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UP Grooming Jihad: 23-year-old woman abducted, gang-raped, forced to marry and convert to Islam, Javed, his brother and 2 others booked

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UP Grooming Jihad: 23-year-old woman abducted, gang-raped, forced to marry and convert to Islam, Javed, his brother and 2 others booked

Grooming Jihad (Love Jihad) cases have been on the rise in the country even as ‘liberals’ continue to deny its existence. In one such recent case, a 23-year-old woman was abducted from the Gonda district of Uttar Pradesh, drugged, and repeatedly gang-raped by Javed and two of his friends. The victim was also forced to marry Javed and convert to Islam.

According to the reports, the girl who belonged to Colonelganj town in Gonda district was abducted on June 14 and was brought to Mumbai by the brother of Javed, whom she had been frequently talking to over the phone. She was locked in a room by Javed in Mumbai who also drugged her to keep her mentally dull and subdued.

She was then gang-raped several times by Javed and other accused. After torturing her for a few days, the accused forcefully got her married to Javed and converted to Islam. The accused then on June 23 dropped the victim back at the Colonelganj railway station and fled from the spot.

The father of the girl lodged a police complaint against the accused and stated that her daughter was gang-raped several times by Javed and two other people. The father also mentioned in the complaint that the accused had threatened his daughter to not report the incident. The Police, however, registering the case, have booked all the four accused including Javed, his brother, and two of his friends.

It is important to note that this is not the first time that such a case of Grooming Jihad has been reported. Earlier on June 30, a 20-year-old woman had filed a complaint against her neighbor Zakir and his two accomplices alleging that Zakir had kidnapped her with the help of his two aides, held her captive for six months, and had sexually exploited her during that time. She further stated that Zakir had coerced her into converting to Islam.

Also on June 3, a 21-year-old woman from the Baradari area of Rampur, Uttar Pradesh was sexually assaulted by one Waseem Ansari who had allegedly posed himself as ‘Ravi Sharma’ to lure the victim.

Besides this, there are several similar cases of Love Jihad, where Islamists have lied about their religious identity to trap innocent non-Muslim women to forcefully marry and sexually abuse them. OpIndia has documented several such cases over the last few years.

Rajasthan police arrests Maulana Mufti Nadeem who threatened to chop hands and gouge eyes for ‘blasphemy’ while protesting against Nupur Sharma

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Rajasthan police arrests Maulana Mufti Nadeem who threatened to chop hands and gouge eyes for ‘blasphemy’ while protesting against Nupur Sharma

According to reports, the Bundi Kotwali police station has arrested Maulana Mufti Nadeem, who made incendiary comments against ex-Bharatiya Janata Party spokeswoman Nupur Sharma in Bundi. Since the Udaipur incident, there has been a growing call for Maulana’s arrest. Following the violent murder of Kanhaiya Lal in Udaipur, doubts were raised about the police’s failure to apprehend Maulana Mufti.

On June 4, a video of Maulana Mufti of Bundi, Rajasthan, went viral on social media, with him threatening to gouge the eyes and chop the hands of people who criticise Prophet Mohammad. The offensive comment was made by Maulana Mufti against Nupur Sharma at the Bundi Collectorate, when the Muslim community had gone to visit the collector on June 3 to submit a letter protesting Sharma’s remarks.

Maulana Mufti said, “If the administration says it is not against the law, we will go against the law. If it is against the law, the local administration and the union government must listen… If she has done blasphemy against my master, which she has done, and if someone else does the same, listen carefully… take action against them. If you fail to take action, Muslims will take the matter into their hands.”

Threatening to chop hands and gouge eyes for blasphemy, he said, “You can abuse me, I will tolerate. You can abuse my father, I will tolerate it. You can abuse my family, I will tolerate it. But if you speak even a word against my Nabi, your tongue will be cut. If you raise your hands, they will be chopped. If you raise your finger, it will be chopped. Even if you raise your eyes, we will gouge the eyes and throw them away. After that, you can throw us in jail or do a lathi charge, we will tolerate it. But we cannot tolerate a word against Nabi.”

