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Nawab Malik claim false, former NCB officer Sameer Wankhede and his father are not Muslim and never gave up Hinduism: Committee findings

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Nawab Malik claim false, former NCB officer Sameer Wankhede and his father are not Muslim and never gave up Hinduism: Committee findings

The caste verification committee has cleared former NCB official Sameer Wankhede in the caste certificate matter, bringing an end to a year-long controversy. In 2021, Nawab Malik – the former cabinet minister in the then Maha Vikas Aghadi government in Maharashtra – alleged that Sameer Wankhede is not a Muslim by birth because his father Dnyaneshwar Wankhede gave up Hinduism and became a Muslim to get married for the second time. Malik accused Wankhede of furnishing fake documents to verify his caste and denying the opportunity of a government job to one candidate from a scheduled caste. Now, the caste verification committee has proven Nawab Malik’s claims to be false.

Anita Meshram (Wankhede) presided over the caste scrutiny committee, which included Salima Tadvi as a member and Sunita Mate as a member secretary. The committee found that the accusation by former Maharastra cabinet minister and NCP leader Nawab Malik, as well as other complainants such as Manoj Sansare, Ashok Kamble, and Sanjay Kamble, who had objected to Sameer Wankhede’s caste certificate, could not be substantiated.

Sameer Wankhede’s caste certificate was likewise confirmed by the committee. The committee had taken down arguments from both sides in a 91-page verdict before concluding that Wankhede was not a Muslim by birth. Additionally, the committee found that Sameer Wankhede and his father Dyaneshwar Wankhede had not converted to Islam from Hinduism. According to the ruling, Sameer Wankhede and his father are members of the Mahar-37 Scheduled Caste, which is recognized in Hinduism.

Sameer Wankhede posted on Twitter, “Satyameva Jayate” which means ‘Truth Always Triumphs’. He said while talking to the media, “All my life I have worked for the service of the people, but what hurt me was the fact that my family and dead mother were also not spared. My family was hurt and my morale was also broken. Though we are trained to face such cases in our service, the manner in which we were targeted was shocking. I will not comment on the politics of all this.”

He further said, “The Bombay High Court had also used derogatory language for me, and my family has already approached the High Court in this regard. I will continue to do my job fearlessly.” The whole matter came to light last year when Wankhede was the head of the Narcotic Control Bureau in Mumbai. Wankhede alleged that Malik had raised the issue of his caste certificate as a cabinet minister at that time only because his team had arrested Malik’s son-in-law Sameer Khan in a drug case.

After Sameer Khan was released, Malik started making these allegations. Sameer Wankhede was also an investigating officer in the Cruise Drug Case of 2021 in which Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan was also named. NCP leader Nawab Malik was the first to allege that the NCB raid was fake and an attempt to extort money from the film superstar.

October 5, 1988: When Rajiv Gandhi-led India became the first country to ban Salman Rushdie’s Satanic Verses, aided by Fareed Zakaria’s father

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October 5, 1988: When Rajiv Gandhi-led India became the first country to ban Salman Rushdie’s Satanic Verses, aided by Fareed Zakaria’s father

Noted novelist Salman Rushdie was stabbed repeatedly ahead of a speaking event in Chautauqua, New York, on Friday, August 13, 2022. Rushdie was always living on borrowed time once Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa against him in February 1989. However, when it came to banning Satanic Verses, India was months ahead of Iran, banning the book in October 1988 much before any other country.

Rushdie was ironically going to discuss the topic, “America’s role as an asylum for writers and other artists in exile and as a home for freedom of creative expression”, before he was stabbed in America for his writings from over 3 decades back.

Rushdie’s stabbing has once again brought the focus back on Satanic Verses, the book that got Rushdie in so much trouble that he had to live fearing for his life for the past 33 years, ever since Iran issued a fatwa in his name in February 1989. Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa against Salman Rushdie on February 14 that year, but interestingly, they were not the first country to get upset over the Satanic Verses and ban it, that honour belongs to India.

Indian Prime Minister at the time, Rajiv Gandhi, had already shown his willingness to bow down to Islamists in the Shah Bano case in 1985, and he did it again by leading the world in banning Satanic Verses. Interestingly, India never banned the book outright, instead, they imposed the ban through Finance Ministry, imposing a ban on the import of the book under the Customs act.

The Congress government even imposed a travel ban on Salman Rushdie, barring him from coming to India. The ban was eventually lifted by the Vajpayee government in 1999, 11 years later.

