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Assam: Quran Ali becomes Karan Singh to trap Hindu woman, blackmails for money using compromising videos and forces her to convert to Islam, arrested

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Assam: Quran Ali becomes Karan Singh to trap Hindu woman, blackmails for money using compromising videos and forces her to convert to Islam, arrested

In yet another case of love jihad, a Muslim man was arrested in Assam for trapping a Hindu woman by hiding his identity and pretending to be a Hindu. The incident took place in Titabor town in Jorhat District, where accused Quran Ali was arrested after a complaint filed by the victim woman.

As per reports, Quran Ali is from Fakirganj in South Salmara district and was working as a plumber in the Jal Jeevan Mission in Titabor town. But he introduced himself as Karan Singh. He arrived in Titabor in September last year to work. While residing there, he developed a relationship with a Hindu girl using his fake identity.

As the initial introduction developed into friendship and then intimate relationship, they used to talk on video calls and exchange photos. Ali recorded such video calls with the girls, some of which included objectionable moments. He also had lots of intimate photos of the girl on his phone.

He then started to blackmail her using the visuals, threatening to publish the photos on videos on internet, and demanded money from her. She paid him small amounts ₹5000, ₹10000 etc multiple times.

However, after some time the girl learnt his true identity and confronted him. In retaliation, he forced her to change her religion to Islam. He even threatened to kill her family members if she does not convert.

Even after the conversion, he continued to demand more money. His demands started to increase, with demanding ₹2 lakh, ₹3 lakh etc amounts. Helpless, the woman at last informed her family, and then they approached the police with the help of local RSS workers, and lodged a complaint.

Accordingly, the Titabor Police booked Quran Ali under sections 299, 308(4), 318(2), 319(2), 351(3), 55 and 58 of the BNS. The police then arrested the accused on Wednesday night with the help of South Salmara police. He was produced before a court, and was remanded to judicial custody.

As per reports, Quran Ali is already married to two women. The police have initiated a probe in this case.

High command angry on Vikramaditya Singh? After criticising Yogi govt, Congress left red-faced over Himachal govt’s ‘display names’ order

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High command angry on Vikramaditya Singh? After criticising Yogi govt, Congress left red-faced over Himachal govt’s ‘display names’ order

Similar to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s government in Uttar Pradesh, the Congress administration of Himachal Pradesh recently mandated vendors, hotel owners, retailers, and food outlet owners to write their names and identification on the signboards. Cabinet Minister Vikramaditya Singh informed that all street vendors will have to display identities to give customers access to a transparent system.

The Congress high command, however, has now voiced its disapproval of the decision. Vikramaditya Singh was reportedly summoned to Delhi on 25th September night and reprimanded by the party leadership.

The development transpired after the Congress faced criticism on social media and from other members of the party because it had previously criticized the same move by the Uttar Pradesh government during the Kanwar Yatra a few weeks prior. Sources reported that the minister’s comments have incensed the senior leaders, which includes Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge. He has discussed the situation with Himachal Pradesh in charge Rajeev Shukla. A few Congress minority leaders are also upset with the government’s decision and declared that they will bring their concerns to the attention of the party.

Veteran Congress leader TS Singh Deo also slammed the decision as reprehensible and discriminatory. He voiced, “I don’t understand why it should be done. Because the Uttar Pradesh government decided the Kanwar Yatra, why do we have to name an individual’s shop? Don’t understand the logic behind it. You are not selling the individual, you are selling the brand. There is absolutely no necessity to name a person.”

Rajeev Shukla attempted to defuse the situation by claiming that the administration had not made any decisions along the lines of Uttar Pradesh. He alleged that the minister’s statement was misconstrued. “The order has nothing to do with Uttar Pradesh. Vikramaditya has said that this is done to make sure only authorised persons can set up shops. The Himachal Pradesh Assembly Speaker has made an all-party committee to regulate hawkers and to give them licenses. All parties are represented on the committee. Permission to set up, allocate, and regularize the seating arrangements of street sellers will be authorized. Connecting this to Uttar Pradesh is not right. It is not that a photo has to be put up or it has to be shown that this is so and so’s shop. It is being misrepresented. There is no such order of Himachal government.”

Vikramaditya Singh defends his statement

The PWD and Urban Development Minister Vikramaditya Singh, has been advised against making any contentious statements on this matter. Speaking with the media on this matter, Vikramaditya Singh defended the decision and expressed that the state government would take public concerns and internal security into consideration. According to him, there is no connection between the Uttar Pradesh government’s order and the Himachal Pradesh government’s decree. He added that job seekers from all around India are welcome to apply in Himachal Pradesh, but the state government will not jeopardize national security.

“Anyway, shops normally display their registration number and so on. But this is for the internal security of the state and the apprehensions that have been raised, this needs to be seen that way. An all-party committee has also been constituted and that would look into every detail. There can be no compromise with the internal security concerns of the state. It is the responsibility of the state government and all of us to maintain peace in the state in the wake of the chain of events that have taken place in Himachal Pradesh in the past few days. The High Court has said from time to time that town vending committees should be constituted under municipal limits in the state so that proper vending zones be made,” he stressed.

The minister added, “We have also said that people from outside are welcome in Himachal Pradesh but maintaining the internal security of the state is important because we have to keep in check the extension of drug menace in the state, we have to maintain law & order, issues of hygiene in eateries have also to be taken care of. The High Court too has expressed concerns regarding this. In the meetings, we have held recently, it has been decided to have identification of vendors, irrespective of them being from Himachal or outside. This law is applicable to all because of the internal security of Himachal Pradesh and the concerns of the people of the state.”

Rafiqul Islam, an All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) MLA, claimed that the Congress was now inciting enmity and following the BJP’s lead. He further criticized the party for implementing the “UP model” just a few days after Yogi Adityanath ordered that the names of operators, owners, and managers of eateries throughout the state be displayed in front of the establishments. “What is the difference left between the BJP and the Congress? The BJP always spreads hatred. The Congress is also following the same line, instigating fights between Hindus and Muslims. It is unfortunate that Congress is also adopting the Uttar Pradesh model.”

Puja Khedekar granted protection by Judiciary 5 times even after all govt agencies confirmed she lied and cheated: Why is the fraud IAS being protected?

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Puja Khedekar granted protection by Judiciary 5 times even after all govt agencies confirmed she lied and cheated: Why is the fraud IAS being protected?

On Thursday, 26th September, the Delhi High Court extended the interim protection from arrest provided to former IAS probationer Puja Khedkar in the criminal case filed against her for cheating and wrongfully claiming OBC and disability quota advantages in the civil services examination until October 4th. Following a request from her lawyer, Justice Chandra Dhari Singh postponed a hearing on her appeal for anticipatory relief. Counsel for the Delhi Police sought the court to grant a short adjournment, claiming that a “larger conspiracy has come to light” involving forgery and document falsification.

