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Singer Daler Mehndi sent to two years of imprisonment by Patiala Court in a human trafficking case

Famous Punjabi singer Daler Mehndi has been sent to jail by the Patiala court on Thursday 14th July 2022. In a 2003 human trafficking case, Daler Mehndi and his brother Shamsher Singh were sentenced to two years in prison. The additional sessions judge of the Patiala court, while upholding the sentence, arrested Daler Mehndi and sent him to jail.

The Patiala Sadar police station had registered an FIR against Daler Mehndi in the case in 2003. Daler Mehndi was sentenced to two years by the trial court, against which Mehndi filed an appeal in the court of additional session judge through his lawyer.

Complainant’s lawyer Advocate Gurmeet Singh told the news agency ANI, “Singer Daler Mehndi has been sentenced to two years of imprisonment in a human trafficking case of 2003. He has been taken into custody (by police). His application for release on probation was also dismissed by court.”

What is the Daler Mendi Human Trafficking case?

Daler Mehndi was booked in this case in 2003. Mehndi and his brother Shamsher Singh were accused of human trafficking. There were 31 cases registered against the two in the United States of America. According to media reports, the two were accused of illegally taking huge sums of money and sending people abroad.

According to a report by Aaj Tak, between 1998 and 1999, Daler Mehndi illegally took at least 10 people to San Francisco and New Jersey and left them there. A case was then filed against Mehndi and his late brother Shamsher Singh. After the registration of the first case, over 30 complaints were received against the two brothers.

The brothers used to charge Rs 1 crore as passage money to take people abroad. According to people’s complaints, the deals never matured and their money was never refunded. In 2006, the singer’s office in Delhi’s Cannaught Place was raided from where the documents related to the case and the passage money were recovered.

In this case, the court sentenced the singer to two years in jail after 15 years i.e. in 2018, but just 30 minutes after the sentencing, Daler Mehndi was granted bail by the court. Mehndi’s lawyer challenged the decision in the Patiala court, where the court upheld the verdict and sent the singer and his brother to jail.

Supreme Court returns a 60-year-old land dispute case to Allahabad High Court after keeping it for 16 years

Supreme Court on Tuesday 12th July 2022, sent a 60-years-old land dispute back to the Allahabad High Court after keeping the case with itself for 16 years. Interestingly, the Allahabad High Court had pronounced its verdict in this case in 2006 after hearing the matter for 31 years.

Even while the higher courts frequently sermonize the trial courts on the need for swift justice and describe it as a basic right of the litigants, it is astonishing that this case was languishing in the High Court and Supreme Court for 31 years and 16 years, respectively.

In 1964, the UP government had filed a lawsuit to reclaim 12 acres of property that were allegedly handed over to Farooqi Begum, one of the widows of the former Nawab of Rampur, Hamid Ali Khan, in 1924 as a rent-free endowment. After the Nawab’s death in 1930, his successor inherited the land, which was eventually taken over by the UP government.

In sharp contrast with the High Court and the Supreme Court, the trial court had quickly reached a conclusion. Within two years of the lawsuit’s initiation, the trial court had issued a ruling in the UP government’s favour in 1966. When an appeal was filed with the High Court, it was returned to the district judge, who recorded the appeal in 1967 and remanded the case for a new trial by the trial court four years later. The trial court yet again ruled in favour of the government in the case in 1973.

Farooqi Begum challenged the trial court’s ruling to the district judge, who in 1975 maintained the verdict that was being contested. She then appealed to the Allahabad High Court, which took 31 years to rule in favour of the government in the civil dispute. She passed away while the lawsuit was pending, and her legal successors continued the fight.

After a 16-year delay, a Supreme Court bench of Justices S. Abdul Nazeer and Vikram Nath resolved the appeal against the High Court ruling on Tuesday, but only to restart the six-decade-old legal dispute by returning it to the HC for further adjudication.

In the 27-page judgment, Justice Vikram Nath said, “We are of the view that the HC fell in error in not taking into consideration the relevant material and instead relying upon inadmissible evidence or evidence which had no bearing to the findings. Even the burden had been wrongly placed on the defendant/appellant. Further, the HC ought to have carefully scrutinized the evidence available on record and only thereafter arrived at a conclusion. The judgment of the HC is set aside. The matter is remitted back to the HC.”

Threats of beheadings, threatening India with a shake-up, abusing Hindu Gods, and links to Kanhaiya Lal beheading: Ajmer Dargah’s reaction to Nupur Sharma controversy

Ever since Nupur Sharma controversy was ignited by Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair, hatred against Nupur Sharma in general and Hindus in general has poured in from several corners of the world, including from the world famous Ajmer Dargah. While Nupur Sharma has braved death threats and rape threats since then, people supporting her on social media like Kanhaiya Lal and Umesh Kolhe had to pay with their lives for extending their support.

One of the major sources of all the hatred that has been generated is the famous Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Dargah in Ajmer, Rajasthan. From issuing threats of beheading to supporting the murderers of Kanhaiya Lal, the Dargah’s Khadims have been at the forefront of the hate campaign.

