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Imran Khan whines that Indian TV channels are ridiculing Pakistan for its current crisis, invokes 2-nation theory

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Imran Khan whines that Indian TV channels are ridiculing Pakistan for its current crisis, invokes 2-nation theory

Days after evading arrest in connection to the infamous Toshakhana corruption case, former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan lamented how his country was being ridiculed on Indian TV channels over its ‘economic condition.’

While addressing supporters of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, he said, “Hindustan ke TV pe dekhay, kis tarah mazak udd raha hai Pakistan ka (Watch the TV channels of India to learn how Pakistan is being ridiculed).”

“They (Indian TV channels) are happily announcing that Pakistan is on the brink of economic devastation,” Imran Khan lamented. He then invoked the ‘2-nation theory’ to claim that the dream of Mohammed Ali Jinnah was in danger.

“When Pakistan was created, what was the fear that existed among the Muslim community? The leaders in India were claiming that Pakistan could not exist on its own and will eventually merge with the country. This was India’s motive from the start,” claimed the former Pakistani Prime Minister.

“Why did we put so much emphasis on our security? Why did we maintain an army despite severe economic woes? And then the Pakistani army gave us confidence that it can defend us,” he further asserted.

Imran Khan concluded, “This is why the country was created in the first place – We wanted to be an independent nation where principles of Riyasat-e-Medina would exist. The most important principle of that era was rule of law. Pakistan got everything except justice and rule of law.”

Economic condition of Pakistan

Pakistan is experiencing its worst economic crisis amidst food shortages, flash floods, and poverty. As the government of Pakistan failed to end the economic crisis in Pakistan, over 7 million workers in its textile industry have been laid off.

Other than this, Pakistan, which was declared South Asia’s weakest economy by a report is also hit by a severe food crisis. The situation in several cities of Pakistan is so grave that flour is being rationed and guarded by armed guards. Prices of flour and wheat have witnessed a dramatic surge. 

Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh, and Balochistan are among the worst sufferers as tens of thousands spend hours daily to get the subsidized bags of flour that are already short in supply in the market.

Incidents of clashes and stampedes have been reported in markets in many areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh, and Balochistan. The situation is so dire that flour-loaded mini trucks and vans are escorted by armed guards to avoid clashes. As these vehicles reach the markets, people gather around these vehicles. 

Recently, the people of Pakistan took to Twitter to voice their woes as a nationwide power outage left almost all regions without electricity on January 24, 2023.

Swati Maliwal’s ex-husband tweets cryptic message after she accuses her father of sexual assault

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Swati Maliwal’s ex-husband tweets cryptic message after she accuses her father of sexual assault

On March 11, Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) Chief and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Swati Maliwal’s ex-husband and former AAP Haryana unit president Naveen Jaihind posted cryptic messages on social media attacking an unnamed person for telling lies and dragging dead people in the conversation.

Naveen Jaihind posted cryptic tweet after his ex-wife accused her father of sexual assault. Source: Twitter

In his tweet, Jaihind said, “The new name of the film should have been “Tu Mahajhuthi Main Mahamakkar” (you are the biggest liar, I am the biggest deceitful). When a person becomes deceitful and dead, then he attacks only the dead. [When] enormity enters a person’s mind, and greed overpowers him, he can’t speak on misdeeds of the living. A person does not attain manhood by speaking about the dead.”

Naveen Jaihind asked everyone not to call him for comments. Source: Twitter

Jaihind’s tweet came hours after his ex-wife DCW chief Maliwal accused her late father of sexually assaulting her when she was a child. In a follow-up tweet, Naveen Jaihind requested everyone not to contact him for comments on his tweets. He said, “I am requesting the media persons and social media friends with folded hands that I do not get into the gutter. There is a lot of muck in the gutter. So friends, keep me away from the muck. I have a lot of work to do. [I request] the journalist friends not to call me for comments on the dead.”

