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Here is why EAM S Jaishankar was right about calling out Pakistan at SCO Summit

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Here is why EAM S Jaishankar was right about calling out Pakistan at SCO Summit

On Friday (May 5), External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar called out Pakistan and its terror industry at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit.

Without mincing any words, he said, “As a Foreign Minister of an SCO member state, Mr Bhutto Zardari was treated accordingly. As a promoter, justifier and spokesperson of a terrorism industry which is the mainstay of Pakistan, his positions were called out and countered including at the SCO meeting itself.”

When asked by a reporter to engage Pakistan at a diplomatic level, S Jaishankar made it clear, “Victims of terrorism do not sit with perpetrators of terrorism to discuss terrorism. They defend themselves, counter acts of terrorism, call it out, delegitimise it and that is what is exactly happening.”

The External Affairs Minister pointed out that India and Pakistan are not in the same boat when it came to terrorism. “Pakistan’s credibility is depleting faster than even its Forex reserves,” he underlined.

Earlier in the day, S Jaishankar gave a half-hearted welcome to Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari at the SCO Summit in Goa. Following a brief gesture of ‘Namaste‘ and photo session, he promptly showed the way to his Pakistani counterpart.

The ‘cold treatment’ drew the ire of the ‘Aman ki Asha’ brigade in India. Former advisor to Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Sudheendra Kulkarni, lamented, “Dr Jaishankar should have taken SCO foreign ministers, including Bilawal Bhutto, for a friendly stroll on a beach in Goa. But he didn’t.”

My dear Pakistani friend Murtaza Solangi⁩, an eminent journalist, and I walked — and talked peace. People must prevail over politicians,” he claimed. It must be mentioned that Kulkarni had downplayed Chinese aggression against India in July 2020 and dubbed calls to boycott Chinese products as ‘stupid’.

‘Director’ Ram Subramanian claimed, “S Jaishankar invites Pak’s Bilawal Bhutto to India and insults him. Not our culture. Don’t invite them again if this is how you are going to behave sir. You are deviating from our tradition with your pedestrian-level politics.”

‘Author’ Scharada Dubey wrote, “How does a man whose every single utterance sounds rude and petty become a representative of our country on the international stage? My 4 yr old grandson has more diplomacy in his demeanour. What a sad day for us to read these statements daily.

While the ‘Aman ki Asha’ brigade wanted India to be hospitable to Pakistan, look past its record on terrorism and mend bilateral ties, the presser by the Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari reaffirmed the fact that S Jaishankar was right about Pakistan.

When asked about India holding a G20 summit in Kashmir by reporters, he said, “Waqt aane par aisa jawab denge jo yaad rahega (When the right time will arrive, we will give them such a reply that they will remember it for a long time).

Why India cannot afford to trust Pakistan

Such tall claims were made by his grandfather Zulfikar Ali Bhutto as well in the early 1970s. He vowed to develop the atomic bomb to fight India after Pakistan’s humiliating loss in two major wars (one in 1965 and one in 1971) to India.

“Pakistan will fight, fight for a thousand years. If India builds the (atom) bomb…(Pakistan) will eat grass, even go hungry, but we will get one of our own (atom bomb). We (Pakistan) have no other Choice!” he had infamously said.

He repeated the same lines on learning about the success of ‘Operation Smiling Buddha’, India’s successful testing of the nuclear bomb in Pokhran in Rajasthan. His firm resolve indeed paved the way for Pakistan’s nuclear proliferation programme.

Before the ‘ambitious’ Pakistani politician could see the end of the decade, he was executed by his own military general Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq. And thus followed a harrowing tale of Islamism, foreign debt and the Pakistani military drying out the coffers of the State.

The ‘Land of the Pure’, as envisaged by its founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah, has nuclear bombs today but not enough resources to feed its impoverished citizens. Such has been the prophecy of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, five decades earlier.

But there is something to note – The determination to avenge India through one or other nefarious design (popularly known as Ghazwa-e-Hind) remains consistent. And the trend has not changed in the past 76 years and is unlikely to change in the future as well.

Despite claims to do course correction on terrorism and proxy wars, Pakistan and its leaders seem unable to detach themselves from the notion of seeking revenge from India (as recently suggested by Bilawal Bhutto as well).

