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Australia: Liberal Party joins hands with Turbans 4 Australia’s Amar Singh, who had said demanding Khalistan is a “democratic right”

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Australia: Liberal Party joins hands with Turbans 4 Australia’s Amar Singh, who had said demanding Khalistan is a “democratic right”

Ahead of the election polls in Australia, the Liberal Party of Australia seems to have decided to throw its weight behind the controversial community leader Amar Singh as one of its key faces in the marginal Sydney seat of Parramatta.

Singh, who had allegedly fuelled tensions between Sikhs and Hindus in Australia over the farmers’ protests last year and had even defended the ‘rights’ of secessionists demanding a separate Khalistan, is reportedly going to canvass for the Liberal Party of Australia for the polls that are slated to take place on 21 May 2022.

Maria Kovacic, the Liberal party candidate for Parramatta, in a recent event, received support from the contentious leader Amar Singh. The event was also attended by Liberal Party MP and immigration minister of Australia Mr Alex Hawke.

Amar Singh (extreme right) with Liberal Party members

However, the association between the Liberal Party and Singh is not borne out of a convergence of ideology. Rather, it stems from a symbiotic transactional relationship between the two entities. According to the sources, Liberal candidate Maria Kovacic has purportedly promised a massive donation to Turbans 4 Australia, a putative charitable organisation which is founded by Singh to further his anti-Hindu activities.

Liberal Party banner

Turbans 4 Australia is also a part of a Hinduphobic NGO group called the Australian Alliance Against Hate and Violence (AAAHAV), which had in the past maligned Hindus and stoked fear psychosis among Australians by claiming that Australia is “least prepared” to counter the allegedly “rising threat of Hindu far-right extremism.” Calling upon politicians, and federal and state governments to “urgently recognise the threat of far-right Hindu extremism”, and urged “to take concrete steps to address this threat.”

Pertinently, the Parramatta federal electorate is among the federal constituencies with the highest Hindu population in Australia. The Liberal Party is hoping that their partnership with Singh might turn the fortune in their favour and sway Hindu votes towards them.

However, some Hindu voters of Parramatta were not impressed with the Liberal Party’s dalliance with Singh. “This man (Amar Singh) spoke against Hindus during the Harris Park violence between Khalistanis and patriotic Hindu Indians,” one voter said.

As per sources, Singh was one of the staunch supporters of the Khalistani elements who clashed with patriotic Hindu Indians at Harris Park. In the aftermath of the violence, Singh was seen defending the Khalistani hoodlums, stating that demanding Khalistan is a “democratic right” and that Sikhs have a right to demand Khalistan.

It is also worth noting that while Singh has been currently consorting with the Liberal leaders, he was seen to be closely associated with Green leaders such as Senator David Shoebridge and Mehreen Faruqi in the past.

Shoebridge had earlier called VHP and RSS ‘neo Nazis’, and had castigated India for enacting the CAA bill and revoking article 370. His fellow parliamentarians asked him to refuse for making unsolicited remarks, but he stoutly refused to do so.

Amar Singh with Greens MLC David Shoebridge

There is also a mystery surrounding why Singh is no longer attending Sydney’s Glenwood Gurudwara, a place where he had frequented regularly in the past until an ugly brawl broke out between Khalistani supporters and Hindus who opposed the former for harbouring secessionist ideology and advocating for the vivisection of India.

Conversion racket foiled in Gujarat’s Naswadi, authorities cancel program by Christian missionaries after Hindu groups object

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Conversion racket foiled in Gujarat’s Naswadi, authorities cancel program by Christian missionaries after Hindu groups object

Last week, a pamphlet of an alleged spiritual gathering called ‘New Life in Christ’ organized by a Christian missionary was circulated in and around the Sankadibari village in Naswadi taluka of Chhota Udepur district and in the surrounding villages in Gujarat. When the local Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal activists knew about the conversion of Hindu tribals, they petitioned the Tehsildar of Naswadi to stop the program. The VHP had warned that if the program was not cancelled, they would go to the same place with more than 2,000 workers and perform the Hanuman Chalisa and Ramdhun, after which the event, which was to be held without police permission, was cancelled.

