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Concerns over demographic shift is not motivated by hatred but by love

K Bhattacharjee
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Concerns over demographic shift is not motivated by hatred but by love

A question that is asked by many, and generally, of a very specific political orientation is, “So what if Hindus become a minority in India?” Subsequently, suggestions are made that the demographic shift that Hindus are so concerned about is a figment of their own imagination despite significant evidence to the contrary. Suggestions are also made that every Hindu who is concerned about demography is a Hindutva bigot and is terribly Islamophobic. One remarkable allegation that has gained ground is that the only reason Hindus are concerned about themselves becoming a minority is because they are not treating their own minorities very well.

To even suggest that Hindus do not want to become minorities in their own land is because they do not treat other minorities in India very well is truly an ingenious ploy to guilt trip Hindus and divert attention from the many Islamic countries in the world where minorities are treated horribly. For instance, Hindu girls in Pakistan are regularly abducted and married off to Muslims and Hindus effectively live in the country as second-class citizens. In Bangladesh, Hindus frequently have to suffer mob attacks and there have been allegations that Muslims are forcibly occupying Hindu land with support from local politicians. And how could we ever forget the organized manner in which Hindus were killed in Bangladesh, then East Pakistan, by the Pakistani Army?

However, we need not look at other countries for a glimpse into a future where Hindus are a minority in India. In J&K, minority Hindus were forced out after a genocide in Kashmir. And till date, Hindus from other parts of the country cannot settle in a state that is a part of India. Persecution of Hindus is frequently reported in areas in our country where Hindus are in minority. In Bengal, riots ensued and Hindu property was pillaged and destroyed over a mere Facebook post. Very recently, members of the minority community took to rioting and looting stores in Madhya Pradesh and Kerala in protest against the Kathua Rape case. Therefore, concerns about changing demography are not motivated by the treatment of minorities by Hindus but how the minorities will treat us if they ever become the majority community in future years.

A regular feature of Hindu festivals is the attack on rallies and processions by members of the minority community. There have been reports from West Bengal where Hindus were not allowed to celebrate Durga Puja for years following objections by the Muslims in the area. West Bengal imposed restrictions on Vijaya Dashami as the date clashed with Muharram. Such is the state of affairs when Hindus are in an overwhelming majority, it does not take too much of brains to realize the fate of Hindus should they lose the demographic battle.

One has to have his head buried under the sand to misrepresent the concern of Hindus regarding the rapidly changing demography or one merely has to be a journalist. Hindus remember the massive communal clashes during the partition of this country. Yes, very few people who witnessed the events firsthand are alive today but the riots, murder and rapes that were forced upon the Hindu community has been engraved forever in our collective consciousness. To say that the experience of the Hindu civilization with radical Islam has not been a pleasant one would be an understatement. Only people who have been forced to forget history would have qualms with the concern of Hindus over changing demography.

History is a testament to the fact that monotheistic faiths are often guided by a fanatic zeal that is altogether absent in polytheistic religions. Monotheistic faiths continued to exist and prosper under Pagan rule, however, as soon as the scales tipped in their favour, Pagan faiths were extinguished, Idols of their Gods were defiled and desecrated, their monuments were converted to religious structures of monotheistic faiths. It is a recurrent theme in History that monotheistic faiths are provided protection and treated with tolerance under polytheistic regimes. However, when monotheists manage to grab power, pagan faiths are extinguished forever.

The Hindu Civilization is the last great pagan civilization in History and the most ancient civilization alive. We have a duty to preserve our traditions and our culture. It may be hard for some followers of monotheistic faiths to grasp the concept but Bharatvarsha is not merely a piece of land for us, it is our Punyabhoomi. It is in this great land of ours that our ancestors prospered and perished, the entirety of their existence and their ambitions are confined to this minute spectacle in the universe. Thus, it falls on our shoulders to ensure that the flame that spurred their hearts to glory is not extinguished and their legacy is cherished and celebrated by our children and the children of their children in the years to come.

