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Why is the cover of Sai Deepak’s new book ‘India, Bharat and Pakistan’ green? Here is what the author said

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Why is the cover of Sai Deepak’s new book ‘India, Bharat and Pakistan’ green? Here is what the author said

J Sai Deepak, a Supreme Court advocate and acclaimed author, launched the second book in the Bharat Trilogy on Tuesday at an event in Delhi. Historian Meenakshi Jain and Author-Scientist Dr Anand Ranganathan released the book “India, Bharat, and Pakistan.” The book is the second in a series of books written by Sai Deepak in order to comprehend India’s history from a decolonial perspective.

During the event, Sai Deepak answered a question on the colour of his most recent book. Discussing about the colour of the book, Sai said, “When the Tiranga was being conceived of, if you ask the Mathadhipathis of Hindu Mathas, their entire position was, green represents Durga, White represents knowledge and therefore it is Saraswati and I think the Saffron represents Laxmi. Therefore I wanted to bust a myth that a particular colour belongs to a particular community and if at all belongs to a community then it belongs to us as we are the oldest. That is one.”

Further elaborating his point, he said, “I don’t know how many people have paid attention to the representation of Tripurasundari Maa, she’s always in a green Saari, typically in a green Saari. So that’s where the color comes from. While I have not explicitly mentioned in the book, the last 3 or 4 lines in the acknowledgement make it abundantly clear. Secondly, the colour green represents fertility, growth and abundance. Therefore, allow me to use the leftist parlance, the only way to counter utterly toxic patriarchal masculinity is to surrender to the divine feminine.”

“So the entire point was to say that any identity that choses to establish itself by crushing the divine feminine under its foot, fears being defeated by the divine feminine. There is a deep seated insecurity which I think needs to be exploited and used. No wonder why ISIS was running scared of the Peshmerga, primarily women,” Sai Deepak said implying that the cover of the book has nothing to do with any particular community rather it is the representation of the divine feminine aand the attributes of fertility and abundance.

About India, Bharat and Pakistan

The second book in the Bharat Trilogy, India, Bharat, and Pakistan, continues the subject begun in the first book, India That Is Bharat. It investigates the combined impact of European and Middle Eastern coloniality on Bharat as the successor state to Indian culture, as well as the roots of the Indian Constitution.

Through that purpose, the book follows the intellectual continuity of Middle Eastern coloniality from the development of Islamic Revivalism in the 1740s after the collapse of the Mughal Empire, which foreshadowed the concept of Pakistan, to the conclusion of the Khilafat Movement in 1924, which solidified the route to Pakistan.

The book also exposes the convenient partnership that developed between supporters of Middle Eastern coloniality and the British colonial administration, which led to the destruction of Indian civilisation. This book’s objective is to help the reader see parallels between today’s problems and the challenges encountered by the Indic civilization from 1740 to 1924. The book’s overarching objective remains the same as the first: to inspire Bharatiyas to pursue a critical decolonial study of Bharat’s history, particularly in the context of the Constitution, so that religious adherence to the constitution is counterbalanced by a sense of proportion, perspective, and purpose.

About J Sai Deepak

J. Sai Deepak is a former engineer who now works as an arguing counsel, particularly before the Supreme Court of India and the High Court of Delhi. Sai, a mechanical engineer from Anna University, earned a bachelor’s degree in law from IIT Kharagpur’s Law School in 2009 and has positioned himself as a civil, commercial, and constitutional attorney.

Sai has been involved in numerous important cases, including those involving the Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple, the Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple, the Basmati Geographical Indications, and the Indian Penal Code’s Marital Rape Exception. Sai received the Young Alumni Achiever’s Award from his home institution, IIT Kharagpur, in 2019. In addition to giving lectures on constitutional matters, he produces plenty of material for prestigious newspapers and periodicals.