According to reports, Maulana sympathizers have begun to congregate outside the Kotwali police station in Bundi after his arrest. As a result, a large police force has been deployed outside the police station.

ED seeks bank details of AltNews’ Mohammed Zubair, may initiate an investigation for money laundering

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ED seeks bank details of AltNews’ Mohammed Zubair, may initiate an investigation for money laundering

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has sought the bank account details of alleged fact-checker Mohammed Zubair, arrested for hurting Hindu sentiments and then attempting to delete evidence.

As per reports, the central agency has also asked for First Information Report (FIR) and remand papers from the Delhi police. ED will scrutinise Zubair’s bank account details to check for money laundering.

While speaking about the development, an ED source informed, “(We will) go through the transactions in his account to check if the money was laundered. If we find evidence, we will lodge an Enforcement Case Information Report of prevention of money laundering and initiate an investigation.”

Earlier, the Delhi police had informed that the bank account of Mohammed Zubair had over ₹50 lakh transactions in the past few days.

Deputy Commissioner of Police KPS Malhotra had remarked, “We have evidence that there have been transactions over Rs 50 lakh in the last few days using his account which we will look into.”

Quoting a screenshot of the tweet about the Delhi Police’s statement, co-founder of AltNews Pratik Sinha said it was a lie.

Delhi HC directs police to file a counter affidavit in the case of Mohammed Zubair

On Friday (July 1), the Delhi High Court granted 2 weeks’ time to the Delhi police to respond to the petition of Mohammed Zubair, who was arrested on June 27 this year.

The court has asked the cops to file a counter-affidavit and adjourned the matter to July 27, 2022. Justice Sanjeev Narula pointed out that the remand order against the Alt News co-founder ended on Friday (July 1) and that he has to be produced before a Magistrate on Saturday (July 2).

Zubair had filed a plea before the Delhi High Court after the Patiala High Court ordered his detention. The Court said, “Since this petition is on merits, I will have to hear the other side. Since the remand is to come to an end tomorrow and it’s for the Magistrate to decide whether to extend the remand or grant bail, it will have different effects.”

It further added, “Tomorrow the Delhi police has to show Magistrate the material they have in hand. Magistrate will have to examine remand.” Vrinda Grover, representing Zubair, had claimed that none would be safe in India if courts do not stop arrests on ‘frivolous charges.’

Attempt to give Jihad a saffron colour, yet again? One of the killers of Kanhaiya Lal had tried to infiltrate BJP, claims report

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Attempt to give Jihad a saffron colour, yet again? One of the killers of Kanhaiya Lal had tried to infiltrate BJP, claims report

Days after a Hindu tailor named Kanhaiya Lal was beheaded in Udaipur, it has come to light that the two murderers had plotted to join the Rajasthan unit of the BJP for the past 3 years, reported India Today. The two killers, identified as Riyaz Attari and Mohammad Ghaus, had made plans to infiltrate the saffron party, even before they committed the ghastly act.

India Today reported that Riyaz was successful in attending events, organised by the BJP. BJP Minority Morcha (Rajasthan) leader Irshad Chainwala had even welcomed the murderer after he returned from Haj in 2019. According to the news organisation, Irshad has been associated with the saffron party for over a decade.

When confronted with his images with Riyaz, Irshad remarked, “Yes, they are mine. I garlanded him because he had come back from Umra. He attended many events of Gulab Ji (BJP leader Gulab Chand Kataria), Somebody would accompany him in BJP events.”

Udaipur killer came to BJP events uninvited, accompanied by Tahir Bhai

Interestingly, Riyaz would privately criticise the saffron party for its political ideology and yet show up uninvited to party events. “He would come on his own. He said he wanted to work with the party,” informed Irshad.

According to the BJP Minority Morcha leader, the Udaipur murderer was often accompanied by a party worked named Mohammad Tahir (also known as Tahir Bhai). “He is our worker. Tahir Bhai was close to Riyaz,” emphasised Irshad Chainwala. As per India Today, there are several pictures of Tahir and Riyaz together. The news publication informed that Riyaz could not be reached by phone and had also vacated his rented house.