For the Hindu civilization to continue to exist, it is imperative that our people maintain a stronghold over demography in India. The concerns over demographic shift are not motivated by hatred but by love, love for our traditions, love for our culture, love for our Gods and love for our ancestors. Vested interests would have us believe that the Hindu faith could continue to exist and prosper even if its followers are relegated to being a minority in their own country. However, history tells us that it’s an impossibility and such fantasies could only ever be realized in the fairy tales we tell our children.

Village builds a Degree College on their own 10 years after the Bachchans and UNPA alliance fail to deliver

Shashank Bharadwaj
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Village builds a Degree College on their own 10 years after the Bachchans and UNPA alliance fail to deliver

The people of a small village, Daulatpur, 70kms from Lucknow were given a promise by superstar Amitabh Bachchan and his family. But after 10 years, the promise was unfulfilled and the villagers took the project upon themselves.

Ten years ago, Amitabh Bachchan with his family had visited Daulatpur and had promised to construct a degree college. Mr Bachchan announced that he would construct the ‘Aishwarya Bachchan Degree College’ in Daulatpur. In 2008, the foundation stone of the same was laid with great fanfare in the presence of Samajwadi leader Mulayam Singh Yadav and the entire United National Progress Alliance (UNPA) leadership.

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Actor Amitabh Bachchan and his family, at the foundation laying ceremony of a college Daulatpur village in 2008

 

Bachchans with UNPA alliance members at the foundation stone laying ceremony (bhoomi pooja)

A foundation called Nishitha Foundation was assigned the task of taking this project forward. It was run by the then Samajwadi Party MP and actress Jaya Prada. Within two years, the trust was closed and the responsibilities were transferred to Amitabh Bachchan Seva Sansthan (ABSS) headed by Amit Singh, the then village head.

Even after a decade, the project was incomplete possibly due to changed political equations between the members of UNPA and more specifically, Amar Singh. The trust never showed any interest in completing this project. But the villagers found a solution to this problem: crowdfunding. The villagers built a degree college, just 500 meters away from the actual plot with the help of donations from the villagers.

Satyawan Shukla, a teacher of the same village donated more than 10,000 sq meters of land to construct this project. He sought contributions from the fellow villagers to set this dream into reality. The co-educational college has been christened Daultapur Degree College, affiliated to RML Avadh University, Faizabad, and will open with two courses —BA and BSc.

The Bachchans in 2012 donated Rs 5 lakh to ABSS, for construction of the school. It was renamed as Aishwarya Bachchan Girls’ Inter College for higher secondary students. “This was the first and the last instalment from the Bachchans,” says Amit Singh, secretary of ABSS and also the gram pradhan.

The villagers are happy as their children can study in their village and doesn’t have to travel far away for education. “We wish that Mr Bachchan comes here and sees his dream coming alive.  We do not want anything from him except his blessings”, said Rohit Singh, a young student.

Dear Prime Minister, you are not doing anything substantial for your core voter

Nithesh S
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Dear Prime Minister, you are not doing anything substantial for your core voter

Dear Prime Minister,

When the results of the Karnataka elections were out, I was happy about the way you and your party fought the electoral battle. Now I realise that it was more of a sigh of relief and an optimistic approach to the result. The result of the trust vote and Vajpayee-esque resignation of BS Yeddyurappa has now forced me to think on the negative side of affairs. Why did BJP fail to secure a full majority when the momentum was in its favour? As far as electoral politics is concerned, we know that the Vajpayee approach is definitely not a winner.

When BJP lost Bihar and Delhi, I was glad. I was glad that you had finally tasted some failure in your electoral career. That is because failure teaches lessons for bigger tests. As Gujarat chief minister and Prime Ministerial candidate, you had not lost any elections. Failure was a necessary medicine for BJP because it learnt that Vikas alone cannot win elections. Karnataka comes across as a reminder regarding this undeniable fact.