The book was first published in Britain on 26th September 1988, by banning its import within 10 days, India effectively banned the book. However, some copies had already found their way to India, but after looking at the fate of Nupur Sharma supporters, we can well understand why nobody is going to come out and admit to having a copy.

The call for a ban on the book was led by Congress MPs Syed Shahabuddin and Khursheed Alam Khan (father of Salman Khursheed). The book was banned after Shahabuddin filed a petition against it claiming that it is a threat to public order. Rafiq Zakaria, the father of CNN’s Fareed Zakaria, was also at the forefront of calling for a ban on Rushdie’s book.

A weak Prime Minister like Rajiv Gandhi did what was expected of him, bowed to the pressure from his party’s Muslim MPs, and banned the book, starting a fire which is evidently burning till today. Following the ban by India, the book was banned in Sudan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and South Africa.

Even though Britain, where the book was first published, saw large-scale protests and book burnings, Margaret Thatcher government refused to ban the book. The protests soon spread to perpetually offended Pakistan, and even America saw several protests against the book.

With more and more countries seeing the protests against the book, Ayatollah Khomeini, the supreme leader of Iran, jumped into the controversy and issued his fatwa. On Valentine’s Day in 1989, Khomeini issued a fatwa on Rushdie’s life and his publishers. He never gave any reason for the fatwa on Rushdie’s head but Iran soon announced $6 Million reward on Rushdie’s head.

With no expiry dates on fatwas, that remains valid to date, and may well have inspired the attacker who stabbed Rushdie in the neck last night. The spark provided by Rajiv Gandhi in October 1988 when he led the world in banning Satanic Verses, continues to fuel the fire of intolerance that burns till today.

Sonia Gandhi tests positive for COVID for the second time in two months as ED investigation into the National Herald scam gathers steam

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Sonia Gandhi tests positive for COVID for the second time in two months as ED investigation into the National Herald scam gathers steam

Congress leader Sonia Gandhi has tested positive for COVID for the second time in two months. Party leader Jairam Ramesh tweeted this information on 13th August 2022. Sonia Gandhi had earlier tested positive for COVID on 2nd June 2022, 6 days prior to the date when she was supposed to appear before the Enforcement Directorate.

Sonia Gandhi was summoned to answer the agency regarding the National Herald scam in which she is one of the main accused along with her son and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and others.

Jairam Ramesh tweeted, “Congress President Smt. Sonia Gandhi has tested positive for Covid-19 today. She will remain in isolation as per Govt. protocol.” Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi were summoned by the ED on 1st June 2022 and were asked to appear for questioning on 8th June. Immediately after the summons was issued, Sonia Gandhi tested positive for COVID for the first time on 2nd June 2022.

Rahul Gandhi, however, appeared before the probe agency but the Congress party held protests across the country when the interrogation was going on. Earlier in April 2022, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had questioned senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge in connection with the money laundering probe linked to the National Herald case.

On 11th July 2022, the Enforcement Directorate asked Congress president Sonia Gandhi to depose before it on July 21 in connection with a money laundering case related to the National Herald case. She was questioned on July 21, 26, and 28. During all this time, Congress workers across the country staged violent protests in various cities. Both Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi blamed the late Congress leader Motilal Vora for the financial irregularities in this case.

In the recent development in the National Herald Case, the Enforcement Directorate sealed the National Herald office in New Delhi and instructed that the premises not be opened without prior permission. The action came on 3rd August 2022, that is, a day after the ED conducted raids at 12 locations linked to Congress mouthpiece National Herald in connection with a money laundering case. Herald House is the registered office address of Associate Journals Limited (AJL), the National Herald newspaper’s publisher, which is under probe over its acquisition by Young Indian, a firm linked to the Gandhi family. ED also sealed the Young Indian’s office on 4th August 2022.

Now as the ED’s action against the Gandhi scions has picked up pace in this case, Sonia Gandhi has again mysteriously caught the COVID infection on 13th August 2022.

Rajasthan: Babu Qureshi threatens to behead youth Suraj like Kanyaiya Lal for working with Hindu organisations, arrested

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Rajasthan: Babu Qureshi threatens to behead youth Suraj like Kanyaiya Lal for working with Hindu organisations, arrested

Rajasthan police arrested a Muslim man named Sohid alias Babu Qureshi for issuing death threats to a Hindu youth named Suraj Kumar Kharwal who works for Hindu organizations. The accused had also shared a post on Instagram with a photograph of Suraj and a comment issuing threats. Qureshi said that if Suraj does not quit the Hindu organizations he works for, he will kill Suraj like Kanhaiya Lal was killed in Udaipur. The Pratapnagar police arrested Sohid alias Babu Qureshi, and recovered a knife, mobile, and a sharpening stone from him.

