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Khalistan supporter Amritpal Singh becomes president of deceased actor Deep Sidhu’s organization ‘Waris Punjab De’

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Khalistan supporter Amritpal Singh becomes president of deceased actor Deep Sidhu’s organization ‘Waris Punjab De’

On Thursday, 29th September 2022, Khalistan supporter 29-year-old Amritpal Singh took charge as the president of ‘Waris Punjab De’ – an organization founded by deceased actor Deep Sidhu in September 2021. The organization aims to protect the rights of Punjab and raise social issues. Actor Deep Sidhu, one of the accused in the 2021 Republic Day riots, died in a road accident on 15th February 2022. The actor’s family has distanced itself from the new president Amritpal Singh who is known for openly endorsing Khalistan and slain Khalistani terrorist Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale.

Amritpal Singh was declared president of the ‘Waris Punjab De’ organization on Thursday in a ‘Turban Tying’ ceremony held at Moga’s Rode which happens to be the native village of the slain terrorist Bhindranwale. The program took place near Gurdwara Sant Khalsa which is built in Bhindranwale’s memory. Jasvir Singh Rode, a member of Bhindranwale’s family, attended the ceremony on Thursday, while his older brother Harcharan Singh Rode watched it online from the US.

Amritpal Singh and his speech promoting the idea of Khalistan

Addressing the public amidst the slogans of ‘Raj Karega Khalsa’, Amritpal Singh said, “Bhindranwale is my inspiration. I will walk the path shown by him. I want to be like him because that’s what every Sikh wants, but I am not copying him. I am not even equal to the dust of his feet.”

He further said, “Each drop of my blood is dedicated to the freedom of our community. Our battle started from this village in the past, future battles will also start from here. We all are still slaves. We have to fight for freedom. Our waters are being looted, our Guru is being disrespected. The entire youth of Punjab should be ready to give up their lives for the sect. People like Sidhu, who was on Guru’s duty, can never die in accidents. We know how he died, who killed him.”

Amritpal Singh was based in Dubai. He came back to Punjab months after Deep Sidhu’s death. He dresses like Bhindranwale and is accompanied by armed men. He will now be leading the organization formed by late actor Sandeep Singh alias Deep Sidhu. Deep Sidhu had described his organization as a pressure group to protect the rights and culture of Punjab, raise social issues such as health, and education, and raise voices against the dictatorship of Delhi.

Deep Sidhu’s family member denies any connection with the Khalistan supporter Amritpal Singh

However, Deep Sidhu’s family members have distanced themselves from Amritpal Singh’s appointment to the president’s post in this organization. Deep Sidhu’s brother Mandeep Singh Sidhu is an advocate in Ludhiana. He said that his family never made Amritpal Singh head of the organization.

Mandeep Singh Sidhu said, “We never met him before. Deep too never met him. He was in touch with Deep over the phone for some time but later Deep blocked him. We do not know how he has declared himself as head of my brother’s organization. He is misusing our name to propagate anti-social activities. He somehow got access to my brother’s social media accounts and started posting on them.” Notably, Mandeep Singh Sidhu had participated in the farmers’ protests with his deceased brother.

Mandeep Singh also underlined that his deceased brother was not a Khalistan supporter and it is Amritpal Singh who is going to create unrest in the state. He said, “My brother had made this organization for a social cause, to raise issues of Punjab and to provide legal aid to the needy, not to propagate Khalistan. Amritpal is talking about creating unrest in Punjab. He is befooling people using my brother’s and Khalistan’s name. My brother was not a separatist.”

Deep Sidhu himself was a Khalistan sympathizer

It is notable that Deep Sidhu was also a Khalistan sympathizer and was arrested last year in February after he participated in the desecration of the Red Fort after the tractor rally held by farmers that turned violent. The Khalistani supporters had brutally attacked the security personnel and police officials stationed at Red Fort, they had disrespected India’s national flag by hoisting two other flags with Sikh symbols on the Red Fort. Now Amritpal Singh has taken over his organization.