Links of Khadim Gauhar Chishti of Ajmer Dargah to Kanhaiya Lal’s murderers

Days after the gruesome murder of Kanhaiya Lal, it came to light that a Khadim of Ajmer Dargah named Gauhar Chishti had met one of the killers of the Hindu tailor. Citing sources, journalist Nikhil Choudhary reported that Gauhar had called for the beheading of ex-BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma on June 17 this year for allegedly committing ‘blasphemy’.

After making the provocative speech, he travelled to Udaipur to meet Riyaz Attari, one of the murderers of Kanhaiya Lal. Interestingly, Riyaz issued threats to Sharma and her supporters through a video on the same day. Reportedly, Khadim Gauhar Chisti had asked Riyaz to make the disturbing video after brutally beading the Hindu tailor Kanhaiya Lal in Udaipur.

Khadim Salman Chishti issuing beheading threats in the wake of the Nupur Sharma controversy

On July 5, a video of Ajmer Dargah Khadim Salman Chishti surfaced on social media platforms in which he threatened to kill the former spokesperson of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Nupur Sharma. In the video, Chishti, who is a history-sheeter with over 13 cases filed against him, including murder and attempt to murder, claimed that he would hand over his house to anyone who brings Sharma’s head. Salman Chishti has since been arrested, even though even in custody, Rajasthan Police was trying to save him.

Sarwar Chishti issued threats to launch an agitation that will ‘shake India up’

Sarwar Chishti of the Anjuman Committee of the Ajmer dargah had made a provocative statement adding to the violence and controversy around the alleged blasphemous remarks against the Prophet Mohammad. In a video that surfaced on July 6 Sarwar Chishti said, “The situation in the country right now, is such that people are committing blasphemy. They are doing mischief in the glory of the Prophet, in the glory of the Khwaja. We will not tolerate this at all. We will launch such a massive agitation that the whole Hindustan will shake.” According to the reports, Sarwar Chishti calls himself a member of the Popular Front of India. In 2020, he defended PFI saying the organisation was ”saving India’s constitution”.

Sarwar Chishti also called for economic boycott of Hindus from Ajmer Dargah

A phone call recording of Sarwar Chishti had also gone viral in which he is heard calling for an economic boycott of Hindus. Earlier the same Sarwar Chishti was seen in a viral video calling for a movement that will shake the whole Hindustan.

In this audio, he said, “Hindus of Nalla Bazar and Dargah Bazar in the Ajmer Sharif organized a rally supporting Nupur Sharma. They have called to close the shops till 12 in the noon. I request you all to make these people (Hindus) look miserable. Do this work through our groups of KGN (Khwaja Garib Nawaj). No one should buy anything from their shops in the Dargah Bazar area and the Nalla Bazar area. They earn only through the lovers of the Khwaja Sahab. And see what courage they are attempting, they are closing the shops in front of us. They are supporting Nupur Sharma. Spread this word everywhere you can, so that no one transacts a single rupee with them.”

After threatening to ‘shake India’ and calling for an economic boycott of Hindus, Sarwar Chishti even attended a ‘peace rally’ by the religious leaders following communal tension after the brutal beheading of Hindu tailor Kanhaiya Lal by Islamists in Udaipur.

Syed Aadil Chishti abusing Hindu Gods

Continuing the streak of hate-filled comments from Ajmer Dargah, Syed Aadil Chishti – son of Sarwar Chishti – mocked Hindu deities. Aadil Chishti made the comments in an interview with Times Now in which he was saying derogatory things about Hindu gods.

During his Times Now appearance, Aadil Chishti said, “If Nupur Sharma is a Hindu, I have a few questions for her. How can one believe in the existence of 333 crore gods? How is this logical? We can understand if there is one god. We all are equal as humans irrespective of our religions. We believe in the existence of god and that there is an absolute god. There can be different interpretations of people of different religions. But, 333 crore gods, a wholesale of gods, how can that be believable? I feel that even if a person lives a thousand years, he cannot possibly please all 333 crore gods and goddesses.”

Further, he added, “Secondly, I would also like to remind Nupur Sharma that in Hindu mythology there is also a mention of Lord Vishnu’s 10 avatars. A few of these incarnations are in Human form, a few in the form of the animal, and a few are hybrids of human and animal forms. I would like to ask her, are these 10 avatars possible or believable? You say that he is one God and then he appears in ten different forms. Some in the form of humans, some in the form of animals and then some in a fusion form.”

Aadil Chishti went on to say, “Thirdly, how will she justify the existence of Lord Ganesh or Lord Hanuman? What I am trying to say that they were not of the human form, but you consider them to be your deities. Do these things sound logical? No they do not.”

While the hate against Hindus continues to flow from Ajmer Dargah, there have been some repercussions in the form of a boycott as the footfall in Ajmer has significantly dropped since the Khadims started airing their views publicly. However, it remains to be seen if this is a permanent boycott or people will return to fund the hate-filled Khadims and their businesses.

Anonymous donations, FCRA violations, and deliberate tweets against Hindu Gods: Court to pronounce order on bail plea by Mohammad Zubair on July 15

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On July 14, Additional Sessions Judge Devender Kumar Jangala of Patiala House Court said that the orders on the bail plea by Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair would be announced on Friday. Zubair had approached the court to seek bail in the FIR registered by Delhi Police via his advocate Vrinda Grover. The FIR was based on a tweet that allegedly hurt the Hindu community’s sentiments. On July 2, Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Snigdha Sarvaria had denied his bail.

