04 Feb. 2020:
09 Jamadi-2, 1441: Vol: 12, No: 123
*anti-citizenship act stir*
No decision yet on nationwide NRC: Home Ministry clarifies in Parliament
Home Ministry in Parliament today clarified that the government has not
yet decided on implementing NRC across the country. In a written reply to a
question in Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai, said,
“Till now, the government has not taken any decision to prepare (NRIC) at
national level.” The clarification comes amid protests against CAA– the new
law, which the government had said, will be followed by NRC.The remark is a
departure from comments made by senior ministers and party leaders, including
Home Minister and BJP president Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and
BJP working president J P Nadda. BJP’s manifesto for 2019 Lok Sabha elections
also promised NRC in “other parts of the country in a phased manner”. But Prime
Minister Narendra Modi, at a rally in Jharkhand, had said his government had
not discussed pan-India NRC exercise. Prime Minister had also denied that there
are any detention centres in the country, saying these were lies being spread
by the “Congress, its allies, some educated Naxals and urban Naxals”. Prime
Minister’s statement was reiterated later by Home Minister Amit Shah in
interviews given to ANI and ABP news channel, who said that NPR data would not
be used for NRC. indianexpress
Opposition trying to create a Shaheen Bagh inside Parliament too, says
BJP leader
New Delhi: Amid protests by the Opposition over the amended Citizenship
Act in both Houses of Parliament on Monday, BJP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Shiv
Pratap Shukla said that some leaders are trying to create "a Shaheen Bagh
even inside Parliament". "Till now they (Opposition) had not got the
opportunity. They are behind the Shaheen Bagh (protests) as well, and now they
are trying to repeat the Shaheen Bagh even inside Parliament as well,"
Shukla, a former Union minister, told ANI here.ANI
BJP leader seeks urgent SC hearing for removal of Shaheen Bagh
protestors, says stir causing difficulty to nearby residents
New Delhi: The Supreme Court asked a Delhi BJP leader on Tuesday to
approach its mentioning officer to get an early date for the hearing of his
plea seeking the removal of hundreds of anti-citizenship law protestors
occupying a road-stretch in Delhi's Shaheen Bagh area.BJP leader Nand Kishore
Garg has urged the top court for an urgent hearing, considering the difficulty
faced by residents due to the nearly-two-month-long protest on a road
connecting Delhi and Noida. Also, various other arterial roads of Delhi have
been facing traffic congestion due to the protest."You go to the
mentioning officer," the SC bench headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde told
Garg.PTI
Punjab farmers to extend support at Shaheen Bagh protest
"Amit Shah Wants To Fight Delhi Polls On Shaheen Bagh":
Kejriwal
New Delhi: Home Minister Amit Shah wants to fight the entire Delhi
election on the Shaheen Bagh protests, Arvind Kejriwal said today, questioning,
"He is so powerful. Can he not open a road?" In an interview to NDTV
ahead of the Saturday vote in the capital, Delhi Chief Minister said no other
party lies more than BJP and a "great man like Amit Shah" also
peddled lies. The Shaheen Bagh protest against the citizenship law, in which
hundreds of women and children have spent nights sitting on the road, had been
targeted by critics because of the traffic blocks and inconvenience to people
travelling through south Delhi towards Noida, Kejriwal remarked.ndtv
Delhi polls between Shaheen Bagh and Modi’s nationalist gang: Amit Shah
Mansa farmers join Shaheen Bagh stir, more from Sangrur to go today
BATHINDA: Activists of Punjab Kisan Union left for Delhi from Mansa on
Monday to support the ongoing protest against CAA at Delhi's Shaheen
Bagh.Another group of farm activisits is expected to leave for the national
capital on Tuesday and stay there till February 8. Also, in continuation of
protests against CAA, NRC and NPR, farm organisations are continuing to
mobilise support for a protest planned in Malerkotla town of Sangrur on
February 16. An indefinite protest is also expected to start in Mansa from
February 12. "We left for Shaheen Bagh to support the protest against CAA,
NRC and NPR today," Punjab Kisan Union president Ruldu Singh Mansa said.On
Tuesday, hundreds of farmers are expected to eave for Shaheen Bagh in buses
from Sangrur. "We will take along ration to organise langar for protesters
till February 8. We feel it is our ethical duty to stand by our Muslim brothers
and sisters," farmer organisation BKU (Ekta Ugrahan) general secretary
Sukhdev Singh Kokri.TOI
Punjab Kisan Union reaches Shaheen Bagh to extend support