Madhya Pradesh: 8 Muslim youths arrested for entering Garba venues hiding identities after govt directed to check IDs at pandals

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Madhya Pradesh: 8 Muslim youths arrested for entering Garba venues hiding identities after govt directed to check IDs at pandals

For the first time in Madhya Pradesh, the state government has directed the Navratri Garba organisers to allow entry only after checking the identity cards. In some places, ‘Non-Hindus Are Not Allowed To Enter’ posters are also put up outside Garba pandals. In the last two days, 8 Muslim youths have been arrested for entering Garba pandals by hiding their identity. Muslim youths are accused of clicking pictures and making obscene comments on Hindu girls.

Following the directions of the state government, the identity cards of participants are being checked and Tilak is applied on the forehead of those allowed entry in Ujjain. Posters have been put up outside the Garba venues saying that non-Hindus are not allowed in the pandal, and volunteers are checking ID documents like driving licence, Aadhaar card etc of the participants. However, they are particularly stringent about checking the identity of single men and are allowing families to enter the venue without checking ID. In Narmadaupuram, Kesariya Garba Utsav organisers have imposed a dress code. Men can only enter in kurta-pyjamas; women can enter in saree and salwar-suit. People are not allowed to enter the venue in jeans, trousers and t-shirts. Single men are also not allowed entry. Similarly, identities of Garba participants are checked in Bhopal also.

On September 8, the Culture Minister of State, Usha Thakur said that Garba Pandal has become the medium of love Jihad. Thus, an entry in Garba Pandals will be allowed only after an ID check. She also asserted that Garba dance is a form of worship of Ma Bhagvati and non-Hindus and especially those with malicious intentions of molesting Hindu women will not be allowed to enter Garba pandals.

Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra in a media briefing said that “Navaratri is a festival of worshipping Ma Shakti and as Culture Minister Usha Thakur said, showing Identity card will be mandatory to enter Garba pandals, to avoid any untoward incident.”

In Nana Kheda in Ujjain, participants are allowed entry only after showing ID and applying Tilak. ‘Seva Hi Sankalp Sanskritik Samiti’ has put up posters with ’Non-Hindus Not Allowed To Enter’ written on it as per a report by Dainik Bhaskar. 

The team has been stationed outside the pandal at the main gate, according to committee president Bahadur Singh Rathore. Every movement is closely monitored by the team. Only once the Aadhar card or other identity card has been verified is access granted. Yes, individuals traveling with families shouldn’t encounter any issues, therefore admission is granted without inspection. The reason for doing this is to stop the molestation of girls in Garba.

In Bhopal, Collector Avinash Lavania has asked the Garba organizers to check identity cards before allowing access. If not, action will be taken against the organizers.

A Muslim youth was caught by Bajrang Dal on Thursday night in Indore’s Palsikar Colony Garba Pandal. Imran Khan is accused of making obscene comments on girls. He was handed over to the police after being beaten. He was brought to the police station by Raoji Bazar police.

On Wednesday, 7 Muslim youths were arrested by the police from the Garba pandal of Pandharinath in Indore. They were reportedly making videos of Hindu girls. The Bajrang activists requested the names and IDs of the suspected Muslim youths. The Muslim youngsters initially pretended to be Hindus and refused to even show ID; but, after further inquiry, after their genuine names were confirmed, they were handed over to the police. Under the prohibitory sections, a case was filed against Muslim youths.

In Khandwa, Kesariya Garba Mahotsav organiser Ritesh Kapoor told Dainik Bhaskar “be it, family or women, showing an ID card is mandatory to enter Garba pandal.”

Digvijaya Singh out, Mallikarjun Kharge in: The drama over Congress party’s presidential chair grows more engaging by the day

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Digvijaya Singh out, Mallikarjun Kharge in: The drama over Congress party’s presidential chair grows more engaging by the day

Following a one-day stint, veteran Congress leader Digvijaya Singh Friday withdrew from the race for the party’s presidential chair. The development came on Friday, 30 September, the last day for filing nominations. Interestingly, only yesterday, Digvijaya Singh had confirmed that he would be contending for the post alongside Congress senior leader and the Lok Sabha MP from Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram, Shashi Tharoor.

Now, after the explosive entry and even more spectacular exit of Congress bigwigs like Ashok Gehlot and Digvijaya Singh, reports claim that Mallikarjun Kharge is the next challenger who has chosen to battle it out with Tharoor.