Swati Maliwal accused her father of sexual assault

A few hours before Jaihind’s tweets, Maliwal had accused her father of sexually assaulting her when she was a child. She claimed the experience left a lasting impact on her, and therefore she was driven to fight for women’s rights as a result. She made the accusations while referring to the viral video of women getting harassed during Holi.

She said, “A video went viral on the internet where some men were applying Holi colours to a Japanese woman, she was feeling harassed, molested and screaming for help. Those men did not stop. We are issuing a notice to Delhi Police. Those men should be identified and put behind the jail,” said the DCW chief.

She narrated her childhood ordeal speaking to journalists after the DCW International Women’s Day Awards ceremony. She said that she became emotional from the stories of the awardees, as all of them are powerful stories, and the awardees have done a lot of struggle.

After that, she continued, “I was sexually assaulted by my own father when I was a child. I was very small at that time. My father used to beat me up, and I used to hide under the bed to save myself,” she said.

“While hiding under the bed, I used to think how I will teach a lesson to such men who abuse women and children, and how I can help women get their rights,” Swati Maliwal further said.

She said that her father used to grad her hair and slam her against the wall, causing her injuries. “This happened till I was in Class 4,” she added.

Naveen Jaihind and Swati Maliwal got divorced in 2020 after a yearlong legal fight. There is very little information available about their personal life. Maliwal published a tweet in 2020 announcing the divorce and requested everyone to respect her privacy. Jaihind was one of the frontrunners in AAP’s campaigns till the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. He left the party after the 2019 elections and decided not to join politics again. Jaihind made headlines for odd reasons very often. Before leaving AAP, he had sat on a “tapasya” protest against child sexual abuse.

Pakistan: Two policemen kidnapped in Sindh, read details

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Pakistan: Two policemen kidnapped in Sindh, read details

Dacoits on Saturday attacked a police check-post and kidnapped two policemen in the Katcha area of Durrani Mehr near Sindh’s Kandhkot tehsil, Pakistan-based ARY News reported. 

As per details, the two policemen, Sajjad Jakhrani and Ghaffar, were kidnapped on Saturday when dacoits attacked a police check-post in the Katcha area of Durrani Mehr. The dacoits while uploading a video of the two men in their custody, demanded the release of a 13-year-old suspect Wajid, who was earlier arrested by police. 

The Sindh Cabinet had earlier in March approved funds for military-grade weapons to launch an anti-bandit operation in the Katcha area. 

Secretary home department and the I.G. Police Sindh in a briefing to the cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister of Sindh Murad Ali Shah, said that the police will require military-grade arms to launch an effective operation against bandits in the Katcha area (riverine forest along the Indus River), ARY News reported. 

The cabinet session was briefed that the January 5 session of the apex committee had recommended the procurement of military-grade weapons, which requires 2.7 billion rupees in funds. 

The provincial cabinet approved the funds and procurement of required arms. The sindh government will get NOC from the interior ministry after the cabinet’s approval. 

According to ARY News, the Sindh cabinet decided to conduct a joint operation against dacoits in the Katcha area, which will be participated by Sindh, Punjab and Balochistan police departments. “It will be a joint and pre-planned operation,” Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah said. 

In January, the Sindh police sought Pakistani Rupee (PKR) 2.79 billion for the purchase of military-grade sophisticated and heavy weapons. 

Recently, two policemen were killed while two got injured in a remote-controlled blast in Balochistan’s Khuzdar district, according to a police official, Pakistan-based Dawn newspaper reported. 

Khuzdar Station House Officer (SHO) Muhammad Jan Sasoli told Dawn that Khuzdar Superintendent of Police (SP) Fahad Khan Khoso’s security squad was targeted near the Jhalawan Complex in a “remote-controlled blast”. 

According to Sasoli, one policeman died on the spot while another succumbed to injuries at the District Headquarters Hospital, Khuzdar where the injured were moved for medical treatment. 

According to SHO Sasoli: “SP Khuzdar’s squad was patrolling in the area when the blast occurred.” He added that additional police contingents reached the blast site and cordoned off the area. 