“At the request of counsel for the petitioner, list on October 4th. Interim order to continue,” Justice Singh said. Khedkar has been charged with misrepresenting details regarding her application for the UPSC Civil Services Examination, 2022, to obtain reservation advantages. However, she has refuted every allegation. 

On 26th September, Khedkar’s lawyer requested additional time from the court to prepare a response to the UPSC’s charge that she committed fraud by giving a false statement about her anticipatory release plea. She claimed her “debarment” was the result of her sexual harassment complaint against an officer. 

While the Delhi Police lawyer claimed that the investigating agency is ‘never under media pressure,’ UPSC’s senior counsel stated that Khekdar became famous because of her own doing. Both the UPSC and the Delhi Police have asked that her pre-arrest bail application be dismissed. On August 12th, the High Court granted Khedkar interim protection from arrest while issuing notice on her anticipatory bail application, which has been prolonged from time to time.

The Delhi Police has asserted that any relief for Khedkar would jeopardize its investigation into the deep-rooted conspiracy and that the case has broader repercussions for public trust and the integrity of the civil services examination.

Khedkar has been granted relief for 5 times till date

Notably, this is not the first time that the High Court has granted Khedkar protection from arrest. Earlier on August 12th, the Delhi High Court granted interim protection to Khedkar from arrest till August 21st. The court then based on the plea filed by Khedkar sought a response from the concerned authorities at UPSC and Delhi Police. Then on the next hearing, 21st August, the court again extended the interim protection from arrest granted to Khedkar till August 29th, even when the same was opposed by the Delhi police and UPSC.

During the hearing on 29th August, Puja Khedkar told the Delhi High Court that following her selection and appointment, the UPSC lacked the authority to disqualify her, and that any action against her would have to be conducted by the Centre’s Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT).

In a four-page response, Puja Khedkar denied the UPSC’s claims of forged documents and fraud, claiming that she did not change her first and surname from 2012 to 2022, nor modify or misrepresent her name to the commission. Following this, the court again extended interim protection from arrest granted to former probationary Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officers, this time till September 5th.

On September 5th, Puja Khedkar told the Delhi High Court that she was willing to undergo a medical examination at AIIMS after the police claimed that one of her disability certificates was faked or fabricated. “I am willing to get myself medically examined. First, they say I changed my name. Now they say disability is questionable. I am willing to go to AIIMS,” she claimed.

The court then listed the matter for further hearing on September 26th, noting that the police have sought for 10 more days for further investigation. The court also extended the interim protection of arrest granted to Khedkar till then. Today is the fifth time when the Court has extended the interim protection from arrest provided to former IAS probationer Puja Khedkar.

Amid this, on September 7th, Khedkar was dismissed from services by the UPSC. Khedkar’s probation was terminated after UPSC received reports from Nashik’s divisional commissioner Pravin Gedam. The UPSC terminated Khedkar from service on grounds of forging documents and wilfully appearing for exams despite surpassing her efforts. Khedkar then filed a challenge to this dismissal in the Delhi High Court.

The Delhi Police has filed a FIR under the Indian Penal Code, the Information Technology Act, and the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act.

What is Puja Khedkar charged for?

The entire incident came to the fore on 8th July this year when a Pune collector Dr Suhas Diwase wrote to the chief secretary Sujata Saini, complaining against the trainee IAS officer Khedkar. As per the complaint, the accused IAS officer demanded an official car with a VIP number plate, red-blue beacon light, and an official chamber with adequate staff at her call.

As per the administrative rules, these facilities are not available for any probationer. However, Khedkar’s father Diliprao, a retired administrative officer had been reportedly pressurizing the District Collector’s Office for fulfilling his daughter’s demands. He also threatened the officers saying that they would face dire consequences if his daughter’s demands were not fulfilled.

Khedkar also used a private vehicle and applied a VIP number plate on it. She encroached on the office of Additional Collector Ajay More in his absence. She put up her sign on his chamber door in his absence and claimed the space as her office chamber. The woman had been harassing the officers since April this year, but the matter came to light only in July. Khedkar was then transferred to Washim.

Later on 13th July, her father, Dilip Khedkar commented on the matter and stated that his daughter had done nothing wrong. “Is it wrong for a woman to ask for a place to sit? The matter is sub judice, and a committee has been appointed to investigate it. We should all wait for the final verdict. I believe someone is deliberately trying to make this an issue,” he said. This is after it was also alleged that she utilized Other Backward Class (OBC) benefits and disability concessions to secure her position in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS).

It is worth noting that an FIR was also registered against the mother of the trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar for allegedly threatening a farmer with a pistol. The Police lodged an FIR based on a farmer’s complaint after an old video went viral in which Puja Khedkar’s mother, Manorama Khedkar was seen pointing a pistol at farmers. Based on the viral video, Manorama Khedkar was booked and arrested under sections 323, 504, 506, 143, 144, 147, 148, and 149 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and various sections of the Indian Arms Act. The Police had also booked Puja’s father, Dilip Khedkar, and five others in the case.

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) then took cognizance of the event and said that Khedkar had attempted fraud by fabricating her name in an application for the UPSC Civil Services Examination, 2022, in order to obtain reservations.

The commission filed a criminal prosecution against her for attempting the civil service exam by misrepresenting her background. In response to the complaint, the Delhi Police filed an FIR under the provisions of the Indian Penal Code, IT Act, and Right of Persons with Disabilities Act. The Delhi Police told the high court that Khedkar produced two disability certificates to demonstrate several infirmities and that one of the documents may have been “forged” and “fabricated”.

Despite presenting several proofs and records, Khedkar has constantly denied all the allegations posed against her and the court has been extending her the relief from arrest. The Commission and the court need to take strict action against the woman who has attempted to cause insult to the dignity of the crucial examination process that produces capable officers for enhanced administration of the nation.

At present, the Deli Police has filed an FIR under relevant sections of the law. 

Further investigations and proceedings in the case are underway. 

Foreign Election interference? – George Soros set to buy 200+ radio stations in USA, had promised a Billion Dollars war chest to take down ‘Nationalists like Trump and Modi’

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Foreign Election interference? – George Soros set to buy 200+ radio stations in USA, had promised a Billion Dollars war chest to take down ‘Nationalists like Trump and Modi’

Far-left liberal billionaire George Soros has been approved to purchase “Audacy”, which is the second-largest chain of radio stations in the United States. The company owns 220 American radio stations in 40 markets, and reaches 165 million listeners monthly. The deal was authorized last week by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the United States body in charge of policing communications by wire, satellite, cable, and radio.

