On social media, there has been a boycott trend against Bollywood for the past several days. The boycott trend affected even Aamir Khan’s highly anticipated film Lal Singh Chaddha, which ended up as a flop. In such a scenario, several Bollywood personalities like Sunil Shetty, Arjun Kapoor, Swara Bhaskar, and Alia Bhatt have made callous remarks trying to dismiss this boycott trend. Meanwhile, Actor Shreyas Talpade strongly opposed the arrogant statements made by Bollywood actors like Alia Bhatt during the Ganesh Chaturthi special program of News18 Lokmat.
Shreyas Talpade advised actress Alia Bhatt, who has been engaged in controversy owing to statements such as “If you don’t like me, don’t watch me,” to respect the audience.
When asked what would he wish from Lord Ganpati this year, Shreyas Talpade answered, “I would wish from Lord Ganesha to give wisdom to Bollywood celebrities giving arrogant statements over ‘boycott Bollywood trend’. Right now, I don’t appreciate the statements coming from the Bollywood industry regarding the boycott calls.“ Shreyas on Alia Bhatt’s ‘If you don’t like me, don’t watch me’ statement said, “It is very wrong to say that if you do not like me just do not watch my movies. This way you will end up alienating yourself from the audience. An actor exists only till the audience likes him.”
He also used a metaphor to support his perspective. According to Shreyas Talpade, if your lover or better half is unhappy for some reason, will you tell him/her to leave? Instead, we will try to persuade them not to leave and regain their trust by apologizing for a mistake.
Alia Bhatt’s controversial statement
Alia Bhatt’s recent statement sparked controversy ahead of Brahmastra’s release. During the interview, Alia Bhatt said, “I will not always defend the protest. People who don’t like me don’t watch my film. I can’t do anything for this.”
Brahmastra: A ‘king-sized failure’
Notably, despite all of the hype around it, Karan Johar’s film Brahmastra, which is presently running in theaters, has failed to impress cinema critics and reviewers. Taran Adarsh, a well-known film reviewer, reviewed the film on Twitter on Friday. He dismissed the film entirely, calling it a “king-sized failure.” Adarsh gave the Ayan Mukherjee-directed film a two-star rating, stating that it was ‘poor on the material.’ He said the film was “all gloss, no soul.”
Taran Adarsh was not the only one who was underwhelmed with the film. Many other film critics and media outlets gave the film terrible ratings ranging from 1.5 to 2.5 stars out of 5.
This ‘boycott Bollywood trend’ has affected Aamir Khan’s ‘Laal Singh Singh Chaddha,’ Akshay Kumar’s ‘Raksha Bandhan,’ and Ranbir Kapoor-Alia Bhatt’s ‘Brahmastra’ in recent months.
Following his release from jail after obtaining bail in the cases against him, film critic Kamaal Rashid Khan made a cryptic tweet, saying that he is back for retribution. In the tweet, KRK wrote, “I am back for my vengeance.” The tweet was made at 08:11 AM on Monday morning.
A magistrate court in Mumbai’s Borivali granted Kamaal R Khan bail on Wednesday in the case involving his controversial tweets from 2020. Khan was arrested on August 29 for tweeting disparaging remarks against Rishi Kapoor and Irrfan Khan. Rahul Kanal, a Yuva Sena member, filed a complaint against KRK in April 2020.
On Thursday, September 8, the son of KRK took to Twitter to request assistance, claiming that his father’s life is in danger. Faisal Kamaal said in a Twitter post on September 8 (Thursday) that his father was being tortured at the Mumbai jail where he was held. KRK’s son claimed that his father’s life was in jeopardy and asked for help from Bollywood stars Riteish Deshmukh, Abhishek Bachchan, and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
Because he is our life. I request public also to support my father to save his life. We don’t want him to die like #SushantSinghRajput#WeStandWithKRK
Numerous social media users suspected a plot behind KRK’s recent arrest in a 2020 case as the film critic famous for lampooning Bollywood actors and directors was given bail after 9 days in jail. The arrest of KRK, who had been criticising Aamir Khan’s Lal Singh Chadda, which became one of the worst-performing Bollywood films in recent memory, was assumed to be connected to Karan Johar and Ranbir Kapoor’s new release Brahmastra.