Delhi Police arrested Zubair on June 17, and since then, he has been in judicial custody for one or the other case. During the hearing, Advocate Grover suggested there was nothing wrong with Zubair’s tweet as it was a scene from a Hindu film titled ‘Kisi Se Na Kehna’ released in 1983. Countering her argument, Special Public Prosecutor Atul Srivastava said the tweet made by Zubair in 2018 still exists, and the repercussions and effects of the tweet have continued. He suggested that it was not only about the image but also the text he had used pointing towards the then-newly elected NDA government.

Zubair was initially arrested under Sections 153A and 295 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). As the case progressed, more Sections, including 295A, 201, 120B of the IPC and Section 35 of the FCRA Act, were invoked against him.

Speaking about the case filed against Zubair for hurting religious sentiments, Grover said an anonymous account dug out an old tweet by Zubair, and Delhi Police acted promptly. She said, “However, no investigation has been made as to who this person is, is this even an Indian handle.”

Countering her argument, SSP Shrivastava said, “He is not as simple as my learned friend has projected, that it was a joke. It was a planned way. And you’ve added these things on post just to attract such type of people…Here at this stage, the gravity has been checked by SC also, and for this reason, bail has not been granted. Interim relief has been granted that is too conditional. In our case, FCRA is also there where the economy is also involved…This is not the only tweet. Some other tweets are also there that reveal that his intentions were not…”

SSP said, “As per telephone number #MohammadZubair has been staying in Saudi Arabia for many years. That tweet was PLANNED and was not a ‘mere joke’ as mentioned by the counsel of Zubair.”

SPP alleged FCRA violation

During the hearing, Grover denied the allegations of Foreign Donations. She added that Zubair did not get any foreign contribution. She said, “I have received no foreign contribution either in my personal or Pravda Media foundation account. Just below that is a donate now button. In bold, it’s written we don’t accept foreign…as we’re not registered under FCRA. Therefore, I don’t take foreign remittance.”

Notably, it was alleged that Zubair had received foreign donations from countries like Pakistan, Syria, and others that would require further investigation. SSP Srivastava alleged he had “received 20 thousand and many more amounts received by the accused from many places.”

He added, “Cleverly, they have done all this. Someone is paying, and you’re accepting it. It’s like saying I’ll only take murder cases, but I am taking dacoity cases also…If something is in your special knowledge, the burden shifts on you. You have not responded to the date which the persons are. It’s on you to disclose. During PC, he was asked, he said Razorpay se jo paise aate the, wahi the. It’s your guilty mind and mens rea that you have taken the picture and put it on social media. Why have you chosen Hanuman ji? If you’re saying you’re a journalist, then you should be more careful.”

He further said a notice was sent to Razorpay for information about the donors. A few days back, fintech Razorpay issued a statement after it was accused of sharing the personal data of the donors with investing agencies. The company had said only the required information was given and not the bundled information of all the donors.

Grover further claimed that people often visit abroad for work, and thus IP addresses of the donors cannot be seen as evidence. She argued that an Indian citizen might be on a foreign land using an Indian bank account to donate the money that does not mean he had received money from the nations mentioned by the Police.

Over 56 lakh received in violation of FCRA

SSP alleged that Zubair had received over Rs 56 lakh in violation of FCRA. He further added there might be more forgeries in the case. The investigating team has sent notices to banks.

SSP said, “There might be a chance his own people have sent money to his account to get away with the liability of Income-tax Act.”

Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair moves to Supreme Court seeking quashing of all FIRs registered by UP Police against him

On Thursday, Mohammed Zubair, co-founder of AltNews, filed a petition with the Supreme Court requesting that six FIRs filed against him in Uttar Pradesh be dismissed. The plea filed by him challenges the FIRs recorded in Lakhimpur Kheri, Sitapur, Muzaffarnagar, Ghaziabad, and two in Hathras. The petition also challenges the formation of the SIT by the Uttar Pradesh Police.

According to the reports, the Uttar Pradesh government has formed a two-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate six cases that have been lodged against already arrested Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair. The SIT has been headed by IG Preetinder Singh and also DIG Amit Kumar Verma has been made a part of the team.

The SIT is to investigate six cases that have been lodged in Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur, Lakhimpur Kheri, Ghaziabad, Hathras, and Muzaffarnagar. Of the total six cases, two cases are lodged in Hathras district while one case each is registered in Sitapur, Lakhimpur Kheri, Ghaziabad, and Muzaffarnagar. Zubair is held in Tihar jail after being detained on June 27 by Delhi police in connection with an FIR filed against him for hurting religious sentiments through derogatory tweets targeted against Hindus.

To note, Mohammed Zubair was given temporary bail in the Sitapur case on July 8, 2022, by a vacation bench comprising Justices Indira Banerjee and JK Maheshwari. The bench had made it plain that the relief was subject to the requirement that he refrain from posting any more tweets, that the investigation in the FIR had not been delayed, and that the temporary respite did not extend to any other cases against him that were ongoing. Further, the interim bail in the Sitapur case was renewed on July 13 by a court chaired by Justice DY Chandrachud, and his request to have the FIR quashed is set for hearing in September.

