Everything else important as they may is largely tokenism," 42-year-old
poll strategist-turned-JDU leader tweeted. His party is an ally of BJP-led NDA
at the centre.The remark came days after Kishor, whose wife is from Assam, had
openly opposed his party's support for the new citizenship law. After a tense
meeting with JDU chief last week, however, he told journalists that Nitish
Kumar had assured him there would be no NRC in Bihar.On Saturday, Kishor also
launched an attacked on Congress the party's absence "in the citizens'
fight against CAA-NRC".ndtv
Over 200 Christian Leaders Condemn CAA, State Violence against
Protesters
New Delhi:Over 200 top Christian leaders (among them philosophers,
theologians, ex officials, academics and lawyers) from across the country on
Saturday condemned the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), and the State violence
unleashed on youth and civil society activists protesting against the
discriminatory legislation. They expressed solidarity with the students and
others who have been grievously injured and prayed for their speedy recovery.In
a joint statement, they condemned the “brutal repression” by the police and
para-military forces on peaceful democratic protests by youth and students of
various cities and Universities in India, especially Jamia Millia and AMU.“We
express our solidarity with the students and others who have been grievously
injured and pray for their speedy recovery,” they said. Signatories of the statement
include George Pattery, head of the Jesuits in India, eminent philosopher TK
John, human rights activist John Dayal, Evangelical Fellowship of India general
secretary Rev Vijayesh Lal, academicians Michael Williams, Annie Koshi, Sunny
Jacob, Denzil Fernandez, ex member of Delhi Minorities Commission AC Michael,
theologians John Chathanatt, CB Samuel, Rajah Chellamani and lawyers Jose
Chiramel, PI Jose and Pramod Singh.caravandaily
Over 1,500 protesters arrested across India during days of protests over
Citizenship Law:officials
NEW DELHI:More than 1,500 protesters have been arrested across India in
the past 10 days, officials said, as police try to quell sometimes violent
demonstrations against a citizenship law that critics say undermines the
country’s secular constitution.Additionally, some 4,000 people have been
detained and then released, the officials said. Those arrested and detained had
been resorting to violence during the protests, said two senior government
officials overseeing the country’s internal security who spoke on condition of
anonymity.huffingtonpost
48 arrested, 262 booked over violence in Muzaffarnagar during anti-CAA
protests
UP Police detain MPs, seal shops, confiscate property of ‘protesters’
Even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi was reassuring a gathering in Delhi
that his government has never discriminated on the basis of religion, Uttar
Pradesh Police have sealed hundreds of shops owned by the Muslims, alleging
that they were among the protesters and had engaged in violence.In several West
UP districts, the administration is said to have sealed even those shops which
had their shutters down on Friday. The police sealed 67 shops on Arya Samaj
Road and Vikas Bhawan Road near Meenakshi Chowk in Muzaffarnagar.“The fact that
the shutters were down indicated their complicity; they must have known about
the impending disturbances,” reasoned officials. DM of Lucknow also went on
record to say that miscreants had been identified and the exercise to
confiscate their property had started.Reports reaching from Muzaffarnagar spoke
of Muslims being terrorised and forced to leave for safety. Amidst allegations
that policemen vandalised houses and private vehicles, members of the minority
community are being forced to hand over statements giving a clean chit to the
police, reports held. Pickets have been placed outside Muslim mohallas with
heavy police presence in the areas.In a shocking development, the police has
booked a few prominent persons of the town who were helping the police in
placating the crowds as accused in rioting.The police also lifted prominent
Shia cleric Maulana Asad along with others and allegedly tortured the
60-year-old cleric. He is currently hospitalised with multiple injuries and
fracture.Reports also came of mobile phone services including voice calls
having been totally shut in Muslim majority areas of Khalapar, Khadarwala,
Kidwai Nagar, Mallupura and Naddawala, while the phone services, including
mobile internet, have been restored in other areas of the town.Meanwhile, 4 TMC
MPs- Dinesh Trivedi, Protima Mandal, Nadimul Haq and Adhir Vishwas- Who arrived
at Lucknow airport on Sunday to visit the areas affected in the December 19
violence and meet victims’ family, were detained by the police. UP DGP O.P.
Singh had already declared that no Opposition MP or delegation would be allowed
to visit the affected areas in view of prohibitory orders being in place.In
Rampur too Farooq Rahmani, a known Muslim face in Rampur and office-bearer of
Ittehad Naujawan Committee was arrested and charged with IPC section 147
(rioting) and 307 (Attempt to murder) when he was trying to placate some Muslim
youth in Gher Mohella in old city area.As UP burns in the aftermath of anti-CAA
protest the ‘skull cap’, associated with Muslims, has become the target of
Uttar Pradesh police. Those who were arrested were booked under different
sections for rioting, unlawful assembly, attempt to murder, wrongful
confinement, criminal intimidation, criminal assault on public servant etc.