Pamphlets that went viral in the villages of the Naswadi area (Photo: By Vishal Jaiswal)

According to the leaflet, a conversion program titled ‘New Life in Christ’ was to be organized by the Christian missionary on May 9 and May 10 at the Sankadibari village of Naswadi taluka. Rev. G. Samuel and Brother Vinubhai were the main speakers addressing the program. The event was strongly opposed by local Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal activists fearing the conversion of gullible Hindu tribals. About 20 activists led by Vishal Kumar Suresh Chandra Jaiswal, president of VHP Naswadi, went to the Seva Sadan office in Naswadi and appealed to the Tehsildar. Later the PI of Naswadi police station was also informed by the VHP activists.

The Hindu religious leaders of the District of Junagadh also protested against the Naswadi Mamlatdar and the Naswadi police officer and demanded the cancellation of the programme.

In an exclusive conversation with OpIndia, Vishal Jaiswal said, “We came to know about the event on May 6 through a pamphlet circulating in the area. In the past, similar programs have taken place in this border tribal area, in which in the end, gullible Hindu tribals were lured and converted to Christianity. Therefore, we immediately gave a written request to the taluka mamlatdar to stop the program on the 7th itself.”

Vishal Jaiswal said, “There have been such gatherings by Christian missionaries in the past in which the gullible tribals are converted in the name of miracles during the day and at the same place at night, there is a smell of alcohol and meat.”

Conversion of Hindus in the name of miracles

Replying to a question on how the missionaries carry out the conversion, Vishal Jaiswal said, “Whenever such a gathering is to take place, the local agents of the missionaries go out to survey the surrounding tribal areas. In whichever village they visit, they make a list of who has common ailments like cough, cold fever headache in which house and who has been ill for three or more days, etc. The agents then invite such families to such an event and say that their illness will be cured by a miracle there. These common diseases, which are in fact naturally cured in 4-5 days, are claimed to be cured by these people by giving them some adulterated powder in these programs, and by showing such alleged miracles, they trap the gullible Hindu tribals and eventually convert them.”

The conversion program was canceled due to the alertness of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad

VHP activists giving application to the Tehsildar (Photo: By Vishal Jaiswal)

Explaining more about the recently thwarted conversion event, he said, “When we reached out to the Tehsildar to call on the program after the program was exposed by a leaflet, it was found in an inquiry that the organizers had not even taken permission for the event. We had urged the Tehsildar as well as the local police officials that if the program was not canceled, we would reach the venue with more than 2,000 activists of the VHP and Bajrang Dal and would recite Hanuman Chalisa and Ramdhun there itself.” Jaiswal further said, “After our application, the organizers themselves canceled the gathering. Yet, as a precautionary measure, we did check at the scheduled time of the event to ensure that no such event took place.”

Cutting of Divya Bhaskar newspaper

Vishal Jaiswal further told OpIndia that he had received full cooperation from the administration and the police in this regard due to which the missionary’s conversion program could be stopped. In this tribal area, such programs of conversion of Hindu tribals are frequent and whenever they come to know about it, they protest. Jaiswal said that the Vishwa Hindu Parishad will never allow to carry out such misdeeds and will always oppose them and will stand in the front to protect Hindu tribal brothers and sisters.

This is not the first time that an incident involving the conversion of Hindu tribals by Christian missionaries has come to light in Gujarat. Such incidents have been reported several times in the border areas of south Gujarat in the past. A month ago, five members of the same Christian family were arrested in connection with a similar conversion in the Tapi district.

PFI, SDPI extremist outfits indulging in serious acts of violence but not banned, observes Kerala High Court

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PFI, SDPI extremist outfits indulging in serious acts of violence but not banned, observes Kerala High Court

On May 5th, the Kerala High Court observed that the Popular Front of India (PFI) and the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) are extremist organisations, which have not yet been banned in India.

The court made the remarks while hearing the petition of the wife of deceased RSS worker A Sanjith, seeking a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). “No doubt, SDPI and PFI are extremist organisations indulging in serious acts of violence. All the same, those are not banned organisations,” Justice K Haripal had stated.

The Kerala High Court further noted that both SDPI and PFI have a history of attacking members of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. It added, “It is the common case that activists of the SDPI/PFI were behind the attack.”