West Bengal SSC Scam: Relative of Partha Chatterjee arrested, once a house painter, Prasanna Kumar Roy now owns hotels in Dubai, Puri and Uttarakhand

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West Bengal SSC Scam: Relative of Partha Chatterjee arrested, once a house painter, Prasanna Kumar Roy now owns hotels in Dubai, Puri and Uttarakhand

On Friday, 26th August 2022, the Central Bureau of Investigation arrested Prasanna Kumar Roy, the second middleman in the SSC scam case. He was taken into custody from the New Town area in Kolkata. Prasanna Kumar Roy is a close relative of Partha Chatterjee. He owns hotels in Dubai, Darjeeling, Uttarakhand, and Puri, and he also owns a farmhouse. Interestingly, he once used to be a house painter before his meteoric rise.

Prasanna Kumar Roy is the owner of numerous plots of land and farmhouses in the New Town-Rajarhat region, according to CBI sources. However, according to local reports, he was once a house painter. After that, Prasanna started his own painting business. He currently owns a hotel in Dubai along with several places in India. Additionally, he owns at least five properties near New Town.

Roy, Partha Chatterjee’s relative, owns hotels not only in Dubai but also in Darjeeling, Uttarakhand, and Puri. CBI discovered several bighas of land in his name in North Bengal. CBI is also checking if the illegal SSC recruitment scam funds were used to purchase all these properties.

According to CBI officials, Roy is being taken along by their investigators as they perform raids and search activities in several locations. Prasanna Roy will reportedly be produced in front of a CBI special court in Kolkata on Saturday 27th August 2022.

The West Bengal Teacher’s recruitment scam, more commonly referred to as the SSC scam, looks into the recruitment process conducted through the State Level Selection Test (SLT) conducted by SSC from 2014 to 2016. Candidates who appeared for the State Level Selection Test (SLST) exam had alleged that many candidates who secured fewer marks ended up with higher ranks on the merit list. They further stated that the candidates who were not on the merit list were also sent appointment letters.

Former Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee, and his ‘close friend’ Arpita Mukherjee have been making headlines for their involvement in the multi-crore SSC recruitment scam case. During the ED raids, it has been found that Partha Chatterjee owns a large number of flats, many of which he has gifted to his ‘close aides’ including Arpita Mukherjee and Monalisa Das. Earlier, Arpita had told the ED that Partha Chatterjee used her flat as a ‘mini bank’.

Uttar Pradesh: Muslim man and his wife from Lucknow, who reconverted to Hinduism, get death threats in the name of Mukhtar Ansari

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Uttar Pradesh: Muslim man and his wife from Lucknow, who reconverted to Hinduism, get death threats in the name of Mukhtar Ansari

A Muslim family in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, which reconverted to Hinduism and became Hindu is being threatened with death. The family said that threats are being issued in the name of Mafia Mukhtar Ansari and UP government minister Nand Gopal Gupta Nandi.

Mohammad Salim Haider, now identified as Rajveer Singh after reconverting to Hinduism, resides at Spring Green Apartment on Faizabad Road in Lucknow with his family. Rajveer Singh alleges that his brother Wasim has threatened him and his family. At the same time, his wife and daughter are constantly threatened with rape because they decided to abandon Islam and reconvert to Hinduism.

Rajveer’s wife, Samia Siddiqui, who changed her name to Poonam Singh, stated that previously she was a Hindu. She married Mohammad Salim in love marriage, after which Salim’s family converted her and gave her the name Samia Siddiqui.

She stated that her husband’s family thought that if a Muslim man marries a Hindu female or has a sexual relationship, he will receive the glory of Hajj. “When my husband objected to this, we attempted to return to Hinduism, but we are now facing death threats,” she said.

Rajveer stated that he had also been kidnapped. A pistol was also placed on his head, and he was threatened that if he converted to Hinduism, he would be killed and his wife and daughter would be forced to work as prostitutes. Poonam stated that the family is so terrified that they are reluctant to leave the house and are yet to complain. Poonam has asked Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to protect the family and to take strong action against those responsible.