It is thus clear that Pakistan does not seek peace with India. It has backstabbed us whenever we tried to extend the olive branch. The Kargil War of 1999, the Mumbai terror attack of 2008, the Uri and Pathankot attacks and the Pulwama suicide bombing attacks are a testimony to its sinister agenda.

While the ‘Aman ki Asha’ brigade and Op-ed writers continue to berate S Jaishankar and India’s foreign policy, the approach undertaken by the External Affairs Minister at the SCO Summit shows that India is firm in its resolve in exposing Pakistan before the world stage.

For a beleaguered nation that clearly did not learn its lesson in the past 76 years, the ‘Aman ki Asha’ facade cannot hide the truth that peace is impossible with Pakistan. India can and should not have any cultural exchange till terror export from Pakistan to India stops.

‘India has the most uncontrollable press, but Afghanistan ranked above us’: S Jaishankar on India’s low press freedom index, calls it a mind game

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‘India has the most uncontrollable press, but Afghanistan ranked above us’: S Jaishankar on India’s low press freedom index, calls it a mind game

 India has the most uncontrollable press, said External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday in response to a question about the low ranking of India on the press index.

During the interactive session on the Foreign Policy of the Modi Government, Jaishankar said, “I was amazed at our number. I thought we had the most uncontrollable press, and somebody is getting something fundamentally wrong. Comparing India’s rank with Afghanistan, EAM said, “Afghanistan was freer than us. Can you imagine? Look, these are all I mean, I see the democracy index, freedom index, religious freedom index, and press freedom index.”

Terming the press index “mind games,” Jaishankar said that these are the ways of playing the mind games which are like lowering the rank of the country whom you don’t like while others do not.

This statement came days after Reporters Without Borders (RSF) released their press index and ranked India at 161. While Afghanistan stood at 152. China drops to the second-lowest spot on the 2023 World Freedom Press Index, standing at 179th rank.

Last year, India stood at 150th rank. This time, India falls 11 ranks.

During the session, Jaishankar took a jibe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and said that he was taking classes in China from the Chinese ambassador.

He said, “I would have offered to take classes on China from Rahul Gandhi but I discovered he was taking classes on China from the Chinese ambassador,” responding to the Congress leader’s criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi government’s handling of relations with China.

Jaishankar referred to Rahul Gandhi’s meeting with the Chinese ambassador to India during the Doklam crisis. He attacked the government, suggesting that new territory had been lost to China’s salami slicing.

“I know everything in politics is political. I accept that. But I think on certain issues, we have a collective responsibility to at least behave in a way that we do not weaken our (India’s) collective position abroad to do what we have seen in the last three years in China,” Jaishankar said, adding, “often very misleading narratives are put in.”

Jaishankar also hit out at misleading narratives and misrepresentations, adding, “We had, for example…a bridge which the Chinese were building on Pangong Tso. Now, the reality was that the particular area first Chinese came in 1959, and then they occupied it in 1962. But that’s not the way it was put across. This happened in the case of some of the so-called model villages as well, that they were built on areas which we lost in 62 or before 62. Now, I don’t believe you will very rarely hear me say 1962, that shouldn’t have happened, or you are wrong, or you are responsible. What has happened has happened. It’s our collective, I would say failure or responsibility. I do not necessarily attribute political colouring to it. I would like to see is actually a serious China conversation. I’m prepared to accept that there are different viewpoints on that, but if you reduce it to kind of slanging match, what can I say after that?”

(This news report is published from a syndicated feed. Except for the headline, the content has not been written or edited by OpIndia staff)

Rajasthan: Bajrang Dal worker assaulted in Jodhpur for posting about The Kerala Story on WhatsApp, beheading threats issued

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Rajasthan: Bajrang Dal worker assaulted in Jodhpur for posting about The Kerala Story on WhatsApp, beheading threats issued

A 24-year-old man named Abhishek son of Raju Sargara was reportedly assaulted in Jodhpur for sharing the status of the movie The Kerala Story on WhatsApp. The accused also threatened to slit his throat. The victim is associated with the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) and the Bajrang Dal.

He revealed that he had watched The Kerala Story on Friday and posted a status on his WhatsApp regarding the film’s poster. He applauded the movie and wrote that it is very good and should be watched by every girl in the world in order to remain safe from (Islamic) conversions.

He was en route to his house on Saturday night between 8.30 to 9 pm when he was stopped and questioned by Pintu, Aman, and Ali about the same as he approached the main road leading to Merti Gate at Kali Tanki. “Why did you post the status? Are you trying to defame our religion,” they charged.