Not bothered who wins Delhi elections, say Shaheen Bagh protesters
NEW DELHI: A day after the area witnessed its third shooting in a week,
women of Shaheen Bagh intensified their protests, amid heavy policing and
security checks, even as volunteers checked the background of speakers and
asked them to avoid ‘separatists’ or ‘unconstitutional’ language in
speeches.Since Saturday, the organisers have made people sign a disclaimer
which states that views expressed are personal, before they are allowed to
speak. They have been also directed to touch only on CAA-NRC, primarily, and
steps needed for women safety, rising cost of commodities, increasing
unemployment and poverty and asked not to raise inflammatory or provocative
slogans that could hurt religious sentiments of any community, not to refer to
separating any part of the country or denigrate any leader associated with any
religion and not to support any political party.economictimes
'Had Govt Not Brought CAA, NRC...': Infant Of Shaheen Bagh Protester
Dies After Catching Cold
Panic at Jharkhand’s Shaheen Bagh
Panic prevailed at Kadru, where women have been on a continuous sit-in
protest in front of the Haj House since January 20 against the new citizenship
matrix, on Monday morning when word got around that a procession by saffron
groups was headed to the area.Around 11am the women, who are protesting against
the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), the National Register of Citizens and
the National Population Register, began calling up their near and dear ones
frantically, scared that the pro-CAA procession headed their way would endanger
their security.Within an hour, men outnumbered the women who have been on a
continuous protest like Shaheen Bagh in Delhi. Police came to know and rushed
to the area.telegraphindia
The voice of Ahmedabad’s Shaheen Bagh
Ahmedabad: At the anti-CAA protest venue at Ajit Mills the microphone
goes to Safia Pathan, 10, who keeps raising slogans for nearly half an hour
without any fumble. The younger of two siblings, Safia, a Class-4 student and
daughter of an autorickshaw driver, is seen resting her back on a big replica
of the Constitution placed at the protest venue when she shouts slogans and
also raises her left hand like a seasoned activist while shouting Azadi
slogans. When asked how she learnt shouting slogans, Safia said she observed
some activists and for last 10 days she has been raising slogans against CAA,
NRC and NPR.TOI
Centre tells Delhi HC that investigation into Jamia violence at 'crucial
stage'; bench grants govt till 29 April to file report
New Delhi: The investigation into the incident of violence at Jamia
Millia Islamia during an anti-CAA protest was at a crucial stage, the Centre
told the Delhi High Court on Tuesday.The submission before a bench of Chief
Justice DN Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar was made by Solicitor General
Tushar Mehta while seeking more time to file a report regarding the
probe.Taking note of the submission, the bench granted the Centre time till 29
April to file a reply.During the hearing, senior advocate Colin Gonsalves,
appearing for some students of Jamia, said 93 students and teachers filed
complaints about alleged attacks on them by police but no FIR has been filed
against the agency till date.The other lawyers for the petitioners alleged that
the government has not complied with the court order to file a response within
four weeks of the last date of hearing on December 19.The bench, however,
declined to pass any interim order and granted time till 29 April to the
government to file a reply.PTI
Seattle City Council becomes first US legislative body to pass anti-CAA,
NRC resolution; says law 'meant to disenfranchise Muslims'
Seattle: A coalition of Seattle-area South Asians celebrated the passage
of Seattle City Council Resolution 31926
opposing India’s NRC and CAA, after hundreds of people rallied and
attended a midday City Council vote to express their support. The resolution,
introduced by Council member Kshama Sawant, affirmed Seattle as a welcoming
city, and expressed City Council’s solidarity with Seattle’s South Asian
community regardless of religion and caste.Hundreds of South Asians stood in
support of the anti-CAA, NRc resolution passed by Seattle City Council.“We
welcome the Seattle City Council’s resolution denouncing the divisive and
draconian CAA and NRC. These acts are unconstitutional and designed to
disenfranchise several million Muslim, Dalits and other minorities in order to
create a fascist state.” said Javed Sikander, spokesperson for the Seattle
chapter of Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC).Seattle City Council became
the first legislative body in US to take a stance on India’s CAA and NRC.