The couple stated that their worry had subsided after the arrival of the current government, but Wasim had returned to trouble the family. Poonam and Rajveer have a 12-year-old daughter, and the entire family is stressed. They are terrified that the family will be put to death at any moment.

Jaipur: Municipal officers fear being implicated in fake bribery and molestation cases for conducting anti-encroachment drives

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Jaipur: Municipal officers fear being implicated in fake bribery and molestation cases for conducting anti-encroachment drives

Since Jaipur Development Authority Enforcement officials increased their crackdown on illegal colonies and encroachments in the state capital, a threat from powerful builders and encroachers has loomed over them. They fear that the influential illegal builders in the city may implicate them in false bribery and molestation cases or use the stringent SC/ST Act against them, reports the Hindi daily Dainik Bhaskar.

Owing to the potential threat, the Jaipur Municipal Executive Officer has issued a warning to his department executives and employees asking them to be alert and vigilant. Besides, he has also directed that every questionable individual that enters the municipality be watched and that CCTV cameras be installed throughout the office.

Actually, the Jaipur municipality has just launched a drive to seal and remove unlawful constructions and encroachments in the Municipality area of Chaumu in the Jaipur district. Owing to this, the Nagar Palika EO Devendra Jindal had already faced multiple threats. Following these threats, the EO issued an order on Friday, August 26, expressing his concern that illegal builders are planning to sabotage the anti-encroachment drive being carried out by the department. He instructed all employees and officers to remain vigilant in this regard.

No one should enter the chamber without permission: Jaipur municipal EO instructs his employees

Jindal has instructed all workers not to enter his chamber while he is out. Also, if someone tries to enter their chamber, they should be barred and information about it should be provided to him promptly. He was concerned that any stranger may enter their chamber and participate in suspicious behaviour. Not only that, but he has ordered that anyone who is seen strolling about the municipality premises without a reason be reported.

Aside from that, he has warned the drivers of the municipality’s cars to be cautious. They have been told that if an outsider offers them something to keep in the car, they must not take it or allow it to be kept in the vehicle.

Fearing being trapped in fake cases

EO Jindal has directed all workers and officials to be alert as he fears that in order to put an end to their efforts, the influential builders and encroachers could implicate them in a bogus case. He said that they might try and trap them in false bribery and molestation cases or use the stringent SC/ST Act against them.

Arvind Kejriwal refuses to answer how many new schools his govt opened in Delhi, ignores offer from Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma to visit Assam schools

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Arvind Kejriwal refuses to answer how many new schools his govt opened in Delhi, ignores offer from Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma to visit Assam schools

On Saturday, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal engaged in a war of words with Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma to defend the education model of Delhi. A Twitter spat is ongoing between both the Chief Ministers, which broke out after the Assam government decided to merge 34 schools with other schools over their poor results.

“When will you invite me to see the schools in Assam? You invite and I’ll be there”, Kejriwal said in a tweet on August 27.

This came after the Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday that schools and colleges in Assam were 1000 times better than those in Delhi. Sarma also invited Kejriwal and offered to show the medical colleges in the state along with the schools. Kejriwal in his response to the Assam CM seemingly assumed that the latter was not interested in actually showing the Assam schools and was just teasing.

Ignoring the seriousness of the ongoing conversation, Kejriwal hid behind a proverb and claimed that Sarma doesn’t want him to visit Assam. “If someone asks ‘when shall I come’ and you say ‘come anytime’, it simply means you don’t want the person to visit you. Similarly, when I asked you ‘when should I come to see your government school’ you didn’t even respond. Tell me when shall I come, I’ll be there”, he tweeted.

Notably, the way in which Delhi CM responded to Assam CM’s offer, it appeared as if the former himself is not interested in going to Assam and visiting the schools there. This comes after Sarma slammed Kejriwal for blatantly comparing the education system of both the states and said that he need not worry about the education system in Assam. He also said that Kejriwal need not worry about the country’s development as PM Modi was already working on it.