They were also booked for alleged criminal conspiracy and under Public Property
Damage Act.Allegations have however been levelled that BJP and RSS workers and
supporters were engaged in violence and vandalism. Reports named a ABVP leader
who allegedly led the attack on police. Similarly, some RSS workers are accused
of orchestrating the violence in Gorakhpur – the home turf of Chief Minister
Yogi Adityanath.nationalheraldindia
Video Suggests UP Cop Opened Fire In Kanpur, Contrary To "No Police
Firing" Claim
Police-media nexus? Twitterati
incensed after chilling video of Kanpur cop firing at anti-CAA protesters goes
viral
Disturbing Videos of Police Action against CAA Protesters in UP Leave
Twitterati in Shock
After 5 deaths, anger, unsteady calm in Meerut
As the evening sun went down, the body of Areef was lowered into a grave
in the Ahmednagar area. Nearby was an empty grave, waiting for its occupant,
who, the locals said, had also been killed in police firing during the
anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act protests in the city on Friday. His body, they
said, was being brought in.As hundreds of locals walked down the narrow lanes
of the neighbourhood to bury their youth, the mood was taut.Police confirmed
that five people had been killed in the violence that erupted on Friday
afternoon — apart from Areef, in his early 20s, were 33-year-old Zaheer,
30-year-old Asif and 28-year-old Mohsin, all local youths, and Asif, a
20-year-old resident of Jhilmil Colony in Delhi.Though both police and
residents blamed each other for starting the violence, the protesters said no
shots were fired from their side, a claim the police contests.At a spot near
what is locally called Tiranga Chowk, in front of City Hospital, the earth was
ashen, a reminder of the previous day’s violence. Opposite is a lane that leads
to a mosque. Locals there said that this was where the police opened fire on
the youth who had come to participate in a rally.Salim Ansari, a 57-year old
local, said several people from different parts of the city had congregated in
the area for the rally, which proceeded to the Gola Kuan Suit Market. It was on
the way back, he claimed, that “members of RSS started the violence”. He
claimed they had come from the neighbouring Hindu localities and “were wearing
jeans and had pistols in their hands”.Ansari asserted that the protesters did
not fire any shots, a claim that was supported by about a dozen men standing
near him. The men said they want peace and accused the government of trying to
create a rift between Hindus and Muslims.Gajender, standing in the crowd, said,
“Yeh Hindu-Muslim karwana chahte hain.”On Saturday, city wore a near-deserted
look. With Section 144 still in place, there was minimal traffic on the streets
and most of the shops in the area were shuttered.indianexpress
Watch: Police raided Muslim home in western UP, threatened to set it on
fire, alleges young woman
Both the toilet pan and television set are broken, food canisters lie
upturned, the pipe of the cooking gas cylinder has been sliced into two.“Aag
laga rahe the. They were setting the house on fire,” said a young woman who
lives in the Naiza Sarai locality in Nehtaur, a town in Uttar Pradesh’s Bijnore
district, 180 km east of Delhi.On Friday afternoon, the police fired tear gas
shells and bullets in the neighbourhood soon after Muslim residents emerged
from prayers at a mosque. The police claim the residents first threw stones at
them, but the residents stoutly deny this.The young woman, who did not want to
be identified by name, said her brother, Kamar Ahmed, was unwell. He lay down
as soon as he returned from namaz, but the police suddenly broke into their
home. She alleged that the police ransacked the house, beat her up and other
family members too, cut the pipe of the gas cylinder, which could have led to a
fire had she not managed to turn off the regulator in time. “They said we will
set the house on fire, and if you make too much noise, izzat utar denge,” she
said. “We will dishonour you” – a threat of sexual assault.At the end of the
raid, the police took her brother away. His family did not know where he was –
when they went to enquire at the Nehtaur police station, they said the police
did not disclose anything.When Scroll.in visited the police station on Sunday,
we found his name in the list of 10 people arrested in the town. A police
official said they had been sent to the Bijnor jail.scroll.in
879 arrested, 5000 bound down, 135 cases registered, 15 dead : UP DGP
Lucknow: As many as 879 people have been arrested while 5000 were 'bound
down' as a preventive measure in Uttar Pradesh, in the wake of the violent
protests against Citizenship (Amendment) Act and proposed NRC."Adequate
police arrangements have been made in all districts in the wake of protests.