firstpost
Anti-CAA protest held at UN headquarters in Geneva
Indian community across Europe came together and held a peaceful protest
outside the UN headquarters in Geneva on February 1. Despite inclement weather,
they held banners, sang songs and recited poetry to register their opposition
against the CAA and (NRC, according to a press release.Former IAS officer
Kannan Gopinathan spoke to the people gathered there via a live call-in
facility and Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekar Azad’s audio message was then later
played at the protest.In his statement, Chandrashekhar Azad said, “In India,
black laws like the CAA are being passed as an attempt to turn Dalits,
Adivasis, Backward Classes, Muslims, and other minorities into second-class
citizens. It is an attempt to deprive them of their constitutional rights, to
make them slaves in their own country. This law is discriminatory and violates
our fundamental right — the right to equality. To everyone at the UN, to
Indians all over the world, to all citizens who ask for and believe in social
justice, I appeal to you, keeping Baba saheb’s liberty, equality and fraternity
in mind, raise your voice against this black law.”thehindu
European envoys could visit J&K before vote on Kashmir, CAA
resolution and India summit
New Delhi: Modi government is likely to take ambassadors from the
European Union (EU) nations on a tour of Jammu and Kashmir in the aftermath of
the European Parliament’s joint draft resolution on J&K and CAA, multiple
sources told ThePrint.The government had taken 15 foreign diplomats, including
US Ambassador to India Kenneth Juster, for a visit to the erstwhile state last
month. The EU leaders had declined the government’s invite at the time.
Speaking to ThePrint, a diplomatic source said the EU envoys’ visit is expected
to take place before the EU-India Summit scheduled to be held in Brussels on 13
March.While the Modi government hasn’t yet invited the diplomats officially, EU
envoys say they are ready for the visit now.ThePrint
Bidar : School ‘sedition’ arrests: 9-yr-old waits for mother to be
freed, police seize slippers, question children
Bidar : 9-year-old breaks down when asked where her mother is. It’s been
three days since Najumunissa, a single parent, was put in jail on sedition
charges after the Class 5 student spoke against CAA in a school play, and said
she would hit anyone who asked for documents with shoes.Apart from Najumunissa,
police have held the school headmistress, Fareeda Begum, on sedition charges.
It has also seized the slippers held up by a student as Najumunissa’s daughter
said “joote marenge” as “evidence”.Since police have been dropping in daily to
question students at Shaheen Urdu Primary School since the arrests, parents
have been coming to ensure they are around when that happens.On Monday, D N
Nagesh took over as Bidar SP after T Sreedhara was suddenly transferred on
January 31, a day after the two women were arrested.In between sobs, Najumunissa’s
daughter manages to say “bhabhi”, referring to their landlord’s wife who has
been taking care of her with Najumunissa in prison.Lodged at the Bidar District
jail, Najumunissa, 35, who has no WhatsApp on phone, says she knows little
about CAA or NRC except what they had heard on TV and “once on someone’s
mobile”. Her daughter was selected by the school along with 6 others to prepare
a play on the Act, and Najumunissa says 9-year-old decided to repeat what she
had heard on TV. “We rehearsed the lines several times at home,” she says. The
government-aided Shaheen Urdu Primary School has 254 students. Shaheen Group of
Institutions and Allama Iqbal Educational Society have over 50 branches in 13
states. CEO Thouseef Madikeri says 45 per cent of their over 2,000 students,
including in Shaheen English Primary and Secondary School and Junior College
branches in Bidar, are Hindus.Questioning the police interrogation of students,
a school official said, “They are taking aside all students who participated in
the play and those who saw it and questioning them. They don’t let any teacher
or management official to be present. The students are scared.”indianexpress
‘I want her to come back’: Bidar student on her mother's arrest over an
anti-CAA play
Kutch traders who supported bandh against CAA allege boycott, threats
Rajkot :Some traders and residents of Kutch district, who supported a
bandh call in protest of CAA on January 29, have alleged that they have been
facing boycott from those supporting the new citizenship law.While no
complaints have been filed with the police, purported videos and messages
calling for a boycott are doing the rounds of social media.In Ratnal, a village
in Anjar taluka of eastern Kutch, a group which identified itself as Akhil
Bharat Desh Rakshak Samiti allegedly put up a hoarding that read “Jai Shri Ram:
Anti-national elements shall not stop or park their vehicles and rickshaws in
Ratnal village.” While the hoarding has been taken down, police said there is
no organisation by that name. Parikshita Rathod, SP, Kutch (East), said: “The
banner was against ‘anti-nationals’. It does not require any action from our
side.”“Ratnal is only 3 km from our village, but people have stopped going
there as they have put up banners which prohibit halt there,” said Juma Para,
sarpanch of Chubdak village.indianexpress
Women, girls take centrestage in anti-CAA protests in AMU
ALIGARH: Women and girl protesters have taken centrestage in the ongoing
protests against CAA over the past few days at AMU as well as in the old city.A
large number of girls blocked all traffic within AMU campus on Monday, forming
a human chain at the main crossing near the university guesthouse, while at
Shahjamal under the Delhi Gate police station, hundreds of women from the
neighbouring localities continued with their round-the-clock sit-in that is
going on for three days.On January 30, when a large number of women held their
first protest at the Eidgah grounds, police had slapped cases against about 250
people, most of them unidentified, for violating prohibitory orders.Despite
this, they have continued with their indefinite "dharna" and are
spending the nights under the open sky.Despite attempts, no senior police
official is willing to comment on the ongoing dharna.At AMU, girls in large
numbers resumed their protest on the main road leading to the campus from the
Baab-e-Syed gate on Monday.PTI
In Aligarh, police issue notices to 153 people: Face action if violence
erupts
Lucknow :ALIGARH police on Monday issued notices to 153 people,
including women, to sign a bond with a warning that they may face legal action
if any untoward incident occurs outside Shahjamal Eidgah in the city, where
women have been on a sit-in protest for the last six days against CAA and
NRC.The police said notices have been issued to men who are said to be
providing logistic support to the protesting women.Taking note of two incidents
of firing at Delhi’s Jamia Millia Islamia and Shaheen Bagh, the epicentre of anti-CAA
protest now, Aligarh police have put up two door metal detectors on the road
leading to the protest site, officials said.Officials said the police began the
exercise after they failed to convince people to withdraw the protest. SSP
Kulhary said no one has been arrested since the amount of sentence in charges
they have been booked under are less than 7 years. A chargesheet would be filed
in the case soon, he added.indian express
Lawyers submit memo against NRC, CAA and NPR in Surat
Surat :Criticising NRC, CAA and NPR for being against the spirit of the
Constitution, over a hundred lawyers on Monday submitted a memorandum to Surat
District Collector urging the Central Government to not implement them.“Indian
Constitution calls for equality, it doesn’t discriminate on the basis of caste,
creed or religion, but the aim of NRC, CAA and NPR is to divide the society on
these lines and this will fuel communal hatred. Seven states have already
opposed CAA. This has already caused a lot of violence in Assam and many people
have lost their lives,” the memorandum reads.It further added that those SC/ST,
OBC and Muslims who don’t have documents to prove their citizenship will be
left nowhere if Central government goes ahead with its plan of implementing it
across the nation.indianexpress
Pakistan will ‘compensate’ Malaysia by buying more palm oil after India
withdraws: Imran Khan
Pakistan will do its best to buy more palm oil from Malaysia after top
buyer India put curbs on such imports last month amid a diplomatic row with the
Southeast Asian nation, Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Tuesday.India has put
general restrictions on refined palm oil imports and informally asked traders
specifically to stop buying from Malaysia, the world's second-biggest producer
and exporter of the edible oil, in retaliation for Malaysia's accusation that
recent Indian policies discriminate against Muslims.India is a Hindu-majority
country while Malaysia and Pakistan are mainly Muslim. Neighbours India and
Pakistan have been mostly hostile to each other since the partition of British
India in 1947, and have fought two of their three wars over competing
territorial claims in Kashmir.REUTERS
India Palm Oil Import Curbs "Temporary": Malaysia Amid CAA
Criticism Row
Malaysia said on Tuesday that India's move to cut back on palm oil
purchases is "temporary" and will be resolved amicably between the
two nations.Last month, India restricted imports of refined palm oil and asked
importers to avoid purchases from Malaysia after its criticism of actions in
Kashmir and a new citizenship law."Having long-standing bilateral ties,