It remains unknown whether Tahir has been off the radar since the ghastly killing of Kanhaiya Lal in Udaipur.

Plot to give crimes a saffron colour?

There are now apprehensions being expressed about whether Riyaz, the murderer of Kanhaiya Lal was trying to join BJP to commit crimes and then, ultimately, pin them on Hindus. It is evident that the Jihadis had criminal antecedents. Given their Islamic extremist views, the only reason to try and infiltrate BJP would be if they wanted to join the party, commit Jihadi activity and pin it on BJP and Hindus.

Riyaz was obsessed with 26/11

Earlier, it came to light that Riyaz had paid ₹ 5000 to buy a customised number 2611 for his bike. He and his accomplice Mohammed Ghaus had used the same bike to escape the scene after brutally murdering Kanhaiya Lal on June 28.

Reportedly, the number was purchased several years ago in 2013. The number 2611 denotes the 26th of November, the day when Ajmal Kasab and other Pakistani terrorists from Lashkar-e-Taiba unleashed mayhem in Mumbai in the year 2008.

With this revelation, one can clearly understand how radicalised these Islamists must have been to choose a number to coincide with the date that Pakistani-backed terrorists had chosen to carry out one of the worst terror attacks in the history of India.

NIA investigates the link between the Udaipur beheading of Kanhaiya Lal and other ‘blasphemy’ killings like that of Kishan Bharwad: Details

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NIA investigates the link between the Udaipur beheading of Kanhaiya Lal and other ‘blasphemy’ killings like that of Kishan Bharwad: Details

On the afternoon of 28th June 2022, 2 Muslim assailants walked into a Hindu tailor Kanhaiya Lal’s shop posing as customers and beheaded him for a post supporting Nupur Sharma. After the brutal beheading, the investigation of the case was taken over by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).

According to a report by CNN News 18, the NIA is now probing the links between the beheading of Kanhaiya Lal in Udaipur and other murders in Gujarat and Maharashtra that were done in the name of “blasphemy” by Islamists.

There have been several recent cases where Islamists have unleashed violence and mayhem on the streets of India after they claimed that their sentiments were hurt by comments about Islam and Prophet Muhammad. Only recently, it was reported that in Maharashtra, on 21st June, a medical professional Umesh Kolhe was beheaded by Islamists for a post that supported former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma.

Before that, on 25th January, Kishan Bharwad was also murdered by 2 Islamists, Shabbir and Imtiaz. Kishan had shared a video which showed an image of Prophet Muhammad. Muslims firmly believe that the visual depiction of Muhammad is forbidden. Islamists believe that such a visual depiction is blasphemy and an ‘insult’ to Muhammad, and the beheading of the one who blasphemed is an appropriate punishment. Kishan had almost immediately started getting death threats.

“A mob of 500-1000 Muslim people reached police station and demanded action against Kishan. They filed police complaint and Kishan and I went to the police station. The mob then beat up Kishan. Some policemen also joined in in beating him up. They demanded Kishan apologises. So he apologised. We gave written apology as well as video apology,” his father said.

The mob came back unsatisfied with the action taken and filed another FIR. Kishan was arrested by the police and got bail the next day. Soon after he got bail, he was on his way to see his newborn child when the Jihadis murdered him. The case of Kishan Bharwad is also being investigated by the NIA along with ATS.

While the NIA is now trying to find a link between these brutal murders by Islamists, it has now emerged that the two Jihadis who killed Kanhaiya Lal may have had a handler who asked them to behead Lal ISIS-style and not shoot him. They were reportedly also instructed to capture the murder on video and make it viral so it strikes fear in the heart of Hindus.

Plan to kill a businessman in Udaipur

arly investigations, according to the report, have shown that the murders of Kanhaiya Lal, Mohammed Riyaz, and Mohammed Gaus had intended to kill a businessman in Udaipur who had shared a post on social media supporting Nupur Sharma. On June 7, businessman Nitin Jain admitted to unintentionally sharing a post with Nupur Sharma’s reference. A complaint was also filed against him for disturbing the communal harmony, and he was detained by police.