Announcing his withdrawal, Singh told the media that he would become the proposer for Kharge instead. “I met Kharge ji yesterday to tell him that I will not contest if he is planning to, he is my leader. He told me yesterday that he is not willing to. Today, I came to know from the press that he is a contender. So, I met him today morning to convey that if he is contending, I won’t.”

Digvijaya also spoke about his dedication and commitment to the Gandhi family while announcing his withdrawal from the presidential race. “I have worked for Congress all my life till now, will continue doing so. I don’t compromise on 3 things – standing for the Dalit, tribals & poor, fighting against those who disturb communal harmony & my commitment to Congress & Nehru-Gandhi family.”

As per reports, Mallikarjun Kharge, who is going to file his nomination papers shortly, will soon step down as Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha in accordance with Congress’ ‘one person one post’ rule.

Notably, until earlier this week, Ashok Gehlot and Shashi Tharoor were considered the two leading candidates for the position. Then, according to reports, Ashok Gehlot withdrew and Digvijaya Singh entered the fray. Not even a day had passed when Digvijaya Singh bailed, and now Congress senior politician Mallikarjun Kharge has entered the contest.

It may be recalled that last week, the Congress party has declared that no one from the Gandhi family will run for the post of the President of the age-old party. 

With so many entertaining twists and turns, it will be interesting to watch if the drama for the Congress presidential seat ends here, or if we are in for further surprises in the battle.

All India Muslim Jamaat Chief receives death threats for calling PFI a radical organisation

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All India Muslim Jamaat Chief receives death threats for calling PFI a radical organisation

On Thursday, All India Muslim Jamaat president Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi received death threats for speaking against the now banned terrorist organisation Popular Front of India (PFI) and calling it a radical group. “If you speak against PFI, you will be killed”, the death threats issued by Islamists read. Maulana has informed the Bareilly Police about the threats and has demanded security from the accused Islamists.

According to the reports, the Bareilly Police has taken the cognizance of the incident and has confirmed that Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi had received death threats for his past statements against the PFI. “Action will be taken after obtaining an application from the president of All India Muslim Jamaat in this respect,” Bareilly Police said in a tweet.

On September 23, Razvi had encouraged the Muslim community to abandon the Popular Front of India, calling it a radical group. He had also urged the Central government to impose ban on the organisation. “I am not scared about the threats. I have never advocated the fanatic terrorist organisation PFI. I have always spoken for rights and peace. This is what our ancestors have taught us. These threats are not going to stop me”, Maulana Razvi said on September 29.

Razvi had also applauded the arrest of PFI leaders around the nation. The arrests were made by the ATS after the NIA and ED conducted massive raids at the PFI hideouts settled in around 17 states of the country. The first round of raids was conducted on September 22 while the second round of raid was executed on September 27.

On September 23 Maulana Razvi had called PFI a radical organisation and had appealed all the Sufi and Sunni Muslims to stay away from the organisation. ” The PFI has been named in many incidents across the country. It is necessary that there should be a ban on these kinds of organisations,” Razvi had said.

“The central government took appropriate action against PFI. I support the action of the government. I would request the government of India to ban PFI in order to safeguard the unity and sovereignty of the country,” he added.

MHA banned PFI and its fronts under UAPA

The Ministry of Home Affairs on September 27 issued a notification banning the Islamist organisation and its affiliates for 5 years. The MHA stated that the organizations including All India Imams Council, Campus Front of India (CFI), Rehab India Foundation, National Conf of Human Rights Org, National Women’s Front, Junior Front, Empower India Foundation, and Rehab Foundation, Kerala operated unlawfully and needed to be banned under UAPA.

Several incriminating documents and materials were found from the possession of PFI leaders, prominent among them included a brochure and CD related to ‘Mission 2047’. Huge amount of undocumented cash was also recovered from the PFI leaders of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu and also document on ‘short course on how to make IEDs using easily available materials’. Meanwhile, pen drives containing videos related to ISIS, and Gajwa-e-Hind were recovered from the Uttar Pradesh PFI leadership and Marine radio sets from Tamil Nadu PFI leadership. All these materials including wireless communication devices have been taken into custody by the officials.