Police, Paramilitary, RAF, PAC, Quick Reaction Team (QRTs) are patrolling the
areas," said OP Singh, DGP UP."A total of 135 criminal cases have
been registered against the miscreants. 15 people have died while 288 police
personnel are injured," said the top cop.He said that police officials and
civil administration are reaching out to community members and their leaders,
requesting them to cooperate in maintaining law and order.ANI
CAA Unrest: Former Teacher Sadaf Jafar Arrested, ‘Brutally Beaten’ in
Lucknow
Amid reports of mass detainment of anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA)
protesters in Uttar Pradesh, the arrest of UP Congress media spokesperson and a
former teacher Sadaf Jafar has attracted attention for the manner in which she
was picked up and then allegedly beaten by Police.UP capital Lucknow witnessed
huge rallies against CAA on Thursday. Jafar who was also part of one such rally
went live on Facebook when some miscreants pelted stones at local police at
city's Parivartan Chowk.In fact, she was live on video even when the police
arrested her.In one of the videos, she can be seen asking the police why there
were complicit and not acting against those being unruly and that the stone
pelting incident is a staged one.Sadaf’s niece Ramsha* said, "She has been
shifted to Lucknow jail now. She was subjected to severe police
brutality." Ramsha* also pointed out that her aunt has been booked on 14
charges that include ‘sabotage,’ ‘attempt to murder,’ and ‘possession of
explosives.’ Jafar's sister Shabana* stated, "She has been beaten with a
baton on her legs and hands. Police also kicked her on the belly, following
which she had internal bleeding."The Quint
CAA: Internet ban hits common people, business in Noida, Ghaziabad
For Bharat, a 22-year-old tea seller in Noida sector 16, the business
has not been "as usual" in the past two days. Suspension of internet
has affected his business, just like hundred others."They first asked us
to upgrade. We switched to e-payment options. The internet is not working for
the past two days," he said.When prodded, he said around 90 per cent of
his customers were youth. "They have smartphones and make payments through
that.They don't carry cash. Now I have to keep the record of money to be
collected from them,"he said.IANS
Activists, Muslim Groups Allege Indiscriminate, Mass Arrests; Urge SC
Intervention
New Delhi:As several parts of the country witness peaceful
demonstrations and shut down in protests against the police excesses and
atrocities, a number of social organisations, and political parties and
activist groups on Saturday appealed to the Supreme Court of India for
immediate intervention to direct the Central and State governments not to use
brutal force and firepower against peaceful protesters. Strongly condemning the killing of innocent
people in the police firing, they expressed grave concern over the use of
firepower in BJP ruled states.Meanwhile protesting against the Delhi Police’s
brutal assault on demonstrators at Daryaganj on Friday evening, old Delhi’s
many areas including Jama Masjid, Ballimaran, Chnadni chowk etc observed
complete shutdown while parts of the East Delhi, Okhla’s Shaheen Bagh and other
localities and Jamia Millia Islamia also witnessed the protest
demonstrations.Aslam Qureshi, a journalist from old Delhi, said that police
personnel were pelting stones on the peaceful protesters from the roofs of some
buildings in Drayaganj area. He alleged that police were resorting to violence
and brutal tactics against unarmed civilians and did not even spare minors. A
team of lawyers and activists waited outside the Daryaganj police station
demanding the release of those detained. Advocate and activist, Suroor Mander
told Caravan Daily that the people were picked up from the nearby areas of Jama
Masjid and they have still not let any lawyer go in or not even released the list of detainees.To
register their protest against CAA and growing police atrocities on protesters,
people from all walks of life gathered at the Samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi, at
Rajghat in the biting cold Saturday morning. Students, activists, social and
religious leaders held silent protest against new citizenship law and police
brutalities on the protesters across the country. Rights activists Ravi Nair
and Charu Lata, Ashok Bharti, Ayush Jain, Muslim Majlis-e Mushawarat president
Navaid Hamid, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind leaders Mohammad Salim Engineer, Malik
Motasim Khan and Mujtaba Farooq also spoke on the occasion. Deploring the new
citizenship law and NRC, Ravi Nair told Caravan Daily that the government and
its mentor RSS must see the writing on the wall as the whole country has been
erupted against their nefarious designs.Engineer Salim decried the divisive
politics alleging that the government is pushing India on Mahatma Gandhi’s
killer Nathuram Godse’s path. .Welfare party president Dr S Q R Ilyas pointed
out that the reports coming in from different BJP ruled states show that they
have decided to suppress the peaceful agitations by use of brutal police force
including use of fire power.Caravan Daily
Jamia Submits Report to HRD Ministry, Requests Judicial Enquiry Into
Police Action
New Delhi: Jamia Millia Islamia has submitted a fresh report to HRD
Ministry requesting a judicial inquiry into the entry of police on the
university premises last Sunday. The varsity had earlier submitted reports in
the matter on Dec.15-16.In the fresh report submitted to the ministry, Jamia
reiterated its request for the initiation of an inquiry committee or a judicial
inquiry to the incident.In its report, the varsity mentioned that police used
teargas and lathi-charge to disperse protesters gathered on Mathura Road and
Julena Road.The protesters while retreating took Maulana Mohd. Ali Jauhar Marg,
which passes through the university campus, the varsity said in its report
submitted by the registrar of Jamia.It is submitted that no permission to enter
the campus or library was given by university authorities.It also requested a
probe into the alleged use of “force and infliction of brutal and grievous
physical injuries on the students” who were studying inside the reading rooms
of the library.On Friday, NHRC visited the campus to probe the incident. The
varsity wrote a letter to commission to investigate the matter after the
visit.PTI
AMU sets up one-man judicial panel to probe campus violence during anti-CAA
protest
AMU has set up a one-man judicial panel to conduct an internal inquiry
into violent incidents that rocked the campus early this week."The inquiry
into the violent incidents that took place on the campus on Dec.15 and 16 will
be conducted by former chief justice of Chattisgarh High Court, Justice VK
Gupta," AMU V-C Tariq Mansoor said yesterday."We are glad that
Justice Gupta has given his consent for the same," he said.Prof Mansoor
said the varsity has decided to get the origin of the violence probed as it is
not interested in suppressing any fact."We are not interested in
suppressing any fact and that is why we have taken such a prompt decision to
ensure speedy justice," he said.The vice chancellor said this internal
inquiry would not in anyway undermine any other official probe.PTI
AMU Police Brutality Brings Aligarh’s Muslims, Hindus Closer
CAA protest: 5 days later, tear gas shell in AMU hostel, burnt walls,
amputations
Aligarh:5 days after police entered AMU campus, allegedly lobbying tear
gas shells inside hostel rooms and dragging students out and beating them, the
signs of what happened on the night of December 15 can be seen on the premises.