According to reports, Suraj – a resident of Azad Nagar – had reported against Babu Qureshi that he was asking Suraj to leave Hindu organizations, failing which Babu Qureshi was threatening that Suraj will have to face consequences like Kanhaiya Lal of Udaipur. Babu Qureshi called Suraj on August 5 and 7 and threatened to kill him. After this, the police registered a case against the accused after Suraj filed a complaint. Reportedly, Babu Qureshi had issued ‘sar tan see juda’ threats to Suraj asking him to leave the Hindu groups.

Along with this threat, Qureshi and some of his friends also assaulted two friends of Suraj. Suraj’s friend Shiv Patel said that when he and another friend were playing cricket at the Pratap Nagar school field, Qureshi’s friend Sameer and some other friends approached them and asked them about Suraj. When they refused to tell, they were assaulted by them with pipes and sticks. Shiv Patel lodged a complaint after the attack, and the police have registered a case in the matter also.

It is notable that Kanhaiya Lal – a Hindu tailor in Udaipur – was beheaded on June 28 by two Islamists for supporting Nupur Sharma on social media. Bharatiya Janata Party’s former spokesperson Nupur Sharma is being targeted by the Islamists after she made allegedly blasphemous remarks against the Prophet Muhammad during a debate on a TV news channel.

Investigating officer Narayan Singh arrested Sohid alias Babu Qureshi from his residence in Jangi Chowk in the Gandhi Nagar area of Bhilwara. A knife is recovered from the accused. Babu Qureshi used that knife to threaten Suraj. Apart from this, the police have also recovered the mobile phone of the accused and the stone used to sharpen the knife. The accused was then produced before the judge who sent him to jail.

Rajasthan: Armaan Khan, Mansoor Ahmed, and Mohammed Aslam raise ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans while desecrating a saffron flag, arrested

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Rajasthan: Armaan Khan, Mansoor Ahmed, and Mohammed Aslam raise ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans while desecrating a saffron flag, arrested

The day Uttar Pradesh police arrested a Muslim youth for unfurling Pakistan’s national flag in Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh, the Rajasthan police also arrested three Muslim youths for raising ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans while desecrating a saffron flag placed at the hospital square in the Jalore district in Rajasthan.

The incident was reported on August 12, Friday. Taking cognizance of the incident, the police registered a case and arrested Armaan Khan, Mansoor Ahmed, and Mohammad Aslam under IPC Sections 124-A, 153-A, 295-A, and 295 IPC.

Speaking about the incident, SP Harshvardhan Agrawal confirmed that all three accused are residents of Jalore, Rajasthan. He said that when the police got the information about the incident, they immediately reached the spot and detained the accused. The saffron flag was placed back in the same place. The trio is currently being interrogated, confirmed Agarwal.

According to media reports, Armaan is working as a home guard in Rajasthan Police. Hindu organizations strongly opposed this incident.

The MLA from Jalore, BJP’s Jogeshwar Garg, also asked the administration to take strict action against the offenders. He also appealed to the people not to support anti-social elements in their communities.

Notably, in a separate incident, a Muslim youth was arrested after he unfurled Pakistan’s national flag in Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh. The person has been identified as Salman.

Javed Akhtar condemns stabbing of Salman Rushdie without mentioning Islamists: Here is how he had dog whistled about Satanic Verses in 2012

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Javed Akhtar condemns stabbing of Salman Rushdie without mentioning Islamists: Here is how he had dog whistled about Satanic Verses in 2012

Hours after Salman Rushdie was brutally stabbed by a 24-year-old Hadi Matar in western New York, lyricist Javed Akhtar denounced the barbaric attack on the renowned novelist, however, there was a catch. He refused to name Islamists or the threat by Islamists that he has been living under for over 3 decades.

In a tweet on Friday (August 12), Akhtar tweeted, “I condemn the barbaric attack on Salman Rushdie by some fanatic. I hope that New York police and the court will take the strongest action possible against the attacker.” Interestingly, his tweet made no direct reference to the Islamist who orchestrated the attack. Javed Akhtar contended that the attacker was just ‘some fanatic.’