Delhi Court grants bail to Sharjeel Imam in the case of instigating Jamia Nagar riots, to remain in jail in other cases

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Delhi Court grants bail to Sharjeel Imam in the case of instigating Jamia Nagar riots, to remain in jail in other cases

Former JNU student Sharjeel Imam has been granted bail in a sedition case related to a provocative speech in 2019. Additional Sessions Judge Anuj Agrawal of Saket Court in Delhi granted the bail in the case registered at NFC Police station in Delhi.

However, Sharjeel Imam will remain in jail as there are multiple cases filed against him. According to activist Muzzammil Imam, two more cases against Imam are pending in Delhi.

The Saket Court judgement came after the Delhi High Court had asked the trial court to consider Sharjeel Imam’s plea seeking relief under section 436-A of the CrPC on the ground that he has been in custody for 31 months after his arrest in the FIR.

As per section 436-A, if an accused spends half of the maximum sentence for the charges in jail under trial, such a person can be released on bail court. Imam is charged under Section 153A (promoting enmity among religious groups) which have a maximum imprisonment of three years. He is also charged under IPC Sections 124A (sedition) which carried maximum life sentence.

Sharjeel Imam was arrested in January 2020 after he delivered several provocative speeches that triggered violence during anti-CAA protests in Delhi and several other states. The current case relates to a speech given on December 2019 in Delhi. According to the police, his speech provoked violence in Jamia Nagar in Delhi on December 15, 2019 during protests against the now enacted Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB).

The mob had damaged public and private properties including several vehicles during the riot in Jamia Nagar. Around 1500 demonstrators blocked the road and did not listen to the people who urged them to clear the road, and four public buses and two police vehicles were set ablaze during the violence.

However, the trial court earlier had said that evidence against Sharjeel Imam was not concrete to prove that he instigated the riots. The court had said that there were gaping holes in the prosecution case against him. But he was denied regular bail in October last year because further examination was needed to ascertain whether his speech amounted to the offence of sedition under Section 124A IPC and promotion of communal disharmony under Section 153A IPC.

Sharjeel Imam is facing other cases for other speeches he gave during the anti-CAA protests, including instigating Islamists to cut of North Eastern region from the rest of the country by blocking the ‘chicken’s neck’ in North Bengal.

West Bengal: Suvendu Adhikari accuses Mamata govt of diverting central funds, writes to Finance Minister seeking action

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West Bengal: Suvendu Adhikari accuses Mamata govt of diverting central funds, writes to Finance Minister seeking action

Suvendu Adhikari, the leader of the opposition in the West Bengal state assembly and a leading member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, wrote a letter to the finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman accusing the state government of unlawfully diverting funds given to them by the federal government for developmental projects.

Adhikari wrote to the Finance minister, “Request to probe the irregularities & unethical and illegal diversion of the Central Government Funds from the Wage and Means Head of the Consolidated Funds & PFMS (Public Finance Management System) to the SERF (State Emergency Relief Fund) Account by the West Bengal Government.”

Stating that the West Bengal government opened their state nodal account of the Public Finance Management System in ICICI Bank, the same bank having the State Emergency Relief Fund, Adhikari alleged that the Mamata Banerjee government was illegally withdrawing a portion of the PFMS fund and depositing it into the SERF to use in different works other than the designated ones. He also alleged that the funds were diverted into the accounts of many shell companies.

“There’s hearsay that some of it is also being siphoned to the Accounts of the shell companies, related to the top most political people of the ruling party (who exert their control over the State Government). The SERF (State Emergency Relief Fund) is controlled by the Chief Minister’s Office,” Adhikari mentioned in the letter.

Adhikari further added, “When suballocating to the Departments, they are making too much delay, sometimes even 6 months after the amount was originally remitted by the Central Government. As a result, the whole accounting of the Scheme gets jeopardized and subsequently, the Utilisation Certificate cannot be generated on time. Whereas the calculation gets erroneous because it has been tampered with in the first place, due to the intentional delayed deposit. So the whole ‘hue and cry’ that the Central Government doesn’t pay in time is totally false and a politically motivated narrative, uttered time and again to reap political dividends.”

Suvendu Adhikari went on to say that the bank is engaged and worked very closely with the state government. “The bank is giving a cut from their part of accrued interest and the prize money earned from the Head Office for keeping such a huge amount of money in the Savings Account,” he added. Adhikari further asked the Finance Minister to look into the serious claims and take proper measures so that no one comes to discredit the central government.