the two nations will overcome the current challenges, and prevail towards
mutual and beneficial outcomes," Malaysian Palm Oil Council said in a
statement, citing Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok.Reuters
"It's Not Rajiv Feroze Khan's Govt": BJP MP Banned From
Campaign
New Delhi: Undeterred by a 96-hour ban imposed by the Election
Commission for making communally divisive remarks, BJP MP Parvesh Verma on
Monday termed the ongoing protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act at New
Delhi's Shaheen Bagh as "anti-national" and said that the law won't
be rolled back because India is "not ruled by Rajiv Feroze
Khan"."Shaheen Bagh protest against CAA is anti-national because they
are demanding the separation of Assam and Jammu and Kashmir from India. They
want Jinnah's azadi... This is not Rajiv Feroze Khan's government. This is
Modi's government... CAA will not be rolled back," he said amid an outcry
by opposition leaders in parliament on Monday. West Delhi MP made the reference
to "Rajiv Feroze Khan" in an attempt to portray former Prime Minister
Rajiv Gandhi's father as a Muslim called Feroze Khan.ndtv
SDPI bid to foment communal hatred: CM Vijayan to Kerala House
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan Monday told the Assembly that
SDPI, the political wing of PFI, tried to foment communal hatred by intruding
in peaceful protests against the amended citizenship law.Replying to a question
by a Congress legislator on arrests related to anti-CAA demonstrations, the
Chief Minister said the SDPI has been trying to infiltrate into protests
against CAA conducted by various mahallu committees. “Extremist outfits are
trying to divert the issue on account of the protest (against CAA). Several
mahallu committees had staged protests in a peaceful manner. However, SDPI is
thinking on extremist lines. Those belonging to SDPI have intruded into the
protests and created troubles. What is going on is an attempt to foment
communal hatred on behalf of the protest which cannot be tolerated. There are
attempts to divert the protest over CAA and divide society. The government
would take stringent actions against such attempts,” he said.indianexpress
Actress Sonam Kapoor trolled for her tweet about Shaheen Bagh gives
befitting reply to journalist
Actress Sonam Kapoor Ahuja is again in the middle of a Twitter
controversy after a journalist questioned her father's links with underworld
don Dawood Ibrahim, the ever outspoken daughter slammed the reporter for
insinuating and uselessly accusations.The issue arose after Sonam shared a post
from an English daily about the shooting that took place near Jamia."This
is something that I never imagined would happen in India. Stop this divisive
dangerous politics. It fuels HATE. If you believe yourself to be a Hindu then
understand that the religion is about Karma and dharma and this is not either
of those."IANS
Citing CAA Protests, AASU Opposes Assam's Decision to Host Filmfare
Awards
Guwahati: Filmfare Awards, Bollywood’s iconic black lady statuette, for
the first time in its sixty-fifth year of its existence, will make its journey
to Assam. Far from Maximum City Mumbai, she will be in Guwahati on February 15
with her usual entourage of matinee idols and the razzle-dazzle that defines
her show.But she hasn’t generated much fanfare, especially with AASU. One of
its leaders has demanded a white paper on why the event is being organised in
Assam with the state’s exchequer involved and the state being severely
flood-prone.thewire
CAA protests: women allege assault by police in Govandi
MUMBAI:A group of women who had gathered at Govandi to protest CAA and NRC
alleged that they were assaulted and illegally detained on Sunday
night.According to local residents, around 70 women gathered at a corner of the
service road near the Shivaji Nagar signal around 8.30 p.m. to protest. Shortly
thereafter, personnel from Shivaji Nagar and Deonar police stations reached the
spot and allegedly surrounded them with their vehicles.Dr. Pooja Chinchole, a
protester, said they started shining their torches and speaking rudely to the
women before female police personnel reached the scene. When the protesters
started raising slogans, the police allegedly started roughing them up.thehindu
‘Detained, Not Deterred,’ Say Anti-CAA Protesters in Mumbai’s Deonar
Anti-CAA stir: 2 BJP workers among 3 held for attacking Union minister
Rameswar Teli's house in Assam
Dirbrugarh: 3 persons, including two BJP activists, have been arrested
for allegedly attacking the residence of Union minister Rameswar Teli during
anti-CAA protests in Assam, police said on Monday.The house of Teli, Union
Minister of State for Food Processing, in Upper Assam's Duliajan town was
attacked on December 11 during the statewide stir against the contentious CAA.