Screengrab of the tweet by Javed Akhtar

Although the lyricist was quite prompt in condemning the attack on Rushdie (without mentioning the Islamist attacker), it must be recalled that he had earlier dog whistled against the same novelist in 2012.

Salman Rushdie came into the limelight after his book “The Satanic Verses” was banned in 1988 by a host of countries, including India, under the garb of ‘blasphemy.” Javed Akhtar who otherwise pretends to be an atheist was deeply offended by the novel’s portrayal of Islamic characters.

Javed Akhtar dogwhistled against Salman Rushdie in 2012

In an interview with ‘journalist’ Barkha Dutt on NDTV in April 2012, Akhtar was asked about his stand on Rushdie and his book. “What Rushdie did is not decent. I am an atheist but there is certain decorum and basic decency in life…” he alleged.

“He has written a novel. It’s a work of fiction. In that, you take real historical people who are respected and revered by billions of people. You say very dirty things about them. What will you gain? Why are you doing this?” the pretentious atheist remarked.

The lyricist went on to claim that books such as ‘The Satanic Verses’ are counter-productive. He emphasised, “You will make them more religious and fanatic. A fundamentalist who is against freedom of expression will have a very good argument against freedom of expression.”

“That book was in extreme bad taste. Without having any religious beliefs, I felt that. You can’t do that,” Javed Akhtar warned. Whenever Barkha Dutt pointed out that free speech also includes the right to offend, Javed Akhtar started drawing false equivalence.

“Can I write anything against my neighbour? Can I call him a pimp and his house a brothel?”, he inquired to thwart criticism directed towards Islam. To reinstate his ‘secular’ and ‘atheist’ credentials, Akhtar claimed that he was not against criticism of his religion based on scholarly work.

He also claimed to have defended the right of Salman Rushdie to take part in the Jaipur Literature Festival although he had not been vocal about it. The deliberate omission of the word ‘Islamist’ from his tweet and his personal disdain for the novelist demonstrates that his condemnation is political tokenism at best.

It is a tendency among the cabal of left-liberals to do lip service and shed crocodile tears following Islamist attacks, despite creating a fertile land for such tragedies to follow.

Attack on Salman Rushdie

On Friday (August 12), Salman Rushdie was stabbed during an event at the Chautauqua Institution in western New York. The man involved in the attack was identified as 24-year-old Hadi Matar. A resident of Fairview in New Jersey, Hadi jumped onto the stage and attacked the novelist with a knife.

The accused reportedly had a pass for the event where Rushdie was invited to deliver a lecture.The authorities had also seized a backpack, belonging to the accused, from the crime scene. They claimed that the attacker might have been alone and have launched a probe to determine whether that’s the case.

As per a report by New York Times, the local police have sought help from the Federal Bureau of Investigation for determining the background and motives of Hadi Matar. Rushdie’s agent Andrew Wylie informed that he is still in a critical state.

He added that Rushdie was being put on ventilator support and that he could not speak. “The news is not good. Salman will likely lose one eye; the nerves in his arm were severed, and his liver was stabbed and damaged,” Wylie lamented.

The author of ‘The Satanic Verses’ was reportedly provided immediate medical attention by an audience member named Rita Landman. She informed that Salman Rushdie received multiple stab wounds, one to his neck and another to his abdomen.

Four Jammu and Kashmir Govt officers, including jailed terrorist Bitta Karate’s wife Assabah Khan, sacked for ‘anti-national’ activities

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Four Jammu and Kashmir Govt officers, including jailed terrorist Bitta Karate’s wife Assabah Khan, sacked for ‘anti-national’ activities

On Saturday, the Jammu and Kashmir administration fired four government workers, including Assabah Arjumand Khan, the wife of Bitta Karate who is facing terror charges and is accused of the Kashmiri pandit exodus in the 1990s. The others who have been dismissed include an associate professor who was a former LET terrorist and a Kashmir University scientist.

According to the reports, the administration under the direction of LG Manoj Sinha dismissed the employees from services under Article 311 of the Constitution of India for their involvement in anti-national activities. “The law provides for dismissal of a person employed in civil capacities under Union or a State”, the government said in the matter.

The government in its release stated that the employees were involved in activities that were not in the interest of the security and the state. “Activities of these employees had come to the adverse notice of law enforcement and intelligence agencies. A Committee, constituted on July 30, 2020, for scrutinizing the inputs, records, and cognizable material recommended the dismissal of the 4 namely Dr Muheet Ahmad Bhat, Majid Hussain Qadri, Syed Abdul Mueed, and Assabah-ul-Arjamand Khan”, the release noted.