However, a decision on his bail application in a case involving a 2018 tweet that offended religious sensitivities has been delayed till Friday in Delhi. Advocate Vrinda Grover, who represents Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair, told a Delhi court on Thursday that the investigation into the case does not require him to be in custody because all investigation is electronic, and that any further restriction on his liberty would violate a Supreme Court ruling. Meanwhile, Special Public Prosecutor Atul Srivastava argued that Rs 56 lakh was credited to Zubair’s account through Razorpay.

The court was considering Zubair’s bail application in a case involving a 2018 tweet that allegedly offended religious feelings. “We gave notice to Razorpay. They provided UPI. Through NPCI, we can get particulars of the bank. There is certain forgery also in this case that may be done, we are looking at that. Banks notice have already been issued,” Srivastava added. When the court asked Srivastava why Zubair’s custody is necessary, he said, “The persons who are Gumnaam (anonymous) will remain Gumnaam if he comes out. We have been trying our best to contact them.” The court then reserved the order in the case for Friday, at 2 pm.

Zubair had reportedly received Rs 56 lakhs in his bank accounts from foreign sources, and in violation of FCRA. Today in UP, a 7th FIR was also lodged against him in UP’s Chandauli.

Exclusive breakdown of PFI “India Vision 2047”: Establishment of Islamic govt, murder of ‘coward Hindus’, arms training, infiltration of Judiciary and more

The Bihar police made shocking revelations today about an 8-page PFI document that talks about teaching a lesson to the “coward Hindus” of India. The 8-page PFI document underlines the PFI goal for the years ahead. In the document named ‘India Vision 2047’, PFI has circulated internally among its cadre that they aim to completely dominate the ‘coward Hindus’ and subjugate them and this goal will be achievable even with 10% of Muslims rallying behind PFI. 

They have also mentioned that they plan to launch a full-fledged armed uprising against the Indian State with the help of their trained cadre and with the help of Islamic countries like Turkey. They have also appealed to other Islamic countries for help to bring the Indian State and the majority of Hindus ‘to their knees’. The police added that former SIMI terrorist Parvez and the ex-police officer named Jalluuddin, arrested by the police, have raised funds worth lakhs for this recent endeavour. 

OpIndia has accessed the full 8-page document, the contents of which are far more shocking than what the police have revealed so far. The “India 2047” document has a tagline that underlines the goal of PFI – “Towards Rule of Islam in India”.

The document fear mongers about the “current status of Muslims in India”, to “PFI in every household” strategy, their India 2047 plan and actionable points for the Muslim community in India.

Following is a point-by-point break up of what the document wants the Muslim population to do in the coming years to establish the rule of Islam and tame the “coward Hindus”.

What the document says about “present state of Muslims” in India

The first subheading of this “vision document” of the Popular Front of India (PFI) is the present state of Muslims in India. In this section, the document peddles the usual victimhood narrative that Islamists have used for years to inspire their co-religionists to pick up arms.

  1. PFI laments the fact that the ruling community of India – Muslims – have now become second-class citizens. It says that there are 9 districts in the country where the Muslim population is above 75%.
  2. PFI says that the current condition of Muslims started from the time of the Britishers, who it hilariously claims, adopted discriminatory policies against Muslims and “favoured” Hindus. “The privileges earlier enjoyed by Muslims in terms of property rights, etc. were withdrawn, Government jobs were denied and trade facilities were restricted. Since the dawn of the independence, the Government of India dominated by the upper caste Hindus adopted discriminatory measures against Muslims”, the document says.
  3. The document says that Muslim kids compete with Dalit kids and that “the rise of sectarian Hindutva forces has further aggravated the socio-economic and political conditions of Muslims. The political deprivation of Muslims has come so low that the Government of India does not bother to consult Muslims even on the matters concerning Shariat”.
  4. It says that the Muslim community is divided by “silly differences” and therefore it was difficult to fight “Hindutva forces”. It further said that the Muslim community, being the second largest in the world (in terms of the Indian population) needs to give a “model to the world” as to how the community needs to fight “anti-Muslim forces”.
  5. The Islamist organisation outlined its own role in the Muslim community. “The world looks at Indian Muslims as a model and the Indian Muslim community hopelessly waits for a miracle to happen. Sooner or later, leadership has to emerge from within the community to protect it from the immediate threats and to provide a real development model for the deprived sections of the society based on freedom, truth and equal enforcement. This is the role the Popular Front of India sees itself in”.

Vision 2047 of PFI

  1. In the document, PFI says that they have given themselves the date of the year 2047 to ensure that there is an Islamic government in India.
  2. “We dream a 2047 where the political power has returned to the Muslim community from whom it was unjustly taken away by the British Raj”, says the document.
  3. Pertinently, the PFI document says that the Muslim community has always been a minority and it does not need to be a majority to win. “If we look into history of Islam, Muslims were always in minority and for victory we do not need to have a majority. Popular Front of India (PFI) is confident that even if 10% of total Muslim population rally behind it, PFI would subjugate the coward majority community to their knees and bring back the glory of Islam in India”, the document says.
  4. The document clearly says that PFI cadres and leaders and working towards the establishment of an Islamic government in India. “PFI cadres and Muslim youths should be repeatedly told that they all were working for Deen. Allah had created the world/Kayanaat and Muslims were made for two reasons, the first to establish the law of Allah and secondly Muslims are Daai on earth. This should always be kept in mind that the rule of Islam has to be established”, the document underlines.

