NEWS DIGEST, EVENING
25 Feb. 2020:
30 Jamadi-2, 1441: Vol: 12, No: 141
*anti-CAA,NRC-NPR stir*
Death toll rises to 13 as violence continues in parts of Northeast Delhi;
70 have gunshot wounds
Stone-throwing between rival groups, arson and vandalism on Tuesday
marked unrelenting violence over citizenship law protests for more than 24
hours in a part of Delhi, in which 13 - including a policeman - have been
killed and over 150 injured. At least 70 of those injured have gunshot wounds.
Shops were burnt and people armed with sticks and rods were on streets in
Bhajanpura, Chand Bagh and Karawal Nagar in northeast Delhi, which saw clashes
between protesters for and against the controversial citizenship law spiral
into unprecedented violence in the capital yesterday. Union Home Ministry ruled
out calling the army, saying adequate central forces and police are on the
ground, said government sources.Over 6,000 police and paramilitary personnel
have been deployed along the stretch. This evening, police resorted to using
tear gas shells in Chand Bagh to control the clashes.Chief Minister Arvind
Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia on Tuesday afternoon visited the injured
admitted to the Hospital. Meanwhile, Maujpur area of north-east Delhi continues
to be tense with rioters destroying private properties and indulging in arson.
Journalists have also been attacked, with rioters forcing them to delete videos
and photos of the violence. Fresh violence has been reported from northeast
Delhi areas such as Karawal Nagar, Maujpur, Bhajanpura, Vijay Park and Yamuna
Vihar. While stones were thrown in neighborhoods such as Maujpur, the fire
department has been getting more SOS calls, many of them unattended after three
firefighters were been injured yesterday. A group of people set a fire engine
ablaze and threw stones at another. In Maujpur, a group of people travelling in
an e-rickshaw were thrashed and looted of their valuables this morning. In Gokulpuri
area, a mob set a tyre market on fire last night. The Delhi government has
ordered all private and government schools to be closed in the northeast Delhi
district today in the wake of the violence.Delhi Metro has closed the
Jaffrabad, Maujpur-Babarpur, Gokulpuri, Johri Enclave and Shiv Vihar
stations.Large gatherings have been banned in northeast Delhi under Section
144. news18/ndtv
Delhi violence : Anti-CAA Protest Site in Jaffrabad Cleared by Police
Delhi police clears the site of anti-CAA protest in Jaffrabad, where
sit-in protests continued even as rioters went on a rampage across various
parts of the city.
Delhi: Shoot-at-sight order issued in North East district; Curfew
imposed in Maujpur, Jafrabad, Chand Bagh, Karawal Nagar: Indiatoday
As the violence continued to simmer in North East Delhi over CAA, a
shoot-at-sight order in the clashed-hit areas in the city. The orders to shoot
the rioters on sight have been issued in North East district where violence cut
a swathe through several localities, including Chand Bagh and Bhajanpura, with
stones and other missiles hurled and shops set ablaze. The shoot-at-sight order
was announced by the Delhi Police SP in Yamuna Vihar area in Delhi. In the
announcement, SP said that a curfew has been imposed in four areas of North
East district of Delhi and shoot orders have also been issued.Meanwhile, in
view of the violence, the district administration in Ghaziabad has sealed three
borders adjoining North East Delhi and shut down bars and pubs in
Ghaziabad.Delhi Police's Special CP Pravir Ranjan said that curfew has been
imposed in violence-affected regions in North East Delhi - Maujpur, Jafrabad,
Chand Bagh, Karawal Nagar.Section 144 has been imposed in Uttar Pradesh's
Ghaziabad over continued violence in Delhi. All liquor stores have been ordered
shut.
In Riot City, Hindutva Mobs Rage With Impunity as Police Watch in
Silence:The Wire Ground Report
New Delhi: At Maujpur-Babarpur chowk, Hindu men gathered around BJP
leader Jai Bhagwan Goyal, who had led a rally of a 100-odd people minutes
before he broke into a rant against Muslims.“‘If you want to stay here, then you will have to rise up’”
60-year-old saffron clad leader declared, even as his voice faded amidst chants
of “Jai Shri Ram” and “‘We are surrounded by
Muslims from all four sides, if we want to defend ourselves we will have to
fight’,” said one of his supporters, even as
Goyal kept inciting the Hindu men who had gathered there against
Muslims. Several parts of north east Delhi have witnessed large-scale communal
riots since Monday. On Tuesday, the mixed localities of the region stand
entirely polarised on religious lines.While Muslims have congregated in areas
where they are in majority, the Hindus, barring politically-sponsored rioters,
also remain in the confines of their homes. “Hasn’t Section 144 been imposed
here?” a journalist asked a policeman guarding the area in his riot gear.“Yes,”
he replied. “Then how could the leader take out a rally here?” the journalist
followed up. “Pata nahin (I don’t know),” came the policeman’s pat reply. The
panic call that Goyal and his supporters gave could leave any observer
perplexed. The stretch between Jaffrabad and Maujpur metro stations – in effect
the epicentre of the communal riots – is less than a kilometre but represents a
religious polarisation hitherto unseen in the national capital. The area near
the Jaffrabad metro station has a strong Muslim presence. But, on Tuesday, the
Muslim protesters remained largely muted. “Our intention is to protest against
CAA. We have no intention to fight our Hindu brothers and sisters,” a protestor
at Jaffrabad told The Wire. When asked whether the situation escalated into a
riot only because of Hindutva participants, he said, “I won’t lie. Yesterday,
when the Hindu mob started pelting stones, some young men from our side too picked
up the very same stones and bricks and threw them at the mob. We couldn’t
control the situation. But today, we are clear that no one will be encouraged
to indulge in any form of violence.”Even as a few policemen kept guard, the
protesters kept chanting slogans against CAA. Multiple speakers called people
to refrain from any form of violence. In
contrast, the area around Maujpur station has been entirely taken over by a
frenzied Hindutva mob.One is greeted by large hoarding of saffron drapes that
read “Jai Shri Ram”. Young men, with sticks, tubelights, or plain PVC pipes,
openly flaunted their strength in front of a small battalion of Delhi Police
personnel stationed there. The police stood as mute spectators even as an
anarchic mob swelled. They looked at journalists with suspicion. Each time
anyone attempted to take a video or a picture, they would snatch her phone,
make them delete all photos, and threaten to beat her up. The police kept requesting the journalists to
keep a distance from the mob which was merely 20 metres away but refused to
answer why the mob was allowed to congregate despite Section 144 in place.
“Saare ugrawadi hai aas paas. Dande se hi maante hai yeh log (‘We are
surrounded by militants. They understand only the language of stick’),” a Hindu
man, probably in his late twenties, told The Wire but only after ensuring that
this correspondent was a Hindu by birth. At the same time, he refused to engage
with one Muslim reporter who stood there. In small intervals, temperature
soared as various mobs spread over different parts of the area burst into
slogans of “Jai Shri Ram” – visibly the most-used war cry against Muslims. Use
of invectives, particularly those clearly intended to be anti-Muslim, pervaded
the air, along with the tear gas that the small troupe of police occasionally
fired to disperse the mob. At another corner, there were middle-aged women,
clad in saffron, who moved around Babarpur streets where Hindus were in
majority, with what appeared to be a clear objective to organise more people
from the community against Muslims.“Yaad rakho, ‘Modi Modi’ nahin bolna hai.