6 injured students continue to be in hospital, while the right hand of one has
had to be amputated at the wrist. Doctors fear two others may have to undergo
amputation.indianexpress
Such repression not seen even in colonial period: historian Irfan Habib
on police action in AMU
Such repression by the police was not witnessed on the AMU campus even
during the time of the British,” says eminent historian Irfan Habib.
88-year-old speaks from his years of experience of campus life in the
university town. He recalls an incident which he witnessed on the campus as a
child in 1938 when Congress govt was established in the then UP under the
Government of India Act.“Students had clashed with the police. SP was an
Englishman who had been beaten up by the students. Still the police did not
enter the campus. Such was the restraint.”According to him, then Pro-V-C, Sir
Shah Sulaiman, who later became the first Indian V-C of AMU, arrived to calm
the agitating students, but they refused to listen. Still no action was taken
against students. Reacting to AMU V-C Prof Tariq Mansoor’s defence of calling
the police to AMU campus on the ground that most of the persons detained by the
police were not students, Prof Habib questioned if non-students had no rights
and could be bashed up by the police.“By calling the police, the university
administration has brought criticism upon itself. They cannot get away with
it,” points out Prof Habib.tribuneindia
Anti-CAA protests in Delhi's Nizamuddin, Jantar Mantar, South Delhi
New Delhi, Scores of people took out a march in South Delhi on Sunday in
support of Jamia Millia Islamia students and those facing police action for
violent protest against the new citizenship law. Holding placards, people
shouted ‘Inquilab Zindabad’ and demanded scrapping of the contentious law
during the march in Alaknanda area. A group of Jamia students also participated
in the protest. One of the placards read ‘Hum kagaz nahi dikhayenge (We will
not show documents), reject CAA, NRC’, and another said, “I stand with Jamia”.
The national capital has been witnessing a number of protests, some of them
violent, against the law for a week. tribuneindia
CAA Protests: Journalists Take Out Rally Against Mistreatment by Law
Enforcement
New Delhi: Journalists in Delhi, under the aegis of Kerala Union of
Working Journalists (KUWJ), on Saturday staged a protest against alleged police
brutality on reporters and video journalists covering anti-Citizenship
Amendment Act protests across the country, particularly in states such as
Delhi, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh.Kerala Union of Working Journalists Delhi
unit president Miji Jose, Delhi Union of Journalists secretary Jigeesh A.M.,
Indian Women Press Corps former president T.K. Rajalakshmi and Press Club of
India Vice President Shahid Abbas addressed the gathering, along with CPI(M)
general secretary Sitaram Yechury.thewire
Rajasthan CM Gehlot leads massive peaceful march against CAA, NRC in
Jaipur, 3 lakh people join him
Jaipur:Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot on Sunday led a massive peaceful march
called the 'Samvidhan Bacho rally' against the amended citizenship law and
demanded that the centre repeal the act, saying it is against the constitution
and an attempt to divide people in the name of religion.Members of different
political parties including CPI, CPI(M), AAP, SP, RLD and JD(S), a large number
of people from the minority communities and civil society, as well as
intellectuals and youths, participated in the 'silent march' which started here
from the iconic Albert hall and culminated at Gandhi circle, covering nearly 3
km on JLN road. Jaipur Police Commissioner Anand Srivastava said nearly 3 lakh
people attended the march, which took place peacefully.Addressing the huge
gathering at the Gandhi circle on the culmination of the march, chief minister
criticised BJP, RSS, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah
for their decisions like CAA and NRC.More than 35 Muslim outfits took out a protest
march, which was later merged with the Congress rally led by Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot and Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot.PTI / deccanherald
Rajasthan will not implement CAA, NRC: Gehlot
Muslims under no threat from CAA: Kalbe Jawad
Lucknow:Amid confusion over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), Shia
Muslim cleric Kalbe Jawad on Saturday said Muslims were under no threat through
this Act.Muslims should not be misled by anyone, the religious scholar here
said, adding that the Act provides citizenship and will not snatch that away.