Some Twitter users said that KRK was imprisoned shortly before the release of Brahmastra because the directors and Karan Johar were terrified of his honest assessment of the film. Others stated that Karan Johar intended to gain from his upcoming movie Brahmastra, but this would not have been feasible if KRK had shared his review before the film’s release. So, in order to prevent him from evaluating the film, a plan to have him arrested was devised, according to a few Twitter users.
It remains to be seen if Kamaal R Khan posts his review of Brahmastra now after his release or not.
On September 10, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi said that India should have a weak Prime Minister and a ‘Khichdi’ (multi-party) government following the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Owaisi claimed that such a government would work for the benefit of the weaker sections of society as a powerful PM only helps the powerful people. He was speaking at a press conference where he not only attacked Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) but also other political parties.
While hitting out at BJP, Owaisi claimed that the ruling party is suppressing minorities and weaker sections of society. Speaking to news agency ANI, he said, “When we speak of the development of minority communities and justice for them, nonsense is spoken against us. This is hypocrisy in a way that those posing as experts of secularism today will decide who is secular and who is communal. The country is watching them. BJP has 306 MPs, yet the prime minister complains that the system does not give me freedom.”
BJP has around 306 MPs but PM still complains that the system doesn’t allow him to work… what more power do you want to be able to help poor, farmers & youth? It’ll be better that a ‘Khichdi’ govt forms& a weak PM comes to power, so that the country’s poor can benefit: A Owaisi pic.twitter.com/7TroOYObA6
He added, “What more power do you need than being a two-time elected Prime Minister? It would be better if ‘khichdi government’ is formed and a weaker prime minister is elected so the voice of weaker section is heard.”
“When someone weak becomes prime minister, the weak will benefit. When a strong person becomes prime minister, the powerful gain. This should be the effort for 2024 (elections). Let’s see what happens,” said Owaisi.
During his conversation with the media, Owaisi talked about his plans for the upcoming Gujarat Assembly elections that his party is planning to contest “with all its might”. Owaisi hit out at Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for keeping mum on the controversial release of eleven convicts in the Bilkis Bano case. He claimed AAP was not different from the ruling BJP in the state of Gujarat. AIMIM is planning to contest the Gujarat Assembly elections that will most probably be held in December this year. He added, “The most important issue is inflation, unemployment, lack of civic infrastructure.”
Further, Owaisi talked about Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and attacked him for switching sides. He also pointed out how West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee recently praised RSS. He said, “Nitish Kumar became CM while being with BJP. He was with BJP during the Godhra pogrom. He left them in 2015, went back in 2017, and contested 2019 polls to make Narendra Modi win and he has again left them now. Mamata Banerjee was earlier in NDA and in a recent letter, she praised RSS.”
Nitish Kumar became CM while being with BJP. He was with BJP during Godhra pogrom. He left them in 2015, went back in 2017 & contested 2019 polls to make Narendra Modi win. He left them now. Mamata Banerjee was earlier in NDA&praised RSS: AIMIM chief Asauddin Owaisi, in Ahmedabad pic.twitter.com/BT9vjK8Gxm
Owaisi also extended his support to Rahul Gandhi over a controversial meeting with Tamil Pastor George Ponnaiah. He said, “I have not seen the video but the nation has no religion. The beauty of this country is that the people have different faith and beliefs and we celebrate every god here.” A video of the meeting with the controversial Pastor went viral on social media where Rahul Gandhiasked him, “Jesus Christ is a form of God? Is that right?” to which the Pastor said, “He is the real God. God reveals him(self) as a man, a real person…not like Shakti…so we see a human person.”