Sirf ‘Jai Shri Ram’,” one of them said in response to many in the group keenly
wanting to take the prime minister’s name during rioting. Even as most shops
and businesses in north east Delhi remained shut on Tuesday, the stretch
between the Jaffrabad and Maujpur metro stations was a stark reminder of what
conspired on Monday. Many shops owned by Muslims in the Jaffrabad area had been
set ablaze. The streets were strewn with stones, bricks, and glass. Thewire
Delhi violence: Cops shouted “Jai Shri Ram” with armed Hindu mob,
charged at Muslims: caravanmagazine
Hindu supremacist mobs orchestrate violence against Muslims where BJP
won in Delhi polls: caravanmagazine
Blood, injustice and anger burn the streets of north-east Delhi
Delhi Police look other way as rioters run amok in northeast Delhi
If this is not Jungle Raj, what is? Mobs run amok in parts of Delhi
An eyewitness report from ground zero in Delhi
“Are you a Muslim? What kind of name is this,” asked Raja, a Hindu Sena
goon near Maujpur metro station in north-east Delhi where the situation
continues to remain tense along with Jaffarabad, Maujpur, Noor-e-Ilahi, Ghonda,
Bhajanpura and Chand Bagh.A saffron tilak-sporting rioter armed with a lathi
asked this question as I was walking from Maujpur to Noor-e-Ilahi, which is a
couple of kilometres down the road. The question stumped me and before I could
answer, a passer-by responded saying, “She is Hindustani”. It seemed to have
caught the Raja also by surprise and he toned down his questioning, even though
he was insistent on finding out my religion. I had to finally tell him
‘Christian’, which is when he decided to speak up. It was the first time my
Christian identity had marked me safe.“We Hindus have woken up. You people never
report our side. We are surrounded by Pakistanis, so how can we ever be safe?
If Muslims can sit for two months, why can’t we come out to support the
Citizenship Amendment Act. Give your number so that I can give you our side of
the protest,” stressed Raja, before moving away to let me walk off. nationalheraldindia
Delhi Police says shortage of forces lead to spread of violence, deploys
1,000 personnel in riot-hit areas as toll climbs to nine
Delhi Police told Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday that
it did not have adequate forces to immediately control violence that hit parts
of Delhi claiming 9 lives, including that of a policeman, officials said.The
non-availability of adequate forces was conveyed by Delhi Police Commissioner
Amulya Patnaik during his meeting with the top brass of MHA.Delhi Police told
MHA that it did not have adequate forces to control North East Delhi violence
immediately, which led to the situation getting aggravated, a senior official
said. It also conveyed to MHA that it was deploying a battalion (around 1,000
personnel) of its armed police in the violence-hit areas, he added. Firstpost
Delhi Top Cop Denies Allegations, Says Enough Forces To Deal With
Clashes
Sufficient numbers of security personnel have been deployed to combat
and control violence that has hit parts of northeast Delhi and claimed the
lives of at least 11 people, including a policeman, Delhi Police said today,
denying reports it had told the Union Home Ministry - to whom it reports - that
"non-availability of adequate forces" had led to an escalation of
violence."Information is wrong. Home Ministry is continually supporting us
and we have adequate forces. Delhi Police denies this completely," Amulya
Patnaik, Police Commissioner (Delhi), told ANI.However, this statement, also
issued by Delhi Police PRO MS Randhawa this evening, appears to contradict that
by a senior officer who earlier said "non-availability of adequate forces
was conveyed by Delhi Police Commissioner" during a meeting with Home
Ministry.The officer said "non-availability of forces" had led to
escalation of violence on Monday. NDTV
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind President
demands judicial probe into violence in Delhi
New Delhi:Expressing concern over the situation in the national capital,
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) demanded a judicial probe into the violence in
northeast Delhi which claimed 10 lives."The situation in the nation''s
capital is extremely worrying and there is an urgent need for all to work
together and restore peace and normalcy immediately," said JIH President
Saddatullah Hussaini."We all witnessed the overt incitement to violence by
politicians followed by violent attacks on protesters. The Delhi Police was
unable to control the violence. Armed gangs went on the rampage in the presence
of the police, which didn''t do anything to stop them," said Hussaini in a
statement.The JIH demanded that the politicians who were responsible for
provoking the violence should be immediately arrested. The Chief Minister along
with his MLAs, the MPs of Delhi and prominent community and religious leaders
must tour the violence-affected areas and appeal for calm."The Delhi
Police must act against those breaking the law and resorting to acts of
violence irrespective of the citizen''s religious and political affiliation. We
have so far seen that the police are acting in an extremely prejudiced manner
against the minority community," the JIH chief said.IANS
Delhi Riots: Mosque Set on Fire in Ashok Vihar, Hanuman Flag Placed on
Top
New Delhi: A mosque in Ashok Vihar was set on fire late on Tuesday
afternoon. A mob shouting “Jai Shri Ram” and “Hinduon ka Hindustan” paraded
around the burning mosque, and a Hanuman flag was placed on top of the
structure. Shops within and around the masjid’s compound, including a footwear
shop, were being looted. Locals told The Wire that the looters are not
residents of the area, which is predominantly Hindu but has few Muslim
families. Though there were a few firefighters present at the site, police
could not be seen.Locals also said that police removed members of the Muslim
community from the locality.thewire
'We Burnt Mazar Down': Hindutva Men Talk About the Violence They
Unleashed
New Delhi: Since Monday, North East Delhi has been on the boil. Hindutva
mobs have unleashed large-scale violence against anti-CAA protestors, and there
has also been violence and stone-pelting from the other side.Shots have also
been fired in some parts of the district. Several shops and homes have been
vandalised and set on fire, and vehicles have been torched.The violence has led
to the death of at least 7 persons and more than 100 have been injured. The
situation remains volatile, with armed mobs patrolling the streets and
continuing to torch homes and shops.The Wire met with a pro-govt Hindutva mob
and spoke to them about the violence and their modus operandi.They agreed to
talk “if the camera is not focused on our (their) face”.thewire
Delhi Riots: 14-Year-Old Boy Shot at in Kardam Puri, No Ambulance
'Allowed to Reach' Spot
New Delhi: 6 hours after a 14-year-old Muslim boy was allegedly shot at
by Hindutva supporters of the Citizenship Amendment Act in the Kardam Puri
locality of Shahdara, no ambulance had reached him.The Wire‘s reporters found
him slumped on his stomach, with locals attempting to offer relief with
preliminary care.The boy, identified as Faizan, had not been a part of protests
or clashes but had been in the area to drop off some items to an
acquaintance.According to bystanders that The Wire‘s reporters spoke to, he was
shot at at 11 am. Since then, he had not received medical care other than first
aid.“Police have been turning away ambulances that have tried to reach him,” a
bystander told The Wire. The reporters themselves saw personnel of the security
forces standing in a file less than half a kilometre from place where Faizan
lay by the side of the street.thewire
Delhi violence: 4 journalists injured in mob attacks, several forced to
delete videos from phones
At least 4 journalists were attacked by mobs on Tuesday as violent
clashes over CAA entered the third day in North East Delhi. News network NDTV
said 3 of its reporters and a cameraperson were assaulted by armed mobs.