Adhikari also filed an RTI application with the State Finance Department seeking information on the same. He shared the RTI and the relevant details in a tweet.

“Allegedly WB Govt tactfully opened the State Nodal Account of Public Finance Management System (PFMS) in ICICI Bank, wherein the State Emergency Relief Fund (SERF) Account was in operation; so that Central funds could be easily diverted. It’s a can of worms waiting to be opened!” Adhikari said in the tweet.

Times Group’s FM brand ‘Radio Mirchi’ promotes stalking of Hindu women during Navratri Garba event: Here is what the program said

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Times Group’s FM brand ‘Radio Mirchi’ promotes stalking of Hindu women during Navratri Garba event: Here is what the program said

As the annual nine-day Hindu festival of Navratri commenced on September 26 this year, the FM brand Radio Mirchi has come up with a creepy program that promotes stalking and harassment of Hindu girls participating in the Navratri Garba events. Notably, Radio Mirchi is owned by Entertainment Network India Ltd (ENIL), a subsidiary of The Times Group.

Radharaman Das, Vice President of ISKCON Kolkata, took to Twitter to share a segment broadcasted by Radio Mirchi during one of its shows in which two guys can be heard discussing strategies to stalk women visiting Navratri Garba Pandals.

On the Radio Mirchi show, a man is heard explaining to another youth named Ali, with immense pride rather, that they would create an internet application where girls and women who wanted to visit Garba pandals could register their identities and choose where they wanted to go to play dandiya on that particular night. They would then obtain all of the data and review the profiles of all the girls who had registered on the app. They would then pick to visit the same pandal that the girl whose profile they preferred had chosen to visit to play dandiya.

As Radharaman Das correctly pointed out, such events as the annual Navratri dandiya events, in which Hindu men and women perform the traditional Garba dance around a centrally lit lamp or a picture or statue of the Goddess Shakti to celebrate the annual Hindu festival observed in honour of the goddess Durga, do become a hunting ground to stalk and harass Hindu women.

In fact, over the years, several cases of Muslim youths entering Navratri Garba Pandals by hiding their identity and pretending to be Hindu have come to the fore.

On Wednesday, September 29, seven Muslim youths were arrested by the police from the Garba pandal of Pandharinath in Indore. They were reportedly making videos of Hindu girls. At the same time, Muslim youths who entered the Garba pandal in the Sindhu Bhavan area in Ahmedabad were thrashed by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal activists. The video of the same went viral on social media. 

In the case of Indore Garba Pandal, the Bajrang workers asked for the names of suspected Muslim youths and to show their IDs. Initially, the Muslim youths took Hindu names and did not even show ID, however, after further questioning once their real names were known, they were handed over to the police.

‘What did you get done this week? I’m not joining the board’: Elon Musk’s messages to Twitter’s top management reveal heated negotiations

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‘What did you get done this week? I’m not joining the board’: Elon Musk’s messages to Twitter’s top management reveal heated negotiations

As part of the continuing legal dispute with Twitter, Elon Musk’s private conversations with Twitter’s top management have now been made public. These text messages show how Elon Musk’s relationship with Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal dramatically nosedived months before the social media giant sued Musk for contract violation.

The messages, which were made public on Thursday in a court filing, provide additional light on Musk’s interactions with Twitter’s CEO Parag Agrawal as well as his discussions with the company’s former CEO Jack Dorsey. One of the texts tells Agrawal that Musk would rather buy Twitter and take it private than join the board of directors. 

In a text message to Musk on April 9, Agarwal wrote, “You are free to tweet “is Twitter dying?” or anything else about Twitter – but it’s my responsibility to tell you that it’s not helping me make Twitter better in the current context. Next time we speak, I’d like to you provide you perspective on the level of the internal distraction right now and how it is hurting our ability to do work. I hope the AMA will help people get to know you, to understand why you believe in Twitter, and to trust you – and I’d like the company to get to a place where we are more resilient and don’t get distracted but we aren’t there right now.”

Responding to the text by Parag Agarwal, Musk wrote a series of text messages, “What did you get done this week? I’m not joining the board. This is a waste of time. Will make an offer to take Twitter private.”