As one of your supporters pointed out, BJP is now a TINA (there is no alternative) option for its core supporters unlike Congress, which is a preferred option for its core voters. Thus, I feel that the result of Karnataka is a necessary punishment for your excessive focus on Vikas.


Please look at Siddaramaiah and Congress. When he came to power he immediately threw away the anti-cow slaughter legislation. Ensured that his core voters got preferential dole in the form of Shaadi Bhagya or budget allocations for the minority scholarship. He pumped up his vote bank’s self-confidence through Tipu Jayanti. He went ahead with a proposal for a separate religion status for Lingayats and an official flag for Karnataka. Congress vehemently fought against Triple Talaq bill in Rajya Sabha even though it was a regressive move. Congress really cares for its core voter, unlike BJP. Can BJP learn something here?

Congress ensures that most hated legislation or policies in the view of its core voters are scrapped as soon as it is in power. But BJP does not have this courage. It has still not removed most hated provisions of RTE. BJP has still not touched the legislation which allows the state to meddle with Hindu temples. Why can’t BJP bring in a legislation to stop this brazen intrusion of the state in affairs of Hindu temples? It has done absolutely nothing decisive in the Ram Temple issue apart from posturing in courts.

Prime Minister, you have not imprisoned those who looted India in coal scam and 2G scam. In Jammu, BJP has done nothing to evict Rohingya refugees who have illegally settled. You went a step ahead and announced the Ramzan ceasefire in Kashmir. How are you different from Congress in terms of appeasement politics? Modiji, you can’t ignore these issues and sing the Vikas song all the time. Fans like me may vote you again, but those who are disgruntled will ditch you. Listen to one of your voters (or ex-voters).


Modiji, you harp on Vikas and attack dynasty at every juncture. But you don’t do anything substantial to hound the dynasty or its cronies (apart from one or two IT raids). These speeches may entertain some of your fans, but it cannot win you elections all the time. Fence sitters or disappointed voters will ditch you. You have done enough of Vikas. Now please address your core voters. Here is what you can do :

  • Take the ordinance route and scrap RTE provisions which hurt the majority.
  • Bring in a legislation to ensure that the state does not intervene in affairs of Hindu temples.
  • Evict illegal Bangladeshi and Rohingya refugees on a war footing.
  • Declare a deadline for Ram Temple construction.

Don’t become a TINA candidate. Take bold steps like you did in the case of demonetisation and win back your ex-voters. Be their first preference.

Yours Truly

A voter and well wisher.

Former Diplomat convicted under Official Secrets Act may have converted to Islam: Reports

K Bhattacharjee
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Former Diplomat convicted under Official Secrets Act may have converted to Islam: Reports

On Friday, former Diplomat Madhuri Gupta was convicted by a Delhi Court eight years after her arrest by Delhi Police’s Special Cell for passing classified information to the ISI during her posting in Islamabad in 2010. She was convicted under various sections of the Official Secrets Act (OSA), including spying and wrongful communication of classified information.

Controversial Congress supporter Gaurav Pandhi thought it best to communalize the issue and assert that Gupta would have faced much greater condemnation had she been a Muslim.


However, as it turns out, according to a report from 2010, Madhuri Gupta may have converted to Islam in 2004. “She was really inspired by the teachings of Islam but was scared to announce her new faith,” read a report in the Post. “Her kin has very close relations with a well-known Muslim family of Ashiq Hussain Jafri in Lucknow”. Gupta was reported to have been fasting during Ramzan wearing bangles and rings which are usually worn by the Shia community. “I am fasting and I have great respect for Islam,” she reportedly told the journalist. As per a TOI report, Gupta wanted to convert to Islam but was discouraged by her mother. Although, there are no further reports to substantiate whether or not she eventually did convert.