"Based on CCTV footages, Debajit Hazarika, Vicky Sonar and Arup Kahar were
arrested. We had picked them up on Sunday," Dibrugarh Superintendent of
Police, Sreejith T told PTI.PTI
Won't inform Kiran Bedi in advance about anti-CAA resolution: Puducherry
CM
New Delhi :Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy on Monday said his
government will not inform Lt. Governor Kiran Bedi in advance about the
proposed anti-CAA resolution to be adopted in the upcoming session of the
legislative assembly.Talking to PTI over phone, he said the resolution would be
adopted in the assembly session that is scheduled to begin on February
12.Congress-ruled Puducherry would be the fifth dispensation to adopt the
course after West Bengal, Kerala, Punjab and Rajasthan assemblies passed
resolutions against CAA.PTI
*OTHERS*
Godhra riots: SC hearing of Zakia Jafri's plea challenging SIT decision
to give clean chit to Modi set for 14 April
New Delhi: Saying the matter had been adjourned many times and will have
to be heard someday, the Supreme Court on Tuesday fixed 14 April for hearing a
plea by Zakia Jafri, wife of slain MP Ehsan Jafri, challenging the SIT's clean
chit to then Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi in the 2002 riots.A bench
comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari posted the matter for
hearing in April after Zakia's counsel sought an adjournment and urged the
court to post it after the Holi vacation.When advocate Aparna Bhat, appearing
for Zakia Jafri, told the court the issue in the matter is contentious, the
bench said, "It has been adjourned so many times, whatever it is, we will
have to hear it someday. Take one date and make sure you all are
available."PTI
Karnataka High Court pulls up cops for eviction after Bangladeshi tag
Bengaluru :A division bench of Karnataka High Court Monday came down
heavily on the Bengaluru Police for facilitating the eviction of people living
on a private property on the city outskirts last month after labelling them as
illegal Bangladeshis without investigation. A division bench of Chief Justice
Abhay Sreenivas Oka and Justice Hemant Chandangoudar directed the state
government to provide a plan to rehabilitate those who were evicted.Several
people living in tenements on a private property in Bellandur area were evicted
through a demolition drive carried out on January 12, 18 and 19 by the
authorities on the basis of a police notice on January 11 about the presence of
illegal immigrants. Around 200 sheds on the property, which housed around 5,000
people, were demolished. A petition was filed in court by PUCL on behalf of the
affected migrant workers — several of whom were from different parts of
Karnataka.indianexpress
Muslim woman seeks right to offer namaz in mosques 5 times a day
NEW DELHI: Discounting AIMPLB's ambivalent stand which appeared to
support entry of women into mosques, a Pune-based Muslim couple asked the
Supreme Court on Monday to direct mosque managements to allow women to offer
namaz 5 times a day in masjids after making provision for separate
enclosures.AIMPLB had told the SC last week, "A Muslim woman is free to
enter masjid for prayers. It is her option to exercise her right to avail such
facilities as available for prayers in masjid. AIMPLB does not want to comment
on any contrary religious opinion on this issue."Refusing to join issue with
others in the community who believe Muslim women should not enter mosques,
AIMPLB had said, "Islam has not made it obligatory on Muslim women to join
congregational prayers nor is it obligatory for women to offer Friday namaz in
congregation though it is so for Muslim men." But the petitioners —
Yasmeen Zuber Ahmad Peerzade and her husband Zuber Ahmad Nazeer Ahmad Peerzade
from Pune — said in an affidavit that they had written to the president and
trustees of Mohammadiya Jama Masjid, Jamatul Muslimeen, Bopodi, Pune, seeking
permission to enter the mosque and offer namaz five times daily as well as
other namaz like 'Juma namaz', 'taravih namaz' and 'Eid namaz'.They also said
the mosque management should provide "facilities for offering of namaz
while being allowed to maintain their purdah, that is in a segregated place
screened from men".TOI
AAP to win 54-60 out of 70 seats, BJP may bag 10-14: Times Now poll
NEW DELHI: AAP is poised to sweep the Delhi assembly elections winning
between 54 and 60 seats in the 70-member house, a poll released by Times Now on
Monday said. BJP is projected to get 10 to 14 seats and Congress at best
two.Interestingly, the same poll shows that if a Lok Sabha poll were to be held
now, BJP would win all seven seats in the Capital, just as it did last year.
The poll, conducted by Ipsos, gave AAP a 52% vote share against BJP’s 34%, an
18-point lead in an essentially bipolar contest that would prove crushing.
These vote shares represent a minor shift from the 2015 assembly polls, with
AAP losing 2.5 percentage points and BJP gaining 1.7 percentage points.For the
hypothetical Lok Sabha polls, 46% picked BJP and 38% AAP, but even this
relatively smaller gap was enough for a clean sweep by the saffron party.
Narendra Modi remains the clear favourite for the PM’s post, with 75% of those
surveyed picking him. Rahul Gandhi came a distant second with 8%.TOI
JD(U) leader dies in communal clash in Bihar, 4 held: Police
Patna : 4 people were arrested on Monday for allegedly indulging in
stone-pelting on Saturday during a clash between two communities, leading to
the death of a local JD(U) leader, police said.According to the police, clash
broke out between a procession headed for Saraswati idol immersion and some
local Muslim youngsters. JD(U)’s Sheikhpura block president Amit Kumar Biswas
was hurt in the stone-pelting and later succumbed to his injuries, police said.