The businessman might be able to reach more than 165 million Americans at a crucial moment ahead of US Presidential elections after the FCC “adopted an order to approve Soros’ purchase of more than 200 radio stations in 40 markets just weeks before the elections”. Soros acquired upwards of $400 million of its debt in recent weeks. Soros has acquired approximately $280 million in term loans and $135 million in revolving credit at 50 cents on the dollar, or nearly a 40% ownership in Audacy.

“The FCC decision came after a partisan vote with the commission’s three Democrats voting for the move while the two Republicans voted against it,” per reports. It further added, “Under existing FCC rules, foreign company ownership of US radio stations is not supposed to exceed 25%. Soros used foreign investment to make his bid and then made a filing asking the commission to make an exception to the usual review process, according to public documents. The FCC decision to fast-track his deal is the first time in modern history such a deal has been approved by the full Commission without first running the national security review process, a process that could take up to a year or more.”

According to a representative for the FCC, “No decision is final until the Commission releases it, which we have not.” The spokesperson pointed out that the application before the Commission concerns a transfer from Audacy in bankruptcy to Audacy post-bankruptcy. “The Commission has a long-standing process for reviewing transactions that involve emergence from bankruptcy”, the spokesperson added.

On the other hand, a few within the FCC disputed the notion that the action was “fast-tracked” or a shortcut was provided for Soros, citing a comparable procedure employed by the previous administration in the bankruptcy cases of Cumulus Media (2018), iHeart Media (2019), Liberman Television (2019), Fusion Connect (2019), Windstream Holdings (2020), America-CV Station Group (2021), and Alpha Media (2021).

However, Commissioner Nathan Simington, who was nominated by former US President Donald Trump, criticized the procedure and asserted that it had been expedited. He charged, “The FCC has a practice of permitting entities temporarily to exceed foreign ownership caps when emerging from bankruptcy and the majority, over my objection, did so here. But that wasn’t the only way in which this item was fast-tracked.”

“Commission leadership tried to approve the item at the staff level, with nothing but a 48-hour notice to Commissioners on a summer Friday. There is almost no factual record on the item because there was almost no attempt to do a real public interest analysis. Not a single Commissioner outside of the Chairwoman was invited to even think about the issue until staff was directed to handle it on our behalf without our votes. That’s the true fast-track,” Simington further highlighted.

The Federal Communications Commission’s Brendan Carr, who was also nominated by Trump, previously raised concerns about the deal that would have allowed Soros to acquire hundreds of American radio stations. “I think what’s interesting about it is that the FCC is not following its normal process for reviewing transactions that it has established over a number of years. It seems to me the FCC is poised, for the first time, to create an entirely new shortcut,” he voiced during a recent House Oversight Committee hearing.

Carr accused, “What we usually do is require people to file a petition with us, bring in the National Security Agency to review the foreign ownership, it’s probably no big deal here, but we review that foreign ownership and then we vote. Here, they’re trying to do something that’s never been done before at a commission level.”

“This Soros-backed group is looking to buy the second-largest radio station group in the country. Some of them are in Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Florida (key states in upcoming Presidential election). The vast majority are probably music or sports, but there are a handful in those states that carry conservative talk radio,” Carr pointed out during an interview.

Audacy reportedly filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in January, claiming that a multibillion-dollar decline in ad revenue was caused by a “perfect storm” of financial difficulties. The restructuring plan apparently eliminates the holdings held by current shareholders. Statista listed the company as one of the top-performing radio companies in the United States.

Notably, Republican Congressman Chip Roy of Texas brought up the subject of the FCC’s dubious handling of Soros’ activities back in April. However, Soros had already made an approximately $400 million investment in Audacy a few months prior by the time Roy made the revelations. Roy cited a communications regulation that made it illegal for firms with more than 25 per cent foreign ownership to hold a radio license, which put Soros’ plan to purchase the radio network in serious jeopardy.

“But instead of going through the usual petition for declaratory ruling process, which would enable the FCC to review and assess those foreign ownership interests as part of its transaction review, the Soros group has asked the FCC to waive that process and put it off until sometime down the road,” he wrote in a letter to the FCC “indicating that those foreign stakeholders will be given special warrants in the meantime.”

The 93-year-old left-wing globalist has donated to several liberal policy projects and advocacy organizations using his $6.7 billion net worth. In 2021, the investor contributed at least $140 million to ‘electoral causes’ and ‘political justice’ through his ‘Open Society Foundations.’ Soros granted his son Alex the charge of his political enterprise last year. Meanwhile, his multiple organizations continue to have a massive financial impact, spending millions of dollars trying to swing states like Texas in the USA to the Democrat’s side.

The Soros organization has a track record of acquiring conservative media outlets and altering their programming and leadership. Soros bought a media company in Poland before last fall’s election that toppled the conservative Law and Justice (PiS) administration.

George Soros earlier made his intentions clear to interfere in India

George Soros, the Hungarian-American billionaire had said that he will commit $1 billion to start a global university to “fight nationalists”, whom he referred to as “authoritarian governments” and climate change, calling them twin challenges that threaten the survival of our civilization. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos in 2020, Soros pledged to fund a university project to battle the erosion of civil society in a world increasingly ruled by “would-be and actual dictators” and climate change.

Soros had said, “Nationalism, far from being reversed, made further headway. The biggest and most frightening setback occurred in India where a democratically elected Narendra Modi is creating a Hindu nationalist state, imposing punitive measures on Kashmir, a semi-autonomous Muslim region, and threatening to deprive millions of Muslims of their citizenship”.

Through his Open Society Foundation, which started its operations in India first in 1999 by offering scholarships and fellowships to pursue studies and research at Indian institutions, Soros has made great strides in creating disorder within India. In the name of running philanthropic activities, the left-wing international organisation led by Soros has spread its tentacles across the country by his active support to anti-India elements operating inside India.

George Soros has time and again has shown his desperation to wage war against the nationalist government in India through various networks funded by him comprising of NGOs, media, intelligentsia, etc.

Man working as unpaid electrician at Khanauri farmer protest site dies by suicide due to debt burden, Bajrang Punia falsely claims he died because of govt’s policies

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Man working as unpaid electrician at Khanauri farmer protest site dies by suicide due to debt burden, Bajrang Punia falsely claims he died because of govt’s policies

Wrestler turned politician Bajrang Punia was caught spreading fake news regarding the farmer protests on social media on 26 September. The Congress leader claimed that a farmer committed suicide at the Khanauri border protest site because he was upset with the policies of the Modi govt. While it is true that a farmer died by suicide, it was not due to any policy of the govt, but due to financial burden faced by the person.