Stages of progression towards Islamic rule, according to the PFI document

PFI in its document outlined 4 stages of progression towards establishing an Islamic rule in India.

Stage 1:

In the first stage of this progression, PFI says that all Muslims everywhere, in different areas and belonging to different sects, need to unite under the banner of PFI. They would be recruiting more members and giving them arms training, including the use of rods, swords and other weapons – this training would also include offensive and defensive techniques.

“For this one needs to repeatedly remind Muslim community of its grievances and establish grievances where there is none. All our frontal organisations including Party should be focussed on expanding and recruiting new members. Simultaneously, we have to establish an Islamic identity among everyone beyond the concept of being an Indian. We would begin to recruit and train members into our PE department wherein they should be given training on attacking and defensive techniques, use of swords, rods, and other weapons“, the document said.

Throughout the document, interestingly, PFI talks about keeping the pot boiling and reminding every Muslim of the “grievances” they have and also establishing a Muslim identity beyond just being “Indian”.

Stage 2:

In its stage 2, PFI openly calls for the use of violence against Hindus. It says that the grievances of the Muslims should be reiterated over and over again and violence should be used “selectively” to “terrorise opponents” (Hindus) and display their collective strength. They further talk about mass mobilisation and limiting the “exposure of trained cadre to security forces”.

Stage 2 then outlines how they can carry on their nefarious activities by using punch lines like “Ambedkar”, “constitution” etc.

“From all the cadres who are being given PE, those with talent are to be spotted and recruited to be given advanced training on weapons including fire-arms and explosives. Meantime, Party should utilise concepts such as ‘National Flag’, ‘Constitution’ and ‘Ambedkar’ to shield the real intention of establishing an Islamic rule and to reach out to SCs/STs/OBCs. We would reach out to executive and judiciary and also strive to infiltrate our members in these at all levels in order to gather information and get favourable outcome in matters of our interest. Further, liasoning is to be established with foreign Islamic countries for funding and other help”.

In a scary confession, PFI says that they would try to a) infiltrate the judiciary and executive, b) use concepts such as the National Flag, Constitution etc to shield their real motives of establishing Islamic rule, and c) give firearms training to those Muslims who show “talent”, d) Liaison with foreign Islamic nations for funding.

Stage 3:

After outlining their strategy to give arms training, infiltrate the Judiciary and liaison with foreign Islamic nations for funding, the terror organisation goes on to its third stage.

  1. In this stage, the PFI says that Party (PFI) should form close alliances with the SC/ST/OBC community and win at least a few seats in elections. The alliance that the PFI wants to forge is with 50% Muslims and 10% SC/ST/OBC.
  2. PFI talks about creating a divide between RSS and SC/ST/OBCs. “We need to create a split between RSS and SCs/STs/OBCs by projecting that RSS is an organisation interested only in the welfare of upper caste Hindus”, the document says.
  3. PFI talks about discrediting all “secular” parties to further the need for a purely Muslim party that will cater to the needs of Muslims and SC/ST/OBCs.
  4. PFI asks its cadres to stockpile weapons at this stage.
  5. “The PE department should project its strength through the discipline of its members, uniformed marches and intervening physically in the defence of the community wherever required and attacking anyone against its interest. Stockpiling of weapons and explosives should be done in this stage”, the document says.
  6. All other “frontal organisations” must continue to work on fulfilling the previous stages, PFI says.

Stage 4

  1. In this stage, PFI says that it should become the undisputed leader of all Muslims, sidelining all other Muslim and secular organisations.
  2. It should also gain the trust of 50% of SCs/STs/OBCs and emerge as their representative too.
  3. PFI says that if it can achieve this support, it would be enough for them to grab power at the national level.
  4. “Once in power, all important positions in the executive and judiciary as well as the Police and Army are to be filled with loyal cadres. The doors of all Government departments including Army and Police would be opened to be filled with loyal Muslims and SCs/STs/OBCs to correct the past injustice and imbalances in their recruitment”, the document says.
  5. The ones who were being given arms training would become more “overt” at this point and “eliminate those against their interest”. “The actions of our PE department would become more overt and the number of cadres would be exponentially increased at this stage. Those against our interest are to be eliminated. These PE cadres would also act as a safeguard against influence of security forces by our opponents”, the document says.
  6. The last stage would be, after stockpiling weapons and training armed cadres, to establish an Islamic constitution and eliminate all those who stand in the way (basically, Hindus). “When we have enough trained cadres and stockpiling of arms, we would declare a new Constitution based on Islamic principles. External forces would also come for help at this stage. There would be systematic and widespread elimination of our opponents and return of Islamic glory”, the document says.