“I inquired as to what was wrong with it. My phone was charging at the time inside my house. When they demanded to see the mobile, I brought them to my place and informed my mum that they were my friends,” he mentioned. “I took the mobile outside and as soon as I started showing them, they began hitting me.”

He remarked that there was nothing offensive in his status. He didn’t mean to disrespect anyone’s religious sensibilities. He just recommended everyone to watch the film.

Members of the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) and the Bajrang Dal reached Udai Mandir police station on Sunday and demanded action against the assailants. VHP workers asserted that watching movies is every person’s right and it is not justified to thrash people for posting status.

“They called one of our members out of their residence on the pretext of some work and assaulted him. He managed to get away and sprinted back inside his home. He had posted a status of The Kerala Story. There was nothing derogatory about any caste or religion in it,” noted VHP’s District Secretary (East) Jitendra Sharma, who had reached the Uday Mandir police station with others.

“Such people will be answered in their own language,” he declared. The outfit is of the opinion that everyone has the right to watch any movie that has successfully navigated the legal censorship system.

Derawar Singh, assistant commissioner of police (ACP) proclaimed, “A guy had reported three persons for beating him today after they stopped him on his way. He had posted the status of a film. We have filed a case and are currently looking into the matter. The victim works as a salesperson in a clothing store.”

The Kerala Story directed by Sudipto Sen and starring Adah Sharma was released on May 5 and has been in the news since its trailer was released. Liberals, Muslims and opposition parties, particularly the Left and the Congress, have vehemently denounced the movie and attempted to have it banned from theatres.

Despite the massive controversy, the film has performed exceedingly well at the box office and managed to do strong business.

The multilingual project follows a group of girls who are brainwashed and converted to Islam. They are married to Muslim men and proceed to join ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) also known as IS (Islamic State).

Islamists attack wrestler Bajrang Punia for supporting Bajrang Dal on social media, the wrestler deletes his Instagram post

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Islamists attack wrestler Bajrang Punia for supporting Bajrang Dal on social media, the wrestler deletes his Instagram post

On 7th May 2023, wrestler Bajrang Punia posted a story from his Instagram account that said, “I am Bajrangi. I support Bajrang Dal. Jai Shri Ram.” It also had a caption that appealed to all the Bajrangis to keep that picture on their WhatsApp status and display pictures.

However, soon after he posted it, Liberals and Islamists including those who supported the wrestlers for their protests against BJP MP and Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, started to criticise Bajrang Punia and called him a bigot. The wrestler later deleted the post.

Bajrang Punia is one of the top wrestlers who are protesting at Jantar Mantar in Delhi demanding the ouster and arrest of Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. The protest has got the usual suspects like Aam Admi Party and Congress leaders, with farmers’ groups joining them today. However, the moment Punia announced his support for Bajrang Dal, many of those who were supporting him made a U-turn and started to attack him.

Radio Mirchi RJ Sayema asked Punia to consider what kind of society he wants, “Hooliganism or peaceful existence”.

Shirin Khan posted, “Shame on all those who supported these snakes.”

Dr Nimo Yadav said, “Bajrang Punia has removed this story from his Instagram account. Bajrang Punia should come forward and apologise for this. Today he is gonna trend his hashtag on Twitter at 7 pm, don’t participate in it.”

In a prior tweet, this Twitter account posted, “He is Bajrang Punia, the Indian wrestler. In 2020, he did a communal post to please his masters in BJP. 2 days ago he was crying at Jantar Mantar in protest against sexual harassment by BJP MP. Today He is sharing Bajrang Dal and pro-BJP stories from his Instagram account. As I said earlier, once a bigot, always a bigot.”

Md Asif Khan posted, “Instagram story of wrestler Bajrang Punia. He is supporting Bajrang Dal.”

In another tweet, Md Asif Khan shared Bajrang Punia’s old tweet which said, “A dog also becomes loyal to you by eating bread one day, but some humans have been eating the grain of the country since birth, yet they have not been able to be loyal.” Quoting this tweet by the wrestler, Md Asif Khan wrote, “This is for all those people who were shedding tears for these Sanghi wrestlers who are sitting at Jantar Mantar. 3-year-old tweet and 4-hour-old IG story.”