Bajrang Punia, who has been appointed as the working chairman of the All India Kisan Congress, posted on ?, “226th day of Farmer Protests 2. Very sad news has come from Khanauri border. Gurmeet Singh, who was looking after the electricity system from day one, committed suicide after being upset with the wrong policies of the government and the indecent statements of the politicians.”

Punia further added, “Gurmeet Singh’s dedication towards the farmers’ movement was such that he did not even go home for his own son’s wedding. He had said that if after I go home, the electricity of any farmer’s trolley goes out of order, then who will fix it?” The former wrestler then asked, “I don’t know how many more farmers this government and system will sacrifice and for how long farmers will keep committing suicide?”

However, as per reports of the suicide of the person, his extreme step was not linked to any policy of the govt. As reported by Times of India, Baldev Singh Sandoha, a farmer leader from BKU Ekta Sidhupur, said that 53-year-old farmer Gurmeet Singh was unable to settle his outstanding electricity bills due to financial constraints.

Gurmeet Singh, a resident of Thoothianwali village in Mansa, was a landless farmer who also worked as an electrician. He was residing at a rented house in Mansa city, and was facing severe financial constraints. He was participating in the farmer protests at the Khanauri protest site, where farmers have been demonstrating since February 13 after the Haryana govt prevented them from marching towards Delhi. He was a member of the Bhartiya Kisan Union (Sidhupur).

He has been working as an unpaid electrician at the protest site for several months. According to Jagjit Singh Dallewal, state president of the BKU (Sidhupur), he even skipped his son’s wedding to continue his duties at the Morcha. Dallewal also held the Centre responsible for the suicide.

Singh took his life at around 8 AM on 26 September near a trailer at the protest site, where he was living in a camp. He was found hanging from a tent of a tractor-trailer.

He was taken to a nearby government hospital in Patran, Patiala, but was pronounced dead upon arrival. The body has been kept in the mortuary of the hospital. Police said that autopsy will be performed upon completion of necessary formalities like confirming identity and recording statements.

BKU (Sidhupur) senior leader Kaka Singh Kotda said, “The postmortem will be done when government assures us about compensation and a job for a family member. We are talking to the administration.”

Baljinder Singh, the chowki in-charge under Tharua police station, said, “Primary facie it’s a suicide case. The body is at Patran government hospital. We are taking action as per section 194 (police to enquire and report on suicide, etc.) of the BNSS.”

Signboard says ‘Naresh Chicken’, employee seen spitting on food turns out to be Shehzad: How some tried to twist the narrative using shop name

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Signboard says ‘Naresh Chicken’, employee seen spitting on food turns out to be Shehzad: How some tried to twist the narrative using shop name

On Wednesday, 25th September, a new video of spitting on food appeared from Tittiri town, Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh. An individual named Shehzad was seen spitting on the rotis (flatbread) before putting them in the oven for cooking. The incident came to the fore after a video went viral over the internet in which the host of the video could be heard criticizing Hindus for serving contaminated food. The person who was recording the incident from a car criticised Hindus, as the name of the hotel was ‘Naresh Chicken’, indicating that contaminated food was being served at a hotel run by Hindus.

However, police conducted an investigation in the case and discovered that the person found spitting on the food was one of the hotel employees named Shehzad. After the video went viral, the hotel owner questioned the accused employee about the incident, but the he began misbehaving with the owner. Later he was arrested.

The video was shared by several Islamists who claimed that the chef at ‘Naresh Chicken’ was spitting on the rotis and serving contaminated food to the customers. The accused in the video could be seen spitting three times on the rotis. However, while sharing the video Islamists claimed that a Hindu hotel was serving such derogatory food. However, later it was found that the accused who was spitting on the rotis was Shehzad, an employee of the hotel.

“Naresh chicken seller is making rotis by spitting! Look who is spitting in the bread! And you defame others!” said one ‘journalist’ Sadaf Afreen. However, later she posted that the accused had been identified as Shehzad.

It is important to note that several Islamists like the Wire’s Arfa Khanum Sherwani, Alishan Jafri, Alt News Co-founder Mohammed Zubair, etc have downplayed the incidents of Love Jihad and Spit Jihad terming them fake. They claim that the majority community in the country finds ways to deliberately target the minority and make them feel unsafe. However, several persons accused in the cases of spit jihad have been observed to be belonging to the minority community.

Incidents of spit jihad reported in the past few years

On September 13th, the Loni Border police station arrested a 29-year-old juice salesman on charges of putting urine in juice, and his minor companion (15) was also detained. According to ACP Bhaskar Verma, the arrest was conducted in response to a public complaint. People had complained that Aamir, the juice salesman, was offering customers fruit juice mixed with human pee. Verma stated that when police arrived at the scene and inspected his juice cart, they discovered a plastic can full of urine. According to him, the police interrogated Aamir about this, but he couldn’t provide a satisfactory answer.

On 7 September 2024, Yamin’s son Chand was seen spitting on the rotis being cooked at a dhaba in Noida. After the video went viral, police filed a case and arrested Chand. In the video recorded at A-One Dhaba in Rabupura market, Chand was seen spitting on rotis while making them. He was seen spitting on not just one but several different rotis.

On February 16th, 2020, a Muslim fruit vendor in Raisen, Madhya Pradesh, was seen arranging a variety of fruits on his cart in the middle of a marketplace. While arranging the fruits on the cart, the vendor was seen picking up the fruit one at a time. And each time he picked up a fruit to arrange in the cart, he first purposely licked his hand and then used the hand, smeared with his saliva, to pick up the fruits and re-arrange on his cart. He purposely contaminated the fruits which he would eventually be selling it to his customers.

Following this shocking incident, an FIR was filed against the Sheru Miyan in Madhya Pradesh under IPC 269 (Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease danger­ous to life) and 270 (Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life) on April 3, and he was arrested by police.

In 2021, a man named Mohammad Farman was caught spitting on watermelons being sold by him in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh. The act was also caught on a CCTV camera after which Farman was nabbed by Muzaffarnagar police. A case was then registered against Farman and he was lodged into police custody.

In March 2021, a person named Mohsin was arrested in the Ghaziabad district for spitting on rotis. During interrogation, he revealed that he had been spitting at social events of non-Muslims for the last several years.

In another case of a cook spitting on rotis, Delhi Police arrested two persons named Mohammad Ibrahim and Anwar after a video of them spitting on rotis had gone viral on the internet. They were working in a hotel in Seelampur. In the video that had gone viral, one of the two men was seen spitting on the rotis before putting them in a tandoor.