On Sunday, protests broke out in the area where several shops belonging to
Muslims were torched and a shrine was vandalised, they said.On Monday, police
lodged a case against eight people for Saturday’s violence and later arrested
four of them under IPC sections for murder, attempt to murder, criminal
intimidation and causing injury. The accused were identified as Ismail Khan,
Saiful Khan, Istiyaq Khan, Shehanshah Khan, Ashraf Khan, Asif Khan, Akbar Khan
and Irfan Alam. Aslam, Shehenshah, Asif and Akbar.indian express
Ram Temple Trust to be announced this week amid rumblings among
stakeholders
LUCKNOW: With the three-month deadline set by the Supreme Court for the
Centre to constitute the Ram Temple Trust to facilitate the construction of a
temple in Ayodhya just 6 days away, a notification in this connection by the
Union Home Ministry is expected this week.Meanwhile, rumblings over model of
the temple are on among various stakeholders. As per the sources, the temple
construction may commence between March 25 and April 2, the auspicious days of
Chaitra Navratri which culminates in Ram Navami, the birth date of Lord Ram.The
proposed trust has to be set up before Feb.9 in compliance with the Supreme
Court’s verdict.If sources are to be believed, a separate ‘Ayodhya desk’ at the
Union Home Ministry is already working out the modalities of the trust and the
broader blueprint on the acquisition of land and the model of the temple is in
the final stages.newindianexpress
WB: Day after attack on mass marriage event, VHP alleges police inaction
VHP on Monday accused police of inaction during an alleged attack on its
mass marriage event in Malda district and demanded strong action against
miscreants.As part of its regular programmes in SC/ST and tribal belts, the VHP
had on Sunday organised a mass wedding ceremony for poor couples at a Malda
village. However the right-wing outfit alleged that miscreants of Jharkhand
Desam Party disrupted the event in police presence. “We had taken permission
from the authorities for the programme, and policeman were present at the venue.
Despite this, the ceremony was attacked by henchmen of the Jharkhand Desam
Party.indianexpress
Zaira Wasim: Kashmir continues to suffer and see-saw between hope and
frustration
New Delhi :The Sky Is Pink actor Zaira Wasim took to social media on
Tuesday to share the plight of residents of Kashmir. In her long post, she
mentioned how “Kashmiris continue to exist and suffer”.She wrote, “Kashmir
continues to suffer and see-saw between hope and frustration। There’s a false and uneasy
semblance of calmness in place of escalating despair and sorrow। Kashmiris continue to exist
and suffer in a world where it is so easy to place restrictions on our liberty.
Why do we have to live in world where our lives and wills are controlled,
dictated and bent? Why is it so easy to have our voices silenced? Why is it so
easy to curtail our freedom of expression? Why aren’t we ever allowed to voice
our opinions, let alone our disprovals to decisions that are made contrary to
our wishes? Why is it that instead of trying to see the cause of our view, our
view is just condemned ruthfully? What is so easy to curb our voices so
severely? Why can we not live simple lives without always having to wrestle and
remind the world of our existence. Why is that life of a Kashmiri is just about
experiencing a lifetime of crisis, blockade and disturbance so abundantly that
it has taken away the recognition of normalcy and harmony from the hearts and
minds?”indian express
Govt doing exact opposite of what’s needed to
revive economy: Jayati Ghosh
Jayati Ghosh, professor of economics at JNU in New
Delhi, is one of the world’s leading development economists. A fierce critic of
the near-universal obsession with ‘fiscal discipline’, Ghosh believes that
India cannot revive its economy without increasing public spending. In an
exclusive chat with the Magazine, she spoke about, among other things, the
looming global recession, the situation at JNU, and what’s in store for the
next generation of Indians. Ghosh said, "The government has to step in and
create demand — this is basic economics! Increase your MGNREGA, spend more on
infrastructure, put more income in the hands of farmers. They will buy more.
They will spend the money. That will have a positive multiplier effect — it
will generate more income, more production, more employment, more investment,
and all that. But for some reason, the government is doing the opposite. Not
only is it not spending more – it is spending less."thehindu
10% Indians to develop cancer, 1 in 15 will die of
disease: WHO
Pune :One in 10 Indians will develop cancer during
their lifetime, and one in 15 Indians will die of cancer, according to a latest
WHO report.February 4 is World Cancer Day and WHO has released two global
reports on the occasion. There are an estimated 1.16 million new cancer cases,
7,84,800 cancer deaths, and 2.26 million 5-year prevalent cases in India’s
population of 1.35 billion, said WHO report on cancer burdens and patterns in
India in 2018, released on Monday. The report aims to set the global agenda on
cancer, mobilise stakeholders and help countries set priorities for investing
in cancer control and universal health coverage.According to the report, the
six most common cancer types in India are breast cancer (1,62,500 cases), oral
cancer (1,20,000 cases), cervical cancer (97,000 cases), lung cancer (68,000
cases), stomach cancer (57,000 cases), and colorectal cancer (57,000).