Reports mention that Bhat, who worked at the University of Kashmir was found to be involved in spreading a secessionist-terrorist agenda at the University by radicalizing students to further the program and agenda of Pakistan and its proxies. Whereas, Qadri, a Senior Assistant Professor at the same University is associated with the terrorist organization named LeT. He earlier had been booked under u/s 302, 307, and 427, 7/27 RPC in various terror-related cases.

Meanwhile, the wife of terrorist Bitta Karate who had a major role to play in the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits in the 1990s, Assabah-ul-Arjamand Khan was discovered to have connections with foreigners who have been identified by Indian security and intelligence as being on the ISI payroll. Her role in transporting funds for anti-India operations in Jammu and Kashmir has also been highlighted.

It is worth noting that wife Khan who holds a degree in Mass Communication and Journalism, had earlier said that she felt honoured to be the wife of Bitta Karate. “Getting married to him (Karate) is an honour for me. When people around me came to know that I am tying a nuptial knot with a separatist, they showed a lot of concern initially, but I made them understand that there is nothing wrong with it”, Khan said in an interview.

“When the armed struggle was at a peak in the Valley in the early nineties, militants were the most sought-after men. People used to accord them a warm welcome and give them all the respect”, she added. Karate in 1991 confessed that he had executed more than 40 Kashmiri Pandits during the Exodus. He had also admitted that Kashmiri Pandit Satish Tickoo was the first person he killed.

He was arrested in 1990 and charged with the genocide of Kashmiri Pandits. However, he was set free after 17 years. Bitta Karate, the butcher of Kashmiri Hindus, was once again arrested in 2008 during the Amarnath land row agitation. He was released eight months later, only to be picked up again in 2019 on terror funding charges. Assabah Khan on the other hand worked as an editor at the Agriculture University of Science and Technology until 2007 and passed the Kashmir Administrative Services (KAS) test in 2009. She was assigned to the general administration department and in 2011, she married the terrorist.

Pakistani man claiming to be PMLN politician announces 20 Million USD bounty on Dutch MP Geert Wilders, says he is next after Salman Rushdie

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Pakistani man claiming to be PMLN politician announces 20 Million USD bounty on Dutch MP Geert Wilders, says he is next after Salman Rushdie

Twitter has suspended the account of a Pakistani man who announced a bounty of 20 million USD for anybody who beheads Dutch Lawmaker Geert Wilders, referring to the attack on author Salman Rushdie in New York. Rehan M Sabir made threat calls announcing the bounty for beheading Geert Wilders. His Twitter profile, which has now been suspended, mentions that he is a leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz), the ruling party in Pakistan.

The tweet.

The tweet reads, “After the attack of Salman Rushdie Insha’Allah the next number is @geertwilderspvv. Any one from the world gave the head of @geertwilderspvv I will give 20 $ million. I want @geertwilderspvv head. We want head. All Muslims want head.”

The account of Rehan M Sabir has been suspended by Twitter following his tweet. His profile bio indicates that he is a PML(N) politician and a writer. The profile bio reads, “A Proud Pakistani, Politician, PML(N)Worker, SocialActivist, Writer, Speaker, SupportCivilSupremacy.”

The profile bio of Rehan M Sabir.

Netherlands MP Geert Wilders, who is blunt about Islamic radicalism, reacted to the death threat writing, “I can not count the amount of hate and threats they send me now after the barbaric attack on the brave #salamrushdie.”

It is worth noting that this death threat to Geert Wilders comes just after author Salman Rushdie was attacked as he prepared to give a lecture in western New York. Rushdie is best known for his book ‘The Satanic Verses,’ which sparked death threats from Islamists all over the world, particularly from Iran in the 1980s. Rushdie was attacked as he prepared to deliver a speech at the Chautauqua Institution in New York.

The threat against Geert Wilders is comparable to the one made to Salman Rushdie by Islamists all around the world. Notably, Wilders has consistently backed former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesman Nupur Sharma when she got death threats from Islamists for comments she made about the Islamic prophet. Wilders has been speaking constantly against Islamic fanaticism across the globe.

Islamists prodded the Dutch lawmaker to criticise Hinduism days after Geert Wilders extended his support to former BJP spokesman Nupur Sharma. Wilders had responded to the Islamist trolls by saying that he appreciates Hinduism a million times more than he does Islam. The Dutch legislator had received multiple assassination threats for supporting Nupur Sharma.