UP CM Yogi Aditynath orders action

Following a series of such incidents that have been reported happening in the past few years, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath this week instructed the launch of a statewide campaign to inspect all such eateries and carry out police verification of their employees. As per official sources, the chief minister’s directives were issued during a high-level meeting with senior officials. The chief minister stated that, if necessary, regulations should be revised to ensure the health and safety of the general public.

Adityanath mentioned that reports of human waste and other substances allegedly mixed into food products and juices have emerged from various parts of the country. He described these incidents as ‘repulsive.’ “The names of the owners, managers, and others working there must be prominently displayed at every dhaba, restaurant, and eatery…police verification of all the persons working there must be conducted,” Adityanath said.

He also instructed that CCTVs be installed not only in customer seating areas but throughout other parts of the restaurant.

Hindu names used by Muslim shop owners to attract Hindu customers

During July this year, the Kawariya Hindu devotees raised concern that they were worried about the food being served in the hotels on the way. They complained that they were being served contaminated food by non-Hindu hotel owners who used Hindu names to name their hotels in a bid to attract Hindu customers. Later UP Minister Kapil Dev Agarwal and CM Yogi Adityanath also stated that Hindu yatris were served non-veg food by Muslims, under the garb of Hindu hotel names.

OpIndia then conducted a ground investigation to find that several hotel owners belonging to the Muslim community had named their hotels after Hindu names. For instance, a man named Khurshid owned a dhaba between Ghaziabad and Saharanpur in the name of Manav Punjabi Dhaba. Jahangir owned a chaat center in the name of ‘Sheetal Chaat Bhandar’. Mohammad Anas Siddique owned an eatery in the name of ‘Vishnu Dhaba’.

Several Hindu shop owners then told OpIndia that these persons (Muslim shop owners) deliberately changed the names of their shops to attract Hindu customers during Hindu festivals or Yatras, but Hindu shop owners never did anything like this. It was also reported that members of the Mosque during Islamic festivals would decide to boycott Hindu shop owners and ask their community members to buy goods only from minority community shop owners.

Conclusion

Hindus have been falling prey to such tactics deliberately imposed by some specific community members. And these accused persons who spit, and pee into the meals are supported by ‘intellectuals’ like Arfa Khanum Sherwani, Mohammed Zubair, Alishan Jafri, and several other Maulanas too. In 2021, a man with an Islamic cap, presumably some Maulana was seen spitting in the food. During that time also, Alt News co-founder Zubair downplayed the incident claiming that it was an old video and was being spread during COVID spread to allegedly target some specific community. But, he eventually failed to ‘fact-check’ whether the ‘Maulana’ was spitting on the food or not.

These incidents are still considered hoaxes by Islamists who even fail to take cognizance of police action against Raisen, Sheru Miyan, Fahaad, etc who have been caught on camera spitting on the food in the past. The Islamists supporting such persons must understand that highlighting such incidents has to do nothing with religion, but hygiene. Tomorrow even if a Hindu is found spitting on anyone’s food, appropriate action will definitely be called for. Spreading religious hatred or justifying unhygiene to favor a particular religion is not a solution to this, and will never be. After all, the country has just passed the critical phase of COVID-19 spread that led to economic instability, social, and emotional structure disruption, and whatnot, and as a nation, we Indians can’t afford to be inviting that dreadful phase again.

Paracetamol, Antacid Pan-D, Levocetrizine among 50 medicines made by some companies found ‘Not of Standard Quality’ by CDSCO during testing

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Paracetamol, Antacid Pan-D, Levocetrizine among 50 medicines made by some companies found ‘Not of Standard Quality’ by CDSCO during testing

The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation or CDSCO, India’s drug regulator, has identified over 50 medicines as “Not of Standard Quality (NSQ) Alert” in its latest monthly report. More than 50 drugs, including those used to treat fever, diabetes, hypertension, vitamins, calcium D3 supplements, bacterial infections, and acid reflux, failed quality tests undertaken by India’s drugs regulatory authority.

CDSCO has released two lists of pharmaceuticals that did not pass quality checks: one “Not of Standard Quality” naming 48 popular drugs and another with answers from pharmaceutical companies whose products failed to meet the safety standards. Companies producing negatively rated pharmaceuticals include Hetero Drugs, Alkem Laboratories, Hindustan Antibiotics Limited (HAL), Karnataka Antibiotics & Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Meg Lifesciences, and Pure & Cure Healthcare. In addition, Hindustan Antibiotic Limited (HAL) manufactured the anti-stomach infection medicine Metronidazole, which did not meet the quality criteria.

A drug-testing facility in Kolkata identified Alkem Health Science’s antibiotics Clavam 625 and Pan D below required standards. The lab found Hetero’s Cepodem XP 50 Dry Suspension, commonly administered to children with serious bacterial infections, to be unsatisfactory. Karnataka Antibiotics & Pharmaceuticals Ltd’s paracetamol tablets were also found to have quality concerns. The government has scrutinised many leading pharmaceutical corporations, including Sun Pharma, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, and Macleods Pharmaceuticals.

According to the CDSCO report, Sun Pharma’s Pantocid, Pulmosil (Sildenafil Injection) and Ursocol (batch number GTE1350A) are adulterated products. “The actual manufacturer (as per label claim) has informed that the impugned batch of the product has not been manufacturer by them and that it is a spurious drug. The product is purported to be spurious, however, the same is subjected to the outcome of investigation,” the drug regulator has said. The list also includes Glenmark Pharmaceuticals’ Telma H medications (batch number 18230080) and Macleods Pharmaceuticals’ Deflazacort Tablets (batch number GDB23041A).

“State Drugs Licensing Authorities of Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Rajasthan, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry, Telangana, Delhi, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Andaman & Nicobar, Dadar and Nagar Haveli; Daman and Diu, Lakshadweep have not submitted any data in respect of the Not of Standard Quality (NSQ) Alert,” the CDSCO said.

Several drugs, including Pantomed -40 (batch number GTEO230C), Cefixime (batch number CADA-02), and Pantoprazole Inj. BP 40 mg (batch number D0726/24-25), have been flagged. Bhaskara Vilasam Vaidyasala’s Haridrakhandam failed the ‘pH’ test as per API (Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India). Yogaraja Guggulu of the same firm also failed the quality test. In addition, pharmaceutical firms like M/s.Gnosis Pharmaceuticals, Digital Vision 176, Nestor Pharma, Alexa Pharma, Bala Herbals, Steadfast Medishield, and Aglomed Ltd., have failed to meet safety standards.