Since June 9, 7 people were conducting Recce at his establishment on a regular basis. On June 11, these terrorists planned to execute Nitin. However, out of fear, Nitin stopped visiting the shop and moved away from Udaipur to another city.

Bike with number plate 2611

Gaus and Riyaz had arrived on a motorcycle to assassinate Kanhaiya Lal. Interestingly, the bike’s licence plate had the shocking number 2611, the date of the 2008 Mumbai terror attack. Both had left the bike at a street corner 70 metres away from the shop of Kanhaiya Lal so that they could quickly flee after killing him.

Following the murder, both took the bike and rode it to a garage in Devgarh. Both had intended to stay there, but the garage owner refused. Following that, both of them hopped on the bike and headed toward Ajmer. They intended to escape to Ajmer, but the police apprehended both of them beforehand. The bike is now in police custody.

WhatsApp group to continue killings

During the inquiry, it was discovered that Riyaz and Gauss were on their way to Ajmer to record the third video linked to the assassination. Both intended for the third video to become viral after the murder in order to induce terror. The NIA is investigating where and with whom the two planned to stay in Ajmer.

Riyaz and Gauss had many WhatsApp connections with the youth. They hoped that if the police apprehended them after killing Kanhaiya Lal, other accomplices would continue to kill those who supported Nupur Sharma in the same way, which is why they recorded a video to urge their accomplices before killing Kanhaiya Lal. Riyaz stated in the video that he will be captured, but that the killings should continue.

Zee News CEO and editor-in-chief Sudhir Chaudhary resigns to start his own venture

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Zee News CEO and editor-in-chief Sudhir Chaudhary resigns to start his own venture

Sudhir Chaudhary, the editor-in-chief and CEO of Zee News, has resigned from the company. Reportedly, Chaudhary has resigned form the post of CEO of Cluster 1 at Zee Media Corporation to start his own venture.

A veteran of Indian TV journalism, Sudhir Chaudhary is leaving after working for a decade at Zee. However, it was his second stint at the company. He had joined Zee News during its initial years, but had left in 2003 to join Sahara Samay. He had also joined India TV for some time. In 2012 he returned to Zee News, where he was hosting his show Daily News & Analysis (DNA), one of the highest rated show on Hindi news channels.

In a statement, Zee Media said, “This is to formally inform that Sudhir Chaudhury, CEO Cluster 1 has resigned from his services at Zee Media Corporation Limited with immediate effect. Since Sudhir has the inclination to start his own venture, it is with a heavy heart that Zee Media has accepted it.”

Subhash Chandra, Chairman of Essel Group and Zee Media Mentor, stated in an internal email that he met with Sudhir Chaudhary twice in the previous two days to attempt to persuade him to stay. Subhash Chandra said in the email, “Since he is planning to start his own venture by utilizing his fan following, I did not want to come in his way of progression.” Chandra also intends to hold a goodbye dinner for Sudhir Chaudhary on July 8th at the Constitution Club.

Sudhir Chaudhary said in his resignation letter to Chandra that he had been contemplating beginning his own business for quite some time. In his resignation email, Sudhir Chaudhary wrote, “To start my own enterprise. I assure you that my proposed new venture (If successful) will make you happy and proud of me. My success will be a testimony to my learning over more than 15 years Two stints) at Zee.” He wrote in the resignation letter, “With heavy heart I have to say that ‘Great is the art of beginning, but greater is the art of ending.’ But, Sir at the same time I would like to add that, I am seeking your blessings for parting ways from ZMCL.”

The resignation was being speculated for last couple of days, as Chaudhary had not hosted his show DNA for the last three days. The show was being hosted by Zee Hindustan anchor Rohit Ranjan. According to reports, Zee News is building a pool of new anchors from its different clusters as part of its fresh newsroom strategy.

With Chaudhary leaving, WION Editor will report directly to the Publisher, while the editors of Zee News, Zee Business, and Zee 24 Taas will report to the President – Group Strategy & Innovation.