Bajrang Punia’s tweet in support of the Bajrang Dal came after the Congress party announced to ban Bajrang Dal in its election manifesto for the Karnataka Assembly Election 2023. But as the liberals and Islamists criticised, the wrestler deleted the post. It is notable that after facing a huge backlash from the Hindu community, VHP, Bajrang Dal, and BJP, Congress has later clarified that it will not ban Bajrang Dal.

Chhattisgarh: ED busts Rs 2000 crore liquor scam involving politician-bureaucrat nexus, Congress leader’s brother Anwar Dhebar arrested

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Chhattisgarh: ED busts Rs 2000 crore liquor scam involving politician-bureaucrat nexus, Congress leader’s brother Anwar Dhebar arrested

An alleged ‘scam’ of Rs 2,000 crore in Chhattisgarh, reportedly aided by high-ranking politicians and bureaucrats, has been exposed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The agency has apprehended a significant suspect, Anwar Dhebar, who has been remanded to ED custody for four days by a court in Raipur. Anwar Dhebar is the brother of Congress leader and Raipur mayor Aijaz Dhebar.

In March 2023, the investigation agency carried out searches at various sites and obtained statements from several individuals connected to the scam. The agency alleges that it has amassed proof of “unprecedented” corruption and money laundering worth Rs 2,000 crore that occurred from 2019 to 2022. ED says that money was collected on “every bottle” of liquor sold in the state by an alcohol syndicate led by Anwar Dhebar.

On Saturday, Anwar Dhebar was apprehended by the ED on allegations of violating the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). He was caught by authorities while he was attempting to escape through the back entrance of a hotel in Raipur. A specialized PMLA court granted the ED 4-day custody of him, despite his attorney’s assertion that the arrest was politically motivated. The lawyer has stated that they plan to approach the Supreme Court in response to the arrest.

The ED said, “Investigation found that an organized crime syndicate led by Anwar Dhebar was operating in Chhattisgarh. Anwar Dhebar, though a private citizen, was backed by and was working for the illegal gratification of high-level political executives and senior bureaucrats. He weaved an elaborate conspiracy and stitched a wide network of persons/entities to execute the scam so that money was illegally collected from every bottle of liquor sold in Chhattisgarh.”

According to the ED, Anwar Dhebar was in charge of amassing the entirety of the illicit funds, but he was not the sole beneficiary of the fraud. As the agency put it, “It is established that after deducting a percentage, he had passed on the remaining amounts to his political masters.”

The agency said, “Excise departments are mandated to regulate the supply of liquor, ensure quality liquor to users to prevent hooch tragedies, and earn revenue for the State. But investigation revealed that the criminal syndicate led by Anwar Dhebar has turned upside down all these objectives.”

In Chhattisgarh, the state has a monopoly on all aspects of the liquor industry, including procurement and retail sales, with no room for private players. The ED said, “No private liquor shops are allowed. All 800 liquor shops are run by the state and the Chhattisgarh State Marketing Corporation Limited (CSMCL) centrally procures all the liquor.”

The agency further said, “With the support of the political executives, Anwar Dhebar managed to get a pliant Commissioner and MD of CSMCL and hired close associates like Vikas Agarwal alias Subbu and Arvind Singh to make the system completely subservient to him. He controlled the entire chain of the liquor trade starting from private distillers, FL-10A license holders, senior officers of the excise department, district-level excise officers, manpower suppliers, glass bottle makers, hologram makers, cash collection vendors, etc., and leveraged it to extort maximum amount of bribes/commission.”

As per the agency, the purported liquor syndicate operating in the state with Anwar Dhebar’s involvement imposed a commission of “₹75-150 per case (varying by liquor type) that was meticulously collected from the suppliers for each accounted cash procured by the CSMCL.”

ED said that Anwar Dhebar was responsible for the collection of entire illegal money, but was not the only beneficiary of the scam. “It is established that after deducting a percentage, he had passed on the remaining amounts to his political masters,” they said.

The ED claimed, “Anwar Dhebar, in conspiracy with others, started getting manufactured unaccounted country-made liquor and selling the same through government-run shops. This way they could keep the entire sale proceeds without depositing even Re 1 in the state exchequer.”

It further said that between 2019 and 2022, this kind of “illegal sale was almost 30-40 per cent of the total sale of the liquor in the state and this act generated ₹1,200-1,500 crore of illegal profits”. The agency remarked, “This was an annual commission that was paid by the main distillers for getting a distillery license and a fixed share in the market purchase of the CSMCL. The distillers used to pay bribes as per the percentage of market share allotted to them. Procurement was done strictly in this ratio by the CSMCL.