This is not the first time that the self-proclaimed “Nehruvian Congressman and INC political activist” has been caught peddling lies. During Prime Minister Modi’s Palestine visit too he had lied and got called out. He had even tried to spread rumours during demonetisation and also tried to create a divide by spreading the ‘Dalit vs Upper caste’ narrative with lies.

Mamata Banerjee’s Facebook post erupts with people questioning her on the Panchayat poll violence

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Mamata Banerjee’s Facebook post erupts with people questioning her on the Panchayat poll violence

In a Facebook post published by the official page of TMC supremo, Mamata Banerjee praised the people of Bengal for voting for TMC in the recently concluded panchayat elections. The panchayat elections saw rampant violence and vote loot which one does not expect to be reflected in the comment sections but it seems people have started to speak up.

One comment was telling of the loss of faith. It was made by a woman and she commented about how TMC is slowly but surely turning into a party that Mamata came to power campaigning against. She referred to communist regimes atrocious election management modus operandi comprising of violence and intimidation and how TMC is following the same. She also warned if such tendencies are not countered by them, the People of Bengal will do away with TMC as they did with the communist regime.

Her comment comes after rampant violence during the panchayat elections. The election saw a total loss of twenty lives, ballot boxes being stolen, poll officials threatened and people being intimidated.

People were seen speaking against the apparent casualness from the ruling party about the rampant violence and ballot loot in the panchayat elections.

These comments slam the TMC government’s usage of brute force and violence in Panchayat elections and labelled them as a party of political goons and thieves, who stole the panchayat election mandate from the people by the means of intimidation.

It does not stop there, the people continued to vent their anger in the comments section. One of them commented on the proposed idea of a federal front and Banerjee leading it and questioned will she resort to the same policies of booth capturing and counterfeiting votes to win.

People also resort to sarcasm while commenting on the state of law and order situation on the polling day in West Bengal. They also hit out at various government schemes of the TMC government. And this particular comment was made by a supporter who ended the comment with “Didi Jindabad”. He was concerned about party men ruining the image of TMC and Mamata Banerjee herself.

People also spoke about the alleged involvement of leaders from TMC in various scams like Narada and Sarada while maintaining that the chief minister is the only one honest in the entire party. This exposes the rampant corruption in TMC under Banerjee.

Perhaps it is time for Mamata Banerjee to realise that her plank of ‘maa maati manush’ is becoming shaky and she needs to take the people’s concerns seriously.

Why Congress is finished in Karnataka

Abhishek Banerjee
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Why Congress is finished in Karnataka

Congress has made a huge mistake. They are going to pay dearly for this. They might actually never recover from this.

The scenario is very simple to understand. Nobody seriously believes that Congress (78 seats) is going to support JDS (37 seats) for a full five-year term. At some point or the other, the Congress’ greed will get the better of its judgement and it will pull down the government.

Guess what happens then? The Congress will face a backlash from the Vokkaligas for pulling down Kumaraswamy’s government. The Lingayats are already furious with the Congress. Between the Lingayat belt in the north of Karnataka and the Vokkaliga belt in the south, the Congress will be crushed.

In effect, Congress is riding a tiger that it cannot get off. But it will have to jump at some point and then the tiger is going to eat them.

The Congress actually started the Karnataka election well, with a decent plan of action. The JDS had been out of power for 10 years and being a small regional party with very limited resources, it seemed like their days were numbered. The Congress plan was to destroy the JDS completely in its home base and take control of the Old Mysore region. An expeditionary measure was also undertaken in Northern Karnataka to try and divide the Lingayat vote.

Both plans flopped and miserably so.  The Lingayats polarized against the attempt to divide Hindus. And in the Old Mysore region, the Congress has now revived the JDS. The image of Kumaraswamy has now been bolstered to become the face of the state. The Congress is divided between Siddaramaiah, Parameswara and Kharge. Even if they wanted to project a Congress face to keep Kumaraswamy from monopolizing the stage, they won’t be able to agree on one.