“There were clashes between the activists of the SDPI/PFI on the one hand and activists of the RSS on the other. There are series of attacks and counter-attacks between them,” Justice K Haripal emphasised.

The Kerala High Court pointed out that clashes between RSS and the two Islamist outfits had continued even after the brutal murder of A Sanjith. It continued, “This Court takes judicial notice of the fact that even after this incident, after completing arguments in this case, two such incidents have happened in Palakkad.”

However, the Court dismissed the petition of A Sanjith’s wife on the grounds that a CBI probe would lead to a delay in proceedings and increase the chances of accused PFI workers getting bail. “If investigation is handed over to the CBI, that would result in further delay in the proceedings. It is not in public interest. That may also pave way for raising demand by the accused persons for releasing on bail. Given the mind set of the rival groups, if the accused persons are released on bail that would entail further clashes and may lead to law and order situation,” the court said in its order.

Another reason the court gave that the investigating agency does not appear to have a special interest in the case or interested in shielding the culprits. “Partisan attitude could not be inferred,” the court said, adding that all the culprits had been identified and many of them have been arrested by the police. “Merely for the reason that some of the culprits remain at large, CBI cannot be asked to conduct an investigation,” the court further added.

The murder of RSS worker A Sanjith

On November 15, 2021, a 26-year-old Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh worker Sanjith was hacked to death in front of his wife in Ellapully, Palakkad. In broad daylight, the assailants who came in a car waylaid Sanjith’s bike and attacked him in front of many people including his wife.

As per reports, many of the accused in the case was linked to the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI), the political wing of the extremist Islamic outfit Popular Front of India (PFI).

On January 24 this year, Mohammad Haroon, the key conspirator behind the case was arrested by Kerala Police. Haroon was actively involved in planning the murder along with other associates from the SDPI.

A few days after the involvement of the political outfit was clear, Sanjith’s family had demanded an NIA probe in the matter. Sarath, Sanjith’s brother had alleged that the ongoing investigation was not being done in a proper way. According to him, Sanjith had faced similar attacks in his lifetime, in one of which he had a hand injury.

As AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan is declared a ‘BC’ by police, Delhi Court grants him bail after he created a ruckus during the anti-encroachment drive

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As AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan is declared a ‘BC’ by police, Delhi Court grants him bail after he created a ruckus during the anti-encroachment drive

On Friday, controversial AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan was granted bail by the Saket court after he was arrested by the Delhi Police and sent to judicial custody for protesting and instigating locals against the anti-encroachment drive in Madanpur Khadar.

According to the reports, Khan on Thursday had protested against the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) whose officials had reached the south Delhi ward of Madanpur Khadar to execute the anti-encroachment drive. The drive was part of its 10-day action plan to remove illegal encroachment from several areas in all four zones in the national capital.

“I am ready to go to jail if it saves the houses of poor people. There is no encroachment here. I will support them (civic body) in demolition if there is any encroachment”, Khan had said obstructing the government work. He also had called his other AAP associates and created a ruckus during the anti-encroachment drive in Delhi.

Pertinently, the Delhi Police has officially declared Amanatullah Khan as ‘BC’ or ‘Bad Character’ as he has more than 18 FIRs registered against him. Police claim that Khan is declared a ‘history-sheeter’ and a ‘Bad Character’ because he is a habitual offender and has serious cases such as land-grabbing and assault lodged against him.

It is important to note that the AAP MLA had created a similar ruckus during the anti-encroachment drive that was carried out in Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh area earlier. On May 9, a massive drama unfolded when the MDC officials reached Shaheen Bagh to take action against the illegally constructed infrastructures in the area. Hundreds of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supporters led by Amanatullah Khan and Congress workers staged protests in the area to obstruct the civic body’s ongoing anti-encroachment drive.

Protesters raised slogans against the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) and the Central government, demanding that the action be halted. Some of the female protesters even stood in front of the bulldozers to prevent the exercise from taking place. 

Despite the resistance from the AAP supporters, the authorities have demolished two five-storey under-construction buildings in the Madanpur Khadar area amidst the presence of police personnel. Besides Madanpur Khadar, civic authorities have also carried out another planned anti-encroachment drive in the Prem Nagar area of Delhi’s Patel Nagar today.

