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Manish Sisodia’s close aide Nisha Singh sentenced to 7 years in prison: Here’s a list of apologists who whitewashed her criminal conduct

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Manish Sisodia’s close aide Nisha Singh sentenced to 7 years in prison: Here’s a list of apologists who whitewashed her criminal conduct

Earlier today, former AAP Councillor Nisha Singh was held guilty and sentenced to seven years in prison for inciting violence against the HUDA anti-encroachment drive in 2015.

“There is no doubt that this is a serious lapse on the part of the accused to injure public officers, but there is no reason to believe that they cannot be reformed or rehabilitated and that they are likely to continue the criminal acts of violence as would constitute a continuing threat to society,” the court of Additional District and Sessions Judge Mona Singh observed on Thursday while convicting Singh and 17 others for inflaming a mob against the HUDA anti-encroachment team.

However, the scathing observations made by the court were a far cry from what left-leaning propagandists tried to peddle after Singh was accused of instigating violence against government officers. A bevvy of ‘eminent intellectuals’ and AAP functionaries had then proceeded to paint Singh as a victim of political vendetta and whitewashed her criminal antecedents.

Apologists sympathetic to AAP join forces to whitewash Nisha Singh’s criminal behaviour

Ankit Lal, SM and IT head of AAP, had posted a tweet on 17 May 2015 that downplayed the criminal behaviour of the former AAP Councillor. Lal’s tweet stated that Singh was arrested and assaulted by police for filming the demolition drive.

Madhavan Narayanan, who claims to be a ‘journalist’ but often doubles on social media as an apologist of the Aam Aadmi Party, too, had taken to Twitter to announce a protest organised by AAP against the arrest of then councillor Nisha Singh.

Source: Twitter

Similarly, Prasanto Kumar Roy, a left-leaning propagandist, went to the extent of promoting a petition on Twitter demanding the release of Nisha Singh, who was arrested by Gurgaon Police for inciting violence against the HUDA anti-encroachment team. Besides, he was also deeply invested in the effort to project that the charges against Singh were trumped-up. Taking a swipe at the police officials, Prasanto posted a sarcastic tweet alleging that Singh was murdering the cops at the sight with her mobile phone.

Janta Ka Reporter, a leftist rag that doubles as AAP mouthpiece, ran a sob story highlighting how Singh had been “languishing” in the jail for protesting against the demolition drive. The report conveniently missed mentioning that Singh had charges of inciting violence against the anti-encroachment team levelled against her.

Source: Twitter

Nisha Singh was also active on Twitter and followed a bunch of left-leaning ideologues, ‘journalists’, and organisations, including the likes of AAP, Manish Sisodia, Sanjay Singh, AAP regional units, and journalists belonging to the left persuasion such as those from NDTV, Newslaundry, Indian Express, among others. Those who followed her included various AAP functionaries, including Ankit Lal, Akshay Marathe, Naresh Balyan, Aarti, Jarnail Singh and many others.

However, their propaganda attempts to prop up Nisha Singh and build a case around her innocence came crashing down when the Court on Thursday announced that the former AAP councillor was guilty of inciting violence against the HUDA anti-encroachment team.

The court also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on all ten women accused, while the other seven convicts have to pay a fine of Rs 20,000. In case of default, imprisonment will be increased by two to three years. The 17 accused were convicted under Sections IPC sections – 148, 149, 186, 325, 332, 333, 353, 436, 427 and 435.

Singh had attacked officers, threw stones and petrol bombs

On May 15, 2015, an anti-encroachment team of the Haryana Urban Development Authority was removing debris after a demolition drive at Jhimar Basti, Sector 47 in Gurgaon.

The former AAP councillor Nisha Singh, advocate Khajan Singh and Pradeep Zaildar had instigated the crowd to attack the officers. The mob also allegedly threw petrol bombs and LPG cylinders at the police teams. A duty magistrate and 15 other policemen were injured in this incident.

The Haryana police have charged 19 accused in the case. Two accused, Ramesh and Ratanlal, died during the trial.

Medical degrees from Pakistan not valid in India for jobs and higher studies, says NMC after similar warnings by UGC and AICTE

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Medical degrees from Pakistan not valid in India for jobs and higher studies, says NMC after similar warnings by UGC and AICTE

The National Medical Commission (NMC) has advised Indian students not to get admitted to medical colleges in Pakistan. The public notice issued by the National Medical Commission (NMC) came in the wake of a joint suggestion by the University Grants Commission (UGC) and the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) that Indian students should not enrol themselves in any college or educational institution in Pakistan and students doing so would not be eligible to find a job in India or pursue higher education.