Musk was contacted by Twitter board chair Bret Taylor a few moments later with a request to speak. Taylor is informed by Musk that “Fixing Twitter by chatting with Parag won’t work.” “Drastic action is needed. This is hard to do as a public company, as purging fake users will make the numbers look terrible, so restructuring should be done as a private company. This is Jack’s opinion too,” Musk said.

Following a couple of more messages, on April 13, Musk finally conveyed to Taylor that he would make an offer to take over Twitter. “After several days of deliberation — this is obviously a matter of serious gravity — I have decided to move forward with taking Twitter private. I will send you an offer letter tonight, which will be public in the morning. Happy to connect you with my team if you have any questions…” Elon said. Taylor acknowledged the message by Musk.

The messages also shed light on the interaction between Dorsey and Musk. Dorsey has previously said that “Elon is the singular solution I trust,” but has not publicly spoken since Musk was sued to cancel the takeover.

But it’s clear from the recently uncovered conversations that Dorsey has long desired Musk to play a significant role at Twitter. Dorsey informs Musk that even before Musk purchased a sizable share in the corporation, he had wanted Musk to join Twitter’s board of directors.

Dorsey wrote to Musk in late March, “I believe it must be an open source protocol, funded by a foundation of sorts that doesn’t own the protocol, only advances it. A bit like what Signal has done. It can’t have an advertising model. Otherwise you have surface area that governments and advertisers will try to influence and control. If it has a centralized entity behind it, it will be attacked. This isn’t complicated work, it just has to be done right so it’s resilient to what has happened to twitter.”

Musk responded to Dorsey saying that the idea was “Super interesting.” “It’s worth both trying to move Twitter in a better direction and doing something new that’s decentralized,” he further stated.

In July this year, Tesla CEO Elon Musk pulled out of the $44 billion Twitter deal, alleging that the social media giant breached provisions of the merger agreement. As per reports, the lawyers of Elon Musk claimed that Twitter failed to provide information about fake bots/spam accounts, which is integral to the company’s business performance.

Musk and Twitter stockholders agreed to a contract that included a $1 billion breakup fee if Musk failed to uphold the terms of the agreement. This included the likes of regulatory obstruction of the deal or a lack of purchase funds. The current litigation is the outcome of the same agreement.

Garba, Dandiya doesn’t need loudspeaker: Bombay HC says if worship disrupts others, there is potential for greater disruption as ‘rebound action’

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Garba, Dandiya doesn’t need loudspeaker: Bombay HC says if worship disrupts others, there is potential for greater disruption as ‘rebound action’

The Bombay High Court on Friday ruled that contemporary sound systems such as DJs and loudspeakers are not required for performing Garba and Dandiya during Navratri. According to the Court judgement, the religious celebration of Navratri demands ‘one point focus’ and should not be celebrated in a raucous environment.

“Dandiya and Garba being an intrinsic part of a religious celebration can still be performed in a purely traditional and religious way, which do not contemplate the use of modern gadgets like, music system, loudspeakers, DJ sound and the like”, the bench led by Justices Sunil Shukre and Govind Sanap noted.

The bench added that the Goddess cannot be worshipped during the nine-day festival if there is a disturbance to the devotee or if the devotee himself causes disturbance to others. The Court was hearing a petition seeking a directive prohibiting the deployment of a sound system for the ongoing Navratri celebration on a playground that had been designated as a “silent zone” under the Noise Pollution Rules, 2000.

“What is worshipped for nine nights is a form of `Shakti’. The worship to goddess of Shakti is effective only when it is done with one-pointed attention, without any hesitation, without any disturbance of mind coming from the atmosphere around us and without causing any disturbance to others”, the bench was quoted.

The court asked if directed worship and devotion to the presiding god of the ‘Navratra Festival’ is feasible if the celebration is raucous or done in such a way as to bother and disturb others. “No offering of one pointed worship and devotion to the presiding deity of Navratra festival is possible unless there is the full concentration of mind, all energies of body and mind are focused on nothing but the deity and there is gradual shading of once own identity till the realisation of the supreme reality or the truth”, the Court said.

The Court further stated that if a devotee’s act of devotion causes irritation or disturbance to others, there is a potential of rebounding action of the same or even greater disruption from others. It was stated that performing ‘Dandiya’ and ‘Garba’ is one of the traditional ways of commemorating the festival and is considered by a huge segment of the Hindu faith to be the greatest means of showing their devotion to the presiding god of the Navratri festival in its fullest form.