Uttar Pradesh: Kushinagar youth named Salman unfurls Pakistani flag on his house amid ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign, arrested

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Uttar Pradesh: Kushinagar youth named Salman unfurls Pakistani flag on his house amid ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign, arrested

Amid the Har Ghar Titanga campaign launched by the central government ahead of the 75th Independence Day, a Muslim youth unfurled Pakistan’s national flag in Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh. The person has been identified as Salman.

According to reports, Salman is a resident of Bendupar Mustakil village of Kushinagar. He was seen hoisting the Pakistani flag on the terrace of his house, the video of which has gone viral over social media. The incident enraged the local people who immediately informed the police and asked the administration to take strict action.

The locals complained that Salman had engaged himself in anti-India activities by disrespecting the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign and hoisting the national flag of Pakistan instead. The Police reached the spot to verify the complaint and in immediate action asked Salman to take down the flag.

The Police also registered a complaint at the Taraya Sujan police station against the Islamist person in Kushinagar. Reports mention that the family of the accused had stopped him from hoisting the national flag of Pakistan, but to no avail. He did not agree with his family members and unfurled the Pakistani flag on the terrace of his house.

Additional Superintendent of Police Ritesh Kumar Singh talked to the media about the incident and confirmed that a case has been registered against the person. “Police first reached the spot and verified the complaint. The officers later asked Salman to take down the Pakistani flag and filed a complaint against him”, he added.

He also added that Salman has been arrested in the case and is being interrogated in the custody. “The police are investigating the whole matter. Whoever is guilty in this case will not be spared”, Kumar affirmed.

‘You made our mentors Owaisi, Maulana Madani cry’: Man threatens to blow up Yogi Adityanath, Hindu leader who filed PIL against illegal slaughterhouses

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‘You made our mentors Owaisi, Maulana Madani cry’: Man threatens to blow up Yogi Adityanath, Hindu leader who filed PIL against illegal slaughterhouses

The Uttar Pradesh police have sprung into action after a man named Salman Siddiqui sent a letter to the national president of Bharatiya Kisan Manch (BKM) Devendra Tiwari threatening him and UP CM Yogi Adityanath with life. According to Aaj Tak, in a letter sent to the Hindu leader, the accused threatened to blow him and Yogi Adityanath with a bomb.

According to the media report, the reason for the death threat, as mentioned in the letter, was a PIL filed by Tiwari seeking action against illegal slaughterhouses in the state.

The letter sent to Devendra Tiwari read, “Devendra Tiwari it has been stated to you several times, yet you do not understand. Your PIL has resulted in the closure of multiple slaughterhouses in the state, robbing other Muslim brothers of their livelihood. Now you see what will happen to you. You escaped Deoband deftly, but now you and Yogi Adityanath will be blown up with a bomb. You will see the outcome within the next 15 days. The others have had their necks severed but you two (Devendra Tiwari and Yogi Adityanath) will be blown up with bombs.”

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi and Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind President Maulana Mahmood Madani’s names were also mentioned in the threat letter. The letter further stated, “You have made our mentors Asaduddin Owaisi and Maulana Madani cry. We shall avenge every single drop of tears they have shed.”

In light of the recent spate of threats and murders of Hindus at the hands of Islamists for alleged ‘blasphemy,’ such as the beheading of Kanhaiya Lal or the brutal murder of another Hindu man, Umesh Kolhe, the Uttar Pradesh police immediately took cognizance of the threat letter and started the investigation by registering a case against unknown people.

The country has recently been going through a tumultuous period, with Islamists becoming emboldened and issuing threats to everyone who does not share their ideology. Former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma’s alleged ‘blasphemous’ remark about Prophet Muhammad on May 26 sparked outrage amongst Islamists not just in India but around the world. Her decision to merely quote an excerpt from the Islamic Hadith during a TV show proved catastrophic for her political career and mental peace after AltNews co-founder Mohammed Zubair dog-whistled about her comments to Islamists.

This set off a series of incidents that culminated into a constant barrage of threats at Sharma and attacks on those who dared to speak out in her support, many of which turned out to be extremely brutal.

In the last few months, rabid Islamists, who have been using Nupur Sharma just as an excuse to show muscle power and challenge state forces, have brutally executed, attacked and threatened a number of people for voicing their support for the former BJP leader on social media.

Recently, OpIndia chronicled several such incidents where rabid Islamists either went on to brutally kill, threaten or assault Hindus who voiced their support for Nupur Sharma.

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