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

Stones pelted at Vande Bharat train in West Bengal

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Stones pelted at Vande Bharat train in West Bengal

An incident of stone pelting on Vande Bharat Express train has been reported from West Bengal in which window panes of a coach of the high-speed train were damaged, Eastern Railway said in a statement. 

The incident was reported to have taken place near Farrakka in Murshidabad district of West Bengal, late evening on saturday. “This is a very unfortunate incident. It will be investigated,” Kausik Mitra, CPRO, Eastern Railway siad. An inquiry has been ordered, official added. 

Visuals accesed by ANI shows window panes of high-speed train being damaged as stones were allegedly thrown at the train near Howrah station. 

In January 2023, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) informed that two window panes of the Vande Bharat Express train were left damaged after stones were allegedly pelted on the two coaches near the Phansidewa area of the Darjeeling district. This was the second attack as earlier in the same month the Vande Bharat Express window panes were broken as stones were thrown at the train connecting Howrah to New Jalpaiguri near Malda. 

The RPF Commander had informed that the incident happened near the Phansidewa area in the Darjeeling district. 

“Windows of coach C3 and C6 of Vande Bharat Express were found damaged due to stone pelting. It was found, windows were damaged near Phansidewa area in Darjeeling district when the train was moving towards New Jalpaiguri,” he had said.

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

‘I adore everything about India…it never fails to fascinate me’: Japanese woman reacts after online outrage

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‘I adore everything about India…it never fails to fascinate me’: Japanese woman reacts after online outrage

On Saturday, a Japanese woman who was subjected to harassment by a group of men on Holi expressed her thoughts on the incident via Twitter, describing it as “unfortunate”.

On Thursday, the woman shared a video of the incident on Twitter. However, she deleted it shortly afterward. Regarding this, she explained that she was “terrified” by the responses to the video, and thus decided to remove the tweet.

“On March 9th, I tweeted a video of the Indian festival Holi, but after that, the number of RTs and DMs increased more than I had imagined, and I was terrified, so I deleted the tweet.
I sincerely apologize to those who were offended by the video,” she tweeted.

“I had heard that it was very dangerous for a woman to go out alone during the daytime at the Holi festival, an Indian festival that I participated in, so I participated in the event with a total of 35 other friends,” she said.

The video depicts several men playing Holi with a foreign girl who appears to be ‘uncomfortable’ with their conduct.

The woman also praised Holi stating, “The original Holi festival is a wonderful and fun traditional festival with the purpose of celebrating the arrival of spring by pouring colored powder and water on each other and enjoying it regardless of skin color or social status. (There are various theories)”

The woman, however, apologised for causing concern and anxiety by sharing videos on social media, stating that the aim was to convey positive aspects of the Indian festival and not the negative ones.

“However, I sincerely apologize for causing concern to many people through videos and Twitter. I would like to express my sincere apologies for causing concern and anxiety in many ways, even though my goal was to convey the positive aspects and joys of India. really sorry,” she tweeted.

Additionally, the woman conveyed her affection for India and stated, “I adore everything about India. I have visited the country numerous times, and it never fails to fascinate me. India and Japan will always be ‘Tomodachi’ (friends).”

The Delhi Police had apprehended three people in relation to the molestation and abuse of the woman after the video posted by her had gone viral on social media. One of the offenders is a juvenile and all three are from the Paharganj area of central Delhi. She didn’t file a complaint against anyone yet, they had added.

Uttar Pradesh: Hitting a buffalo with a stick leads to stone pelting, clash between Hindus and Muslims in Sambhal, 22 arrested

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Uttar Pradesh: Hitting a buffalo with a stick leads to stone pelting, clash between Hindus and Muslims in Sambhal, 22 arrested

A clash took place took place between groups of two communities in Sambhal district in Uttar Pradesh over an incident of a hitting a buffalo with sticks. The incident took place on Saturday, leading to stone-pelting from both the Hindu and Muslim sides. The incident took place in Kamalpur village which comes under the Bahjoi police station.