Khan and his supporters have been booked under sections 186 (obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions), 353 (assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty), and 34 (common intention) of the Indian Penal Code.

Security forces neutralize the three Pak-backed Islamic terrorists involved in the killing of Kashmiri Hindu Rahul Bhat

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Security forces neutralize the three Pak-backed Islamic terrorists involved in the killing of Kashmiri Hindu Rahul Bhat

In a major breakthrough in the dastardly killing of the Kashmiri Hindu Rahul Bhat, the security forces neutralized the three terrorists involved in the act. The development comes within 24 hours of the brutal murder of the young government employee at Chadoora in Budgam.

As per TOI journalist Bharti Jain, one terrorist identified as Gulzar Ahmed, was killed in Bandipora earlier and the two others were neutralised in Bandipora a while back.

It may be noted that after the brutal killing, it was reported that terrorists belonging to the Pakistan-based terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammad are suspected to be involved in the killing of the Kashmiri Hindu government employee Rahul Bhat in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district. 

The cold-blooded murder of Rahul Bhat has enraged the Kashmiri Hindus in the valley who on Friday hit the streets to protest the heinous murder. The protesters blocked the highway and staged protests against the killing of Rahul Bhat, who was killed in a targeted attack on Thursday this week.

The demonstrations saw participation from government employees and families of Kashmiri Hindus living in Budgam to mark their protest against the administration over the killing of Bhat.

The participants also demanded that the governor Manoj Sinha speak to them about the spate of targeted attacks against the minority Hindu community in Kashmir.

The police resorted to lathi-charge and tear gas shells to disperse the Kashmiri Hindus.

Moreover, almost 350 Kashmiri Hindu Prime Minister package employees in Kashmir have sent their resignation to Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha saying that do not feel safe in the valley following the killing of Rahul Bhat.

Kashmiri Hindu Rahul Bhat killed by terrorists in Budgam

In another dastardly incident of targeted killing in Jammu and Kashmir, terrorists killed a young Kashmiri Hindu named Rahul Bhat at Chadoora in Budgam.

In the incident that took place on May 12, Thursday, two Islamic terrorists fired bullets at Rahul Bhat, who was a clerk in the Tehsildar’s office. Reportedly, the youth was working in his office in the Chadoora area, when the terrorists barged in and opened fire at point-blank range. Bhat sustained serious injuries and was rushed to a hospital in Srinagar, where he died a little while later.

Pakistan, Khalistani Babar Khalsa and a Canadian Sikh mastermind: Punjab Police arrests 6 in the Mohali bomb blase case, reveal ISI involvement

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Pakistan, Khalistani Babar Khalsa and a Canadian Sikh mastermind: Punjab Police arrests 6 in the Mohali bomb blase case, reveal ISI involvement

The Punjab Police has arrested six people in connection with the blast that occurred on the third floor of Punjab Police’s intelligence office in Mohali on Monday.

According to the reports, Punjab Director General of Police VK Bhawra addressed a press conference on Friday to reveal the involvement of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in the Mohali blast case. The Punjab DGP said that Khalistani terrorist group Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) and local gangsters were involved in the bomb blast carried out at the behest of the Pakistani intelligence agency ISI.

‘We have cracked the case. The main person, who was the key conspirator, is gangster Lakhbir Singh Landa from Tarn Taran. He shifted to Canada in 2017,” DGP VK Bhawra said.

Canada resident Lakhbir Singh Landa, a close associate of Pakistan-based Khalistani terrorist Harvinder Singh Rinda, is the main conspirator of the attack, Punjab DGP VK Bhawra said in a press conference.

The Punjab police chief said that Landa carried out the RPG attack with the help of associates Nishan Singh and Chadat Singh, both residents of Tarn Taran. The Police said one Nidhas Singh had housed the terrorists at his house. Nishan Singh collected the RPG from the locations provided by Landa and delivered them to the attackers. Baljinder Singh Rambo, another resident of Tarn Taran, picked up an AK-47 rifle and gave it to Chadat Singh.