The saga began on August 25 when Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal criticized the Assam govt for the decision to merge 34 schools with other schools following their poor performance in board exams. Quoting a report saying that the Assam govt has ordered to close 34 schools after not a single student was able to pass the 10th exam from those schools, Kejriwal tweeted that closing schools is not the solution. “We need to open many new schools all over the country. Instead of closing the school, improve the school and make education right”, he had added.

Responding to this, Sarma stated that Assam had opened 8610 new government schools which included 8391 private schools taken over by the government in the state. “How many new schools Delhi Government has started in the last 7 yrs?”, he had pondered.

While the Assam CM and everyone else were waiting for Kejriwal to respond with the corresponding numbers for Delhi, he decided to dodge the question completely. Instead, he claimed that he was not criticizing the education system in Assam, and instead, everyone should learn from each other to make the country number one. Then he offered to visit Assam to see the Assam government’s work in education, and invited Sarma to Delhi so that he can show his government’s work in the sector.

However, Himanta Biswa Sarma lambasted Kejriwal for his attempt to compare the education sector in both states. Pointing out how the scale of the challenge in Assam is vastly different from what Kejriwal faces in Delhi, he tweeted, “Your ignorance is painful. Let me help you. Assam is 50 times bigger than Delhi! Our 44521 govt schools teach 65 lakh students- against your 1000+ odd schools. Our army of dedicated teachers numbers 2+ lakh; Midday meal workers 1.18 lakh. Fathom it?”

He added that, unlike Delhi, Assam has to manage the fury of floods, deal with militancy, negotiate hilly & tough terrains – and yet deliver high-quality education. Pointing out further differences between the two states, Assam CM said, “We impart education in six mediums including 14 different tribal languages. Our diversity is something that we’re proud of, cherish, & ensure to thrive through our unique education system. And yes, we do not have resources like that in Delhi. We’re proud of what we’ve and do!”

The six mediums that schools in Assam impart education are Assamese, English, Hindi, Bodo, Bengali, and Nepali. He then invited Arvind Kejriwal to visit Assam and said that after he sees the challenges faced by Assam, he will stop lecturing. “We’re amazing hosts. Please come; spend 2 nights in our riverine area and hill districts. See the challenges we face. You’ll stop lecturing,” Sarma tweeted. The Assam CM also offered to show the medical colleges in Assam, saying they are 1000 times better than Kejriwal’s Mohalla clinics.

Meanwhile, Assam CM also pointed out the vast difference between Delhi and Assam. “Delhi is basically a municipality, and it has been the capital of India for a long time, on the other hand, Assam is a remote state with several challenges”, he said.

“They run 1200 schools where 15-16 lakh children study, and we run schools in areas like North Kachar Hills, Karbi Anglong Hills, Riverine areas where even today there is no electricity. We deal with almost a crore of students in 50,000-60,000 schools. There can’t be a comparison between a municipality and a state”, he noted reiterating that talking about the Delhi model of education is meaningless.

After Ghulam Nabi Azad quits, Manish Tewari says ‘Chaprasis of Congress leaders are giving gyaan’: Here are speculations on who the ‘chaprasi’ might be

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After Ghulam Nabi Azad quits, Manish Tewari says ‘Chaprasis of Congress leaders are giving gyaan’: Here are speculations on who the ‘chaprasi’ might be

A day after veteran leader Ghulam Nabi Azad severed ties with the Congress, party leader Manish Tewari slammed those mouthing platitudes about winning elections and criticising Azad.

While speaking to news agency ANI, Tewari remarked, “I don’t want to go into merits of Mr Azad’s letter. He would be in the best position to explain the letter and its context. The letter is in the public space. It speaks for itself.”

The former Information and Broadcasting Minister then went on to shut down party subordinates, who now hold positions of power within the Congress and are giving ‘gyaan’ to senior party leaders.”