Website of ANI goes down after Bangladeshi hacker group targets it a day after attacking the IANS website

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Website of ANI goes down after Bangladeshi hacker group targets it a day after attacking the IANS website

The website of news agency ANI (Asian News International) has gone offline after a hacking attack. Mysterious Team, a Bangladesh-based hacker group, has claimed responsibility for the attack.

They announced on Twitter, “Indian South Asian News Agency @ANI website dropped”, with a screenshot showing that the website aninews.in is not available. They also used the hashtag #OpIndia23, which supposedly refers to Operation India 2023.

The website of ANI is not accessible at the time of publishing this report, showing the error message 502, bad gateway, which indicates that there is something wrong with a website’s server communication.

Reacting to the development, Smita Prakash, Editor-in-Chief of ANI, Smita Prakash, tweeted ‘It’s a constant attack on us’.

The hacking comes just days after two Twitter accounts of ANI were blocked by Twitter saying that they were under the age of 13 years. However, the accounts were later restored.

The Bangladeshi hacking group took down the website of another Indian news agency IANS yesterday, however the site is now back online.

They also attacked the site of Cert-inIndian Computer Emergency Response Team under the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, which also has been restored.

The group has been continuously targeting Indian websites, and have taken down several sites related to Indian govt, Indian political parties and politicians, including Samajwadi Party, Amit Shah, Yogi Adityanath and others.

‘Is it appropriate for a heathen Prime Minister’: British commentator targets Rishi Sunak for reading the Bible at King Charles’ coronation

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‘Is it appropriate for a heathen Prime Minister’: British commentator targets Rishi Sunak for reading the Bible at King Charles’ coronation

On May 6 (local time), British conservative political commentator Calvin Robinson called Prime Minister of Britain, Rishi Sunak, a heathen. He was talking about PM Sunak reading the 1:9-17 passage from the biblical book of Colossians at King Charles’ coronation. The panel discussed that the coronation is a Christian event, with Robinson calling it inappropriate for a non-Christian to read the gospel.

It is notable that Rishi Sunak is a Hindu, and his act of reading the Bible at King Charles’s coronation ceremony has already become a topic of discussion, with many people hailing it as his commitment to representing the UK’s diversity. While the PM of the UK always participates in the coronation of the monarch, Rishi Sunak is the first person of colour and the first non-Christian to play such a lead role in the ceremony. However, conservatives like Calvin Robinson have found it objectionable.

One of the panellists suggested that Charles is not only the King but the head of the state; therefore, he must be thinking about the whole nation. While Robinson agreed, he questioned whether a heathen should read a Gospel. He said, “Should we have heathens reading the Epistles? Is it appropriate for a heathen prime minister to be reading a Gospel reading?”

For those unaware, heathen is a derogatory term to describe a person who belongs to a religion that is not Christianity, Judaism, or Islam, the three Abrahamic religions. In this case, Robinson is using the term heathen for PM Sunak as he is a practising Hindu and not a Christian. The team heathen is similar to the term kafir used by Muslims for non-Muslims.

Though GB News trimmed the part where Robinson used the term heathen, the video made it to social media anyway. Quoting the clip, Robinson jumped in to prove he was right when Twitter users objected to using the term. In several replies, he categorically said the term was not derogatory and technically correct. 

A Twitter user NJ_Timothy called it “shameful”, to which Robinson replied, “Shameful why? The answer was “, yes, it is appropriate”, so is it the question you disagree with? Are you against questions being asked in general? Or just ones related to faith? It was unusual for a Hindu to read the Epistle in a Christian service.”

Timothy and another Twitter user, Jonny, categorically mentioned calling someone heathen is derogatory, to which Robinson questioned as if they did not know the term’s actual meaning.

He said, “The term isn’t derogatory in this context; it is technically correct. We pray for heathens often. I am assuming you’re Anglican. Do you find the Collects and the Psalms shameful?”

Robinson is habitual in using the word heathen. When several users objected to his use of the term, he even said that ‘heathen’ Rishi Sunak should convert to Christianity, adding he will pray for the same.

While replying to a Twitter user who had asked him to “pray for the conversion of the royal family and the country back to the one true Catholic faith”, he said, “No, thank you. I pray for the conversion of our heathen Prime Minister. I do not pray for converting Christians who already know Christ to know him in a different tribe. That is sectarian nonsense.”