Current actionable points outlined by the PFI, that wants to establish Islam in India and eliminate all Hindus

  1. Establishment of grievances: The PFI document says that rising Hindutva and the RSS-backed-government have given them enough reasons to make Muslims believe that this government is working against the interest of Islam and that the trust deficit between the government and the Muslim community has become wide enough, thanks to the efforts of PFI. “Muslim community should always be reminded about the atrocities perpetrated upon them during demolition of Babri Masjid, communal riots and lynching of Muslims. There must be concerted efforts by all State units to make Muslims believe that the RSS led Government was planning to declare India a Hindu Rashtra and drive Muslims out of the country”, the document said.
  2. Mass mobilisation: Mass mobilisation is detailed as a “priority area” to regain the “lost glory of Islam” by PFI. According to the document, there are 3 aspects to this – Inclusiveness, Outreach and Engagement (mobilisation). “Being an inclusive organisation means Popular Front should have space for everyone from the community who wants to contribute towards our cause. Outreach means approaching the community by educating them about the issues and setting priorities for the community. Engagement in mobilisation means not just limiting our outreach to one-way education, but also engaging the masses to participate in our agenda. Bringing the people to the forefront to strive for their rights will be the expected result of mass mobilisation. To engage the mass, all the present platforms from within the organisation should be used and also existing community platforms should be influenced”, the document says.
  3. PFI in every house: The aim of PFI is to recruit every eligible member from every Muslim household, however, if that is not possible, a) recruit at least one member from every Muslim house, if not, b) recruit one person to the party, if not, c) Recruit any of them to any of our frontals, if not, d) Make them readers of our magazines/articles or at least make them post on social media.
  4. Recruitment and training of Muslims: Shockingly, at this point, PFI goes on to talk about committing unbridled violence against Hindus. It says that it does not really know the appeal of their armed ground cadre amongst the people and also does not know how much fear they induce in Hindus therefore, this needs to be tested. The PFI document says that under the garb of Yoga classes and the Healthy People Healthy Nation campaign, arms training must be given to their PE cadre. “Our well-trained PE trainers are being sent State to State to impart training to PFI members in weapon handling and explosives. We have a shortage of trainers and the numbers of potential trainees are very large. Resourceful candidates should be identified and trained to become Basic PE course instructors, secondary PE course instructors and PE masters. Further, we do not have so far proper secluded training centres/locations for conducting advanced PE courses. To meet the challenge, State units should acquire plots in Muslim-dominated localities or remote locations in order to set up proper training facilities and depots for stock-piling of arms and explosives. Locations of these centres should be under the knowhow of only selected persons. We have a long way to cover in order to train all PFI cadres and sympathisers in basic PE as well as build our own dedicated army of trained PE cadres before we can achieve our goal”, the document says.

Collection of information on Hindus, Hindus leaders and asking for help from foreign nations

In this “actionable point”, PFI goes as far as to insinuate that they should keep details about Hindus and Hindu leaders handy before the “final showdown”, essentially meaning, that they should be ready with the information to murder these Hindus and Hindu leaders.

“It is imperative to collect and keep ready detailed information about the personal details of Hindu/RSS leaders and locations of their offices before the stage of final show down comes. The information wings at various levels should keenly follow up and update their data-base. Tracking their activities would also help us in responding against their atrocities. Keeping in view the importance of information wing in the roadmap of our final goal, the working of the wing at all levels needs to be strengthened and sharpened”, the document says.

The PFI ends its “vision document” by saying that in case of a full-blown showdown with the Indian state, they will need help from “friendly Islamic nations” like Turkey. While they say they have developed close ties with Turkey, other Islamic nations need to be reached as well.

“In the scenario of full-fledged show down with the State, apart from relying on ours trained PE cadres, we would need help from friendly Islamic countries. In the last few years, PFI has developed friendly relationship with Turkey, a flag- bearer of Islam. Efforts are on to cultivate reliable friendship in some other Islamic countries”, the document says.

Delhi court adjourns the decision on the bail plea by Sharjeel Imam, next hearing on July 20

On Thursday 14th July 2022, a Delhi court deferred the bail decision of Sharjeel Imam in the ongoing sedition case against him. The prosecution has sought time to file its written reply in the case. The next hearing of the case will be on July 20.

The Delhi court has also asked the jail authorities to submit the CCTV footage of the cell in which the accused ex-JNU student Sharjeel Imam is lodged. The court has also asked that the duty register of the Jail Sevadar be presented in the court. These instructions by the court have come after the accused alleged that he was assaulted in jail and was also called a terrorist.

The accused Imam is the alleged mastermind behind the Anti-Hindu Delhi riots. Former JNU student and Islamist Sharjeel Imam is facing charges under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) for his role in orchestrating the riots in the national capital Delhi in February 2020. The FIR was initially registered for the offenses punishable under sections 124A (punishment for sedition), 153A (Promoting enmity between different groups on the grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence), 153B (Imputations, assertions prejudicial to national integration) and 505(2) (Statements creating or promoting enmity, hatred or ill-will between classes) of the IPC and later section 13 (punishment for unlawful activities) of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) was added.

Sharjeel Imam was instructed by the Supreme Court to go to lower courts. He then moved to the Delhi High Court for bail. The Delhi High Court directed him to the lower court.

Bihar terror module: PM Modi’s Patna visit was on target, terrorists also wanted to take revenge of Nupur Sharma’s remarks

Hours after the 2 individuals were arrested for indulging in anti-India activities in Patna, the Bihar Police revealed that one more was arrested and that all the accused had planned to attack the event that witnessed the presence of PM Modi on July 12. The duo identified as Md Jalaluddin and Athar Parvez had trained around 26 people for creating violence at PM Modi’s event in Patna on Tuesday.