Shelcal, Paracetamol, Amoxicillin, Levocetirizine, Adrenaline injection and more commonly used drugs were found “Not of Standard Quality” in the CDSCO report

A batch of Amoxicillin and Potassium Clavulanate tablets IP (Clavam 625) manufactured by Alkem Health Science, a leading pharmaceutical company, also failed to meet standards.

The tested batches included Calcium And Vitamin D3 Tablets IP Shelcal 500 (Shelcal) by Pure & Cure Healthcare Pvt. Ltd, Vitamin B Complex with Vitamin C Softgels by Asoj Soft Caps Pvt. Ltd, Pantoprazole Gastro-Resistant and Domperidone Prolonged-Release Capsules IP (Pan-D) by Alkem Health Science, Paracetamol Tablets IP 500 mg by Karnataka Antibiotics and Pharmaceuticals Ltd, and Nimesulide, Phenylephrine Hydrochloride & Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride Tablets (Nunim Cold) by Unispeed Pharmaceuticals, Adrenaline Injection I.P. Sterile 1 ml manufactured by Alves Healthcare, Diclofenac Sodium IP manufactured by Sara Exports were among those drugs which failed to meet the prescribed standards. 

Source: CDSCO

The CDSCO also released the State “Not of Standard Quality” alert list for the month of August 2024. It mentions medicines Paziva -40 which failed the test ‘Dissolution’ as per IP. The same NSQ result was found with Pantomed -40. Cefixime Oral Suspension IP (Dry Syrup) failed the test ‘Assay’ and ‘water’ as per IP. In the medicine Moxymed CV, the content of Amoxycillin and Clavulanic acid is not within the limits of schedule ‘V’ of Drugs and Cosmetics Act & Rules. The CDSCO listed 11 substandard medicines in the state list.

Moreover, the drugs regulatory body stated that State Drugs Licensing Authorities of Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Rajasthan, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry, Telangana, Delhi, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Andaman & Nicobar, Dadar and Nagar Haveli; Daman and Diu, Lakshadweep have not submitted any data in respect of the Not of Standard Quality (NSQ) Alert for the Month of August, 2024.

Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: CBI unveils some case records were “falsely created” and “altered” by police, says there was delay in collecting evidence

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Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: CBI unveils some case records were “falsely created” and “altered” by police, says there was delay in collecting evidence

On 25th September the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) made shocking revelations into the rape and murder of a junior doctor in the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkatta. The charges were made in the remand sheet submitted by the agency before the Court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Sealdah. It unveiled that some of the records concerning the case were “falsely created” and “altered” at the Tala police station in Kolkata.

Furthermore, the CBI asked for the judicial custody of Sandip Ghosh, the former principal of R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, and Abhijit Mondal, the former official-in-charge of the Tala police station. “During custodial interrogation of both the accused persons, new/additional facts have emerged to the effect that some false records pertaining to the instant case were created/altered in the police station,” the agency disclosed.  

Family members of the victim also made similar accusations about evidence manipulation and the delay in filing the first information report. The CBI requested judicial custody of the accused until 30th September. The number of calls that are undergoing verification has been exchanged, according to the agency, based on a review of the call data records (CDR) of both suspected parties.

The investigation agency informed the special court that the police station’s CCTV footage had also been confiscated. The CBI informed that the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) will receive the seized CCTV material from the Tala police station for additional analysis. “Some things are beyond CBI investigation. There is no magic wand in our hand that we can do everything in a moment. We need time. We have extracted databases from their mobile phones and CCTV footage. We are still collecting evidence. It takes time that’s why we are praying for judicial custody till 30th September,” it prayed before the court.

The CBI asserted that there was an “unnecessary delay of two days” in the seizure of the main accused Sanjay Roy’s clothing and possessions, which might have led to substantial evidence against him. An autopsy report revealed that the trainee doctor had been murdered and sexually assaulted. Her body was discovered on 9th August in the seminar hall of the RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata. Roy was apprehended the following day of the gruesome incident after “his role in the commission of crime had already emerged.”

CBI arrested Mondal on 14th September and Ghosh who was already in judicial custody over corruption charges was taken into custody the next day. They have remained in jail ever since. The agency is currently looking into any potential criminal conspiracy involving Roy, Ghosh, and Mondal. The CBI’s motion was granted by the Sealdah court, which placed the duo under judicial custody until 30th September. Sanjay Roy has been identified as the only person accused of the horrific crime.

West Bengal BJP holds protest

The West Bengal unit of Bharat Janata Party organised an agitation and held a procession to Kalighat, which is close to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s house. Suvendu Adhikari, the leader of the opposition, stated that a supreme court bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) DYChandrachud expressed astonishment and alarm upon viewing the CBI report. He declared, “There has been tampering of evidence and it will come to light. All this will come out in the public domain.”

TMC leader courts controversy

Meanwhile, Trinamool Congress MLA Narayan Goswami’s recent statement led to a row as he stated, “We demand justice for our sister doctor, who was brutally murdered. The investigation must be swift, and the guilty punished. However, why should we not observe Durga Puja, which celebrates the triumph of goddess Durga over evil? Why should it be muted?” He charged that people who were not raised in Bengali culture were trying to ruin the celebration. “We should respond by celebrating in an even grander manner with more illumination.”

The remark created controversy since many people believe that the Durga Puja celebration should not be marked with pomp and splendour because of the rape and murder of the 31-year-old doctor. The head of the Santosh Mitra Square Durga Puja committee and BJP leader Sajal Ghosh criticized Goswami’s remarks. He expressed that the statement showed an “insensitive attitude” on the part of TMC leaders who don’t seem to care about the suffering of the people. He lashed out, “The TMC MLA calls for celebrating the festival like a vulture over a body. We will observe Durga Puja solemnly, pledging to seek justice for our Tilottoma.”

Notably, another TMC leader Atish Sarkar’s comments also resulted in a massive backlash earlier this month when he threatened protesters demonstrating against the rape and murder of the doctor. “Didi (Mamata Banerjee) has instructed us to hiss. Those of you who are abusing Didi, engaging in her character assassination, if we make obscene posters of your mothers and sisters and put them on your walls, you won’t be able to remove them. I will make a distorted picture of your mother and sister and hang it on the door of your house. You will not be able to leave your house. That day is going to come soon,” he threatened.

On 9th August, the victim doctor was discovered deceased in the college’s seminar hall. The results of an autopsy proved she had been murdered and raped. Doctors around the nation have gone on strike in protest of the incident, advocating for tighter legislation and policing to protect the safety of medical personnel. The incident has caused widespread indignation and protests. The investigation into the matter has been handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) by the Calcutta High Court which slammed the negligence and attitude of the state government. Meanwhile, the main accused named Sanjay Roy was arrested by the authorities.