Update: An earlier version of this report said that Zee Media Chief Business Officer Abhay Ojha will replace Sudhir Chaudhary, based on business media reports. But actually, Ojha passed away on June 18 following a cardiac arrest.

Kerala: Bike-borne man caught on camera hurling bomb at CPI(M) headquarter, party blames Congress for the attack

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Kerala: Bike-borne man caught on camera hurling bomb at CPI(M) headquarter, party blames Congress for the attack

On the night of June 30 (Thursday), a bike-borne unidentified person reportedly threw a crude bomb at the headquarters of the CPI(M) party in Kerala capital Thiruvananthapuram. The incident, which was captured on CCTV camera, sparked a war of words between the ruling party and the Congress, which is the main opposition party in the state.

In the footage shared by news agency ANI, a man on a scooter stop near the AK Gopalan Centre in Thiruvananthapuram and throws an explosive substance at the gate of the building before fleeing the spot. CCTV footage suggests that the person came from the Kunnukuzhy side of the road. But the police suspect the possibility of a team behind the attack.

Speaking about the incident, CPI(M) central committee member P K Sreemati said, “I was staying on the third floor of the AKG Centre and I heard a deafening sound around 11.30 and saw smoke billowing from the gate. I was really shocked. All democratic forces should condemn such a dastardly attack.”

Meanwhile, the CPI(M) alleged that the Opposition Congress is behind the attack. “The Assembly session is on…Congress and UDF don’t want democratic discussions, they want chaos…”, MA Baby, CPI(M) Polit Bureau member was quoted as saying by ANI.

The former speaker in the legislative assembly, M Vijayakumar, was quoted by The Week as saying, “You just have to watch the circumstances of this attack,” he says. “Just days before, an organised march, led by the senior leadership of Congress, was conducted to AKG Centre. If that march had reached the AKG Centre, what would have happened? Their goal was to destroy the centre. But the timely intervention of the police stopped the attack. What happened now is the continuation of that.”

Party secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan also said Congress was behind the attack. “It was a well-planned and executed attack,” he said.

Meanwhile, in what could be seen as a retaliatory move, irate CPI(M) workers took out protest rallies at many places and pelted stones at the DCC offices in Kottayam and Kozhikode in the early hours of Friday. Reacting to this, Congress MLA Thiruvanchur Radhakrishnan alleged the attack took place before the eyes of the police. He alleged that the CPI(M) office attack was planned in advance to deflect attention from the gold smuggling case that Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan is involved in. He also said that it was a ploy to impede Rahul Gandhi’s visit to the state.

Notably, Rahul Gandhi arrived in Kerala Friday on a 3-day visit to his Lok Sabha constituency, Wayanad. 

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s office vandalised in Wayanad, Kerala

The incident occurred precisely a week after SFI workers vandalised Congress leader and MP Rahul Gandhi’s office in Wayanad. The SFI workers marched to Rahul Gandhi’s office, and then entered the office and vandalised it.

Reportedly, the SFI workers are angry over Rahul Gandhi’s alleged silence of the recent Supreme Court order over maintaining eco-sensitive zone.

The Congress party has blamed the Students’ Federation of India (SFI) for the vandalism. SFI is the student wing of the radical left-wing group Popular Front of India (PFI).

Videos posted by Congress workers show that the miscreants entered the office of Rahul Gandhi and clashed with the Congress workers present in the office in Wayanad. In a video posted by Youth Congress on Twitter, the workers of SFI and Congress can be seen fighting with each other. Chairs in the office were broken and Congress workers were beaten.

“The extremism in the left-wing politics of Kerala is out in open. Why is Kerala Government promoting such hooliganism in Kerala? The goon should be identified and put behind the bars,” the youth Congress Twitter account posted along with the video.