Chadat Singh and two other attackers left Tarn Taran on May 7 and two days later attacked the intelligence headquarters in Mohali. The Punjab Police have also suspected the role of a Mohali resident Jagdeep Kang who provided local support and helped in recee before the attack.

So far, the police have arrested six Khalistani terrorists – Kanwar Bath, Baljeet Kaur, Baljeet Rambo, Anandeep Sonu, Jagdeep Kang and Nishan Singh. Nishan Singh allegedly provided the rocket-propelled grenade which caused the blast.

Mohali blast at Punjab Police Intelligence Headquarters

On Monday, Punjab Police Intelligence Headquarters in Mohali was attacked using a Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG). Reports suggest by assessing the ammunition head, it was RPG-22. The warhead was launched at the HQ at around 8 PM by unidentified persons.

Mohali Superintendent of Police (HQ) Ravinder Pal Singh called it a ‘minor blast’ and said, “It’s a minor blast. The attack happened from outside the building. It has been done with rocket-type fire. No casualty or loss happened. Our senior officers and FSL team are investigating it.”

Notably, when asked if it was a terror attack, SP Singh said, “It can’t be ignored. We are investigating it.”

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann held a high-level meeting on the matter and assured that the culprits would be captured soon.

‘Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj dreamt of a grand Hindavi Swarajya, Marathi kingdom was not on his agenda’: Says Kalicharan Maharaj

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‘Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj dreamt of a grand Hindavi Swarajya, Marathi kingdom was not on his agenda’: Says Kalicharan Maharaj

Kalicharan Maharaj, who was in Thane on 13th May 2022 to watch Late Shiv Sena leader Anand Dighe’s biopic ‘Dharmveer’, said that Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj dreamt of a grand Hindavi Swarajya and Marathi kingdom was not on his agenda. While talking to TV9 Marathi, Kalicharan Maharaj expressed his views on various issues including Anand Dighe, Raj Thackeray’s recent stand on Hindutva, and Akbarudding Owaisi’s recent visit to Aurangzeb’s tomb.

About Anand Dighe, Kalicharan Maharaj said, “Dharmveer Anand Dighe was a Rajarshi. Raja means one who is in politics and Rushi means one who stands for Dharma. Anand Dighe was a combination of both and hence he was a Rajarshi. What he had done for dharma is ideal for others. I hope that people will follow in his footsteps to make a Hindu Dharma Samrajya in Bharat. I came here and watched the cinema for the only reason that I am also doing the same.” It is notable that the Marathi feature film ‘Dharmveer’ is based on the life of Late Anand Dighe who was a Shiv Sena leader from Thane in Maharashtra. The film is written and directed by Pravin Tarde and well-known Marathi actor Prasad Oak has played the role of Anand Dighe in this film.

On being asked about who is a real Hindu, Kalicharan Maharaj said, “हिंसयति दुष्ट दुर्गुणानां सः हिंदुः which means – one who kills his own bad qualities and finishes off bad tendencies in the society, he is a Hindu. Every Hindu deity is having a weapon for the same reason. Our idols fought wars and battles to protect this nation and Dharma. Committing violence to protect the nation and the Dharma is the way shown to us by our Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, Guru Govind Singh Ji Maharaj, Maharana Pratap, Lord Shri Rama, Lord Shri Krishna, Kali, Durga, Chandi, Chamunda and Lord Shiva. Every one of them has shown us the path to use weapons to protect the nation and the Dharma. Therefore, as told in Bhagvadgeeta, we must follow the way of fighting evil just like these great people did. We must learn to be violent in the way our army and police force is. There is no alternative to this.”

He further said, “शस्त्रेण रक्षिते राष्ट्रे शास्त्रचर्चा प्रवर्तते which means ‘knowledgeable talks can take place only in a nation that is protected by the weapons’. The only reason Muslims broke and burnt our universities like Nalanda and Takshashila is that only knowledge part was left there at that time and the people have forgotten the weapons. Had there been a better resistance, we could have saved the knowledge, and today Bharat would be the Vishwa Guru and Bharat would have reestablished the Chakravarti Samrajya on this globe by now.”