NMC has said that students obtaining a MBBS or BDS degree in Pakistan will not be able to get employed in India, and will not be able to appear for the test that students with foreign medical degrees are required to pass before practising medicine in India.

A statement issued by the National Medical Commission (NMC) said, “All concerned are advised not to travel to Pakistan for medical education. Any Indian national/Overseas Citizen of India who intends to take admission in MBBS/BDS or equivalent medical course in any medical college of Pakistan shall not be eligible for appearing in FMGE or seeking employment in India.” FMGE or Foreign Medical Graduate Examination is a mandatory exam that allows doctors who have received their UG medical degree in a foreign country to practice in India. 

Earlier, the University Grants Commission (UGC) and the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) had also warned Indian students. Both the regulators had said that Indian students should not turn to Pakistan for higher education as the degree there is not valid in India. In a joint statement, they said, “All concerned are advised not to travel to Pakistan for pursuing Higher Education. Any Indian national/Overseas Citizen of India who intends to take admission in any degree college/educational institution of Pakistan shall not be eligible for seeking employment or higher studies in India on the basis of such educational qualifications (in any subject) acquired in Pakistan.”

However, both the regulators had also given relief to refugees from Pakistan. The regulators had said that the higher education degrees of such refugees who have got Indian citizenship can be considered eligible for jobs in India after the approval of the Home Ministry. Not only this, those enrolled for such degrees before December 2018 have also been given concessions.

In a related development, the Supreme Court has asked the NMC to frame a scheme for Indian medical students in foreign countries who could not complete their courses due to Covid-19 pandemic. The apex court has directed the NMC for device a one-time scheme within 2 months for those students who not completed clinical training in their foreign medical colleges to allow them to complete such training in Indian institutes.

The Supreme Court said that NMC can test the students to find if they are eligible to be registered for completion of internship.

IPL: Gujarat Titans pull off another spectacular chase as Royal Challengers Bangalore slump to 3rd defeat in a row

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IPL: Gujarat Titans pull off another spectacular chase as Royal Challengers Bangalore slump to 3rd defeat in a row

The new addition to the Indian Premier League (IPL) this year, Gujarat Titans has made a habit of pulling improbable chases this year through their middle order of David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, and Rashid Khan. Two of them, Miller and Tewatia delivered the goods once again for the team as their 79 runs partnership off just 40 balls delivered another win for Gujarat against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).

The win means Gujarat Titans have now had the best start to an IPL in its history winning 8 out of their first 9 games, while RCB has slumped to their 3rd successive loss, making it a real challenge for them to make the playoffs having collected 10 points after their 10 games.

Having won the toss and choosing to bat first, RCB didn’t get off to the best of starts losing their skipper Faf du Plessis without scoring. However, in good news for them, Virat Kohli was back among the runs as he put on a 99 runs partnership with the very impressive Rajat Patidar. Patidar scored a rapid 32 balls 52 before being dismissed by Pradeep Sangwan, who was playing his first IPL game in a long time.

Virat Kohli returned to form for RCB as he got his first half-century of the season (Image source: Financial Express)

Virat Kohli was eventually dismissed for 58 off 53 deliveries. Quick cameos later from Australian star Glenn Maxwell and Mahipal Lormor pushed RCB to 170 in their 20 overs, which looked like a very challenging score on the pitch. For Gujarat, Sangwan was the best bowler on the show as he finished with 2 for 19 off his 4 overs.

In response, Gujarat got off to a solid start through veteran Indian keeper Wriddhiman Saha and Shubman Gill. However, RCB bowlers didn’t allow Gujarat to get away and reduced them to 95 for 4 in the 13th over. However, one thing this IPL season has taught us is that we can never write off the Gujarat Titans team.

Rahul Tewatia joined David Miller in the middle and the duo pushed Gujarat to yet another win while chasing to maintain their position on the top of the table. Tewatia, developing into a specialist finisher in the IPL, ended up with 43 off 25 balls while the seasoned Miller was unbeaten on 39 off 24.

Gujarat’s next encounter is against struggling Punjab Kings on Tuesday, while RCB will next face Chennai SUper Kings on Wednesday.