According to the reports, the Bihar Police busted the terror module on the evening of July 11 and arrested two accused, one of whom is a former police officer from Jharkhand. Meanwhile, the other is named Athar Parvez who is a former SIMI member and currently is a member of PFI and its political arm SDPI. ASP Manish Kumar informed in a press conference on July 14 that Parvez’s younger brother is also a convicted terrorist who was jailed in 2001-02 for involvement in a bomb blast case.

Reports mention that the two accused Md Jalaluddin and Athar Parvez had trained around 26 people for the terror mission and had taught them to use guns, swords, and knives. The Police also recovered the relevant documents from the accused to discover that the PFI was hurt by the alleged ‘blasphemous’ statements made by ex-BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma and that they had made a terror plan to take revenge against the alleged remarks.

The FIR registered in the matter also mentioned that the accused belonging to the terrorist organization had planned to disturb the event in which PM Modi had participated on July 12. PM Modi was on a visit to Bihar to attend a function organized on the occasion of the centenary celebrations of the Bihar Assembly as part of which he unveiled a commemorative pillar, planted a sapling of the ‘Kalpataru’ tree, and laid foundation stones of a guest house and a library.

Assistant Superintendent of Police Manish Kumar said that the Police were constantly keeping watch on terror organizations and their activities ahead of PM Modi’s visit as routine work. “Because the Prime Minister was coming, we were alert, and in the meantime, we came to know about these people’s office and we started investigating it closely. FIR has been lodged against a total of 26 people of which 3 people have been arrested”, he was quoted.

Bihar Police discovered during the inquiry that Parvez was in frequent contact with members of many abroad organizations and was seeking foreign funding to carry out anti-India operations. Suspected terrorist training has also begun in Phulwari Sharif 15 days before PM Modi’s visit. The police raided and detained two guys as soon as they received the information. An FIR has been filed against 26 individuals.

To note, one of the documents named ‘India vision 2047’ that has been recovered by the Bihar Police talks about ‘subjugating coward majority community and bringing back the glory. According to the Police, the document is very objectionable and talks about the ‘rule of Islam in India’. “PFI sure that even if 10% of whole Muslim population gather behind it, PFI will conquer frightened majority group and restore the glory,” Kumar continued, quoting an excerpt from an eight-page lengthy paper titled ‘India Vision 2047’.

According to the Police, the document further states that in the event of a full-fledged conflict with the state, apart from relying on cadres, they would need help from their friendly Islamic countries. “In recent years, PFI has built cordial connections with Turkey, a flag-bearer of Islam,” the police official quoted from the document.

It is notable here that the Islamic organisation PFI has been found to be involved in a number of anti-India activities often manifested as violence and hostility towards the Hindu communities and the government. From Shaheen Bagh anti-India protests, anti-CAA riots, and Bengaluru riots in 2020 to recent riots in several cities of India, PFI’s footprint has been everywhere. A number of reports have emerged showing that after the radical Islamic organisation SIMI was banned, most of its members have assimilated into the PFI.

Statue of the lion with claws: A dystopian world where Rahul Gandhi is the Prime Minister

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PM Modi has done it yet again! 

Just when the liberals thought they can take a short break from outraging over his doing puja and relax over a cup of the first flush from the Janpath estates, he has forced them to rush to action stations to outrage yet again! How dare he create a statue of a lion with claws?

I know our liberal friends are keen to see India burn like Lanka (except for the part where the public set fire to opposition politician Ranil’s house), let us let our imagination run wild and assume that Rahul Gandhi is our PM and created this statue and BJP is the one opposing. 

While both parties are perfectly capable of hypocrisy and political shenanigans wrapped up in a moral façade, we are more interested in the reaction of our world-famous ‘fearless and independent’ intellectuals, academia and ‘journalists’.

Opposition leader J P Nadda, in his tweet, said, “Shehzade’s decision to bare the lions’ claws is just a warning that they are planning to impose emergency and reveals the family’s fascist mindset. We will fight this just like we fought in 1975”.

Reaction was swift and brutal.

Rajdeep Sardesai quipped that BJP has run out of ideas and is now raking up trivial issues. “When so many other issues are there, why raise this? Shubh ratri!”

His wife and independent journalist Sagarika was more scathing – “If the BJP wants a docile animal, why don’t they propose the cow? What a decline from the 56-inch days!”

Varadarajan’s take was much more nuanced – “BJP once again reveals its fascist, patriarchal DNA. Male lions don’t show claws but female ones do, especially when they are threatened. By attacking the government over this matter, Nadda proves he still lives in the 18th century”.

Kavita Krishnan was asked for her reaction. “Sorry I am rushing from one revolution, I mean TV studio, to the other. Anyway, stop this fascist, Sanghi attempts to turn a lion into a cow. Cows are to be eaten, not lions. They eat so they need claws. Go back to school Modi, not WhatsApp!”.

Comrade Yechuri was as usual measured and intellectual in his criticism “This just shows the struggle of the subaltern is not over. We support this government from the outside since we want power without accountability as always and we strongly endorse this decision to change the lion’s docile persona. The claws represent the fight against Hindutva and superstition just as the sickle does in our flag”.