However, it was stated that this does not exclude any celebrations. Dandiya and Garba can still be done in a purely traditional and religious manner, according to the Court. Earlier, the government of Maharashtra had allowed the use of loudspeakers till midnight during the ongoing Navratri festival on October 1 also, apart from October 3 and 4, in Mumbai.

The Environment and Climate Change Department’s Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Revised Rules, 2017, permit the concerned district collectors to declare exemptions for the use of loudspeakers on any 15 days of the year from 6 a.m. to 12 p.m, the release had said. 

However, the bench in the case on September 30 gave the sponsors permission to perform Dandiya and Garba, but only in a traditional and strictly religious manner, without the use of loud musical instruments, drums, tom-toms, sound systems, or DJ systems.

US: Hindu man Bharatbhai Patel, an Uber Eats delivery executive, stabbed multiple times in New York, ‘nobody helped’, he says

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US: Hindu man Bharatbhai Patel, an Uber Eats delivery executive, stabbed multiple times in New York, ‘nobody helped’, he says

On Tuesday (September 27), a 36-year-old Hindu man was stabbed multiple times in the Lower East Side neighbourhood of southeastern Manhattan in New York City.

As per reports, the victim was identified as Indian-origin Bharatbhai Patel, an Uber Eats delivery executive by occupation. The attacker, a history-sheeter named Sean Cooper (42), grabbed Patel’s electronic bike in the wee hours of Tuesday morning.

The Hindu man was stabbed multiple times but he remained steadfast to his e-bike. Cooper managed to escape the crime scene as no bystander came to Patel’s rescue.

While speaking to New York Post, he informed, “Nobody helped…He killed me here, here, here and here…He asked nothing. Not, ‘I need money.’ Nothing. Maybe they need money or something for my bike. But the guy asked me nothing.”

Patel lamented that none came to his help, although 3 people were in his vicinity. He was left to fend for himself. The Hindu man pointed out that although cops patrol the area often, there was no police personnel in sight on September 27 morning.

After dialling 911, Patel was admitted to Bellevue Hospital, which is located in the Kips Bay neighbourhood of Manhattan. He managed to survive with non-life-threatening injuries.

Meanwhile, the police arrested history sheeter Sean Cooper and charged him with assault. Infamous as the ‘Big Coop’ and ‘super perp’, the accused has over 100 cases against him.

A law enforcement official told New York Post, “It’s insane. He’s single-handedly responsible for Manhattan South’s spike in robbery and burglary. He’s a whale — robbery, burglary, petit larceny, grand larceny — he’s all over. We dropped 15 arrests alone this year on [him].”

Attack on Hindus in the United States

This is however not the first time that an Indian-origin Hindu man was attacked in the States. In August, a Hindu-American identified as Krishnan Jayaraman Iyer was at Fremont Taco Bell waiting to pick up his order when another customer started abusing him without any provocation.

The man could be heard saying, “Walking around with your f*****g toes out. B***h, this ain’t India.” He continued, “You f****d India up. You’re f*****g America up.” Calling the attack vile, Jayaraman remembered how the abuser had pointed fingers at him and said, “You’re a Hindu who bathes in cow urine.”

Cow urine or Gau Mutra jibes are used against Hindus, and such attacks are similar to the language used by terrorists that have been active in the Kashmir valley. He further added, “Indian people are a joke. Look at this nasty s**t.”

The abuse continued even while the attacker ordered his meal at the counter. He intentionally ordered beef to instigate Jayaraman as cows are revered by Hindus.

Jayaraman said, “I didn’t see a point of me trying to engage somebody who’s hell-bent on picking up a fight and wanting me to engage. He was so close to my face. He was throwing his dollars in my face. He was spitting everywhere.”

In the same month, a Mexican American woman assaulted a group of 4 Indians, following a racist rant in the parking lot of a business establishment in Plano in Dallas city of Texas. As per reports, the accused was identified as Esmi Armendarez Upton.

The video of the nasty confrontation had gone viral on social media, leading to her arrest. “I hate you f*cking Indians…You come to our country and want everything free. I am Mexican-American. I was born here. Were you born here? Everywhere I go, you fucking Indians are there,” Esmi was heard as saying.

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