On Raj Thackeray‘s recent stand on Hindutva as against his previous politics around the Marathi issue, Kalicharan Maharaj said, “Differences on the basis of languages have caused great pain to the Hindu hearts in the past. When we talk of Marathi only, at that time we hurt the sentiments of Gujaratis, Marwaris, Bengalis, Akhomiyas, Hindis, Udiyas, Tamils, Telugus, Kannadigas, and Malayalis. All of them are Hindus only. So we must take on the agenda of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. The Marathi Kingdom was not on his agenda. He dreamt of a grand Hindavi Swarajya. When we will take the idea of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the idea of making Hindavi Swarajya, at that time, all of us will automatically forget the differences based on languages, regions, varnas, and castes. All we will remember at that time will be Dharma which is Hindutva. It is only after this, that we will be able to establish Hindavi Swarajya all over Bharat and realize the dreams of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.”

On being asked about everyone in the politics turning towards Hindutva, Kalicharan Maharaj said, “Politics should also be Hindutva only. As Veer Savarkar has said, Hindufication of politics and militarization of Hindus is extremely necessary. And I am happy that all the Hindutvavadi leaders are walking on that path.”

Kalicharan Maharaj also expressed his opinion on Akbaruddin Owaisi’s recent visit to Aurangzeb’s tomb. He said, “Whenever we bow our heads with deep respect in front of a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj or in front of his Samadhi, at that time, we are actually considering him as our hero and trying to follow his footsteps. Now, the one who has bowed his head in front of the tomb of Aurangzeb is clearly indicating whom he considers his hero. They are implying that they have the same plan called Gazwa-e-Hind just as Aurangzeb had. Hindus who are indulged in fights over languages, regions, castes, and varnas need to understand this. They want to convert the whole of India to Islam and that is why they are bowing down in front of Aurangzeb’s tomb. They are openly showing that Aurangzeb is our hero and whatever he had done is heroism for us and they further try to give a message through this act, that they will also do the same. It is the meaning underlying this act. Therefore, all the Hindus should put all their differences aside and for the realization of the Hindavi Swarajya, all the Hindus must unite together at the lotus feet of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.”

Calling a man ‘bald’ is sexual harassment: UK employment tribunal

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Calling a man ‘bald’ is sexual harassment: UK employment tribunal

A United Kingdom employment tribunal has ruled that calling a man ‘bald’ at the workplace constitutes sexual harassment. The judge ruled that since hair loss is more prevalent among men than women, commenting on a man’s baldness at the workplace is similar to commenting on the size of a woman’s breasts, thus making it sexual harassment.

The ruling was made by a panel of 3 men, who themselves are struggling with their loss of hair. The panel – led by Judge Jonathan Brain – deliberated on whether remarking on someone’s baldness is simply insulting or actually harassment, and eventually decided it is harassment.

The ruling was made in a case between an electrician and the manufacturing firm where he was employed.

Tony Finn, a veteran electrician, who stands to get the compensation post this ruling, had worked for British Bung Company in West Yorkshire for nearly 24 years before he was fired last year in May. After his sacking, he took the company to the tribunal, alleging that he was sexually harassed at the workplace by his supervisor Jamie King.

Finn alleged that during a row on the shopfloor, King referred to him as a “bald c*nt*. As per reports, Finn wasn’t that upset about the use of the expletive “c*nt”, a common term used in the UK, but was more upset about the use of bald to describe his appearance.

Announcing the judgment, the tribunal noted, “It is difficult to conclude other than that Mr. King uttered those words with the purpose of violating the dignity and creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment for Mr. Finn. Of his own admission, Mr. King’s intention was to threaten [Finn] and to insult him. In our judgment, there is a connection between the word ‘bald’ on the one hand and the protected characteristic of sex on the other.”

The 3 bald men also noted that they can vouch that baldness is more common among men than women, therefore reference to it constitutes sexual harassment.

As part of its ruling, the panel raised a previous case where a man was found to have sexually harassed a woman by remarking on the size of her breasts. The tribunal noted that the person at the receiving end of a remark about the size of breasts is likely to be a female, just like the person on the receiving end of a remark about baldness is likely to be a male.

The compensation amount for Mr. Finn will be decided at a later date.