Six sites in Kolkata were searched by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which is looking into a purported case of fraud using a mobile gaming application. On Saturday, 10th September 2022, an ED team raided the offices of businessman Aamir Khan in Kolkata’s Garden Reach area with the help of bank authorities. The raids were conducted in connection with the fraud app named E-Nuggets, through which thousands of people had lost huge amounts of money.
The ED recovered a huge stash of cash during the raid, and the counting of the cash continued till late in the evening. According to reports, the team seized more than Rs 18 crores after the counting of the currency notes was over. Cash counting devices were brought in to determine the precise quantity of cash collected during the raid. Several trunks arrived at the businessman’s home to transport the seized funds. In the wake of the ED raid at the businessman’s home, central forces have increased their presence in the region.
UPDATE | #Kolkata: #ED raids underway at a businessman’s premises in connection with a money laundering case. Over 50 crores cash recovered and being counted by ED officials during the searches in Kolkata related to mobile gaming app fraud case. Counting is still on. https://t.co/gBYSwcZOJupic.twitter.com/fQJLOALiHm
Bundles of notes were stored in various places in Aamir Khan’s house, including under the bed. The house located at Garden Reach where the stash of cash was found belongs to Nasir Ahmed Khan, father of main accused Aamir Khan.
Aamir Khan and other people were suspected of scamming users of the mobile game software E-Nuggets, and Federal Bank officials filed a complaint against them under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). About the mobile gaming app, ED said in a press release, “During the initial period, the users were rewarded with the commission and the balance in the wallet could be withdrawn hassle-free. This provided initial confidence among users, and they started investing bigger amounts for a greater percentage of commission and a greater number of purchase orders.”
The ED described the suspected fraudsters’ method of operation in that press release. It said, “Further, after collecting the handsome amount from the public, all of a sudden, the withdrawal from the said App, was stopped, at one or the other pretext viz. system upgradation, an investigation by LEAs, etc. Thereafter, all data including profile information was wiped off from the said App servers and only then the users understood the ploy.”
This is the third incident of huge stash of cash found in Kolkata in recent times. Earlier, the ED had recovered more than Rs 50 crore in cash and other valuables from Arpita Mukherjee, a close aide of TMC leader and former minister Partha Chatterjee. It is believed that the cash is proceeds of the SSC recruitment scam in education department when Partha Chatterjee was the minister.
On September 9, 2022. (Friday), Armaan, a 22-year-old man, was killed while four others were injured in an incident of stabbing in northwest Delhi’s Mangolpuri area. The victims were identified as Armaan, Monty alias Moin Khan, and Fardeen, and were taken to the Sanjay Gandhi Memorial hospital in the vicinity, police said. The doctors at the hospital declared Armaan as brought dead.
According to the deceased’s relatives, the murder was motivated by Armaan’s participation in the Ganesh Chaturthi idol immersion procession, while the police are saying old enmity, and revenge were the reasons behind it. According to reports, the perpetrators are also members of the Muslim community. So far, three accused have been apprehended.
How did Ganesh Chaturthi get linked to the murder?
While reporting the incident, many media houses referenced Ganesh Chaturthi in connection to Armaan’s murder. They reported that Armaan was stabbed to death during the immersion of Ganesh idol in Mangolpuri. Deceased Armaan’s father and brother had alleged that he was killed because of participating in the celebrations.
According to reports, Salim, Armaan’s father, told the media that the accused suddenly attacked Fardeen (Armaan’s cousin) after seeing gulaal (coloured powder) on his face. The enraged youths accused him of not being a devout Muslim. “What kind of Muslim are you, to put gulaal on your face?” yelled the accused before attacking Fardeen.
“After this, an altercation broke out between them,” Salim said, adding that when Armaan heard the noise, he went out to inquire what had happened. There he found that his brother had been stabbed. Armaan immediately grabbed Farhaan and was rushing him to the hospital, when the accused pulled him from behind and dragged him inside a house, and stabbed him too.