According to reports, the two groups also hit each other with lathis during the fight. Six people, including women, received injuries and were transported to a local hospital.

A massive police force was deployed in the area to bring the situation under control. The cops have already taken 22 people into custody. The people involved in the brawl were apparently intoxicated. The matter is now under further investigation.

According to reports, the clash started with a very trivial matter. On Saturday morning, a buffalo belonging to a person from one community was hit with a stick by a man from the other community. The buffalo was whacked because it was blocking the path. Following that, the community of the buffalo owner got enraged, and they argued with the other community over the matter.

Soon the matter escalated to physical fight, where the two groups started pelting stones and hitting each other with sticks. One side in the fight was Muslim Teli community, while the other was Hindu Kashi community. The fight was stopped after the police reached the spot.

The Sambhal district superintendent of police, Chakresh Mishra, gave details of the incident and stated, “The Muslim and Hindu sides had a dispute over hitting a buffalo.” He said that the people involved in the fight were intoxicated. Mishra further said that a total of 22 people had been arrested, and a case has been registered in order to take the necessary action. He mentioned that police were dispatched in the region because of the commotion in the locality. “All of the injured are currently stable, normal, and still receiving medical attention,” he added.

However, some villages are giving another angle to the incident. According to them, the clash erupted over the construction of a temple. It is being alleged that the temple is being constructed without permission, which triggered the clash. The police said they are investigating all the angles.

Land for Railway job scam: ED detects over Rs 600 crores in ‘proceeds of crime’ after raids against Lalu Prasad Yadav’s family, unaccounted cash over Rs 1 crore seized

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Land for Railway job scam: ED detects over Rs 600 crores in ‘proceeds of crime’ after raids against Lalu Prasad Yadav’s family, unaccounted cash over Rs 1 crore seized

On Saturday, March 11, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) informed that they had recovered unaccounted cash of Rs 1 Crore, foreign currency including USD 1900 (₹1.55 lakh), 540 gms gold bullion and more than 1.5 kg of gold jewellery in the raids it carried out on Friday in multiple cities of Bihar against former Bihar CM Lalu Prasad Yadav and his family in connection with the land for job scam case. 

The federal investigation agency added that the searches resulted in the detection of Proceeds of Crime amounting to Rs 600 Crore approximately at this point in time.

“Searches resulted in detection of Proceeds of Crime amounting to Rs 600 Crore approximately at this point of time which is in the form of immovable properties of Rs 350 Crore and transactions of Rs 250 Crore routed through various benamidaars,” the ED said in a statement.

The Enforcement Directorate Friday conducted searches at 24 locations in Delhi NCR, Patna, Mumbai and Ranchi in the Railways Land for Job Scam. It had also raided the Delhi residence of Tejashwi Yadav, the deputy chief minister of Bihar, in connection with the land for jobs scam investigation. The searches were done based on specific intelligence inputs.

Along with Tejashwi Yadav’s house, searches also took place at the residence of former RJD MLA Syed Abu Dojana at Phulwari Sharif in Patna. Premises linked to Lalu Prasad Yadav’s daughters Misa Bharti, Rohini Acharya, Ragini Yadav, Chanda Yadav, and Hema Yadav were also reportedly searched by the ED. 

According to the agency, it has also recovered a number of other incriminating documents, including various property documents, sale deeds held in the names of family members, and benamidars suggesting the illicit acquisition of large land banks. Apart from these, electronic devices were also seized during the raids.

According to a press release issued by the ED, the inquiry has found that multiple plots of property in prominent places in Patna and other localities were illegally obtained by the family of then-Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav in exchange for jobs in the railways. The department said that the present market value of these land parcels is more than Rs 200 crore.

According to the agency, the probe revealed that a property in New Friends Colony in Delhi, registered in the name of M/s A B Exports Private Limited, a firm owned and controlled by Tejashwi Prasad Yadav and his family, was purchased for merely Rs four lakhs. It was stated that the current market value of this property is about Rs 150 crores. ED also found that this property was being used as a residence of Tejashwi Yadav, even though it is registered in the name of his firm and declared as an office.