Scroll.in reporters saw supporters of the law threatening journalists and
checking their phones for videos and deleting them.NDTV journalist Arvind
Gunasekar lost a tooth when a mob hit him on the face, according to the news
network. He was about to be hit by a cane but his colleague, Saurabh Shukla,
intervened and got hit instead. No policemen were present at the location,
according to NDTV.Mariyam Alvi, another NDTV journalist, was allegedly hit on
the back by a mob in another locality. A cameraperson, Sushil Rathee, was
injured. A reporter tweeted that a journalist, who she identified as Akash, had
been shot while he was reporting at Maujpur.Today, Scroll.in reporters at the
spot witnessed Hindu mobs throwing stones and petrol bombs at Muslim homes
across the road in Kabir Nagar, near Maujpur.scroll
NDTV Reporters Attacked By Armed Mobs During Delhi Violence
In photos and videos: Day 3 of violence in Delhi as attacks against
Muslims mount
Parts of Northeast Delhi continued to be hit by violence on Tuesday,
with the toll from clashes over the CAA reaching 9. Scroll.in reporters at the
spot witnessed Hindu mobs throwing stones and petrol bombs at Muslim homes
across the road in Kabir Nagar, near Maujpur. Journalists were also attacked
and many forced to delete pictures and videos from their phones.scroll
'Are you Hindu or Muslim?’: TOI photojournalist recounts Maujpur horror
New Delhi: This story is all about how things have been spiralling out
of control in northeast Delhi and how misguided youths have decided to take the
law in their hands by unleashing violence based on religious identity. My
horrifying experience began when I reached Maujpur Metro Station around
12.15pm. I was taken by surprise when a Hindu Sena member suddenly approached
me offering to put tilak on my forehead saying it would make my work “easier”.
He could see me with cameras, which identified me as a photojournalist.
However, he was insistent. “You are also a Hindu, bhaiya. What is the harm?” timesofindia
Delhi Cop Who Died In CAA Clashes Was Shot Dead, Autopsy Reveals
Delhi Police officer Ratan Lal, who was killed in northeast Delhi on
Monday during violent protests over CAA, died of gunshot wounds, police sources
said today. 42-year-old officer was killed near Dayalpur Police Station by
miscreants around noon, when the violence was at its peak.It was earlier
reported that Head Constable Ratan Lal had been killed in stone
throwing.According to the results of an autopsy that was conducted at the Guru
Teg Bahadur Hospital in Dilshad Gardens, the bullet that killed him entered
from his left shoulder and was recovered during the procedure from his right
shoulder.ndtv
Don't share unverified WhatsApp messages: Delhi deputy CM Sisodia
requests people to avoid rumours
Deputy chief minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia on Twitter urged people to
not believe in rumours and not share on social media report they cannot
verify.Sisodia said on Tuesday, "The work of spreading rumors is also
being done in many places.""Unless you see an incident happening with
your eyes, neither believe such things nor send such WhatsApp messages to
anyone. The greatest contribution at such critical times is not to spread
rumors," Sisodia wrote on Twitter.indiatoday
Amit Shah cancels trip to Thiruvananthapuram
Home Minister Amit Shah has cancelled his visit to Thiruvananthapuram
scheduled for Wednesday. Shah held a high-level meeting with Delhi chief
minister Arvind Kejriwal and Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal regarding the
continuing spate of violence in northeast Delhi over CAA protests. Firstpost
Reschedule Board Exams In North-East Delhi Or Shift Centre: High Court
To CBSE
New Delhi: Safety of children cannot be put at risk, the Delhi High
Court said Tuesday and asked the CBSE to decide at the earliest on rescheduling
Wednesday's board exam at one of the centres in the north-east Delhi where
violence related to the Citizenship (Amendment) Act have claimed 10 lives.
Justice Rajiv Shakdher asked the CBSE to take the decision as soon as possible
on the exam and convey it to all concerned. The court will hear the matter
again on Wednesday morning.
Victims of Delhi violence say rioters are not local
CNN-News18 reported that the victims of the continuing violence in the
National Capital said that the rioters aren't locals. Meanwhile, a delegation
of civil rights activists, including All India Progressive Women's Association
secretary Kavita Krishnan, on Tuesday went to meet Delhi chief minister Arvind
Kejriwal at his residence to submit an appeal to protect the people in the city
from communal violence. firstpost
Senior citizen’s source of livelihood set ablaze
Fatima, a 62-year-old widow, could not hold back her tears when her
source of livelihood was set afire by protesters in north-east Delhi’s Khajuri
Khas. Her worry? Daughter’s wedding.A resident of the slums near Khajuri Khas
junction, Ms. Fatima sold fruits on a wooden cart for a living, which on Monday
was set ablaze. The burnt and destroyed fruits lying on the street told a
wretched story.“What am I supposed to do? What is my fault? I don’t know or
care about the CAA. I was not protesting. Why should I bear the brunt? This was
my livelihood. 2 days ago, I had bought oranges worth ₹50,000 and so many of
them are now destroyed. How will I manage funds? It’s a big loss for me,” she
cried.thehindu
BJP councillor saves Muslim family from murderous mob in Yamuna Vihar:
india today
New Delhi:At a time when Delhi is witnessing violent communal clashes in
many parts, a BJP Councillor has set a positive example by rescuing a Muslim
family and their house from a violent mob.A local BJP ward councillor from
Yamuna Vihar came to the aid of a Muslim family and saved their house from
being set ablaze by a mob of around 150 people.A family member who did not want
to be named, narrated details from last night's incident which started at
around 11:30 pm.He said mob suddenly started marching towards their
neighbourhood, chanting slogans of 'Jai Shri Ram'. The mob entered from a road
which was left unbarricaded by cops; the other side of the road, which leads to
a Muslim-dominated neighbourhood, was barricaded to prevent protesters from
entering.He added the mob first burnt down a boutique below his house, which
belonged to his tenant. A car and motorbike that belonged to the family were
also torched by the mob.indiatoday
With blocking ambulances, patients being brought to hospitals on bikes,
vans
The injured in violent clashes in northeast Delhi are being brought to
hospitals on bikes and vans as ambulances fail to make their way to the
violence-hit areas, police said on Tuesday.The police said protestors were
blocking ambulances and other vehicles.Constable Amit Kumar, who sustained
injury on his right hand while he was trying to disperse two groups pelting
stones at each other, was brought to the Jag Pravesh Chander Hospital on a
bike.Kumar, posted at Khurjei Khas area, said, "I was trying to disperse
two groups who were pelting stones at each other at Khajuri Khas Chowk and
suddenly something hit me from behind. I do not know if it was a stone or
something else." Kaif (32), who sustained injuries in clashes at Khureji
Khas area, was brought by the police in a van at the hospital.Another man with
suspected gunshot injury was rushed to the Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital on a bike
by two men.PTI
Delhi violence: Bhim Army chief blames BJP’s Kapil Mishra for clashes;
SC to hear plea by Wajahat Habibullah, Azad tomorrow
Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad today blamed BJP leader Kapil
Mishra’s incendiary remarks for the clashes that broke out in Delhi over CAA.