“Suffice to say, at times, it it strange that people who don’t have the capacity to even fight or win an ward election, served as chaprasis of Congress leaders are giving “gyaan” about the Congress party. It is laughable for the lack of a better word,” he emphasised.

Manish Tewari concluded, “We are in a serious situation. We have been in a serious situation. I believe what happened is regrettable, unfortunate and perhaps in my estimation, avoidable.”

Soon after, social media users began speculating as to who the Congress ‘chaprasi’ might be in the eyes of the former I&B Minister. Popular Twitter user Ankur Singh hinted that the junior Congress worker, who carried messages for the party’s high command, could be Pawan Khera.

Activist Shefali Vaidya inquired whether Tewari was hinting at RS Surjewal, Jairam Ramesh or Pawan Khera.

Another user stated, “Ajay Maken would be perfect to fit in this position. He has lost all elections from Vidhan Sabha, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.”

Another user tagged Youth Congress leader Srinivas BV and suggested that could be the ‘chaprasi’ being talked about.

The reaction of Congress leaders after the resignation of Ghulam Nabi Azad

In a tweet on Friday (August 26), Pawan Khera claimed that the Congress party had been suffering because of leaders such as Ghulam Nabi Azad.

“When he was taking all the decisions, he proudly belonged to the core group. Now, when others are taking decisions, he labels them as sycophants. The challenges faced by the Congress today are because of leaders like him,” he had tweeted.

Another Congress leader Jairam Ramesh claimed that the resignation of Ghulam Nabi Azad had in fact strengthened the Congres party’s resolve.

“If Mr. Azad and his remote control think his resignation will destabilise the Congress party’s Mehangai Rally on Sept 4th and the launch of the Bharat Jodo Yatra on Sept 7th, they are grossly mistaken. The resignation has further strengthened our resolve!” he said in a tweet.

Party spokesperson RS Surjewala had also questioned the motives of Ghulam Nabi Azad. “This is the hallmark of a person’s character. When in power, everything is fine. When out of power, everything seems bad,” he wrote.

On Friday (August 26), veteran Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad resigned from the Congress, after being associated with the party since the mid-1970s.

In his letter, Azad slammed the Congress high command for sidelining senior party leaders and giving in to the whims and fancies of ‘inexperienced sycophants.’ He pulled up a ‘non-serious’ Rahul Gandhi for infamously tearing a copy of the ordinance, approved by the UPA Cabinet.

The veteran Congress leader suggested that the decisions of the grand old party are now being made by the personal assistants and security guards of Rahul Gandhi. He informed how the senior party leaders were insulted by the Congress scion in a special Congress Working Committee meeting.

Azad had also lambasted the party’s high command for not holding transparent elections at any level within the organisation.

Rohingyas hold a rally in Bangladesh for ‘justice’, issue 7 demands, including the return to Myanmar: Read details

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Rohingyas hold a rally in Bangladesh for ‘justice’, issue 7 demands, including the return to Myanmar: Read details

On Thursday, August 25, thousands of Rohingya Muslims refugees held rallies in various parts of Bangladesh to demand repatriation back to their home state of Rakhine in western Myanmar.

The Rohingyas, who took refuge in Bangladesh after fleeing a military crackdown in Myanmar after carrying out a mass genocide against Hindus in 2017, held “Genocide Remembrance Day” rallies across a vast network of camps in Bangladesh on Thursday, to mark the fifth anniversary of their exodus.

Bangladesh’s newspaper The Daily Star quoted a Bangladeshi government official as saying that the “Bari Cholo” (Let’s Go Home) campaign involved 23 Rohingya camps, 21 in Ukhiam and two in Teknaf Upazila.

As per reports, the Rohingya Muslims held banners and shouted slogans, demanding a safe return to their home state of Rakhine in western Myanmar.