He faced backlash for using the term on social media. Twitter user Jav replying to his now-deleted tweet, said, “Calling a Hindu a heathen isn’t exactly the most Christian of qualities! Just admit it was crass & apologise.”

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Twitter user Gavin Aplin said, “Conversion of our heathen prime minister? The same sentiment is used to subdue and destroy other cultures worldwide by self-righteous folk like you. If there is a God, then the path is down to the individual created by God not to join a faith so the likes of you can dress up.”

Members of Hakki Pikki tribe evacuated from Sudan meet PM Modi, thank him for the proactive steps taken by the government

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Members of Hakki Pikki tribe evacuated from Sudan meet PM Modi, thank him for the proactive steps taken by the government

Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with members of the Hakki Pikki tribe, who were evacuated from Sudan under Operation Kaveri, in Shivamogga earlier today.

The evacuees profusely thanked the Prime Minister for the proactive steps taken by the government for ensuring their timely and safe evacuation.

They recounted the tough circumstances faced by them in Sudan and how the government and Indian Embassy ensured their safety.

They said, “The government ensured they did not get even a scratch, and it was all due to the efforts of the Prime Minister.”

Expressing happiness towards the Prime Minister, they said that in their heart, they feel he represents the strength of not the double engine but a triple engine.

Prime Minister recalled how the forefathers of the community members stood alongside Maharana Pratap. He said, “In the whole world if any Indian is in any kind of difficulty, the government does not rest till the problem is resolved.”

He said that some politicians tried to politicise the issue, and our concern was that if they expose where Indians are hidden, they may face greater danger. So the government worked quietly to ensure everyone’s safety.

PM Modi asked them to remember the strength of the country which has stood up for them. He asked them to always be ready to help those in trouble and contribute to the society and country.

They also talked about how people in foreign countries repose faith in Indian medicine and become happy on hearing that they are from India.

As many as 3,862 persons were rescued from strife-torn Sudan under Operation Kaveri, which has now come to a close. The transit facility, which was created at a school in Jeddah, has also been closed, the Indian embassy in Saudi Arabia informed.

The Government of India, under the leadership of PM Modi, had launched Operation Kaveri to rescue the Indian nationals from conflict-ridden Sudan.

(This news report is published from a syndicated feed. Except for the headline, the content has not been written or edited by OpIndia staff)

Delhi: Woman dies after one Shakir assaults and rapes her at a hospital, her son alleges a rod was inserted into her private parts

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Delhi: Woman dies after one Shakir assaults and rapes her at a hospital, her son alleges a rod was inserted into her private parts

A woman who used to work in the GB Pant Hospital of Delhi died days after she was raped and assaulted on her private parts by an accused named Shakir. The IP station police booked a case under the sections of rape and assault. The accused tortured the woman on 1st May 2023. The woman died on 7th May 2023.

The son of the victim woman has alleged that the accused inserted a rod in the private parts of the victim, however, the police have denied it. But the police confirmed that there were injuries in her genital area, saying he might have kicked her there. She was also hit on her head with a heavy object.

The 40-year-old woman Shashi Jatav lived with her family consisting of four sons and a daughter in the East Delhi District. She used to work with a contractor at GB Pant Hospital. The woman’s husband died a year ago after cancer.

According to reports, the woman used to work during the shift from 3 pm to 10 pm every day. On May 1, when she finished her duty, the accused asked her to stay in the hospital. After this, the accused attacked the woman and raped her. He fled after the incident.

Reportedly, he first hit her head with a heavy object, breaking her teeth, and then raped her when she was in an unconscious state. The woman was badly injured in the incident.

In the morning, the woman was spotted by her colleagues. After this, the police reached the spot and launched a probe. On May 2, the woman underwent an emergency operation. However, she passed away on 7 May. She was admitted to the ICU of Loknayak Jayaprakash Hospital.

Police say that the accused Shakir is an old acquaintance of the woman. He works in the hospital. After taking the statement of the victim, he was arrested from the Jhilmil area.

However, the woman’s son alleged that the accused Shakir inserted a rod in the private part of her mother and it was thrust into her intestines. The son has also alleged that the police have not treated him well. He alleged that the police were trying to avoid an investigation into the case. But the police have denied his allegations.