Azad made remarks in a petition filed in the Supreme Court seeking police action
in connection with the violence, in which seven people have died so far.The
petition, moved by Azad along with ex CIC Wajahat Habibullah and Shaheen Bagh
resident Bahadur Abbas Naqvi, has sought directions for Delhi Police to
register first information reports based on complaints filed related to the
violence that began in northeast Delhi on Sunday. The top court will hear plea tomorrow.In
his petition, the Bhim Army chief alleged that Mishra was responsible for
inciting and orchestrating the violence in the city. The petitioners have also
demanded protection for the women in Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh locality who have
been protesting there since Dec.15. The petition, moved by Azad, Habibullah and
Naqvi alleged “allegation of road blockade by protestors is just an
excuse”.scroll
Delhi CAA violence: SC to hear plea by Wajahat Habibullah, Bhim Army
chief tomorrow
Delhi Minorities Commission demands imposition of curfew in violence-hit
areas
Delhi Minorities Commission on Tuesday appealed to Lieutenant Governor
Anil Baijal for the imposition of curfew in violence-affected areas, after 10
people were killed in clashes and arson over the new citizenship law.In a
letter to Mr. Baijal, DMC Chairman Zafarul Islam Khan expressed apprehension
over the violence and its escalation after the departure of the visiting U.S.
President Donald Trump.“The situation may worsen tomorrow after President Trump
leaves tonight. Please treat this as urgent as any delay will result in more
loss of lives and damage,” Mr. Khan said in his letter, demanding the
imposition of curfew in the violence-hit areas.He also requested the Lt.
Governor to direct the police to check violence and to take action against
those involved in it.Mr. Khan also issued a notice to DCP of Northeast district
to send more forces to the affected areas.DMC has also asked the DCP Northeast
to file his reply and the action taken report on a number of connected issues,
and help people wishing to leave the area and escort the injured to reach the
nearby hospitals, he said.PTI
Delhi CAA violence: Civil rights activists go to meet Delhi CM Arvind
Kejriwal, urge him to ensure peace
A delegation of civil rights activists, including All India Progressive
Women's Association secretary Kavita Krishnan, on Tuesday went to meet Delhi CM
Arvind Kejriwal at his residence to submit an appeal to protect the people in
the city from communal violence. Krishnan said they are outside Kejriwal's
residence and are waiting to meet him.Over 100 activists, including Harsh
Mander, Apoorvananad, Annie Raja, Yogendra Yadav, Shabnam Hashmi, and senior
advocate Vrinda Grover came out with a statement in which they called upon
"all authorities to perform their constitutionally mandated job of
bringing the situation under control and restoring peace".PTI
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind expresses concern over Delhi violence
New Delhi:Jamaat-e-Islami Hind has expressed concern over the
deteriorating law and order situation in Delhi after violence in parts of the
city on Monday.The JIH has alleged that the Delhi police did not taken action
against the rioters."We have credible reports of clashes between pro and
anti-CAA protesters in the Maujpur area in which the Delhi Police was just a
mute spectator. The protesters were pelting stones and provoking others,"
said Salim Engineer, Vice President of the Jamaat."Delhi Police brutally
did a lathi-charge on the anti-CAA protesters who were taking out a peaceful
march in Hauz Rani last night," said the statement.The JIH said that many
women and girls have been seriously injured in the lathi-charge and were
admitted in hospitals.It also condemned the ultimatum given by BJP leader Kapil
Mishra to the police, in which Mishra said: "Remove the anti-CAA
protesters from Chand Bagh and Jaffrabad within 3 days".The JIH alleged
that the ultimatum is an open provocation to violence.IANS
Jamaat expresses concern over law and order situation and role of Police
in Delhi
Kejriwal offers prayers at Rajghat with AAP MLAs as northeast Delhi
remains tense
As northeast Delhi continues to remain on edge after the violence over
the amended citizenship law, CM Arvind Kejriwal today led his party MLAs to
Mahatma Gandhi’s memorial at Rajghat to pray and meditate, following a meeting
with Home Minister Amit Shah to discuss the law and order situation in the
city. indianexpress
Delhi violence aimed at discrediting peaceful Shaheen Bagh: Tushar
Gandhi
Nagpur:Mahatma Gandhi's great-grandson Tushar Gandhi has suggested that
violence in parts of Delhi was a conspiracy aimed at defaming the peaceful
Shaheen Bagh protest.Gandhi was in Nagpur to deliver a lecture on 'Kasturba, A
Remarkable Life' organised by SGR knowledge Foundation.Clashes had broken out
on Sunday evening between pro and anti-CAA groups near Jaffrabad in northeast
Delhi."This violence is a conspiracy to discredit the peaceful Shaheen
Bagh protest. We need to know the source of violence and its architects. They
are still afraid of Mahatma Gandhi."We cannot shun non-violence, but the
perpetrators of violence will get a reply," he told PTI.PTI
Delhi violence : Leaders making hate speeches must be held accountable,
says Amnesty
Amnesty India on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to
unequivocally condemn the recent hate speeches made by leaders and demanded
that they must be held accountable, as ten people were killed in violence in
north east Delhi over the citizenship law.Amnesty International India executive
director Avinash Kumar demanded a prompt, independent and impartial
investigation into such speeches that allegedly led to ongoing and past
violence, adding that the “prolonged impunity” must end.“Political leaders in
India who are fuelling hatred and creating a violent environment by making hate
speeches must be immediately held accountable,” the Amnesty said in a statement.“There
has been a deafening silence from the Prime Minister on the hate speeches made
by the political leaders since December 2019. The Prime Minister must lead the
way and unequivocally condemn them,” it said.Amnesty also pointed out to
controversial speeches made by BJP leaders like Anurag Thakur.PTI
Delhi violence: Jamia committee demands BJP leader Kapil Mishra’s
immediate arrest
Jamia Coordination Committee submitted a memorandum of demands to the
police on Monday and said BJP leader Kapil Mishra should be arrested for
allegedly inciting violence in northeast Delhi.The committee had given a call
for protest outside the new police headquarters on Jai Singh Road, but they
were escorted to Nizamuddin following meetings between the joint commissioner
of police (southern range) and the agitators.“Immediate arrest on FIRs registered
against Delhi BJP leader Kapil Mishra for inciting violence in northeast Delhi
through his speeches and tweets,” the memorandum read.They also demanded
security for 20 sites where protests against the new citizenship law are
underway. These site include Shaheen Bagh, Jamia Millia Islamia, Mustafabad,
Turkman Gate, Khureji, Jama Masjid, Jaffrabad metro station.PTI
"Kapil Mishra's Speech Unacceptable": BJP's Gautam Gambhir On
Delhi Violence
New Delhi: BJP MP Gautam Gambhir hit out at party colleague Kapil
Mishra's provocative speech on Sunday, a day before large-scale violence broke
out in Delhi over the controversial CAA, saying strict action must be taken
against those responsible irrespective of their allegiance."This is
unfortunate. Whoever has done this, strict action must be taken - whether from
BJP, Congress or AAP. Kapil Mishra's speech is not acceptable. This is about
Delhi not about any political party," Gambhir said as he visited a
hospital where injured policemen are being treated.ndtv
Day after BJP’s Kapil Mishra warning, how violence erupted across the
divide:Indian Express
How violence unfolded on Delhi streets during anti-CAA protests in
Jafrabad: HT
"Up To India, Hope They Make Right Decision": Trump On CAA
Amid Delhi Violence
New Delhi: US President Donald Trump, asked today about the violence in
parts of Delhi over citizenship law protests and religious freedom, said he
discussed it with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and "he wants people to
have religious freedom".On the violence in Delhi, President Trump said it
was "up to India"."We did talk about religious freedom. PM said
he wants people to have religious freedom. They have worked really hard on it.