Hence, Muslims should not be misguided by anyone and use their intelligence.UNI
Jamaats plan mega meet against Citizenship Act, 1L expected
Bengaluru: Members of Muslim
community in the city are planning to stage a huge public meeting against the Citizenship
Amendment Act (CAA), tomorrow at Khuddus Saheb Idgah on Miller’s Road, said
Syed Shahis Ahmed, general secretary, All India Milli Council (AIMC). “The call
for public meeting was given by Ameer-e-Shariat Moulana Sageer Ahmed. We had to
postpone it because of prohibitory orders. Around 30 to 35 jamaats (Muslim
congregations) have decided to join the meeting,” he added. City police had
imposed prohibitory orders under Section 144 CrPC from Dec. 19 to Dec.21
midnight.Ahmed said the jamaats, including Jamaat-e-Ulema, AIMC,
Jamaat-e-Islami and Jamaat-e-Ahle-Hadis and others, will be participating in
the mega rally, in which they are expecting nearly a lakh
people.newindianexpress
They killed my father infront of me, says daughter of Mangaluru man
killed in CAA protest
Bengaluru:Mangaluru resident Jaleel was just outside his home when a
bullet hit his left eye and took his life then and there. He had just dropped
his children back home after they were left midway by their school van amid
intense protests in Mangaluru -- the family of Jaleel, who died in Mangaluru
protests recalls the day that changed their life forever.Jaleel, 42, who worked
as a daily wage worker, lived in Bunder area of Mangaluru in Karnataka. He is
survived by two children -- Shifani, 14, and Sabil, 10 -- and his wife.Jaleel's
daughter blamed the police for killing her father and said, "They killed
my father in front of me." The grief-struck teenager could not speak
further.Jaleel's family said that he was not even part of the ongoing protests
over the Citizenship Amendment Act that turned violent in Mangaluru on Dec19.A
family member of Jaleel said that there was no mob of 7,000 to 9,000 people as
initially claimed by the police, but only 50 to 100 people. He condemned the
police for not being able to manage even a small lot of people.indiatoday
Mangaluru police firing: Rs 10
lakh compensation to kin of deceased
2 people who died in Mangaluru police firing booked for rioting
Jaleel was shot near home, had
nothing to do with Citizenship Act protests: Mangaluru youth's brother
CAA-NRC: Karnataka begins mapping ‘illegal’ immigrants
Bengaluru,:Amid the collective defiance by many states against the NRC
and Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 (CAA), Karnataka has caught the attention
of the nation by announcing to go ahead with process of screening ‘immigrants’
close on the lines of NRC process in Assam.Chief Minister of Karnataka B S
Yediyurappa and Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai have reiterated on several
occasions that Karnataka will soon implement both NRC and CAA, even as the
protests across India are showing no signs of subsiding.Considering that the
protests have by and large turned violent in most of the BJP-ruled states,
forcing them to focus more on quelling the rebellion, the Karnataka government,
despite a similar such situation, has surprised many by preparing itself to put
the Act into effect. deccanherald
Assam announces new law to protect ‘indigenous’ land rights amid
Citizenship Act protests
Assam govt has announced a number of measures ostensibly to protect the
land rights of so-called indigenous people of the state, and preserving
Assamese language and culture. This came amid rising protests against the
Citizenship Amendment Act in which 5 people have died in the state.“In the
coming Assembly session, govt will bring in two new laws,” Finance Minister
Himanta Biswa Sarma said at a press conference in Guwahati. “First one will be
for securing land rights of indigenous people. The outlines of the law were
discussed in the Cabinet today…After we bring the law, an indigenous person can
sell his/her land to an indigenous person only, not to anyone else.”scroll
"Want Peace, Not Migrants": Thousands Of Women Protest
Citizenship Act Across Assam
Guwahati: Thousands of women took out protests across Assam on Saturday,
a day after Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal assured the people that the
Citizenship Amendment Act poses no threat to their indigenous culture, language
and land rights.Dressed in traditional clothes, the protesters shouted slogans
and reminded the government that they are descendants of historical women icons
who had fought the Mughals themselves. "We are descendants of warriors
like Mula Gabharu, Kanaklata and Bir Lachit Borphukon. Assam has a history of
struggle and injustice, and just like we cannot allow ourselves to be subjected
to injustice, we cannot let the CAA happen. It's a straight 'no' from the women
of Assam," said Rubi Dutta Baruah, who was protesting in Guwahati's
Latashil field.ndtv
Citizenship law stir: Foreign tourists
anxious, Indians prefer overseas destinations
Kolkata:Over the past
few days, countries such as US, UK, Canada, UAE and Australia among others have
issued advisories, asking travellers to India, especially to the northeast, to
be on guard. As protests against the amended Citizenship Act continue to rage
in parts of the country, tourism industry has taken a hit this holiday season,
with several nations deeming India as an unsafe travel destination.Stakeholders
of the country’s tourism industry maintained that many domestic tourists were
also looking to spend their winter vacations abroad, in view of the law-and-
order situation.“We have been getting apprehensive calls from overseas tourists
who wanted to know about the ground situation in the country, having read media
reports. There had been no major cancellations or rescheduling as of now,” Jyoti
Mayal, president of Travel Agents Association of India, told PTI.The industry,
which had not seen a significant rise in the number of visitors earlier this
year, is skeptical that the ongoing protests would hit harder.PTI
Gandhi’s great-grandson joins wave of protest
at law isolating India’s Muslims
25,000 protesters gathered in Mewat, in Indian
state of Haryana, to begin the historic 5-mile walk to Ghasera village. It was
here, 72 years ago, that Mahatma Gandhi made the same journey during the