“It is suspected that a huge amount of cash/Proceeds of Crime has been infused in purchasing this property and few Mumbai-based entities, dealing in the gems and jewellery sector were used to channel ill-gotten proceeds of crime in this regard. The property has been though, on paper declared as office of M/s A B Exports Private Limited and M/s AK Infosystems Pvt ltd, it is being exclusively used as residential premises by Tejasvi Prasad Yadav, son of Lalu Prasad Yadav. During the searches, Tejasvi Prasad Yadav was found to be staying at this house and was found to be using this house as his residential property,” the ED statement said.

The ED further added that it has found that 4 parcels of lands acquired by the family of Lalu Yadav in just Rs 7.5 Lakhs from poor Group-D applicants were sold to Syed Abu Dojana, Ex-RJD MLA by Rabri Devi with huge gains at Rs 3.5 crore in a collusive deal.

“ED investigation further revealed that a major portion of the amount thus received, was transferred to the account of Sh. Tejashwi Prasad Yadav. Investigations revealed that in a similar fashion, lands were taken from several poor parents and candidates in lieu of Group D jobs in the Railways. It has been revealed during the investigation that in many Railways Zones, more than 50% of recruited candidates were from Lalu Yadav families’ constituencies. Further investigation in this regard is ongoing,” it said.

1458 sales deeds recovered, ‘Gifted’ land deeds signed by Rabri Devi as beneficiary accessed

It may be recalled that last year, CBI probing the land-for-job scam that dates back to Lalu Yadav’s tenure as the Union Railways Minister, recovered as many as 1458 sales deeds during the raids at the premises of several RJD leaders in Bihar.

CBI sources had then said that the agency is also in possession of a hard disk that has a list of candidates who gave their lands to Lalu Yadav in lieu of jobs in the Railways.

It was further reported that Bhola Yadav, the then OSD to former Railway Minister Lalu Yadav, confirmed to the agency that several candidates, despite forged documents, got appointed in Railways after they allegedly gifted land to the Lalu Yadav family when the RJD supremo was the Railway Minister in the UPA government.

Meanwhile, Republic TV has accessed ‘gifted’ land deeds that have the signature of Lalu Prasad Yadav’s wife and former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi as the beneficiary.

The land-for-job scam and its alleged links to Lalu Prasad Yadav

It may be recalled that the CBI initiated a preliminary enquiry in September 2021 into the charges that when Lalu Prasad Yadav was the railway minister during UPA 1, he obtained benefits in the form of the transfer of property in the names of his family members in exchange for the appointments of substitutes in Group “D” posts in various Railway zones. CBI had found that a number of residents of Patna obtained jobs in the Railways in different zones in the country after they had gifted, or sold at very low prices, lands in Patna, Delhi and other places, to Lalu Prasad Yadav’s family or to a company controlled by the family.

On May 18, 2022, CBI filed a new case of corruption against Lalu Prasad Yadav, his wife Rabri Devi, and his daughters Misa Bharti and Hema Yadav, accusing them of obtaining land plots as bribes from some people who were recruited in the Railways. The CBI also named 12 others in this case who were given jobs in the railway zones of Mumbai, Jabalpur, Kolkata, Jaipur, and Hajipur.

In the FIR, CBI alleged, “In lieu thereof, the substitutes, who were residents of Patna themselves or through their family members, sold and gifted their land situated at Patna in favour of the family members of Lalu Prasad Yadav and a private company controlled by family members, which was also involved in the transfer of such immovable properties in the name of family members.”

According to the agency, no advertisement or any public notice was issued for such appointment of substitutes in Zonal Railways, yet the appointees who were residents of Patna were appointed in Mumbai, Jabalpur, Kolkata, Jaipur, and Hajipur.

The CBI investigations revealed that Lalu’s family obtained over one lakh square feet of land in this manner for just Rs 26 lakh, despite the fact that the land’s actual value is over Rs 4.39 crore.