I heard about the individual attacks but I did not discuss it. It is up to
India," Trump said.Asked about his position on CAA, US President said,
"I don't want to discuss that, I want to leave that to India. I hope they
will do the right thing for the people of India."PTI.
Trump on hate crimes, Delhi riots: ‘Modi told me his govt is working
closely with Muslims’
Shaheen Bagh calm as northeast Delhi burns
The epicentre of the anti-CAA protests, Shaheen Bagh, has been calm
while reports of fresh violence continued to pour in from northeast Delhi on
Tuesday.Amid violence in northeast Delhi, the women protesting against the CAA
at Shaheen Bagh are determined to continue the peaceful protest till the CAA is
rolled back.One of the protesters said: "We know the violence is being
perpetrated with the complicity of higher ups to scare us but we are not going
to be cowed down." Another protester Zulqarnain said: "We are here to
oppose the CAA and our fight is with the government, not with our Hindu
brothers. It is the BJP who wants to make it a communal issue."A person on
the condition of anonymity said the protest at Shaheen Bagh entered the 73rd
day on Tuesday even as the apex court will hear the petition about the blockade
on Wednesday. The people here are making speeches in solidarity with the people
who have lost lives during the protest and blame BJP leaders for instigating
the crowd against the anti-CAA protesters.IANS
Bihar Assembly passes resolution against NRC, Nitish says will implement
NPR in 2010 format
Bihar Assembly today unanimously
passed a resolution to not implement NRC in the state.“NRC bogey is being
raised despite PM Narendra Modi’s categorical statement that NRC is not on the
anvil,” Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said. House also passed a resolution
to implement NPR in its 2010 format. Kumar said his government has written to
the Centre, “seeking omission of contentious clauses from NPR forms”. BJP
ally-JD(U) chief added that there should be “no confusion” regarding how NPR
would be carried out in the state and allayed fears about having to furnish
information relating to places of birth of parents. He also read out the text
of the letter which included a proposition by Bihar govt to include
“transgenders” in gender column of the forms.indianexpress
Bihar: Muslim bodies urge CM to pass resolution against NPR and NRC
Patna:The representatives of Muslim religious bodies and social
organizations on Monday urged chief minister Nitish Kumar to pass a resolution
by the state legislature against NPR in the present format and NRC in Bihar.The
religious bodies and social organizations making such demands included Imarat
Shariah, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, Jamiat Ulema, Khanqah Munimia and Loktantrik Jan
Pehal. Their representatives said they will go against NPR, if not implemented
in its old format.CM Nitish Kumar, however, has already said in Darbhanga on
Sunday that he would allow NPR in Bihar only in its old format and there was no
question of implementing NRC in the state.“We welcome what chief minister has
said in Darbhanga and expect only the old format of NPR to be used in Bihar,”
said Maulana Shamimuddin Ahmad Munemi of Khanqah Munimia, Patna City. “If new
format of NPR is implemented then we will go against that,” he added.The state
president of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, Maulana Rizwan Ahmad Islahi, said the
condition of country has deteriorated since the new CAA came into existence and
discussions on NRC and NPR began. “We want the gazette notification of NPR to
be recalled and reverted to old format. We request our CM to listen to the
voice of people and pass a resolution in the House in this regard,” he
said.Imarat Shariah (Bihar, Jharkhand and Orrisa) acting general secretary Maulana
Shibli al-Qasmi appreciated Nitish’s announcement in Darbhanga and called CAA a
black law.TOI
Activists on way to Assam not allowed to get down from bus and meet
people in Uttar Pradesh
In yet another bizarre incident, Uttar Pradesh Police stopped a bus
carrying activists from different states to Assam and forced them to continue
their journey without a break. Section 144 was in force throughout the state,
activists were told, and therefore they would not be allowed to get down from
bus or meet people and address even small gatherings. The activists belonging
to relatively small organisations like ‘Khudai Khidmatgar India’ and Socialist
party India had organised the Anti-CAA, NRC, NPR Yatra. Beginning from Delhi on
Feb23 , Yatra was to conclude in Assam on March 2. Magasaysay Award winner
Sandeep Pandey, Faisal Khan, Kartik Arora, Kripal Mandoli, Suresh Bhai,
Dharamveer Singh, advocate Shiva Kumar and Mukhtar Singh were in the bus among
30 people when the Yatra started. As many as 10 of them returned from Aligarh,
where the bus was intercepted and the police refused permission for bus to
enter the city.nationalheraldindia
High Alert in Lucknow, Security Beefed Up in Aligarh
A high alert has been sounded in
Uttar Pradesh capital Lucknow following violent clashes over the Citizenship
(Amendment) Act in parts of Delhi, a police official says. Lucknow Police
Commissioner Sujeet Pandey said additional force has been deployed in
Ghantaghar area where women and others have been staging a protest against CAA
for the past one month. Security has been stepped up in Aligarh too, PTI
reports. There have been no untoward incident in any part of the cities.