turmoil of partition, visiting the area with the promise of a dignified life
for local Muslims.While millions have retraced Gandhi’s steps before, this time
felt different. Against the backdrop of a new Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA)
passed by the Indian parliament, which many believe is openly discriminatory
against Muslims and relegates them to second-class citizens, honouring Gandhi’s
words of religious harmony and reconciliation felt like a powerful political
statement. “Mewat has witnessed many protests, but this is the biggest in our
life,” resident Shahzad Khan told local media. It was no accident that on the
same day that protesters marched in Mewat last week, thousands of demonstrators
gathered at August Kranti Maidan in Mumbai, the spot from which Gandhi gave his
famous “Quit India” speech to the British govt in 1942. Among millions who have
taken to the streets defending Gandhi’s inclusive vision of India has been
Gandhi’s great-grandson, Tushar Arun Gandhi. “For the first time in independent
India,” said Tushar Gandhi, “laws or systems are being attempted to be imposed
which discriminate, which differentiate, on the basis of religion.” The
Guardian
'Let them be in delusion': Asaduddin Owaisi slams
Muslim clerics supporting Citizenship Act
Hyderabad: AIMIM chief
Asaduddin Owaisi slammed Muslim clerics for making remarks in support of the
new Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). Owaisi said that they “didn’t care” while
the country was protesting against CAA and the proposed all-India NRC. He also
condemned the nationwide violence and emphasised the protesters to be peaceful.His
comments came as he convened a meeting of United Muslim Action Committee on
Friday where several Muslim organisations including Jamaat-e-Islami Hind and
others were present.At the meeting, which was called to discuss a strategy
against the CAA and NRC, Owaisi said, “We have to oppose this Act strongly, but
only after taking police permission and peacefully."“As you know in
Lucknow and Delhi, there was police brutality and violence; in Mangaluru, 2
Muslims died. If there is violence, then we will condemn and disassociate
ourselves from it,”he added. Newindianexpress
CAA Concerns All Indians, Not Just Muslims: Owaisi
Jamia students Aysha, Ladeeda attend anti-CAA
meet in Hyd, get rousing reception
CAA stir: Situation peaceful in Bengal; BJP,
Jamait ulema-e-Hind to take out rallies in Kolkata
Kolkata:The situation
in West Bengal was peaceful on Sunday morning, with no incidents of violence
reported from any part of the state, police said.According to sources, police
administration has increased vigil and beefed-up arrangements in trouble-torn
areas to maintain law and order.The Bengal unit of Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind is
scheduled to take out a rally from Rani Rashmomi road in the afternoon. Police
have stepped up security.The State BJP unit is also set to conduct rallies and
marches in various parts of the State in support of the citizenship law.PTI
*OTHERS*
Elgar arrests wrong, says Pawar, seeks SIT probe, action against Pune
police
Pune :Terming arrest of activists in the Elgar Parishad case “wrong” and
“vengeful”, NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday said he would ask for a Special
Investigation Team to probe the action taken by the Pune Police. NCP is an
alliance partner in the coalition government in Maharashtra.“We will ask the
Chief Minister for an SIT… to probe the police action. Facts should be
verified,” he said, adding that SIT can be headed by a senior serving or
retired officer or a sitting or retired judge.Agreeing that there were “very
strong opinions expressed in the speeches” at the Elgar, Pawar said, “In a
democracy, people take such positions. I have seen this in the past, during the
Samyukta Maharashtra movement. But people were not booked for treason then… This
entire investigation needs to be looked into. It appears that police misused
their powers and we can’t be mute spectators to this… The conduct of the Pune
Police Commissioner and some of his aides is highly objectionable. The action
of Pune Police is wrong and vengeful.” Pawar also called for the suspension of
police officers involved in the arrests.indianexpress
Detention Order Cannot Be Based On 'Stale & Irrelevant' Incidents:
SC
The Supreme Court has observed that stale and irrelevant incidents
cannot be the basis of an order of detention. The bench of Justice DY
Chandrachud and Justice Hrishikesh Roy observed thus while quashing detention
of Khaja Bilal Ahmed under Section 3 of Telangana Prevention of Dangerous
Activities of Boot-Leggers, Dacoits, Drug-Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic
Offenders Land-Grabbers, Spurious Seed Offenders, Insecticide Offenders,
Fertiliser Offenders, Food Adulteration Offenders, Fake Document Offenders,
Scheduled Commodities Offenders, Forest Offenders, Gaming Offenders, Sexual
Offenders, Explosive Substances Offenders, Arms Offenders, Cyber Crime
Offenders and White Collar or Financial Offenders Act 1961. It was considering
an appeal against the High Court order that had dismissed the Writ Petition
challenging the order of detention.The court noted that the order of detention
in the present case contains a reference to fourteen cases which were
instituted against the appellant between 2007 and 2016. livelaw
Sahitya Akademi awardee G Nanjundan found dead in Bengaluru apartment
Bengaluru :Renowned translator and Sahitya Akademi awardee Prof. G
Nanjundan was found dead in his apartment in Bengaluru on Saturday.According to
Bengaluru City Police, Nanjundan had not reported to work at Bangalore
University since Wednesday, and his phone had been switched off
since.“58-year-old scholar was working as a professor of Statistics in
Jananabharathi campus of Bangalore University. He lived close by, in
Nagadevanahalli. He was living alone. His wife and son reside in Chennai,” an
officer from Kengeri police station said.indianexpress
Pragya Thakur refused to move to non-emergency seat, says SpiceJet after
BJP MP files complaint
SpiceJet on Sunday issued a clarification after BJP MP Pragya Singh
Thakur filed a complaint against the airline for allegedly refusing to let her
remain on the seat she had booked on a Delhi to Bhopal flight, PTI reported.