‘We are not safe’: Kashmiri Pandits working under PM package submit resignation en-masse after Rahul Bhat’s brutal murder by Islamic terrorists

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‘We are not safe’: Kashmiri Pandits working under PM package submit resignation en-masse after Rahul Bhat’s brutal murder by Islamic terrorists

A day after the targeted killing of Kashmiri Pandit Rahul Bhat by Islamic terrorists in Chadoora, Budgam, the valley erupted with rage. While hundreds of Kashmiri Hindus have hit the streets to protest against Bhat’s cold-blooded murder, reports suggest that almost 350 government employees working under Prime Minister’s employment package in Kashmir have submitted their resignation en-masse.

These govt employees have reportedly sent their resignation to Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha. A copy of the same has also been sent to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). In the letter, the employees said they do not feel safe after the killing of KP Govt Employee Rahul Bhat by Islamic terrorists.

Image source: Twitter user Savdhaan Jammu

“Due to dejection by the policies of the administration and subsequent failure of providing a sense of security to all Kashmiri Pandit minorities serving in the valley for the last 12 years, and due to desperation by promised custodians, who promised us to provide a dignified and honourable return, and due to threat of life which is a fundamental right of each and every human being.”

“We PM Package employees and non-PM package employees have been left with no option but to give en mass resignation which we know is the only solution to save our lives,” the letter read.

Kashmiri Hindu protestors lathicharged and attacked with tear gas shells during protests demanding justice for Bhat

Earlier in the day, OpIndia reported how Kashmiri Hindu protesters were lathi-charged and attacked with tear gas shells during the protest against the targeted killing of a Kashmiri Pandit Rahul Bhat. The demonstrations saw participation from government employees and families of Kashmiri Pandits living in Budgam to mark their protest against the administration over the killing of Bhat.

Kashmiri Pandit Rahul Bhat killed by terrorists in Budgam

In another dastardly incident of targeted killing in Jammu and Kashmir, terrorists have killed a young Kashmiri Pandit named Rahul Bhat at Chadoora in Budgam.

In the incident that took place on May 12, Thursday, two Islamic terrorists fired bullets at Rahul Bhat, who is a clerk in the Tehsildar’s office. Reportedly, the youth was working in his office in the Chadoora area, when the terrorists barged in and opened fire on him at point-blank range. Bhat sustained serious injuries and was rushed to a hospital in Srinagar, where he died a little while later.

Kerala: Puraikkal Jaisal, hailed as a hero during the 2018 floods for rescuing people, arrested in an extortion case

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Kerala: Puraikkal Jaisal, hailed as a hero during the 2018 floods for rescuing people, arrested in an extortion case

Jaisal KP, a fisherman from Kerala’s Malappuram who was hailed as a hero for rescuing people in the 2018 Kerala floods, has been arrested in an extortion case.

According to the reports, the 37-year-old Puraikkal Jaisal of Parappanangadi Avil Beach was arrested in connection with an extortion case dating back to April 15, 2021.

KP Jaisal, a fisherman from Tanur, had won hearts on social media after he broke his back for people stuck in floods in the state in August 2018. He had bent himself in knee-deep water to help three stranded women, including an infant, board a rescue boat during the floods that stuck Kerala during the monsoon that year.

The visuals of Jaisal had gone viral, turning him into an instant hero of the flood’s rescue efforts. Interestingly, the fisherman had met Gandhi-scion Rahul Gandhi in Alappuzha, who had facilitated him for his brave act.

However, three years later, he has now been arrested in an extortion case. Jaisal and another man had allegedly extorted money from a young man and his female friend who was sitting in a car near Tanur beach.

Jaisal and his friend had captured the images of the duo in the car, threatened them, and tried to extort Rs 1 lakh from them. Following this, the youth’s friend had sent Jaisal Rs 5,000 via Google Pay.

Later, the duo filed a complaint against Jaisal and his friend at the Tanur police station. However, Jaisal had responded, saying the complaint was fake. Jaisal had also filed anticipatory bail petitions in the district court and the high court, but they were rejected. Following this, Jaisal had absconded. The police have now managed to arrest him in connection with the extortion case.

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