‘Who forced your Durga to dance naked’: As Khalistanis unleash violence in Patiala, watch how a Nihang Sikh insulted Hindus

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‘Who forced your Durga to dance naked’: As Khalistanis unleash violence in Patiala, watch how a Nihang Sikh insulted Hindus

Hours after a frenzied mob of Khalistani supporters attacked a Kali temple on Friday, April 29, a Nihang Sikh was heard making derogatory remarks about Hindu Goddess Durga. The unidentified man made the objectionable remarks following the violence that ensued in Patiala.

In an interview with ‘Pro Punjab TV’, the man stated, “They should think (before speaking) about the Hindu religion. Khalsa Panth, which was established by Guru Gobind Singh Ji, is the master of all religions. Show these people of Haridwar Hemkunth Parbat (mountain) in Sarbloh Granth.”

“Who were those bad guys on Hemkunth Parbat? Who forced your Durga to dance naked? Who saved her? Ask them. When rakshas looted Indra Dev’s house and made Durga dance naked, who saved her?” the man was caught saying.


“Ask the administration and Nanak singh. Either find those, who fired shots from the temple, or take your guns and leave the path of Sikhs. We will see where their Kali Mata will go to hide,” the Nihang said threatening Hindus with violence.

The original clip of the video was uploaded by ‘Pro Punjab Tv’ on their Facebook channel. Later, they deleted the contentious part and reuploaded the clip on their channel. However, by then, the controversial segment of the clip began doing the rounds on the internet.

Violence in Patiala

The violence occurred on Friday (April 29) during Shiv Sena Bal Thackeray’s ‘Khalistan Murdabad‘ march when Khalistan supporters attacked the march with stones and swords. The clashes allegedly erupted as Khalistan supporters chanted slogans in favour of Khalistan while hitting participants in the march.

The pro-Khalistan rally organized in opposition to the ‘Khalistan Murdabad’ march attacked the Kali Mata Temple after Hindus had taken shelter inside the temple premises.

A video had also gone viral on social media, wherein the Khalistani supporters could be seen performing Bhangra as the Police officers fired in the air to control the crowd. 

AAP leader Raghav Chadha, meanwhile, tried to water down the seriousness of the incident by blaming it on ‘political parties’. Interestingly. Shiv Sena (Bal Thackeray) leader Harish Singla was arrested and eventually expelled from his party following the violence.

‘What’s wrong with chanting Jai Shri Ram? Do we stay in Pakistan?: Suresh Sarkar who created chariot for Jahangirpuri procession and was detained

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‘What’s wrong with chanting Jai Shri Ram? Do we stay in Pakistan?: Suresh Sarkar who created chariot for Jahangirpuri procession and was detained

The Delhi Police, after the Jahangirpuri violence that erupted on April 16, arrested around 28 people from both the communities and apprehended two juveniles in the case. On Friday, the Police released one of the Hindus named Suresh Sarkar who had played a key role in organizing the Hanuman Jayanti procession earlier this month.

After interrogating Suresh for more than 30 hours the Police approved his bail and released him. Team Opindia on Friday met Suresh to know the exact details of the day when the Hanuman Jayanti procession was attacked by the Islamists on April 16. The Islamists pelted stones at the procession and attacked the participants of the Hindu procession.

On April 29, when team Opindia met Suresh, he was busy applying for the bail of his other family members. The Delhi Police on April 17 arrested 5 members of the Sarkar family who had created the chariot of the procession. One of the members detained was a minor. Suresh showed the broken pieces of the chariot at Block G of the Jahangirpuri area and said that the miscreants had attacked the idol of Lord Hanuman as well but they fixed the idol and placed it back in the temple.

The idol of Lord Hanuman that was attacked during the procession on April 16

Suresh while talking exclusively to Opindia said that the Hindus were not at all at fault but were the victims instead. “Police detained us for no reason. All the male members of my family have been detained. I don’t understand, do we stay in Pakistan? We are Indians, Hindus. What’s wrong with chanting ‘Jai Shri Ram’? I want Hindus to understand the plight. Earlier TV showed stone-pelting incidents from Kashmir only but now such incidents are happening in the capital city”, he stated.

He added that only two members of his family including him had been released by the Police and he was trying to get the third member named Neeraj Sarkar out of jail. “I have risked my auto-rickshaw to release my family members. I don’t have money. One of the other members released is a minor. Now Neeraj needs to come out on interim bail at least as he has to appear for his exams. My elder brother and his son are still in the jail”, he said.