Thakur had submitted a complaint with the Bhopal Airport Director on Saturday,
and had claimed that the authorities had misbehaved with her.“On this aircraft,
the first row is the emergency row seat and is not allocated to passengers on
wheelchairs,” the airline’s spokesperson said. “As the BJP MP had come with her
own wheelchair and had not booked through the airline, the staff wasn’t aware
of this fact that she was a wheelchair passenger. She was requested by the crew
to shift to 2A/B [in a non-emergency row] due to safety reasons but she
refused.” The incident reportedly led to a 45-minute delay in the flight’s
departure.
*WORLD*
Muslim nations consider gold, barter trade to beat future sanctions
Kuala Lumpur:Iran, Malaysia, Turkey and Qatar are considering trading
among themselves in gold and through a barter system as a hedge against any
future economic sanctions on them, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad
said on Saturday.At the end of an Islamic summit in Malaysia, Mahathir praised
Iran and Qatar for withstanding economic embargoes and said it was important
for the Muslim world to be self-reliant to face future threats."With the
world witnessing nations making unilateral decisions to impose such punitive
measures, Malaysia and other nations must always bear in mind that it can be
imposed on any of us," Mahathir said.US-allied Arab states Saudi
Arabia,UAE, Bahrain and Egypt cut diplomatic and trade links with Qatar about
2-1/2-years ago over allegations it backs terrorism, a charge Doha denies.
Iran, meanwhile, has been hit badly after US reimposed sanctions on it last
year."I have suggested that we re-visit the idea of trading using the gold
dinar and barter trade among us," Mahathir said, referring to the Islamic
medieval gold coin."We are seriously looking into this and we hope that we
will be able to find a mechanism to put it into effect." The leaders
agreed they needed do more business among themselves and trade in each other's
currencies. Without naming any country, Mahathir said there was concern that
Muslims in non-Muslim countries were forced to undergo assimilation."We
support integration but assimilation to the extent of shedding our religion is
unacceptable," he said. At a news conference, he said the summit
participants had been told that Uighurs were being detained in China.He called
India's new citizenship act unfortunate. Reuters
Saudi threatened Pak with sanctions: Erdogan at Islamic summit in
Malaysia
Pakistan's absence in 4-day summit held in Malaysia to tackle issues
related to Islamophobia has irked many participating nations.Pakistani Prime
Minister Imran Khan, who along with Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Bin
Mohamad and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan had been a prime mover behind the
summit, made a last-minute decision to skip the meeting.Erdogan has revealed
that Pakistan abstained from the Kuala Lumpur Islamic summit because the Saudi
Arabian government had threatened economic sanctions against it.Khan, who was
slated to speak at the summit, cancelled his trip at the last minute following
which his Malaysian counterpart attempted to pacify Saudi Arabia by assuring
the Kingdom that summit was open to all Islamic nations.ANI
Afghanistan: Prez Ghani on course for second term; Abdullah Abdullah,
Hekmatyar to challenge results
While Afghans have expressed satisfaction over a decision to announce
the preliminary election results - delayed by three months - there has been a
mixed reaction to President Ashraf Ghani appearing to win a second term.On
Sunday, the Independent Election Commission (IEC) announced that Ghani was leading
the race with 50.64 percent of the vote in the September 28 poll, ahead of
Abdullah Abdullah (39.52 percent) and Gulbuddin Hekmatyar (3.85 percent) of the
1.9 million votes.The results, originally scheduled to be announced on Oct.19,
have been repeatedly delayed with IEC officials citing technical issues,
allegations of fraud and protests from candidates.Claiming fraud in the
election, Chief Executive Abdullah's team, leader of Hezb-i-Islami Hekmatyar
and a member of candidate Rahmatullah Nabil's campaign said on Sunday they
would challenge the results. The preliminary results come amid year-long peace
negotiations between the Taliban and US that could see American troops withdraw
from Afghanistan. Abdullah's and Hekmatyar's supporters blocked several election
offices across the country, preventing election workers from a ballot recount
for over a month.aljazeera
Turkey’s parliament ratifies security accord with Libya
Turkey’s parliament approved on Saturday a security and military
cooperation deal signed with Libya’s internationally recognised government last
month, state media and Reuters reported, an agreement that could pave the way
for military help from Ankara.Turkey has been backing the Libyan government led
by Fayez al-Serraj as it fights off a months-long offensive by Khalifa Haftar’s
forces based in the east of the country.Ankara has already sent military
supplies to Libya in violation of a United Nations arms embargo, according to a
report by UN experts seen by Reuters last month.Turkish President Tayyip