Shekhar Gupta had an entirely new angle in his usual 50-word editorial – “They want to hide the claws and turn the lion into a vegetarian. After all, BJP is still an upper caste party. Without claws what will the lion eat? Grass? If still in power, they would have asked all lions and tigers to stop eating meat. As a Punjabi, I relish my meat and so does the lion.”

Malini too seemed to agree. “What does Modi think? Is this Hindu office canteen? Does he want lions to eat curd rice and pickles?”

Swati Chaturvedi was at her best in her NDTV Op-Ed – “now that we have a dynamic young 65-year-old PM in Rahul, and dashing Rehan ready to step in to provide leadership, sources in the BJP tell me they are not comfortable. They prefer 95-year-old Modi to be back. And he has no teeth left. That’s why they are upset with the lions baring their teeth. This was confirmed to me by two very reliable internal BJP sources. Please don’t say I fished it out of my morning cup”.

Her colleague Rohini expressed it best “Lol Sanghis want a lion without tooth and claws, just like the godi media. I can fearlessly speak truth to power now as I did in 2017 before the UP elections!” On her Instagram account, she posted a nice picture of herself in her newly upgraded 4BHK happily munching on drumstick chicken with her teeth.

The issue has now become international. Greta Thunberg and the UN spokesperson condemned the reported statement of Nadda. “We are finding it strange that attempts are being made to change the fundamental character of a lion. This is bad for the world and makes climate change even worse by affecting delicate ecosystems”.  

President Biden was told to deliver a strongly worded statement attacking Modi but unfortunately, he read out the lunch menu in his press conference. The intern responsible for this teleprompter goof-up has been sacked. 

The NYT in a strongly worded editorial, condemned Hindu nationalists’ attempts to change the story of animal evolution and force fit it into their outdated worldview that was rejected by Indian voters. It also demanded that one of the four lions be declared non-binary and the other queer.

Stung by this reaction, BJP has now gone into the defensive. Indications are that they will quietly drop the entire matter.

46 cases in 7 months, minor Hindu girls targeted: Increasing cases of Grooming Jihad in Bareilly where men use false identities

From January 2022 to July 10, there have been 46 reported cases of Grooming Jihad in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. It is evident that there is a well-planned conspiracy behind the cases. According to a report in Jagran, the Police have registered many of the cases as extortion, however, the statements given by the victims tell a different story.

The Bal Kalyan Samiti has recorded the statements of the victims of Grooming Jihad. As per the Committee’s officials, most of the girls said in their statements that they were kept in the dark and later forced to convert to Islam.

As per the official records, there were 250 cases where minors were the victims. Out of these cases, 46 were of girls who were lured by men of other religions and forced to convert. On average, at least seven girls in Bareilly were subjected to Grooming Jihad every month. In the majority of the cases, the girls converted to Islam.

The Committee said that at least eight girls have said on record that Muslim boys posed as Hindus and lured them into a relationship. They came to know about their actual religion only after leaving home. Five of the girls were instigated to commit theft at their homes. They were asked to steal cash and jewellery from the house before leaving. Reportedly, one of the victims is the daughter of a local leader.

A Muslim boy had come to her house to install CCTV cameras and got into a relationship with a teenager. On June 26, the teenager left the house with cash and jewellery at night. The accused, who was identified as Dawood, kept her at his house. On June 28, Police tracked her and arrested Dawood. In her statement, the teenager alleged that her family members of Dawood were involved in the matter. The Police booked Dawood in POCSO Act and sent them to jail.

Hindu girl lured and taken away to Punjab for Nikah

In another case, a Muslim boy named Amir posed as a Hindu and lured a 15-year-old Hindu girl. Both of them lived in the same Police Station area. As per reports, Amir tried to talk to her on several occasions. He would circle the locality and even gave her a mobile phone as a gift. Soon, they started talking, and eventually, he brainwashed her completely. He told her they would travel the world, and he would treat her like a queen.

One night he took the teenager with him and went to Punjab. He asked her to do Nikah with him. The girl questioned her as he presented himself as Hindu, but Amir persuaded her to do Nikah. Later she also got pregnant. He made the teenager stop talking to her family. She somehow managed to talk to her parents and inform them what had happened. Her parents filed a complaint against Amir and brought her back from Punjab. At the moment, she is five months pregnant.

Teenagers lured to commit theft at home

A Muslim boy named Barish wanted to target a Hindu girl. He got in touch with the boyfriend of her best friend and befriended him. Slowly, Barish used the person to get in touch with the Hindu girl. The whole time he posed as a Hindu boy. He finally befriended the Hindu teenager girl and started talking to her regularly. During that period, he brainwashed her and convinced her to move in with him. He also convinced her to steal valuables from her house. One night, the girl left home with a lot of cash and jewellery. The family members of the girl filed a complaint on the basis of suspicion, and the girl was brought back by the Police. Barish was booked under POCSO Act and sent to jail.

Bal Kalyan Samiti’s Dr Rakhi Chauhan told Jagran that both the girls had recorded their statements with the Committee. At present, they are living with their parents and visit the Committee every month. Dinesh Chandra, president of Bal Kalyan Samiti, said in a statement that such cases have increased in the current year compared to the previous year. Around six to seven such cases come to light every month. Depending on the circumstances, the girls are sent either with the parents or to the children’s home.