Suresh also said that the Police had kept him in custody for more than 30 hours and had taken signatures on several papers. The Police have also asked the Sarkars to stay in the city and appear for questioning whenever they’ll be called. “The Station House Officer has warned me. I cannot leave the place without permission. What is our crime? That we chanted ‘Jai Shri Ram’?”, he asked.

Recalling the communal violence that erupted on April 16, Suresh said that the miscreants had attacked his family members and also had harmed his vehicle. “They attacked Hindus but nobody came to rescue us. We had injuries on our legs and our head but people like Owaisi stood behind them (Muslims). Noone has supported us since that day. We don’t need money or food. But when people like Owaisi stand with the miscreants, the oppositions think that we are weak and they are strong”, he said.

He also added that one of the lawyers named ‘Mukesh’ who is associated with the Bharatiya Janata Party is helping him in the case. “I want to pay him but I haven’t yet as I am short of money”, he stated.

Suresh meanwhile also recalled the dreadful violence that took place in Delhi during the anti-CAA protests in the year 2020. He said that Hindus have a habit of forgetting the pain. “I have met the victim families of the 2020 riots. They say that nobody has helped them as well. Earlier people went to them and showed concern but after two years, nobody is paying attention to them. If Hindus don’t want miscreants to attack them in the future, they’ll have to unite and stand together against them”, he stated.

During the interview, team Opindia could hear Islamic songs being played at full volume in the area. When asked about the sound, Suresh said, “This is common here. They play Muslim songs in full volume and they don’t care about their civic responsibilities. The place houses more Islamic people who are supported by rich, powerful people”. After talking to our team, Suresh returned to his place and started worshipping and serving the cows.

The Delhi Police has so far arrested 28 people including prime accused Mohd Ansar, Jaffar, and Babbuding, and apprehended two juveniles in the case. One of the juveniles has however been granted bail. The Police have lodged FIR against the accused under provisions 147 (Rioting), 148 (Armed rioting), 186 (Obstructing duty of public servant), 353 (Assault on public servant), 307 (Murder attempt), 427 (damage to property), and 436 (Attack by explosives) of the Indian penal code along with section 27 of the Arms Act 1959.

Khalistani mob vandalise shops inside Kali temple in Patiala, attack Hindus with swords: Video goes viral

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Khalistani mob vandalise shops inside Kali temple in Patiala, attack Hindus with swords: Video goes viral

A day after a sword-wielding Khalistani mob attacked the Kali temple in Patiala, more videos of the violence surfaced on social media platforms.

In a video, it is seen that the armed Nihang Sikhs, part of the pro-Khalistani mob that attacked the Kali temple, also stormed into the shops to assault innocent Hindu shopkeepers. The Sikh mob was seen entering the temple premises to attack shops in the presence of the police officials.

The pro-Khalistani mob not only attacked the shops with stones but also allegedly looted the shops inside the premises. The police officials can be seen trying to stop the attackers, but the mob overpower them and continue to attack them.

The Sikhs also brutally beat up the Hindu shop owners on the temple premises. One Sikh attacked Hindu shopkeeper with swords.

The police have registered an FIR against the attackers who pelted stones at the temple and shops inside the premises. However, no arrests have been made yet.

Attack a pre-planned conspiracy against Hindus

Rajesh Kehar, the President of Hindu Raksha Samiti, told OpIndia that the attacks on the temple were a well-planned conspiracy as all the attackers were called from outside. He added that more than 90 per cent of the attackers were not from Patiala.

Kehar also explained the series of events that resulted in the attacks on the temple. He said the protest march was taken out by Shiv Sena (Bal Thackeray) from Arya Samaj, however, the attack took place on Kali Mata temple, which is far away from where the anti-Khalistani march took place.

Rajesh Kehar has also registered an FIR against the attacks in the Patiala police station. In his complaint, Kehar has said that the pro-Khalistani mob had assembled outside around noon on Friday, and a group of 40-50 attackers started raising slogans of Khalistan Zindabad outside the temple and pelted stones.

Attack on Hindu temple in Patiala

The violence occurred during Shiv Sena Bal Thackeray’s ‘Khalistan Murdabad‘ march when Khalistan supporters attacked the march with stones and swords. The clashes allegedly erupted as Khalistan supporters chanted shouts supporting Khalistan while hitting participants in the ‘Khalistan Murdabad’ march.

The armed Sikh mob, a part of the pro-Khalistan rally, attacked the Kali Mata Temple after Hindus took shelter inside the temple premises.