Together, these account for 49 per cent of all new cancer cases, the report
notes.indianexpress
From China to Chhawla: Indian Student Documents
Flight from Coronavirus
The Wire got exclusive access to photographs taken
by an Indian medical student, Sahil Shandilya, evacuated in the second flight
from Wuhan, the city at the centre of the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak.
From China to Chhawla: Indian Student Documents
Flight from Coronavirus
New Delhi: With the 2019 novel coronavirus
spreading and killing more people in China as well as around the world, India
has thus far evacuated 640 of its citizens from China’s Hubei province in two
waves. The province appears to be the epicentre of the potential pandemic: the
first case of the virus’s infection was reported from its capital city, Wuhan,
i December 2019. All of the evacuated Indians have since been admitted to
specialised hospitals in India with a strict quarantine period of two weeks.The
Wire got exclusive access to photographs taken by an Indian medical student,
Sahil Shandilya, evacuated in the second flight from Wuhan. He has been taken
to a special quarantine camp set up by the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) at
Chhawla, a village in the southwest part of the district of Delhi.Yichang 1 – 3
– Indian students boarding the buses at Yichang that would transport them to
Wuhan, where the Indian government had sent a second Air India flight to
evacuate nationals from China’s Hubei province. The first Air India flight
brought back Indians living in Wuhan; the second one has been earmarked for
other cities in Hubei.Yichang, a large city around 300 kilometres west of
Wuhan, had scores of Indian students enrolled in the city’s medical university.
Following a nerve-wracking period of waiting for their evacuation fight, the
students were told they would be informed about the bus pick-up timings only
after the Indian government’s plan was cleared by its Chinese counterpart.thewire
*WORLD*
Coronavirus death in Hong Kong, as China admits 'shortcomings'
Hong Kong reported its first death from the coronavirus on Tuesday -
only the second outside China - as the death toll from the outbreak rose to at
least 425 and China admitted "shortcomings and difficulties" in its
response to the flu-like infection. Hong Kong victim was a 39-year-old man from
Wuhan, where the virus first originated, who had underlying health problems,
the authorities said. It was the second death recorded outside China - the
first was in the Philippines on Sunday.Meanwhile, China's National Health
Commission reported 64 new fatalities as of midnight on Monday - the biggest
daily increase since the virus was first detected late last year. Wuhan, and
the surrounding province of Hubei, have been effectively sealed off from the
rest of the country for more than a week.aljazeera
Ireland's biggest parties vow to ban goods made in illegal Israeli
settlements
Two of Ireland's biggest political parties have said that if they win
Saturday's general election they will implement a ban on purchase of goods and
services from illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian
territories.Sinn Fein and Fianna Fail have both indicated in their manifestos
that they wish to see the Occupied Territories Bill enacted.The legislation,
first tabled in 2018, would prohibit imports from territories where there is a
clear international legal consensus on the status of the occupation.As it
stands, only the occupied Palestinian territories have been confirmed as
occupied by International Court of Justice.According to its manifesto, Sinn
Fein has said it will "ban goods from Israel's illegal colonial
settlements in Palestine from entering the Irish market by implementing the
Occupied Territories Bill".Meanwhile, Fianna Fail has said it would
"progress the Occupied Territories Bill" in government.If passed, the
law would make Ireland the first European Union country to criminalise
commercial activity in the settlements.middleeasteye
*views, Articles, FEATURES*
Modi-Shah discrediting Shaheen Bagh not just for Delhi polls but also
because of Trump visit:JYOTI MALHOTRA
Anti-CAA protests by Muslim women are about where, how and why you
belong:Ritu Menon
Book Review: 'I Could Not Be Hindu' Is a Unique Testimony to the
Sangh's' Casteism:Christophe Jaffrelot
Disconnect between Budget and Economic Survey is much greater this
year:M Govinda Rao
Highlights: Kejriwal Speaks To NDTV On Delhi Election 2020
Why Shaheen Bagh won’t help BJP in Delhi: Sajjan Kumar and Rajan Pandey
For the Modi Govt, Trouble Is Still Brewing in the US Congress:Seema
Sirohi
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