The land for Railways job scam is another major scam involving Lalu Prasad Yadav, after the well-known fodder scam. He has been convicted in multiple cases registered in the scam, while some other cases are still being head by courts.

Advocate Dushyant Dave alleges judiciary is compromised because few verdicts were not pro-Muslim or anti-Modi, says politicians should not be allowed to amend the constitution

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Advocate Dushyant Dave alleges judiciary is compromised because few verdicts were not pro-Muslim or anti-Modi, says politicians should not be allowed to amend the constitution

Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave, who is known to take up cases in support of Muslim causes and against BJP and PM Modi, today alleged that the judiciary is compromised just because in select few cases, court judgements went in favour of Hindus or Narendra Modi. He made the comments while speaking on ‘Basic Structure Of Indian Constitution And The Present Day Challenges’ in Kochi at an event organised by Ernakulam Govt Law College Old Students and Teachers Association.

In his speech, Dushyant Dave talked against the system of the party winning a majority in elections ruling the country, alleging that a majority party might destroy the constitution using its powers. While over 100 amendments to the constitution have been done by the parliament, the senior advocate suggested that it should be stopped now, given that it is unlikely that Congress will come to power soon.

“I consider the constitution as sacred as the Bible, Quran or the Gita. So should it be amended?” he asked, suggesting that just like religious texts, the constitution of India should also be fixed. He added that amendments to the constitution should be done only after a referendum. It is notable that the constitution of India itself was adopted by the Constituent Assembly without any referendum, but now Dave is seeking referendum for amendments.

“Majoritarian parties be it under Indira Gandhi or under Modi can pass any law by using brute majority,” he added, calling for restricting the power of parliament to pass laws.

While the judiciary is being accused of overstepping on the domains of the executive and legislative, Dave defended the court’s activism, saying that judicial review is a part of the basic structure of the constitution, along with fundamental rights and other basic features.

He then went on to launch an attack on Narendra Modi, alleging that he wants to kill multi-party democracy. “PM Modi said he wants Congress mukt Bharat. What they want is an opposition mukt Dharat,” he alleged, completely misinterpreting what PM Modi means by Congress-mukt Bharat.

“We have democracy in form but not in substance. Look at targeted attacks on critics, even stand up comedians, minorities,” he continued, repeating the lies often repeated by the left liberal ecosystem. While it is non-NDA governments in West Bengal, Kerala and earlier in Maharashtra were leading the attacks on freedom of speech, Dave chose to blame the Modi government for the same. Not just that, he even claimed that Kerala is an exemption in this regard.

He then said that the parliament should not be allowed to amend the constitution. “If politicians are allowed to amend the Constitution as suited to their interests against the people, then ‘We The People’ cannot survive,” he claimed. “Constitutional principles must remain intact, political parties cannot be allowed to do whatever they want to do,” Dave further added.

Talking against legal actions against gangsters and mafia, he said that “constitutional methods are being used to destroy the constitution.”

He then mentioned few landmark judgements in recent past which went in favour of Hindus and BJP, and used to accuse the judiciary of being compromised. “Under CJI Gogoi, the government was given  judgements after judgments in its favour Rafale, Ayodhya, CBI, in an attempt to cover up his sexual harrasment allegations,” he alleged.

Dushyant Dave said that while the government is not favour of the collegium system for the appointment of judges, there is no other suitable system to ensure the independence of judiciary. However, then he went to add that “the collegium members are themselves influenced by certain political ideologies.”

He then suggested that judges should be prohibited from taking up positions after retirement to prevent biases from judges. “Justice Nazeer being made Governor is a clear case of quid pro quo,” he alleged, referring to the recent appointment of former Karnataka High Court Judge retired Justice Abdul Nazeer as the Governor of Andhra Pradesh.