However, the police have taken precautionary measures to ensure the law and
order is maintained.news18
Anti-CAA protests reach Telangana towns, villages
Hyderabad: Protests against the CAA and NRC have spread to smaller town
in Telangana as a large population of Muslims joined a demonstration in
Sathupalli on Sunday, shouting slogans.The protest was led by Jamaat-e-Islami
Hind women wing. Ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi and Congress party
functionaries extended support to them.JIH functionary Khalida Parveen said
during the protest, "Women should emulate the Shaheen Bagh protests
against CAA and NRC. To create division between castes and religion is
anti-constitutional. If someone asks us about our documents in NRC, we would
tell them to take our DNA tests. It is an insult to ask us to prove our
nationality. We will continue our protests till NRC and CAA re withdrawn."TRS
local functionary Matta Dayanand also spoke against NRC and CAA. National
Christian Council local members extended support to the protest, attended by
more than a thousand women.TOI
*J&K
AND S. ASIA*
Trump reiterates offer to mediate in Kashmir dispute, says cross-border
terror is a problem
United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday described Kashmir as a
“big problem” between India and Pakistan and said he would do whatever he could
to mediate in the dispute, ANI reported. “If anything I can do to mediate, I
will do,” he said.“Kashmir obviously is a big problem between India and
Pakistan,” Trump said, while addressing the media after meeting Modi in New
Delhi. “They are going to work out their problem. They have been doing it for a
long time.”Trump said he discussed terrorism and Pakistan with Modi. “No
question it is a problem,” he said. “They are working on it. India is a great
nation too, there’s no pullback from India. I said I will do whatever I can do
to help because my relationship with both gentlemen [Modi and Khan] is so
good.”The president described Kashmir as a “thorn in a lot of people’s sides”
and said there were two sides to every story. US president finished his two-day visit to
India on Tuesday. He said he had discussed religious freedom also with Modi,
but added that it was “up to India” to handle the ongoing violence in parts of
Delhi. Trump and Modi held bilateral discussions and discussed a potentially
“big trade deal”.scroll
US working with Pakistan to defeat terrorism:Trump
US was working with Pakistan to defeat terrorism, U.S. President Donald
Trump said in New Delhi today. Addressing the media at Hyderabad House, he also
said the Indo-Pacific region should be free and open for navigation and 5G
technology should be used for spread of freedom and not for suppression of
people.“We affirmed that our two countries together will work to protect our
citizens from radical Islamic terrorism. The U.S. is working productively with
Pakistan to confront terrorists who operate on its soil,” said President Trump
delivering a press statement.
thehindu
2G mobile net services extended in J&K till 4 March, ban on social
media to continue; tighter vigil on use of VPNs
Jammu: Social networking sites allowing peer-to-peer communication and
VPNs will remain unavailable in Jammu and Kashmir as anti-national elements and
people across the border continue to "misuse" these platforms, the
authorities said on Tuesday as 2G mobile Internet services were extended till 4
March.Issuing an order in Jammu, the home department of the Union Territory
said that while assessing the impact of the directions relating to regulation
of telecom services, it has come to fore that VPNs continue to be misused by
ANE (anti-national elements), including their handlers from across border, to
bypass the Internet restrictions. It said that VPNs come handy for them to
coordinate with their operatives within the UT and plan terror acts and scale
up anti-national activities. 2G mobile Internet services extended in Jammu and
Kashmir till 4 March, ban on social media to continue; tighter vigil on use of
VPNs Jammu and Kashmir Home Secretary Shaleen Kabra, while signing the order,
said restrictions would continue till 4 March. As per the order, Internet
Service Providers (ISPs) have been asked to ensure access to 1,674 white-listed
sites only and not to any social media applications allowing peer-to-peer
communication and VPN applications. Firstpost
Pakistan raises J&K at UN again, demands lifting of communication
blockade, release of politicians
Pakistan today appealed to UN Human Rights Council for the immediate
lifting of the communication blockade, and the release of political leaders and
activists, in J&K. Speaking at 43rd session of the Human Rights Council in
Switzerland, the country said any kind of inaction by the international
community will only “embolden” India.Jammu and Kashmir has been in partial
lockdown since August 5,. Several major political leaders were put under house
arrest, and communication systems were blocked.Demanding that all actions taken
by the Indian government since August 5 be repealed, Pakistan Minister for
Human Rights Shireen Mazari alleged that India continues to violate the human
rights of the Kashmiri people. She alleged that “over six thousand Kashmiri
people, activists... were arrested without the due process of law” and demanded
their immediate release. Scroll
Kashmiri Pandits, Muslims to hold joint peace rally in Srinagar
To show unity between two communities, Kashmiri pandits and Muslims will
hold a joint rally on streets of Srinagar to spread a message of peace. The
rally is being organised by Bollywood singer Saim Bhat and chairman of
Reconciliation, Return and Rehabilitation of Kashmiri migrants Satish Mahaldar
on February 28.The rally, named "Saath Do", will start from Batamaloo
and go through various areas of downtown Srinagar before culminating at
Kashmir.Press Club Polo View where the participants will address the media and
spread a message of peace and love."A joint rally will be held by Kashmiri
Muslims and pandits to spread a message of peace and love. This is a message
for those who want to create a wedge between two communities," Mahaldar
said.nationalheraldindia
*OTHERS*
Gujarat: Communal clashes in Khambhat town continue for third day, more
arson reported amid shutdown
A mob set 2 roadside cabins and motorcycles on fire in Khambhat town of
Gujarat’s Anand district on Tuesday as communal clashes entered the third day,
PTI reported. 5 persons have been detained for the arson incident, IG of
Ahmedabad Range IK Jadeja said. Some Hindutva outfits had organised a shutdown
in the town on Tuesday to demand action against those who indulged in violence
on the previous two days, Jadeja said. Several persons gathered at Gavara Chowk
and staged protests, he added.“While leaving the area, some of them torched two
wooden cabins roadside and few motorcycles,” he said. “We have detained five
suspects.” Most schools, colleges and markets remained shut in the town on
Tuesday. The situation was now under control as adequate police personnel had
been deployed, Jadeja said. The deployments included two companies of the Rapid
Action Force and four companies of the State Reserve Police.Since Sunday, 85
people have been arrested for arson and stone-pelting. More than 20 houses and
as many vehicles have been burnt by mobs since Sunday in the town. scroll
Maharashtra: Split wide open in Sangli over azaan, Hindus of Andhali,
staying away from Muslim shops
At Andhali, a remote village in Sangli, minority community and their
businesses, respectively are being ostracised and blockaded over Azaan. 3 shops
that served all the meat the village consumed until a couple of months ago are
swatting flies today. Similarly, the only bangle vendor of the village has
almost gone out business. All these establishments run by members of Muslim
community in village, are victims of an embargo imposed by members of Hindu
community. Such a confrontation is unprecedented, informed the elders of Muslim
community, who trace their moorings to the village back to 400 years. “All this
while, selling meat and bangles was our community’s preserve in the village.