District DCP Sanjay Kumar Sen said, “The woman’s interrogation and medical examination did not confirm that an iron rod or any other object was inserted in her private part. It is estimated that the accused has kicked her private part, and the investigation of the case is going on.”

Meanwhile, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad has assured to support the victim’s family. A Hindu activist alleged that the Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad Ravan claims to be the leader of the Jatavs but when he knew that the name of the accused is Shakir, he stepped back.

Pune: HINDU organisation takes initiative to recognise dedicated contributors to Hinduism, starts ‘Akshayya HINDU Awards’

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Pune: HINDU organisation takes initiative to recognise dedicated contributors to Hinduism, starts ‘Akshayya HINDU Awards’

On 7th May 2023, the HINDU organisation of Pune decorated five dedicated contributors to Hinduism with the Akshayya HINDU Award which the organisation started this year. HINDU stands for Humanist Indian Nationalist Democratic Union. The organisation gave awards to Hindu activists tirelessly contributing across various sectors including Dharma Jagruti, Gorakshan, Media, Tribal Welfare, Women Empowerment, etc.

Padmashree Girish Prabhune and Sharad Chavan were present as the president and the chief guest of the program held at the Veer Savarkar Adhyasan Kendra, Pune. Awards were given to Ashutosh Adoni, Dinesh Joshi and Sneha Joshi, Swati Shilkar, Kumar Panjlar, and Shalutaai Kolhe for their contribution to Hinduism in their respective fields. The award consists of an idol of Kodand-dhari Shri Ram, a cash prize of Rs 5000, and a set of books written by various nationalist writers. All the awards were funded by public participation.

Ashutosh Adoni is a public speaker and media personality from Nagpur. He was awarded in the media category for his role in directing people’s thoughts toward Hindutva through his impeccable oratory. Dinesh Joshi and Sneha Joshi are a couple from the Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra. They work for spreading awareness in Hindu society – especially girls – about love jihad. They also work to help the victims of love jihad. They received the award in the Dharma Jagruti category. Kumar Panjlar of Pune works for the people living in slums. He was given the award in the social harmony category. Swati Shilkar of Goa has devoted her life to the work of Gorakshan which is protecting cows and was awarded in the same category. Shalutai Kolhe works for the welfare of the tribal women in the Gondia district of Maharashtra. She was awarded as a tribal woman activist.

The HINDU organisation had decided that as the awards are for the workers, they should be given by the workers themselves and no person from any company or political party should be on stage. Therefore, Sharad Chavan, who looked after the work of Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram, was the chief guest of the activist who came out of a very difficult situation, and Padma Shri Girishji Prabhune, who devoted all his life to the nomadic tribes, was the president of the program.

While speaking at this program, Sharad Chavan gave an insider’s view on how an activist evolves. He explained his ideological journey from the Communist Union to the Hindutva ideology in a very pinpointed way. Girish Prabhune also shared his thoughts on this event. He shed light on the Indian social system, the challenges it faces, our glorious history, and many other topics.

While explaining the background behind the formation of the HINDU organisation, Shefali Vaidya said, “Like-minded people who are active on social media decided that on social media, we often talk about Deities, country, and Dharma all the time, but we should also do something substantial in reality.”

She added, “There are various dimensions of Hindutva, viz. cow protection, social harmony, Dharma Jagruti, tribal welfare, public education etc. In each of these areas, many activists across the country are working tirelessly. We talked a lot among ourselves about the fact that despite their work being very good, it does not reach out to people due to lack of publicity.”

She further said, “That led to the idea: Why shouldn’t we give such awards? We discussed it among ourselves, and everyone agreed on three things. Awards should be given through public participation because the work of Hindutva belongs to the entire society. The awards should be given to the activists working on the ground and that too by the activists. Leaders should be avoided in the awards given by public participation. It requires the name of the institution to give the award, but this work belongs to the entire Hindu community, so the organisation should also be named HINDU. What is a HINDU? Humanist Indian Nationalist Democratic Union. Because we are humanists, Indians, nationalists, and democratic. The only thing that’s a little less in us is union. Unity. This exercise is all about that.”

Tushar Damgude, Saurabh Virkar, Snehal Kulkarni, Rishabh Pardeshi, Nilesh Bhise, Kedar Sarwate, Shruti Daithankar, Chandra Bhushan Joshi, and Sarika Wagh are among the key members of the HINDU organisation led by Shefali Vaidya.

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