Erdogan has said Turkey could deploy troops to Libya in support of GNA but no
request has yet been made. He said on Friday that Turkey could not remain
silent over Russian-backed mercenaries backing Haftar’s forces. MEMO
Haftar naval forces tow ship with Turkish crew off Libya's coast
Forces loyal to Libyan renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar have
towed a Grenada-flagged ship with Turkish crew off the Libyan coast, a
spokesman said. Saturday's move came hours after Turkish Parliament approved a
security and military cooperation deal with Libya.A naval combat vessel
belonging to Haftar's self-styled eastern Libyan National Army (LNA) stopped
the ship in Libyan territorial waters off the eastern city of Derna and towed
it to Ras El Hilal port "for inspection and to verify its cargo", LNA
spokesperson Ahmed Mismari said without giving further details.aljazeera
At least 25,000 people fled Syria’s Idlib for Turkey over 2 days
At least 25,000 civilians have fled Syria’s northwestern region of Idlib
and headed towards Turkey over the past two days, Turkish state media said on
Sunday, as Syrian and Russian forces intensified their bombardment of the
region. Turkey currently hosts some 3.7 million Syrian refugees, largest refugee
population in the world, and fears another wave from the Idlib region, where up
to 3 million Syrians live in the last significant insurgent-held swathe of
territory. Ankara has repeatedly asked its allies to support it in hosting
refugees.middleeastmonitor
Russia,China block UN plan for cross-border aid to Syria
Russia, backed by China, on Friday cast its 14th UN Security Council
veto since the start of the Syrian conflict in 2011 to block cross-border aid
deliveries from Turkey and Iraq to millions of Syrian civilians, reports
Reuters. The resolution, drafted by Belgium, Kuwait and Germany, would have
allowed cross-border humanitarian deliveries for a further 12 months from two
points in Turkey and one in Iraq. But Syrian ally Russia only wanted to approve
the two Turkish crossings for six months and had proposed its own draft text.MEMO
13 people shot at house party in Chicago: Police
Chicago:A shooting at a house party early Sunday on Chicago’s South Side wounded
13 people, four of them critically, Chicago police said.The shooting stemmed
from a dispute at a house party that was “given in memorial of a subject slain
in April,” Chief of Patrol Fred Waller said. He said shots were first fired just
after 12:30 am. The victims range in age between 16 and 48 and suffered
“different and various gunshot wounds to their bodies.”Two people are being
questioned, Waller said. One of them was arrested with a weapon, he said, while
the other was wounded. Waller said police recovered a revolver.AP
Study reveals rising cases of serious harm to children involving strong
pain killers
Washington: According to recent research in US, the cases of poisoning
among children due to high strength pain killer and their emergency admissions
in hospitals have markedly gone up.The results of research reflect that in
terms of numbers the cases of poisoning involving the young have gone down
since 2005, but their severity has clearly increased.Published in the Journal
of Clinical Toxicology, this study analysed more than 200,000 US paediatric
cases of pain-relief misuse, abuse or self-harm.ANI
*views, Articles, FEATURES*
Neither the Govt nor protesters confused about Amit Shah’s intent:
calling the Govt’s bluff:Aakar Patel
Muzaffarnagar Ground Report: Shops Sealed, Many Held After CAA Row
Daryaganj Violence: Detainees & Kin Recount a Night of Terror:ADITYA
MENON
India's Muslims are Asserting their Citizenship, in Whatever Clothes
They Want to Wear:Apoorvanand
These are Some of the Refugees that India's CAA Is Turning Its Back
On:Siddharth Kapila
Juvenile Victims of Police Violence in Delhi Speak of Paying the Price
for CAA Protest:Naomi Barton
Civil Disobedience Alone Can Defend India's Soul in Such Times:Pushparaj
Deshpande
Out of my mind: Govt must clarify, or face chaos:Meghnad Desai
Tavleen Singh's Fifth column: Gandhiji would have been at the barricades
How students, community rallied round for protests:Aban Usmani
Cause or symptom or both: BJP, Oppn watch with fingers crossed:Ravish
Tiwari
How young lawyers are joining the struggle against India’s citizenship
law:washingtonpost
Fact Check: Are policemen protesting against CAA too?India Today's AFWA
found viral picture is photoshopped
India’s Muslims an excuse. Modi govt also wants to take away Bahujans’
power with CAA & NRC:Chandrashekhar Azad
A tale of two numbing nights in and outside Delhi’s police stations
:Ashlin Mathew
‘Hum Kaagaz Nahi Dikhayenge’: Varun Grover’s anti-NRC poem wins support
online
Harsh Mander: CAA will mark the end of our secular, democratic
Constitution
Jamia’s CAA Protests Pushed Many Young Muslims To Turn Political On
TikTok:Piyasree Dasgupta
When the students rise:G. Sampath
Jamia Square: Why a century-old university has become focal point of
unrest:Uma Vishnu, Aban Usmani
Myth of the ‘Muslim Vote Bank’:Siyasi Muslims: A Story of Political
Islams in India by Hilal Ahmed
False claim: Muslim woman masquerading as Hindu during anti-CAA protest
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