Now, just to spite us, Hindus here have started a meat shop, while another lady
from that community has started selling bangles from her home,” a villager
pointed out, while the men surrounding him nodded gravely. Their angst is not
so much about competition as it is over the diktat banning Hindus of the
village from buying from Muslim traders. As a meat shop owner revealed, his
business is down to 20 per cent of what it used to be before the blockade was
enforced. 2 old shops where meat was sold now see no customers, but a new shop
named Shetkari gets better business; new masjid with speakers came up as the
old one was located far for regular visits; a few villagers have been accused
of promoting ostracisation of local Muslim businesses. The villagers revealed
that this is the outcome of a new mosque being built in the heart of the
village and the Hindus taking objection to the use of loudspeakers for azaan,
splitting wide open the village on communal lines. Punemirror
MP govt hikes honorarium of Muslim clerics
Chief Minister Kamal Nath gave his nod to a proposal to hike the
honorarium of imams from ₹2,200 to ₹5,000 per month and that of their deputies
- muezzins - from ₹1,900 to ₹4,500 a month, a government officer said.The hike
was suggested by Minister of Minority Affairs Arif Aqueel at the inauguration
of a building of the Madhya Pradesh Masajid Committee near the famous Taj-ul
Masajid (mosque) in Bhopal and Mr. Nath promptly gave his nod, he said.The
committee is a religious institution of the Muslim community.Imams lead the
prayers, while muezzins give calls for prayers. Service to humanity is the
biggest religion. We serve our religions by servicing the needy,” Mr. Nath said
at the function.Our country’s culture is great as we respect feelings of each
other which fosters unity and peaceful co-existence, Nath added.PTI
India, US sign defence deals worth $3 billion; Trump says Washington
keen on having 'comprehensive trade deal' with New Delhi
India and US today finalised defence deals worth 3 billion dollars, and
signed 3 MoUs, including one in the energy sector, as PM Narendra Modi asserted
that the two countries have decided to take Indo-US ties to comprehensive
global partnership level. The unprecedented and historic welcome given to Trump
in India will be remembered, said Modi at a joint press meet with Trump and added
that the relations between two countries are not merely confined to governments
but are people-driven.Trump announced that the two countries have finalised
defence deals worth USD 3 billion and asserted that their focus was on having a
comprehensive trade deal.The relations between the two countries have never
been as good as they are now, Trump said, adding that countries have made
"wonderful deal".PTI
‘Very inspiring’: Melania Trump after attending ‘happiness class’ in
Delhi govt school
US First Lady Melania Trump today visited a government school in Delhi
to attend a class on the “happiness curriculum”. She called the experience
inspiring and said it sets a “healthy and positive” example for
educators.Dressed in traditional Indian attire, the students of Sarvodaya
Co-Educational Senior Secondary School in Moti Bagh welcomed the First Lady by
applying “teeka” on her forehead. The students also staged cultural dance
performances and gifted her Madhubani paintings made by them.scroll/PTI
6 Supreme Court judges down with swine flu
New Delhi:6 Supreme Court judges are down with Swine Flu (H1N1), Justice
DY Chandrachud said Tuesday while addressing lawyers in the top court.This
morning, Justice Sanjiv Khanna was seen wearing a mask during a hearing in
court. Judges of the Supreme Court held a meeting with Chief Justice SA Bobde
and immunisation of judges and court staff has been proposed. Sabarimala
reference proceedings were rescheduled as two judges on the Constitution bench
are unwell. On Monday, one of the judges hearing the Shaheen Bagh case came to
hear the case despite being down with swine flu, before postponing it. indianexpress
*WORLD*
Uncertainty grips Malaysia as Mahathir considers next move
The political guessing game
continues in Malaysia a day after Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's abrupt
resignation, prolonging the atmosphere of uncertainty in the nation of more
than 30 million people. While Mahathir stays on as premier in an interim
capacity without a cabinet, efforts are under way on Tuesday to find the
country's next leader.Now there are questions whether the 94-year-old leader
will make another comeback, or will his would-be successor, Anwar Ibrahim,
cobble enough support from a fractious coalition to become the next prime
minister.But the possibility of a dissolution of the parliament, which paves
the way for new elections has also emerged.Malaysia's king is holding meetings
with all members of parliament on Tuesday and Wednesday to determine who the
majority wants to support and form a new government."The king will be
meeting all 222 MPs to find out who they support as PM. The person who has the
support of at least 112 MPs will be the most likely one to be appointed as
PM," a senior member of Mahathir's Pakatan Harapan (Alliance of Hope)
coalition explained to Al Jazeera.In the meantime, Mahathir runs the government
with the king's backing and the help of civil servants, Kadir Jasin, Mahathir's
media adviser, said.On Tuesday, Mahathir's office confirmed that he met leaders
of different parties across Malaysia's political divide, including Anwar, as
well as the opposition.Reuters news agency is also reporting that he is
proposing to lead a "unity government", but it is unclear which
political blocs would be willing to join such an arrangement.On Tuesday night,
UMNO, the main opposition party, has rejected a unity government with Mahathir,
adding that its members favour a dissolution of parliament that would pave the
way for a general election.aljazeera
Egypt's former President Hosni Mubarak dies at 91
Hosni Mubarak, Egypt's president for almost 30 years who stepped down
after a popular revolution in 2011, has died. He was 91.Mubarak served as
Egypt's fourth president starting in 1981 until his removal in what became
known as Arab Spring revolution. State TV
said Mubarak died at Cairo hospital where he had undergone an
unspecified surgery. The report said he had health complications but offered no
other details.aljazeera
Shaky ceasefire holds between Islamic Jihad, Israel in Gaza
A ceasefire between the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group and Israel is
holding in Gaza Strip after two days of heavy fighting. Following Egyptian and
international mediation, the truce came into effect at 11:30pm on Monday, Ihsan
Ataya, a senior Islamic Jihad leader based in Lebanon, said in a press
statement.No projectiles were fired from the Gaza Strip overnight, a
spokeswoman for the Israeli army confirmed.During two days of fighting, Israeli
aircraft pounded dozens of targets in the Gaza Strip while Islamic Jihad
bombarded southern Israel with heavy rocket fire.The latest escalation began
after Israeli soldiers on Sunday shot dead Mohammed al-Naim, a member the
Islamic Jihad's armed wing, who was allegedly planting an explosive device at
the heavily secured Israeli fence east of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza
Strip.aljazeera
Israel and Iran were partners during war against Saddam:ex-UK FM
Despite their public hostility, Israel and Iran cooperated militarily
against Saddam Hussain’s Iraq during the 1980s Iraq-Iran war, former British
Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has claimed.Straw, who served under Tony Blair
during the 2003 invasion of Iraq, highlighted the complex relation between the
two countries during an interview with Al-Araby TV. Straw is reported saying that Israel had
provided information about military sites in western Iraq, while Iran provided
Israel with information on Iraq’s Tammuz nuclear reactor, leading to its
destruction in an Israeli strike.During that period arms exports from Israel to
Iran are said to have totalled around $2 billion. At the same time the US,
Israel’s main western ally, backed the Iraqi dictator in the eight-year
conflict which ended in 1988 following a UN-brokered truce. As many as one
million people are thought to have died in the war.Israel backed Tehran
thinking that the revolutionary government of the Mullahs would act as a
counterweight to Iraq. The secular Baathist leader posed a serious challenge to
Israel’s military dominance in the region.middleeastmonitor
Hamas: Arab, US support is ‘greenlight for Israel crimes’
Senior Hamas leader Mahmoud Al-Zahar said yesterday that normalising
ties with Israel “are the greenlight for Israeli crimes”, Al-Khaleej Online
reported.“Israeli crimes against the Palestinians will never stop as long as
the Arab and international communities are not ready to do anything,” Al-Zahar
said, stressing that the Arab countries are currently allies with Israel so
“they will not stop and the Israeli aggression”.Arab states support Israel with
money, he explained, “so they cannot ask it to stop its violations,” stressing
that the Israeli occupation “has the greenlight to escalate against the
Palestinians, their national rights and their Islamic holy sites.”