PM Narendra Modi’s special bond with the Jagannath Rath Yatra in Ahmedabad: Read details

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PM Narendra Modi’s special bond with the Jagannath Rath Yatra in Ahmedabad: Read details

On 1st July 2022, the 145th world-famous Jagannath Rath Yatra in Ahmedabad began from the hallowed Jagannath Temple in Ahmedabad. This Rath Yatra is being held on the day of Ashadh Shudh Dwitiya which is the second day of the Ashadh month in the Hindu calendar for the last 145 years. The Jagannath Rath Yatra in Ahmedabad and Narendra Modi share a very special relationship. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also cited his association with the Jagannath Rath Yatra in Ahmedabad in his ‘Mann Ki Baat’ program last Sunday.

PM Modi in his address said, “On Ashadh Shudh Dwitiya, the Jagannath Rath Yatra begins in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. When I was in Gujarat, I too was privileged to offer my services in this Yatra.”

The Jagannath Mandir Trust invites PM Modi; PM Modi sends the Prasad in return

Like every year, this year too the Jagannath Temple Trust invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the Rath Yatra. Ever since Narendra Modi became the Chief Minister of Gujarat, he too, as a tradition, started sending Prasad to the temple on the eve of the Rath Yatra. He has maintained the tradition even after being elected to the Centre. As the 145th Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath begins on 1st July 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi sent the prasad to the Jamalpur Jagannath Temple on 30th June 2022. 

Like every year, the Prasad sent by Narendra Modi contained moong, cucumber, pomegranate, Jamun, mangoes and dry fruits. The Prasad was offered to the deity on 1st July 2022.

The Jagannath Rath Yatra in Ahmedabad and Narendra Modi

Notably, the Jagannath Rath Yatra in Ahmedabad is flagged off traditionally by the Chief Minister of Gujarat himself by performing the pahind ceremony at the temple premises early in the morning on the day of Ashadh Shudh Dwitiya. In the ceremony, the chief minister cleans the path of the Rath Yatra, leaving the temple with a golden broom.

The record for performing the most number of pahind rituals as the Chief Minister of Gujarat is still held by Narendra Modi, who has performed the pahind rituals 12 times during the Jagannath Rath Yatra in Ahmedabad.

As we noted above, the history of Jagannath Rath Yatra in Ahmedabad is very old. For the last two decades, the Rath Yatra has been going on in a very peaceful and grand manner. But that was not always the case. In Gujarat, when Congress was in power, the Rath Yatra witnessed bloodshed, and stones pelted at it, forcing the administration to impose curfews. Devotees had to attend the rath yatra under a perpetual threat of being attacked.

But this picture changed after Narendra Modi became the Chief Minister of Gujarat in 2001. From 2001 to date, not a single such incident took place during the Jagannath Rath Yatra of Ahmedabad. During his tenure as the Chief Minister of Gujarat, Narendra Modi paid special attention to the safety of the Rath Yatra and also ensured that the Rath Yatra event is respected on the global stage.

On 1st July 2022, that is Ashadh Shudh Dwitiya, the rath yatra of Lord Jagannath has once again started in Ahmedabad for which tight security arrangements are placed in the city. At 7 a.m., the Chief Minister of Gujarat, Bhupender Patel, came to the Jagannath Temple at Jamalpur in Ahmedabad and started the Rath Yatra by performing the pahind rituals.

Raj Thackeray congratulates Devendra Fadnavis, lauds him for putting the party first, and asks other politicians to emulate him

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Raj Thackeray congratulates Devendra Fadnavis, lauds him for putting the party first, and asks other politicians to emulate him

On 1st July 2022, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) leader Raj Thackeray wrote a letter to BJP leader and Maharashtra’s new Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to congratulate him for forming a government with Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde. Raj Thackeray has also lauded Devendra Fadnavis for putting the party first before any personal aspirations.

Raj Thackeray shared this letter from his Twitter account. In this letter, Raj Thackeray wrote, “First of all, congratulations for accepting the responsibility as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra. It was thought that you would return as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, but that could not be the case. Anyway…”

Raj Thackeray further wrote, “You have previously served as the Chief Minister of the state for five consecutive years. You have worked hard to bring in the present government and in spite of all this, you have put aside your interests and taken up the post of Deputy Chief Minister with the party in mind. You have shown through your actions that the party, the order of the party is greater than the aspirations of any person. Commitment to the party is the essence of your actions. This is something to be remembered forever by the office bearers and activists of all the political parties and organizations in the country and the state. Really congratulations to you!”