They also distributed pamphlets outlining their seven-point demand, which includes the immediate repatriation of Rohingyas to Myanmar, the repeal of Myanmar’s 1982 citizenship act, ensuring the dignity and security of Rohingyas in Myanmar, and the end of Myanmar’s persecution of innocent people.

“We want justice,” shouted the refugees gathered outside their makeshift homes in Cox’s Bazar on Thursday.

“We don’t want to be trapped inside the camps for the rest of our lives; it’s painful.” “We want to return home,” Muhammad Zubair, one of the community leaders, told a rally at the Kutupalong camp, one of the world’s largest refugee settlements.

Another leader Maung Sawyedollah said, “today is the day thousands of Rohingya were killed. Only the Rohingya can understand the pain of the 25th of August. Five years ago this day nearly one million Rohingya were displaced. On this day in 2017 more than 300 of our villages were burnt down to ashes,” he said.

“All we want is a safe and dignified return to our homeland,” said Sayed Ullah, another community leader said, adding, “Unfortunately, our cries have fallen on deaf ears. The international community is not doing anything. Here in the camps, we are languishing in tarp and bamboo shelters and barely surviving on handouts.” 

The Myanmar military has, in fact, subjected Rohingyas to extreme brutality and hatred. According to a report, as a result of Myanmar’s military crackdown, 24,000 Rohingyas were killed, 18,000 Rohingya women were subjected to sexual violence and rape, 1,15,000 homes were burned down, and 36,000 Rohingyas were thrown into the fire. According to various estimates, between 7,00,000 and 7,50,000 Rohingyas sought refuge in Bangladesh and India.

Amnesty confirms massacre of Hindus by Rohingya terrorists in Myanmar

In 2018 Amnesty International, the Indian arm of which has had quite a few run-ins with the law, finally confirmed the massacre of the Hindus by Rohingya Muslims even as Indian ‘liberals’ tried to whitewash their crimes. As per the reports, an investigation carried out by Amnesty had revealed that an armed Rohingya group was responsible for at least one, and potentially a second, massacre of up to 99 Hindu men, women and children as well as unlawful abductions in August 2017.

Amnesty has based its report on dozens of interviews conducted in Rakhine and across the border in Bangladesh and throws light on the largely under-reported human rights abuses by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) fighters, who have sowed fear among Hindus and other ethnic communities with these brutal attacks.

The report gave details of the massacre in Kha Maung Seik in August 2017, killing Hindus, executing style, sparing those who agreed to ‘convert’ to Islam. The report also stated other killings and violent attacks against the other ethnic and minority communities by the Rohingya terrorists.

In fact, in September 2017, Times Now reports revealed how 300 Rohingyas had abducted 100 Hindus on 25 August and killed 92 of them. According to several Hindu refugees, they fled their lands after the Rohingya terrorists came to attack them with weapons like swords, guns and even spears. The hundreds of attackers reportedly burnt the Hindus’ homes and even shouted that Rakhine is an Islamic state.

An India Today report also covered the 25th August attack on the village and claimed that the attackers identified the Hindu families, assaulted them and then took them up to a hill to carry out their execution. They reportedly only spared 8 young women who were told that they would have to convert and get remarried. The captive women were even forced to offer Namaz and were made to wear a Burkha.

Myanmar Government also released first-hand stories of the kin of those Hindus whose bodies were found in the mass graves in the conflicted Rakhine state.

Besides murdering Hindus, Rohingyas launched coordinated attacks against Myanmar authorities, Army retaliated

Besides conducting mass murder of Hindus, the Rohingya armed group ARSA had on August 25, 2017, also stage coordinated attacks on dozens of police posts in Myanmar’s coastal Rakhine state, killing at least a dozen officers.

On 25 August 2017, the Myanmar government announced that 71 people (one soldier, one immigration officer, 10 policemen and 59 insurgents) had been killed overnight during coordinated attacks by up to 150 insurgents across 24 police posts and the 552nd Light Infantry Battalion army base in Rakhine State.