Shahi Idgah Committee’s communal politics slammed by HC after opposition to Rani of Jhansi statue, claiming park is ‘Waqf’ land too: Lies, ‘Namaz’ and more

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Shahi Idgah Committee’s communal politics slammed by HC after opposition to Rani of Jhansi statue, claiming park is ‘Waqf’ land too: Lies, ‘Namaz’ and more

Another attempt by the Waqf board to illegally claim ownership of public property has been thwarted by the Delhi High Court. First, the High Court on Monday dismissed a petition by the Shahi Idgah Waqf Management Committee opposing the installation of a statue of Rani of Jhansi in the Shahi Idgah Park, claiming that the park too was Waqf property (PDF). The Waqf committee had petitioned the court to restrain the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) from ‘encroaching’ on Waqf property.

The Shahi Idgah (Waqf) Managing Committee had moved a petition through its president Haji Shakir Dost Mohammad, seeking direction to not encroach upon Waqf property of the Shahi Idgah in Sadar Bazar, which, they claimed, also included the Idgah Park surrounding it.

Another petition in the High Court was filed by the Idgah committee challenging the order by the single judge on the 23rd of September where the Idgah Waqf Committee’s petition was dismissed.

Essentially, the Idgah Committee petition challenging the installation of the Maharani of Jhansi statue in the surrounding park was dismissed by the Delhi High Court single judge bench on the 23rd of September. The single judge, Justice Dharmesh Sharma passed an order saying that the committee had no locus standi and the ownership of the park belonged to DDA. Thereafter, the Idgah committee challenged this order in the High Court. A division bench of Chief Justice designate, Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela then passed scathing observations on the 25th of September against the Idgah Waqf committee for their assertions against Justice Dharmesh Sharma, calling the petition communal and scandalous.

What did the Shahi Idgah Waqf Management Committee say in its initial petition, dismissed by Judge Dharmesh Sharma

The Shahi Idgah Waqf Management Committee filed the petition through its President Haji Shakir Dost Mohammad. The petition wanted the court to restrict the “encroachment” by DDA and MCD into Waqf’s property and construction of any statue/structure inside the Shahi Idgah Park, which they claimed was a Waqf property.

Mohammad claimed that he had the locus standi to file the petition on the basis of Section 3(k) of the Waqf Act,
1995, which says.

Section 3(k) of the Waqf Act says:

“(k) “person interested in a 1[waqf]” means any person who is entitled to receive any pecuniary or other benefits from the 1[waqf] and includes—

(i) any person who has the right to [offer prayer‟ or to perform any religious right in a mosque, idgah, imambara, dargah [khanqah] peerkhana and karbala], maqbara, graveyard or any other religious institution connected with the [waqf] or to participate in any religious or charitable institution under the [waqf];…”

To bolster the claim that the Park was a Waqf property, Mohammad produced a purported notification published in 1970 which claimed that the Park was an ancient property built during the Mughal period. Mohammad further claimed that the property was being used to offer Namaz and could accommodate 50,000 ‘namazis’ at one time.

The Waqf Committee led by Mohammad claimed in their petition that they were “shocked” when in August 2024 a JCB entered the park to install a statue of Rani of Jhansi. Mohammad also made a representation to the Delhi Minority Commission. The Minority Commission had passed an order saying that the proposal to move the statue of Maharani of Jhansi to the Shahi Idgah Park would public sentiments and create a law and order situation, and therefore, the status quo should be maintained. Mohammad approached the court because the tenure of the previous minority commission was over and sought the court to instruct DDA and MCD not to install the statue.

What the petition by the Delhi Waqf Board (DWB) said

The Delhi Waqf Board (DWB) filed a short petition in which it said that a joint inspection of the Park was conducted by the DWB, DDA and MCD on the 13th of September 2024. During the inspection, the property was also measured. The DWB acknowledged that the measurements taken prove that the Park belonged to the DDA and not the Waqf.

Shahi Idgah Waqf Committee opposed the submission by the Delhi Waqf Board

The Shahi Idgah Waqf Management Committee led by Mohammad disputed the submission of the DWB stating that their submission in court and their submission to the Delhi Minority Commission were “diametrically opposite”.

According to the Shahi Idgah Committee, the DWB said to the minority commission that the Park too belonged to Waqf and that the property has been under continuous use and occupation by their religious community since the Mughal period, and that the property was acquired by Sunni Majlis-e-Auqaf, the predecessor of the DWB, without any interference from anyone, including the respondent authorities. The Idgah committee said that DWB had also challenged the ‘no objection certificate’ given by the DDA for the installation of the statue saying that the park directly faces the mosque where Namaz is offered by Muslims.

The MCD, in turn, urged that the Minority Commission had no right to pass an order to maintain the status quo at the Park.

The decision of the Delhi High Court single judge Dharmesh Sharma dismissing the claims by Waqf

The court in its judgement said that there was no dispute that the surrounding area of the mosque and the park belonged to the DDA and was not a waqf property. This was apparently from the fact that the DWB had conducted a physical inspection of the park along with DDA and MCD and the measurements had confirmed that the park was indeed not a part of the Waqf property.

The court observed citing a previous order regarding the same park:

To sum up, the aforesaid decision has also clarified that the parks/open ground surrounding the Shahi Idgah are the property of respondent No.1/DDA, and have been maintained by the Horticultural Division-II of the DDA, which is responsible for ensuring that the site is used by public visitors for recreational purposes. Furthermore, even the DWB does not authorize the use of the park for any purpose other than religious activities. The bottom line is that, since the parks/open ground adjoining the Shahi Idgah and located within the Idgah walls are the property of respondent No.1/DDA, it is solely the DDA’s responsibility to allocate portions of the said land for public use as it

The court astutely observed that the “real bone of contention seems to be the installation of the statue of Maharani of Jhansi” and the apprehension that it may lead to a “law and order situation”.

The court further observed that the petition by Mohammad, stating that their right to offer prayers was being infringed upon was baseless. The court said:

Even assuming for the sake of convenience that the petitioner/Committee has locus-standi to prefer the instant writ petition, this Court does not see as to how their right to offer prayers or to perform any religious rights is being endangered in any manner. It goes without saying that the status quo order passed by the Delhi Minority Commission was palpably without any jurisdiction.

Affirming that the petitioner (Mohammad) had no legal or fundamental right to oppose the maintenance of the park surrounding the Shahi Idgah mosque by DDA and the installation of the Maharani of Jhansi statue, the court found that the petition was without merit and cause.