Here is a basic rule of politics. Never give up your pole position. You may never get it back.

Long years ago, the BJP made this mistake in Uttar Pradesh, after the elections of 2002. That year, the Samajwadis emerged as the largest party, winning 143 seats. The BSP won 98 seats and the BJP 88 seats.

Desperate to hold on to (the appearance of) power in Uttar Pradesh at any cost, the BJP offered the CM post to Mayawati.

By the 2004 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP had melted down in Uttar Pradesh. By 2007 Assembly elections, the BJP had practically ceased to matter in Uttar Pradesh elections, which became a BSP vs SP affair. First Mayawati won a majority in 2007 and then Mulayam won a majority in 2012. The BJP was reduced to a mere onlooker.

Today the BJP is back in Uttar Pradesh, thanks to the turnaround scripted by Modi-Shah. But for 12 years, the BJP was nowhere in the state. The pole position that it surrendered in 2002 would never have come back, except for Modi-Shah.

Does the Congress dynasty really have it in its genes to perform that kind of an electoral miracle in Karnataka?

In another large southern state, the Congress has now agreed to play second fiddle to a regional party. It is only a matter of time before the Congress becomes a small supporting party in Karnataka to Kumaraswamy’s JDS. The Congress has been down this path before, becoming a support party for Samajwadis in Uttar Pradesh, Lalu Yadav in Bihar and Hemant Soren in Jharkhand.

I would call on BJP supporters to understand the real meaning of “Congress Mukt Bharat.” There is a difference between defeating the Congress in a state and making a state “Congress mukt.”

“Congress mukt” does not mean Congress living on as the main opposition. For instance, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Chhattisgarh have seen the Congress lose repeatedly to the  BJP. But these states can hardly be considered “Congress mukt.”

Indeed, “Congress mukt” means that the Congress is neither in a position to form the government nor become the opposition. And from this point of view, what happened yesterday is actually a step forward towards Congress mukt Bharat. A JDS government with BJP as the main opposition is more “Congress mukt” than a BJP government with Congress as the main opposition.

And Mamata Banerjee was the first to recognize this reality. Her tweet on this has been absolutely vicious:

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Congress was third in line (technically even 4th) to be congratulated. She made it a point not to mention Deve Gowda and Kumaraswamy by name AND not to mention Rahul by name. And just in case somebody still didn’t catch the drift, she spelt out that it’s a victory for the “regional front.”

In the days to come, such humiliation for the Congress will mount. The Congress for its part seems to be willing to swallow it. And when somebody is willing to offer concessions, in the relentlessly competitive sphere of Indian politics, they can expect to be taken to the cleaners.

Encounter, which made Sonia Gandhi shed tears, was not fake, claim reports

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Encounter, which made Sonia Gandhi shed tears, was not fake, claim reports

The Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative, Ariz Khan alias Junaid, wanted in 2005 Delhi serial blast case and who was arrested by National Investigation Agency (NIA) earlier this year has reportedly provided and eyewitness account of the Batla House encounter that took place in Delhi in 2008, killing Delhi Police’s encounter specialist Mohan Chand Sharma. In February 2012, former Union Minister and Congress leader Salman Khurshid had famously said that former Congress President Sonia Gandhi was ‘moved to tears‘ after seeing the pictures of Batla House encounter. Many Congress leaders and Jama Masjid’s Shahi Imam had also called the encounter fake.

However, during interrogation with the NIA, Junaid has reportedly told the that he was at the Batla House when the encounter took place along with Shahzad Ahmed alias Pappu and Mohammaded Saif. He told the interrogators that he was woken up by policemen and brought to the hall where he saw two policemen covering Atif and Shahzad. Two other policemen were watching over Saif and Chota Sajid. Atif and Sajid were killed in the firing that ensued while Junaid managed to escape.