Fardeen, his brother, basically reiterated what his father had said. “They asked me why I wasn’t offering Namaz after noticing gulaal on me. They started abusing me, this led to an altercation between us. They then took out a knife and started attacking me. I also retaliated by pushing them. Many boys from the accused’s gang gathered around us. They then stabbed my brother Armaan,” Fardeen recounted what transpired leading to the death of his brother.
अलीगढ़ की रूबी का मामला आया तब लगा शायद लाइमलाइट स्टंट है लेकिन मंगोलपुरी मर्डर दिल दहलाने वाला है#Delhipic.twitter.com/FKo0mC3QI9
According to media reports, the youths who were attacked were identified as Armaan, Monty alias Moin Khan, and Fardeen while the perpetrators were Shahrukh, Sheikh Sameer, Vineet, Saif, Karan Badshah, Ajay, Sabir, and Shabir. On the basis of the statements of the deceased’s father and brother, Vinod Bansal, national spokesperson of Vishwa Hindu Parishad and other Hindu organizations raised questions on the alleged ‘Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb’.
दिल्ली के मंगोलपुरी में गणेश पूजा में सामिल होने पर अरमान की जिहादियों ने चाकुओं से गोद कर हत्या.. क्या यही है ‘हिंदू मुस्लिम भाईचारा’ ‘गंगा-जमुनी’??
Minor bike accident was the root cause of the dispute
In another video, Fardeen, brother of the deceased Armaan, is heard saying that the root cause of this whole dispute is a minor bike accident. He said, “I was going on the vehicle, and I used the horn but the accused did not move even after seeing me.” According to Fardeen, the bike touched the hand of one of the accused which is when the accused started gathering people on the spot. Fardeen also said that the accused would often roam around in groups and tease the girls. Fardeen also repeated the fact about the gulaal colours played during the Ganesh Utsav.
Moin, another injured, said the number of attackers was between 10 to 15. Moin has also cited a bike accident as the reason for the controversy. The injured Moin is the cousin of the deceased Armaan.
Amidst all these statements, a video of the murder incident has surfaced. This video has been made from the opposite house to the one where the incident took place. The video maker is also crying as she saw the attack. At the same time, the other woman tells her, “He is not somebody from your house.”
मंगोलपुरी गणेश विसर्जन से लौटे युवक की चाकू से गोदकर हत्या, लोग तमाशबीन रहे, जो महिला वीडियो बना रही, वह भी वारदात देख रो रहे किसी फैमिली मेंबर को यह कहती सुनाई दे रही है कि *तेरे घर का थोड़ी ना है कोई* pic.twitter.com/5rMMQ48Qpu
Police calls it an old dispute between the families
The Delhi Police has denied any communal angle to the incident, calling the entire controversy a battle for supremacy between the two families. ADCP Outer said that both the victim and the accused families already had enmity. Along with this, the arrest of 3 accused and further legal action has also been reported.
मंगोलपुरी इलाके में 1 व्यक्ति की हत्या की सूचना मिली थी। पुलिस की टीम ने मौके पर पहुँचकर तत्काल कार्रवाई शुरू की। जांच में पता चला कि एक ही समुदाय के 2 परिवारों के बीच हुए विवाद में घटना को अंजाम दिया गया था। संबंधित एडिशनल डीसीपी ने पूरी जानकारी दी है।@PTI_News@PIB_India@ANIpic.twitter.com/kuBtB17Hhm
In the Barabanki district of Uttar Pradesh, a fight between Hindu and Muslim children escalated to such an extent that the family of the Hindu child was forced to migrate from the area.
The Hindu victim’s family held up posters informing about their decision to migrate from the region. The posters read that they are forced to leave the village because of harassment from Muslims. The pictures of the hapless Hindu victims holding up posters announcing their migration have gone viral on the internet.
On the other hand, the police say that there is no harassment of the Hindu family in the village and proper action will be taken if any complaint is received.