Israel closes 60-year-old Jerusalem bakery for distributing bread to
Muslim worshippers
Last week in a dawn raid, Israeli police shut down a 60-year-old
Palestinian bakery and arrests the owner’s son in the Old City of occupied
Jerusalem.According to local sources, police forces stormed the Bab Hitta area
in the Old City and shut down the bakery, owned by the Abu Snaina family. The
son of the owner, Naser Abu Snaina, was arrested during the incident.A video
released on the Facebook page of Wadi Hilweh Information Centre, a Silwan-based
watchdog, shows footage of the closed bakery shop in the Bab Hitta
neighbourhood, named after one of the doors leading to Al-Aqsa Mosque; the Gate
of Remission.middleeastmonitor
Israel builds new Jew-only road and steals more Palestinian land
Israel is building yet another bypass road for use by Jewish settlers
only and, yet again, it is stealing Palestinian land to do so. The land in
question is in Huwwara, to the south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank.The
7-kilometre road will start from the village of Zaatara and pass through land
owned by Palestinians in Huwwara, Beita and Odala. Until now, the access route
in the area has been shared by Palestinians and Jewish settlers — whose
presence is illegal under international law — who often use it to raid and
terrorise the residents of the local villages.
Senior settler leader: ‘No Arab entity’ in the West Bank
A senior settler leader vowed that there will be “no Arab entity”
created in the occupied West Bank, reported right-wing news outlet Arutz Sheva.
Yisrael Gantz, head of the so-called Binyamin Regional Council, was speaking at
a conference organised by Besheva newspaper.Addressing the Trump
administration’s plan, and its implications for West Bank settlers, Gantz told
attendees that “there are about half a million Israelis who need to be in the
State of Israel”.
‘Israel is ready for a widescale military operation in Gaza’
Israeli Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan said that Israel is closer
to carrying out widescale military operations in Gaza than ever, Israeli media
reported. According to Quds Net News, Erdan was reported by the Israeli Public
Broadcaster Kan saying: “It is not interesting to take such a decision one week
before the elections, but it must be approved by the cabinet and the prime
minister as soon as possible.”His remarks came amidst tension between Israel and
Palestinian resistance forces in Gaza after Israeli occupation forces killed
and then used a bulldozer to drag away the body of a Palestinian man.
Egypt: 8 executed in one day
8 men were executed in Egypt in what is thought to be the first death
sentences carried out in the country so far in 2020.The defendants were among
17 men who had been sentenced to death in a military court in May 2019 and
accused of attacking three Coptic churches and a police checkpoint that killed
88 people in 2017. The executions were carried out at Borg El-Arab prison in
Alexandria.Several of the defendants told prosecutors that they were subject to
enforced disappearance after their arrest, according to an Egyptian rights
organisation and reported by Amnesty International.The rights organisation We
Record has said the defendants were subject to systematic torture to obtain
false confessions.We Record published the names of the defendants: Rami Ghani,
Walid Abdul Aziz, Mohamed Metwally, Salama Qasim, Ali Shehata, Ali Hassan,
Abdul Hussain and Rifai Mohamed.
East Timor PM Ruak resigns as coalition collapses
The prime minister of East Timor has sent a letter of resignation to the
president, he said on Tuesday, as the tiny Southeast Asian nation faces new
political instability after the collapse of a coalition supporting him in
parliament. Prime Minister Taur Matan Ruak has repeatedly failed to secure
passage of a budget for 2020 after the largest party in his coalition, CNRT
party of independence hero Xanana Gusmao, withdrew support."I have sent a
[resignation] letter to the president," Ruak told reporters after meeting
President Francisco Guterres.He said he was prepared to stay in office until
resignation was accepted "to guarantee government activities in our
country".Ruak has only served as prime minister since June 2018, following
the collapse of 2 previous governments.On Saturday, Gusmao, East Timor's first
president and a former prime minister, announced a new 6-party coalition
controlling 34 seats without Ruak's party that he said would prepare to form a
new government.aljazeera
Erdogan says 2 Turkish troops killed in Libya
President Tayyip Erdogan has said two Turkish troops have been killed in
Libya where they back the UN-recognised government in the North African state's
conflict.Turkey provides military support to the Government of National Accord
(GNA), which is based in the capital, Tripoli. Since April, the city has been
under an assault by forces loyal to renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar,
who is aligned with a rival administration based in the country's
east.aljazeera
Jordan court:Muslim Brotherhood was ‘dissolved in 1956’
General Authority of the Court of Cassation in Jordan said that the
Muslim Brotherhood was dissolved in the country on 15 June 1956, Al Watan Voice
reported. The court threw out an appeal filed by the Court of Appeal against a
previous ruling.The Court of Cassation reiterated that the government’s
dealings with the Muslim Brotherhood does not legitimise the group because it
is still an illegal body which was dissolved legally after it failed to rectify
its status.The Muslim Brotherhood was licensed in 1946 as a charity in Jordan
affiliated with the mother group in Egypt and was relicensed in 1953 as an
Islamist society.At the end of May 2015, the Legislation and Opinion Bureau
issued a legal edict allowing the transfer of the assets of the Muslim
Brotherhood to the newly licensed Muslim Brotherhood Group.
Coronavirus cases surpass 80,000 globally
China reported 508 new cases and 71 news deaths on Tuesday in an
outbreak of the coronavirus that has spread to other parts of Asia, the Middle
East, Africa, North America and Europe, infecting more than 80,000
globally. The updates bring mainland
China's totals to 77,658 cases and 2,663 deaths. Clusters continue to grow in
South Korea, which reported 144 more cases of the new virus, bringing its total
to 977 with 10 deaths. The vast majority of cases have been reported in
mainland China, followed by Japan, where 691 cases have been confirmed on the
Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in Yokohama, and South Korea, which raised
its tally to 977 confirmed cases on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Iran's death toll has
risen to 15 among 64 reported cases. Aljazeera
Iran deputy health minister tests positive for coronavirus
Iran's deputy health minister has tested positive for coronavirus, the
semi-official news agency ILNA reported on Tuesday. The spokesman for Iran's
health ministry confirmed in an interview with state television that deputy
minister Iraj Harirchi has been infected and is now under quarantine.indiatoday
*views, Articles, FEATURES*
Delhi’s test:Violence over CAA threatens capital’s social fabric.
Neither state nor Centre can or should wash their hands of it:Editorial ,
indian express
After Balakot: Pakistan’s options have reduced, India has more room for
manoeuvre:Syed Ata Hasnain
Harappans would have scoffed at modern advocates of
vegetarianism:Nayanjot Lahiri
Can't Always Depend on Modi, Shah to Win Elections: RSS Mouthpiece: thewire
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