Confirming that the encounter was not not a fake one, Junaid told the interrogators, that it was the IM operatives who opened fire at the police which in turn returned fire. He further confirmed that the 2005 serial blasts in Delhi was carried out with help of Pakistan along with homegrown terror outfits. He confessed that he was key conspirator in almost 32 cases and was involved in almost all major blasts in India between 2005 and 2008 including Delhi (2005), Varanasi (2006), Uttar Pradesh (2007), Jaipur (2008) and Delhi again (2008).

Reports also say that after escaping Batla House during the encounter, he moved to UP, Rajasthan and later in Maharashtra before escaping to Nepal where he assumed citizenship and obtained passport in name of Salman Khan. He was working as a teacher along with one Abdul Subhan, another mastermind, when he came in touch with Riyaz Bhatkal, IM’s co-founder. He later moved to Saudi Arabia where he tried to raise funds for the operations.

Modi govt’s infrastructure push : 200 road projects worth 1.5 lakh crores to be completed in 2019

Shashank Bharadwaj
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Modi govt’s infrastructure push : 200 road projects worth 1.5 lakh crores to be completed in 2019

In a report by Hindustan Times, it stated that the Modi Government is planning to dedicate Rs 1.5 lakh crore to infrastructure projects in the country by next year. The NDA government plans to present infrastructure sector as the biggest achievement ahead of next general elections in 2019.

The Minister of Road Transport and Highways has planned to inaugurate 50 high investment projects and highly strategic connectivity projects by next year. An official from the ministry said, that they have drawn up a list of 416 ongoing projects worth Rs 3.26 lakh crores that are being implemented by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and are in various stages of completion. A large number of projects getting commissioned will have a significant impact on the country’s economy and boost its employment. The infrastructure sector has seen a turnaround in last 4 years and has generated a lot of benefits.

The state which has benefited most from these projects is Maharastra, with an investment of Rs 38,029 crores for 52 ongoing projects. Uttar Pradesh follows with 45 projects worth Rs 37,926 crore, projects in Rajasthan worth Rs 21,292 crore, 27 projects in Gujarat worth Rs 24,928 crore and 26 projects in Madhya Pradesh worth Rs 16,245 crore.

The Ministry official said that most of the works are in the final stage of development and more than 200 projects would be dedicated to the nation by March 2019. He also said that they are fast-tracking the remaining projects.

The country’s infrastructure sector before 2014 was plagued by various problems like Land acquisition, regulatory overreach, policy paralysis, etc. Since the coming of Narendra Modi government, there has been a tremendous change in the implementation of critical infrastructure projects. The NDA government has made road construction a priority sector. The government has set an ambitious target of building 45km/day, up from 9km/day.

The government has invested in flagship connectivity schemes like ‘Bharatmala’ projects, which includes the development of highways running through economic corridors, border and coastal areas and expressways. The government has set a deadline of 2022 for this project, which connects 24,800 km and generates jobs and huge demand for essential raw materials like cement, steel and refinery products.

The government has also invested in ‘Sagarmala’ project for giving a fillip to country’s sea trade by developing coastal economic zones. Infrastructure has been a priority for the present government, as they have plans of investing more than Rs5.97 trillion in creating and upgrading infrastructure.

The North-east has been a top priority for the Modi government, as huge investments have been made in the region. Last year, the Prime Minister had inaugurated the longest river bridge of 9 km on the Brahmaputra. The Indian Railways have plans to connect all the capitals in the North-east and has decided to invest 40000 crores in the region. It is to be noted that North East is extremely important in terms of India’s strategic and economic ambitions, hence connectivity and development initiatives have increased allocation from the present government.

The success of the Indian Railways is not limited to the North-Eastern region, it has been successful in connecting areas hitherto untouched areas due to security reasons. The Railways has developed railway infrastructure in Maoist affected areas of the Dantewada region of Chattisgarh. This is augmented by the central government’s outlay of Rs. 11,000 crore for road connectivity in 44 Maoists affected districts.