Raj Thackeray went on to admire Devendra Fadnavis on a personal level and further wrote in his letter to Devendra Fadnavis, “Now for you. I don’t go into whether this is a promotion or a demotion. In fact, nobody should think that way. But, I would like to tell you one thing. If one wishes to hit the target with a bow and arrow, the rope of the bow should be stretched backward. But, nobody calls it a retreat. A long political journey awaits you. One thing is for sure, you have proved your mettle before Maharashtra. I pray to Goddess Jagadamba that you get a chance to work harder for the betterment of the country. Congratulations once again!”

Eknath Shinde and Devendra Fadnavis formed a coalition government in Maharashtra in which the BJP and the Shiv Sena faction led by Eknath Shinde have come together to form an alliance. Eknath Shinde took oath as the Chief Minister while Devendra Fadnavis became the Deputy Chief Minister. The government is yet to win a majority on the floor of the assembly house. The trust vote may take place after the speaker of the assembly is appointed.

Justice Surya Kant, who dismissed threats to Nupur Sharma, had pulled up agencies for not doing enough on threats to judges

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Justice Surya Kant, who dismissed threats to Nupur Sharma, had pulled up agencies for not doing enough on threats to judges

Supreme Court Justice Surya Kant, who disregarded the life threats and subsequently blamed ex-BJP spokesman Nupur Sharma for the unrest in the country, had previously slammed security forces for failing to help the judiciary in providing protection to the justices.

According to reports, in 2021, a Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice NV Ramana and Justice Surya Kant had remarked that the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) are not supporting the judiciary at all.

The bench had lamented that judges are not prioritised by investigative authorities and that their concerns are not taken seriously, despite the involvement of specialised bodies such as the Central Bureau of Investigation.

The bench including Justice Surya Kant had observed, “We have seen that in criminal cases involving high-profile people, there is a new trend of maligning judges. There is no freedom for judges to work. The CBI, the police, and the IB do not help the judiciary….. In several cases across the country involving gangsters and high-profile and powerful accused, they threaten judges, not just physically but also mentally through abusive messages, peeping into judges’ online accounts, etc. We are very sorry to say that the CBI did nothing about complaints made to it… There is still no change in the attitude of the CBI.”

It is worth noting that the Judge who chastised authorities for not taking action on threats to the lives of Judges, seriously overlooked blatant threats made against Nupur Sharma by Islamists worldwide, including terrorist organisations. Instead, he held her responsible for all the turmoil happening in the country, including he murder of Kanhaiya Lal.

The judges of the country’s supreme court have curiously overlooked the hatred and violence unleashed by Islamists and have instead blamed Nupur Sharma for the havoc released by Islamists and the backward views that ambiguously designate any criticism of the Islamic prophet as ‘blasphemy.’

The justices not only blamed one lady for the violence and death done by religious zealots in the name of Islam, but they also denied Sharma any remedy and denied her request to transfer all FIRs against her to Delhi.

Who is justice Surya Kant?

Justice Surya Kant was born in a farming family in the village of Petwar in Hisar, Haryana in 1962.  In 1985, he started his legal career in the Punjab and Haryana High Court, where he also held the position of Advocate General of Haryana.

The Punjab and Haryana High Court appointed Surya Kant J as a judge in 2004. On October 3rd, 2018, he took the oath of office as the Himachal Pradesh High Court’s Chief Justice. His appointment caused quite a stir since Goel J, a consultee who had been promoted from the Punjab and Haryana High Court to the Supreme Court, disagreed with the Collegium. However, the Collegium still elevated Justice Surya Kant to the Himachal Pradesh High Court as Chief Justice.

Justice Surya Kant was appointed to the Supreme Court by the Collegium in 2019. In appointing him, the Collegium stressed the need of having enough representation from all High Courts in the SC.

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