The dispute started with a fight between children
The incident took place in the Mohsand, a locality of Khirkiya Purwa village under the Kursi police station area of Barabanki in Uttar Pradesh. Photos of a Hindu family with posters claiming exodus are going viral on social media. A fight between the kids from two families has reached elders. On September 2, two children of the locality, Ajay and Adil, had a fight. Adil hit Ajay. After the incident, when the victims complained to Adil’s family, the accused Muslim family’s members barged into the victim’s house.
The Hindu family was assaulted by the Muslims
The Hindu family member Harinam Prajapati has accused Muslims of obscene behavior and abuse. Besides, the Hindu victims also accused the Muslims of assaulting them and threatening to kill them. The action was also taken by the police in this case under section 151. The victim’s family also put up posters of the exodus. The posters read, “We are forced to leave the village because of Muslims. Save us and our livelihood.”
The victim Hindu family holding the poster of the exodus. Image Source: Granthshala.in
‘Will take an action if a complaint is filed’: Police
Superintendent of Police Dr. Akhilesh Narayan Singh said, “A week ago, there was a dispute between the children, which reached the elders. At that time, the police had also taken action under 151. That village has 60 percent Hindus, while 40 percent are minorities. So far, no such thing as harassment of the family by minorities has come to light yet. If any complaint comes to the police, action will be taken.”
OpIndia also contacted the Kursi police station. The station officer Ram Chandra Saroj informed that it is not an exodus case. He said, “It is like any other dispute over minor reasons. It started from a fight between two kids in those families. This village is also a Hindu-majority place. The said Hindu victim, in this case, has not given any complaint about the forced exodus so far.”
On Friday (September 9), the Delhi University Teachers’ Association (DUTA) accused the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government of not providing proper remuneration to the teachers and appointing political activists as heads of the varsity’s governing bodies.
DUTA also urged the Central government to take over colleges, which are currently run by the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government. In total, 12 DU colleges are directly funded by the Delhi government while 53 colleges receive funds from the University Grants Commission (UGC).
A K Bhagi, the President of DUTA, alleged that misgovernance was pervasive in various Delhi government-run colleges. He said, “Due to fund deficit, a pay cut of teachers is happening for last 2 years in 12 colleges under Delhi government. We’ve held demonstrations outside CM’s house, gone to the Deputy CM, nobody listened to us.”
Delhi | There’s misgovernance in 20 more colleges under Delhi govt. Governing bodies in those colleges have been politicized, AAP workers appointed as members: AK Baghi, DUTA President
Teachers at Deen Dayal Upadhyay College remain at the mercy of the Delhi government
Recently, it came to light that the Deen Dayal Upadhyay (DDU) college, run by the Delhi government, had to cut down on its operating hours to save electricity. The college is now working for 5 days a week, owing to the paucity of funds.
As per an exclusive report by The Times of India, the Delhi government did not release electrical and maintenance grants so far. Besides, the salaries of teachers have been outstanding for the past 2 months. This has prompted them to participate in protests against the Aam Aadmi Party government.
A teacher told the English daily, “It has been more than two years now that we have been facing this problem. Earlier, the government said once the governing body was constituted with its representatives, the problem of funds would be addressed, but still, the same problem is going on.”
In a notice released on June 9 this year, the Deen Dayal Upadhaya college administration informed that it would withhold a large chunk of the teachers’ salaries and disburse them only when funds were available.
“This is for information of all permanent teaching staff that due to paucity of funds, ₹30000 has been retained from the net salary of Assistant Professors and ₹50000 from the net salary of Associate Professors/ Professors for the month of July,” it stated. The notice was signed by the officiating Principal of DDU, Hem Chand Jain.
Delay in the release of grants by the Delhi government
On July 18, 2022, BJP MP Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma raised the question pertaining to the delay in the release of funds to the colleges of Delhi University.
He inquired whether the Union government had taken note of the financial crisis in Delhi government-run DU colleges and steps taken to ensure financial autonomy of Indian colleges.
“Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state whether the Government has directed to Delhi Government to ensure the release of pending funds to colleges of the University of Delhi and if so, the details thereof?” Verma further asked.
Screengrab of the question raised in Lok Sabha
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan informed [pdf] the Lok Sabha that the 53 colleges of Delhi University are directly funded by the University Grants Commission (UGC). He added that funds to the tune of ₹ 2134.54 cr, ₹ 2446.83 cr, and ₹ 590.51 cr were released during the FY 2020-21, 2021-22, and 2022-23 (up to June 2022).
“A representation was received in the Ministry from all the twelve Principals of DU Colleges, fully funded by the Government of NCT of Delhi, regarding the hardships to the staff members and pensioners due to non-release of grants in aid,” he informed.
Dharmendra Pradhan further stated, “The University of Delhi has informed that the Government of NCT of Delhi has also been releasing grants to the 12 Colleges fully funded by them, albeit delayed.”
The issue of delayed payments has demoralised the teachers, although this hasn’t stopped Arvind Kejriwal from browbeating about his ‘Delhi model’. However, the brazen apathy of the Delhi government towards teachers is not a recent phenomenon.
When teachers and staff called for a one-day strike
In January this year, the teachers and staff of Delhi University organised a one-day strike against the non-clearance of dues to both the teaching and non-teaching staff of 12 colleges that are funded by the Delhi Government.
Reportedly, many did not receive their salaries from August 2021 and were forced to take loans to meet their daily needs. This in turn had exhausted their savings and affected their mental well-being.
While speaking about the matter, ANDC Assistant Professor Udai Veer Singh told NewsClick, “With what mood will you teach your students when you too are asking your friends and relatives for money to pay the school fee of your child? We have been executing our jobs with utmost honesty, and the salaries are our basic right.”
Screengrab of the article by News Click
“Still, Delhi Government is not paying us grants to pay salaries, medical expenses, and pensions,” he added. Singh also pointed out that the erratic disbursement of funds has destroyed the infrastructure of Acharya Narendra Dev College.
Singh explained that the funds’ reduction coupled with erratic grants from Delhi Government is worsening the infrastructure in the colleges. He also informed that the teachers had to knock on the doors of the Delhi High Court when they were not paid in the concluding months of 2020. “How many times can teachers approach the courts for our salaries?” he had asked.
The 12 colleges that have borne the brunt of Kejriwal’s apathy include Acharya Narendra Dev College, Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar College, Indira Gandhi Institute of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Keshav Mahavidyalaya, Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Sciences, Bhagini Nivedita College, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College, Aditi Mahavidyalaya Women’s College, Maharaja Agrasen College (DU), Maharshi Valmiki College of Education, Shaheed Rajguru College of Applied Sciences for Women, and Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies.
Salaries remained stuck for over a year
In November 2021, India Todayreported that about 1500 teachers and 2000 non-teaching staff members of 12 DU colleges, funded by the Delhi government, were left to fend for themselves for about a year.
This was because they were not paid salaries since November 2020. The struggle was intense for contract-based employees whose monthly salaries were just ₹15000. Some of them were able to get their hard-earned paycheck for a month after writing several letters to the authorities.
In a bid to make up for the failure of the Delhi government, the college administration decided to pay the salaries of teachers and non-teaching staff from the student welfare funds. This is despite the fact that such funds are to be used for the welfare of the student community.
Screengrab of the news report by India Today
The Delhi government, led by Arvind Kejriwal, wrote letters to the principals of the 12 colleges and accused them of provoking the teachers for demanding their salaries. Fearing intimidation, some teachers deliberately chose not to speak about their grievances.
The government had passed the buck on the institutions, blaming the latter for the non-disbursement of salaries. A professor told India Today, “We are being told to pay income tax on salaries we didn’t get. How insensitive can they get?”
The bone of contention
According to Maharaja Agrasen College teacher, Bhupinder Chaudhari, teachers are paying the price of a dispute between the Delhi government and the Delhi University.