The army retaliated with operations in Rohingya villages, ostensibly to flush out ARSA members. As per the UN estimates, the Myanmar army killed as many as 1,000 people in the first two weeks of the military operations.

As a result of the military crackdown, on September 5, 2017, more than 120,000 Rohingya fled to Bangladesh, overwhelming the country’s under-resourced refugee camps. There were already at least 200,000 Rohingya in Bangladesh from previous waves of violence.

Police busts racket issuing fake Aadhaar cards to Muslims in Hindu names in Maharashtra: How 1 was arrested after an undercover investigation

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Police busts racket issuing fake Aadhaar cards to Muslims in Hindu names in Maharashtra: How 1 was arrested after an undercover investigation

The Kandivali police in Mumbai have busted a syndicate that issued Aadhaar cards from banks ranging in price from Rs 2,000 to Rs 5,000 without any government documentation. Surprisingly, the investigations revealed that Muslims were given Aadhaar cards with Hindu names. In this case, one suspect was arrested from the Poisar locality.

This comes after a complaint was filed at the Kandivali police station stating that Aadhaar cards were being issued without proper documentation at the Bank of Baroda branch in Kandivali. Mahendra Mangude of Kandivali was creating Aadhaar cards for roughly two to five thousand rupees without any verification.

Kandivali police station sub-inspector Prakash Ghadge deployed a Muslim to pose as a customer and track down Mahendra. After extracting two thousand rupees from him, Mahendra brought him to the Bank of Baroda branch. Mohammad Junaid, the Muslim, was then enrolled for an Aadhaar card in the name of Ram Gupta without being asked any questions, and a letter was also issued to that effect.

The police immediately rushed in, caught Mahendra, and confiscated phoney documents and political party rubber stamps from him. During the investigation, he admitted to providing Aadhaar to multiple others in this manner.

“The investigation discovered that the accused Mahendra was producing bogus Aadhaar cards at the Bank of Baroda branch in Kandivali, and a probe is ongoing to find out whether anybody else is connected to the fraud,” said Sadashiv Sawant, Senior Police Inspector, Kandivali.

The age of the accused is 31 years. Police have informed that the accused is a resident of Akurli Road in Kandivali East. The apprehended suspect is currently being rigorously grilled by police. The authorities are looking into how many persons he has issued Hindu Aadhaar cards to.

Telangana HC issues notice to Home Ministry, seeks ‘Action Taken Report’ against Twitter users spreading ‘hate messages’ against Islam: Details

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Telangana HC issues notice to Home Ministry, seeks ‘Action Taken Report’ against Twitter users spreading ‘hate messages’ against Islam: Details

On Friday, the Telangana High Court directed the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to publish the ‘Action Taken Report’ against the social media users who post ‘inflammatory’ posts against Islam. The Court stated that the MHA shall submit the report within three weeks and reveal its action against such social media users.

According to reports, the Court was hearing a contempt case filed by a practising lawyer Khaja Aijazuddin who had claimed that Twitter users were deliberately spreading hate against one particular community since the pandemic.

Chief Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice B Vijaysen Reddy issued a notice to the MHA and asked the government to file a counter affidavit in the matter within three weeks. The bench said that the matter further would be heard on October 21 of this year.

Earlier in June, the Court had issued notice to the Union Home Secretary seeking to file criminal cases against all such Twitter users who allegedly spread communally charged hate messages through the micro-blogging site. This is after the petitioner argued that Twitter posts spread using hashtags ‘Islamic coronavirus jihad’, ‘Corona jihad’, ‘Tablighi Jamat’ or ‘Islamophobic’ posts during the pandemic had hurt the feelings of one particular community under the Indian penal Code and other relevant laws.

The Petitioner had also cited the WHO who had clearly stated during the COVID spread that the ‘name of any religion should not be attached with the pandemic’. Reports mention that the alleged inflammatory posts trending on Twitter had the possibility of disturbing the communal harmony of India for which the petitioner sought immediate intervention from the Court.