36 Christians killed by ISIS-backed terror organisation in Congo: Reports

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36 Christians killed by ISIS-backed terror organisation in Congo: Reports

On Thursday (March 9), the Islamist outfit Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) announced that it has murdered 36 Christians in Mukondi village in North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

ADF with close ties with the terror outfit, ISIS, stated that the killings were targeted at “Christians”. The Islamist outfit added that the murders were executed using guns and knives and that the properties of the deceased were destroyed.

According to local authorities, at least 45 people were killed in a series of attacks on different villages by the Allied Democratic Forces. It must be mentioned that the ADF has been active primarily in North Kivu province but has recently extended its operations to Ituri province and Goma.

Dead bodies lowered into a mass grave, image via Associated Press/ Socrate Mumbere

On Thursday (March 9), Associated Press reporters witnessed bodies being lowered into a mass grave in Mukondi while community members shovelled dirt over the bodies against a backdrop of destroyed houses.

“The rebels came and they first burned houses. Then everyone who came out of his house was either cut up with machetes or shot dead,” a resident of the Mukondi village, named Saddam Patangoli, informed.

The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Congo has condemned the killings and is urging the authorities to investigate the matter. Efforts to stop the violence carried out by ADF have yielded minimal results despite the nearly year-long joint operation by Uganda and Congo’s armies.

US announces a reward of $5 million for the successful capture of ADF supremo

Besides murders, ADF has been involved in raping, maiming and abducting civilians including children. The US government has recently offered a reward of up to $5 million for any information that could lead to the capture of the ADF leader, Seka Musa Baluku.

The ongoing violence in the region continues to claim many lives, and a concerted effort is needed to put an end to the senseless killings and restore peace to the area. Opindia has reported about the killing of 30 people by the ADF in November 2020.

DCW chief Swati Maliwal says her father sexually assaulted her when she was a child, days after BJP leader Khushbu Sundar made similar allegations

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DCW chief Swati Maliwal says her father sexually assaulted her when she was a child, days after BJP leader Khushbu Sundar made similar allegations

Swati Maliwal, Aam Aadmi Party leader and the chief of the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW), has said that she was sexually assaulted by her father when she was a child. She claimed the experience left a lasting impact on her, and therefore she was driven to fight for the rights of women as a result.

She made narrated her childhood ordeal speaking to journalists after the DCW International Women’s Day Awards ceremony. She said that she became emotional from the stories of the awardees, as all of them are powerful stories, and the awardees have done a lot of struggle.

After that she continued, “I was sexually assaulted by my own father when I was a child. I was very small at that time. My father used to beat me up and I used to hide under the bed to save myself,” she said.

“While hiding under the bed, I used to think how I will teach a lesson to such men who abuse women and children, and how I can help women get their rights,” Swati Maliwal further said.

She said that her father used to grad her hair and slam her against the wall, causing her injuries. “This happened till I was in Class 4,” she added.

The DCW chief mentioned her own childhood story while referring to the viral videos of harassment of women during Holi. She added that the DCW has issued a notice to the Delhi Police to probe the videos and nab the perpetrators.

“A video went viral on the internet where some men were applying Holi colours to a Japanese woman, she was feeling harassed, molested and screaming for help. Those men did not stop. We are issuing a notice to Delhi Police. Those men should be identified and put behind jail,” said the DCW chief.

Swati Maliwal’s revelations came after Khushbu Sundar, a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and a member of the National Commission for Women, had made similar allegations against her own father. Khushbu Sundar earlier today said that she was sexually abused by her father when she was a child, and she is not ashamed about the incident as she came out with honesty.

“I have not made a startling statement. I think that was an honesty which I have come out with. I am not ashamed of what I have said because this has happened to me and I think the perpetrator needs to be ashamed for what he has done,” the BJP leader told ANI when asked about her statement about being sexually abused by her father at the age of eight.

Sundar further said that with her revelation she wants women to speak about what has happened to them.

“I think I need to send the message across that you have to be strong and take control of yourself and not let anything bring you down or think that this is the end of the road. If I have taken so many years to speak about it, I think women need to speak about it and tell them this has happened to me and I will continue my journey, no matter what,” she added.

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