He toldNewsClick, “The crisis is rooted in Delhi Government’s proposal that the memorandum of understanding signed between these colleges and the Delhi University at the time of their formation suggested that these colleges should arrange their funds and it will only pay the deficit money to run the colleges.”
“It advised the colleges to use their student society funds to pay their salaries. The colleges are of the opinion that it can not be used for the purpose and moved to the court for resolution. Since the matter is sub-judice, the Delhi Government stopped the funding of the colleges abruptly,” Chaudhari added.
He pointed out that the court did not order stopping the release of funds but the Delhi government chose to do it anyway. “If we go by the proposal of the Delhi Government itself that it will only pay the deficit, at least it should release grants until the matter is resolved. Any deficit/surplus can be adjusted later,” he concluded.
As such, it has been regular work and delayed paychecks for the teachers and non-teaching staff of the 12 unfortunate colleges of the University of Delhi.
Many Hindu families in the Aligarh district of Uttar Pradesh have been forced to abandon their homes owing to the fear of harassment at the hands of the Jihadi elements. Many residences in this area have ‘Ghar Bikau Hai’ (This house is for sale) posters in front of them. Muslim boys molest girls and get into fights if they are confronted, according to Hindu victims.
This is the story of Morthal village in the Aligarh area, where Muslim youths have made the lives of Hindu girls hell. According to an exclusive report by Times Now Navbharat, numerous Dalit families in Morthal village have vowed to abandon their homes after being constantly harassed by Muslims.
Furthermore, an attempt has been made to hide the ‘For Sale’ signs by painting those signs with black paint.
One of the victims told Times now, “These people (four Muslim youngsters) were using casteist remarks apart from abusing me. Not only that, but they were also making vulgar gestures toward me. When I told my father about it later that evening, he rebuked the teenagers, and the Muslim boys began beating him up. My father was beaten with a cycle chain, and I was dragged from inside the house and they hurled abuses at me. This is a daily occurrence.”
Another person from the area claimed that Muslim youngsters visit his neighborhood and engage in inappropriate behavior with girls and women. He said that the terror of Muslims has increased in the last few days.
When the girls were assaulted again on Sunday (September 4, 2022), the police were called, according to the complainant. The Dalit community claims that the police are not helping with the probe. At the same time, the village head is putting pressure and discussing a resolution on behalf of the Muslim side.
However, after receiving information about the incident, the police assured action by filing a complaint against the offenders. Police assured that nobody will have to leave and everyone will be assured of their safety.
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) slammed hijab-clad girls whose video of celebrating Onam had gone viral on the internet. The Muslim body said hijab is a symbol of ’modesty and chastity’ and accused the girls of ’misusing’ it.
On Friday, the hijab wearing Islamist girls in a high school at Wandoor town in the Malappuram district of Kerala celebrated the festival of Onam with much gusto and excitement. The girls wearing Sari and donning hijab were seen dancing to the tunes of famous Malayali songs and celebrating the harvest festival after 4 long years, videos which had gone viral on the internet.
The video of the incident went viral on social media, with scores of netizens lauding the celebrations amid the recent hijab controversy that had emerged in neighbouring Karnataka. The netizens appreciated the multiculturalism depicted in the video and also praised the energy of around 600 school-going girls who danced during the celebration at the school.
“Our teachers asked us to prepare some programmes for Onam. They assured is some space in the school premises. The song which we played for the dance was from the movie Thallumala”, one of the students noted. Meanwhile the other one said that it is after two long years of COVID that we are having such kind of celebration. “Our teachers are with us in this and we are thrilled to know that”, the girl added.