The case dates back to the year 2020 when a Hyderabad-based lawyer Khaja Aijazuddin filed a PIL seeking action against Twitter for allegedly spreading hate against one community during a pandemic. Apart from Twitter, Union Cabinet Secretary, Union Home Secretary, DGP, Telangana State, Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad City were made respondents.

Petitioner lawyer Khaja Aijazuddin stated that the social media posts since the pandemic were deliberately targeted at one particular community and that they were disturbing the communal harmony in India. Aijazuddin had then asked the court to register criminal cases against Twitter and the users who are allegedly spreading hatred messages under the IPC and IT Act.

Bihar: Mob, including Md Akram, Md Munna, beat up Dalit man by tying his hand and legs, force him to drink urine, release him after taking Rs 50,000

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Bihar: Mob, including Md Akram, Md Munna, beat up Dalit man by tying his hand and legs, force him to drink urine, release him after taking Rs 50,000

A Dalit man in Darbhanga, Bihar was brutally thrashed and further forced to drink urine by a mob over suspicion of theft. Later, the accused released the victim after taking Rs 50,000 from the family members. The victim identified as Ram Prakash Paswan hails from the Rajora village of Kevati police station area under Bihar’s ​​Darbhanga.

Speaking to the media, the victim’s son alleged that a mob of 25 to 30 people including Mohammad Akram, Raja and Mohammad Munna brutally thrashed his father on suspicion of theft.

The incident reportedly occurred on August 16, 2022, but came to light only recently after a video of it went viral on social media. According to reports, his family alleged that they were threatened to not inform the police due to which the incident was reported later. The victim was brought to the hospital for treatment on August 23. He has suffered multiple fractures and is said to be in critical condition.

In the video of the incident that went viral on social media, Ram Prakash Paswan can be seen being brutally assaulted in a room and later on the road while he continued to plead for mercy and help. As seen in the video, the victim lies helpless with his hands and legs tied while a group of people thrash him with sticks.

The victim’s family, meanwhile, alleged that the perpetrators continued to assault Ram Prakash Paswan throughout the night. They also alleged that Ram Prakash, who was gravely injured due to being beaten on false theft charges, had asked for water but the accused forced him to drink urine. Later, the men released the victim after taking Rs 50,000 from the family members.

The victim’s daughter said, “a group of people tied my father’s hands and feet, accusing him of theft, and then beat him up with sticks all night. When the villagers went to save him, a Rs 20 lakh demand was made. Seeing his critical condition, villagers rushed to save him by paying Rs 50,000.”

Speaking about the incident, Darbhanga SDPO Krishna Nandan Kumar said that the police have taken cognisance of the incident and recorded the statement of the victim. He further assured us that the police will fully support the probe.

Taking note of the matter, members of the Bajrang Dal have also demanded speedy justice for the victim. They warned of state-wide protest if the perpetrators are not brought to book soon.

Rajeev Prakash Madhukar, former District Secretary of Bajrang Dal accused the PFI members for the incident. “Ram Prakash Paswan has always been involved in religious activities, which is why he has been singled out by a specific community.” The mob lynching was their way of responding to his ideologies. If the police do not act quickly in this incident, we will launch an agitation. “Everyone who is responsible should be arrested,” he said.

Darbhanga MLA Sanjay Saraogi claimed that ‘Jungle Raj Part-3’ is unfolding in Bihar. “Such incidents are taking place across the entire state. The way Ram Prakash Paswan was beaten up, and the people of a particular community who even made him drink urine, attest to the fact,” the legislator said.

“The deafening silence of the administration shows that they do not have the courage to take action against the culprits. We demand that a judicial inquiry be conducted into this incident. Stringent action should be taken against the culprits and against the officials who have failed to take cognizance of the issue,” the MLA added.

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