JNU Academic Council approves course on ‘Islamic Terrorism’, JNUSU calls it ‘grotesque propaganda of Islamophobia’

K Bhattacharjee
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JNU Academic Council approves course on ‘Islamic Terrorism’, JNUSU calls it ‘grotesque propaganda of Islamophobia’

The JNUSU has strongly objected to the Academic Council of the University passing a proposal which looks to set up a centre for National Security that would include a course on ‘Islamic Terrorism’. Apart from Islamic Terrorism, the centre will also cover the military modernization of China and Pakistan, defence economics, nuclear proliferation and data arms control and disarmament, civil-military relations, Naxalism and other aspects.

JNU Students Union President Geeta Kumari said, “In a deeply problematic and shocking move the JNU VC also allowed the tabling of a course/topic on ‘Islamic Terrorism’ under the Centre for National Security Studies.” She added, “This grotesque propaganda of Islamophobia in the name of academic courses is deeply problematic. It seems the RSS-BJP’s election propaganda material will be prepared through these courses rather than studying the nature of terrorism in general.”

Suthar, an office-bearer of JNU Teachers Association, told PTI, “Many members opposed the topic ‘Islamic Terrorism’ so as to not club any religion with terrorism, and suggested to call the phenomenon ‘religious terrorism’.” Another Council member present at the meeting said however, “There was a debate on the issue in the meeting with many members supporting it too, saying that it was a globally accepted phenomenon and a majority of the cases (of terrorism) were associated with the religion.”

Students from the JNUSU have a tradition of raising strong objections and being remarkably intolerant to ideas they do not endorse. Recently, they objected to the screening of a movie on the illegal conversions in Kerala at the campus which soon took a violent turn with lots of people getting hurt and a car was allegedly run over a security guard by ex-JNUSU President Mohit Pandey. During another protest, the Dean claimed that he was abused and manhandled by the students he had invited for a discussion. The students also saw fit to protest against the decision to enforce compulsory attendance at the University. They claimed the decision would destroy “JNU culture” and accused the Vice Chancellor of being a BJP-RSS man.

It is unclear yet whether the JNUSU will organize another protest to give voice to their objection. However, if we are to go by past precedent, it seems only a matter of time when protests ensue over the matter. As per PTI, Ajay Kumar Dubey, head of the committee that prepared the draft of the proposal assured that “all suggestions including objections will be considered by the committee.”

Congress’ Sanjay Nirupam defends his derogatory language after ‘apologising’ for the same

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Congress’ Sanjay Nirupam defends his derogatory language after ‘apologising’ for the same

Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam, after using crass language against Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala, took to Twitter to apologise for the same. In a media byte after the Karnataka Assembly drama where BJP’s Yeddyurappa resigned before the floor test, Sanjay Nirupam is heard sarcastically praising Vala for setting new precedent with regards to loyalty. Following this he proceeded to claim that all Indians would now name their dog after Vala, as no one can set such an example of loyalty.

Following the backlash on Twitter for his remarks, Nirupam took to Twitter to ‘apologise’.


He said that Vala is a human being, how can I make him a dog? He has left even dogs behind when it comes to being loyal. But if he did not like these words, I am sorry. But he has not left any stone unturned to murder democracy. Please resign.

After that he even retweeted tweets by known abusive, Hindu baiting trolls.

He then followed it up with defending his crassness by saying how he feels he is ‘mild enough’ about BJPwalas. That he is ‘still more civilized’ than BJP people.


He again got called out for his vile language.


Such a statement by Nirupam might not come as a surprise for some, considering his habitual offences along similar lines.

We had recently reported how he Nirupam had posted a sexist and misogynist tweet against erstwhile I&B Minister Smriti Irani after her circular against fake news was withdrawn. In his controversial tweet Nirupam called Irani a “Bahurani” (daughter in law), which was termed as sexist by social media users.

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