A simple Onam celebration in a Kerala school has invited the ire of Muslim groups. Videos of hijab-wearing girls went viral on social media & had led a new controversy to blow up. Hijabi girls were scene dancing as part of Onam celebrations in their school. This has led to… pic.twitter.com/aFRxwL4m47
However, the incident drew the ire of Islamists, who slammed the school girls for ‘misusing’ the hijab. All India Muslim Personal Law Board criticised the hijab wearing girls dancing and said that ‘hijab is a Symbol of Modesty and Chastity’ and that it was being misused. Dr Asma Zehra Tayeba, the woman activist of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board tweeted saying, “Dancing wearing Hijab defeats it’s very purpose. Hijab is not just a dress. It’s a concept and ideology which ensures safety of women”.
Hijab Misused and Misrepresented. Hijab is a Symbol of Modesty and Chastity. Dancing wearing Hijab defeats it’s Very Purpose. Hijab is not Just a Dress it’s a Concept and Ideology which ensures Safety of Woman. https://t.co/XNkro4W1Lc
Recently, a massive controversy had erupted in the state of Karnataka after a few Islamist girls stayed adamant on wearing hijab inside the schools and college premises. They were denied entry by the authorities of the educational institutions for violating the standard uniform rules. Later the Islamist girls knocked the doors of the Karnataka High Court who ruled that wearing hijab has never been an essential practice of Islam. The Court ordered the girls to attend the schools and colleges without hijab.
Onam was celebrated with grandeur and joviality in Kerala on Thursday after its celebration had been hampered by the COVID-19 epidemic and accompanying restrictions in the previous two years. Onam festivities were also hampered in 2018 and 2019 by disastrous floods in areas of the state.
The Congress party had called for a bandh (shutdown) in Gujarat on 10th September 2022 in protest against inflation and other issues. The party workers staged protests at various places in the state during its 4-hour ‘symbolic bandh’, which was from 8 pm till 12 noon. However, the shutdown calls did not get any response from the people. In Patan, the Congress party workers forced the shopkeepers to shut their doors after a scuffle. It has also come to light that the Congress workers descended to hooliganism while interacting with these shopkeepers.
In Patan, the Congress party had called for the bandh but some shopkeepers in the market continued to operate. Congress workers then went out to the market to close the shops. In this process, the party workers quarrelled with a shopkeeper who had refused to shut down. But after an argument, the party workers forced the shopkeeper to pull the shutter of the shop down.
As the Gujarat assembly elections are approaching, the Congress party has also started making efforts to revive the party. However, it does not seem to be getting much success.
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OpIndia reached out to the shopkeeper and got details of the incident. It was found that Dineshbhai Prajapati, the owner of a shop named Shraddha Fabric located in the market of Patan, had just opened his shop in the morning. Congress workers came there and started arguing with him for opening the shop. The Congress workers misbehaved with him and forced him to shut the shop.
The video of this incident is currently going viral on social media. Congress workers, including some women, are seen talking to the shopkeeper in foul language. A woman is also seen holding the hand of the shopkeeper and pushing him inside the shop and asking him to shut it down. In the meantime, she is also heard abusing the shopkeeper. Eventually, the shopkeeper is seen closing the shutter of the shop after some Congress workers tried to pull it down.
‘I did not intend to oppose them, yet they misbehaved’: Shopkeeper Dineshbhai
Talking to OpIndia, shopkeeper Dineshbhai Prajapati said, “As per the routine, I opened the shop at nine o’clock in the morning. Soon after that, Congress workers came and started hooliganism and hurling abuses at me.”
He added, “No one has the right to indulge in such hooliganism. My intention was not to oppose the Congress bandh but I saw that other shops in the market are open. Therefore, I also opened my shop. But a mob of Congress workers came and hurled abuses.” He said the mob belonged to the Congress party and he knew one or two of them. He, however, refused to take any legal action.
He also said that the Congress workers misbehaved not only with him but also with other shopkeepers in the area who had kept the shop open. The Congress workers also had a similar argument with two other shopkeepers in the area.
The Congress party had called for a symbolic bandh from 8 am to 12 noon today. However, it received a response at only a few places and public life remained normal in the rest of the cities of the state. However, where people did not respond to the bandh, this kind of bullying was also seen.