The court further found that the Delhi Waqf Board lied before the Delhi Minority Commission. The court said:

“..evidently the facts stated in the aforesaid written submissions filed before the Delhi Minority Commission were neither based upon any physical inspection nor based on the correct measurements of the subject property, and there is nothing to discern that the respondent No.4/DWB has not placed the correct factual status of the property on record”.

Scathing oral observations by the High Court two-judge bench dismissing review petition

After the single-judge bench of the High Court dismissed the petition by the Shahi Idgah Waqf Management Committee on the 23rd of September, the committee filed a petition challenging the decision of Justice Dharmesh Sharma. A division bench of Chief Justice designate, Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela then passed scathing observations on the 25th of September against the Idgah Waqf committee for their assertions against Justice Dharmesh Sharma, calling the petition communal and scandalous.

The division bench, according to a LiveLaw report said, “Someone has clearly lost it….The person who’s doing it has got totally swayed. Just because someone has got emotionally swayed… My brother is pointing out, she’s a national hero. Let’s not divide history on communal grounds. The petition itself is divisive. Courts don’t get involved in communal politics. She’s a national hero, cutting across all religious lines. And you’re doing this on religious lines.”

The court further said, “In fact, I must say, the petitioner is doing communal politics and using the court in the process. Unfortunately it is so. And look at the wordings which have been used for the learned single judge. Withdraw these pleadings please and give us an apology letter…. This is scandalous. Absolutely scandalous…. Communal politics being played through court. She is a national hero. This is not fair what you people are doing“.

The court said that the pleading was ‘scandalous’ against the single judge and asserted that the judge may be right or wrong, but such ‘scandalous’ pleadings cannot be made by the lawyers.

The court said that the petitioners were using the court to do communal politics. “The intent, it seems, is to do communal politics through court…. Rani Lakshmibai has nothing to do with religion. In case the land belonged to you, you should have volunteered yourself.” “Courts cannot be used for this purpose. Do communal politics outside court. Don’t use courts in this process. And you are using courts in the process.”

The petitioner admitted that the assertions in the petition against the single judge were scandalous and agreed to withdraw the petition. “The learned senior counsel for the appellant admits that the aforesaid paragraphs are scandalous and shall be deleted forthwith. Let an application to the said effect be filed by tomorrow,” the bench ordered. 

Reportedly, the division bench has asked the petitioner to submit a letter of apology to the court and the next hearing would be held on 27th September 2024.

Conclusions

There are several facts and conclusions that emerge from the two orders passed by the High Court – the single judge order passed by Justice Dharmes Sharma and the division bench order passed by Chief Justice designate, Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela.

First and foremost, the Waqf committees – whether it’s the Shahi Idgah committee or the Delhi Waqf Board, are trying to expand their properties and ensure that even the areas surrounding mosques are declared Waqf land, simply because it was used during the Mughal period. Secondly, to do so, the Delhi Waqf Board made fallacious representations to the Delhi Minority Commission and lied in its submission. It is true that in front of the court, they backtracked and conceded that the park belonged to DDA, however, to the Delhi Minority Commission, their submissions were false, claiming Waqf ownership of the park. Another dangerous conclusion which can be drawn from this case is that the Delhi Minority Commission, which comes under the Delhi AAP government exceeded its brief by passing an order to maintain the status quo and instructing DDA to note instal the Maharani of Jhansi statue.

The Delhi Waqf Board’s chairman is AAP leader Amanatullah Khan who has been named in a scam related to Waqf properties. In September, Amanatullah Khan was arrested by the ED. In 2016, a case was lodged against Khan following a complaint from the sub-divisional magistrate (headquarters), revenue department, alleging that appointments to various “existing and non-existing posts” in the Waqf Board were “arbitrary and illegal”. 

The complainant, Hafiz Irshad Qureshi alleged that 33 people were recruited to the Board on a contractual basis in flagrant violation of established rules or regulations. He further alleged that some of those appointed to the board were related to Khan and most of them belonged to his constituency, Okhla. 

Four years later, in 2020, the ACB registered an FIR against him under Section 7 (public servant taking gratification) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, and Section 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the IPC.

The CBI had also booked AAP MLA from Okhla under the prevention of corruption act and other relevant sections of the IPC after a complaint was filed against him in 2016. Khan was also accused of corrupt actions and criminal offences including deliberate and criminal violation of rules, and regulations, and misuse of position. 

Reportedly, CBI had probed the matter and found substantial evidence against the AAP MLA, following which the CBI sought permission from LG to proceed against him in July 2022. 

Apart from Amanatullah Khan, Mehboob Alam, then CEO of Waqf Board was also charged by the premier agency with criminal violation of rules, misusing of position, and causing loss to the public exchequer and other relevant sections. 

According to the complaint, the CEO of the new Waqf board and over 30 staff members were appointed and employed in contravention of Section 24 of the Waqf Act, 1955 and Delhi Waqf Rules, 1977. The FIR by CBI stated that irregular and illegal appointment of officials had led to the loss of revenue of the Delhi Waqf Board, and the appointments were done by misusing their official positions as public servants. It was alleged that waqf board properties were leased to the tenants and the encroachers were allowed to possess the properties in contravention of lease rules leading to the loss of revenue/assets for the board.

It is, therefore, evident that while the petition was dismissed once and would likely be dismissed again, there is a systemic problem that needs to be investigated and addressed by the government.

Manipur govt takes U-turn on ‘900 armed Kuki militants’ claim, now says no clear intel on that aspect

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Manipur govt takes U-turn on ‘900 armed Kuki militants’ claim, now says no clear intel on that aspect

Days after making the sensational claims that over 900 armed Kuki militants have crossed the border into Manipur, India from Myanmar, now the Manipur government has taken a U-turn. As per reports, after the Indian Army sought details to substantiate the claim, the Manipur CM’s office and Manipur Police DG have ‘clarified’ that the possibilities of that happening are ‘remote’ and there is nothing at present to worry about the alleged major cross border infiltration.

On September 20, security adviser Kuldip Singh in a press conference said the reports of 900 militants infiltrating for a major attack planned on September 28 should be treated as 100% certain.

In response to the presser, several groups of Kuki people had called for a shutdown in all Kuki-dominated areas, and had called the report baseless. They had added that the claim of ‘900 armed Kuki militants’ is a hoax to retrospectively justify violence against Kukis.

Manipur has witnessed rampant ethnic clashes between the Kuki and Meitei groups for more than a year now. The series of violence and sporadic ethnic conflicts that started in May 2023 have now entered their second year. It has killed over 220 people so far and internally displaced nearly 50,000 people.

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