Speaking to OpIndia, Harish Sangla, the Punjab working head of Shiv Sena Bal Thackeray, had said that the clashes that erupted between Khalistan supporters and Hindus during a ‘Khalistan Murdabad’ march. The march was organised by his party to protest against a small section of Khalistan supporters harbouring secessionist mentality.

Yogi Adityanath and Lord Hanuman: How Sanjay Raut raked up an old lie to malign UP CM

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Yogi Adityanath and Lord Hanuman: How Sanjay Raut raked up an old lie to malign UP CM

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Saturday peddled fake news against UP CM Yogi Adityanath, alleging that he called Lord Hanuman a Dalit who cannot be worshipped. The Shiv Sena leader made the statement on 30th April 2022 when he was asked for a reaction to Union Minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey’s remarks that ‘Even Balasaheb Thackeray would be shedding tears to see his party’s government arresting people for reciting Hanuman Chalisa.’

Responding to Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ashwini Kumar Choubey’s remarks, Sanjay Raut said, “That Choubey or whosoever be the person, he should not worry about Balasaheb Thackeray. These people are conspiring to divide this country by inciting riots over the Hanuman Chalisa issue. Shiv Sena is fighting against them. Balasaheb Thackeray would be showering flowers on us for this.”

Sanjay Raut further said, “What did honourable Yogi Adityanath say about Lord Hanuman? Yogi Adityanath is the Chief Minister of the state Ashwini Kumar Choubey belongs to. He said Hanuman is a Dalit person. He said there is no need to worship him. He said Hanuman is not God. He said Hanuman is a wild monkey or something like that. Since when did he become a devotee of Bajrang Bali? Leave it. If I start telling things, it will create a mess.”

Sanjay Raut concluded by saying, “If someone making such statements is trying to teach us, then Ashwini Kumar Chaube should once again recite Yogi Chalisa. He should write one first. We know what Lord Hanuman is. Maharashtra is a state that worships Lord Ram and Lord Hanuman. So don’t worry about Balasaheb Thackeray. If at all he would be having a tear or two in his eyes today, it is because you people betrayed his Shiv Sena.”

How news organisations misinterpreted Yogi Adityanath’s statements on Lord Hanuman

The statement by Yogi Adityanath which Sanjay Raut is referring to is from 28th November 2018 when Yogi Adityanath was campaigning in Rajasthan for the BJP candidates in the assembly elections of 2018. He was campaigning for Ram Kishan who was then a BJP candidate for the Alwar assembly seat. Yogi Adityanath said, “Bajrang Bali is such a God of masses, who himself lives in mountains and forests. Be it a Dalit or a deprived person, everyone including all the Indians right from East to West and from North to South, Bajrang Bali unites them all. ” This is seen from 00:17 onwards in the following video.

While Yogi did call Lord Hanuman a god who lives in the forest, he did not call Him a Dalit. He, in fact, said that how Lord Hanuman does not discriminate amongst his devotees and takes all strata of people along.

As can be heard above, Yogi Adityanath said, “In Indian tradition, Bajrangbali is loved by all, lives in a forest and has no place to call it home. The Dalits, the deprived, He (Lord Hanuman) takes them all, everyone in the Indian community, from the north to the south, from the east to the west, together. Bajrangbali has carried out the task of uniting everyone. Hence, (voting for BJP) should be a Bajrangi sankalp (vow). Unlike Times Now, which has misquoted Yogi Adityanath.

While Yogi did call Lord Hanuman a god who lives in the forest, he did not call Him a Dalit. He, in fact, said that how Lord Hanuman does not discriminate against his devotees and takes all strata of people along.

Several recent arrests show that Saharanpur has become a safe heaven for illegal Bangladeshis and terrorists

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Several recent arrests show that Saharanpur has become a safe heaven for illegal Bangladeshis and terrorists

The Uttar Pradesh ATS team recently nabbed a Bangladeshi student staying at Darul Uloom in Deoband. The student was living there since 2015 using fake Indian IDs. He was suspected for a long time and finally, the ATS took action and arrested him. However, it is not a new thing in the Saharanpur district. The Saharanpur district houses Darul Uloom of Deoband which is known for the Islamic teachings it imparts to Muslims who reach there from different parts of the country.

Besides, many illegal Bangladeshi immigrants, terrorists, and suspects have lived here for a long time in the past. Saharanpur is considered a very safe place to live in by these terrorists and ironically local intelligence seems to be unaware of the same. Every time a raid occurs and someone is detained or arrested, it is not by Deoband police but the other police or other investigation agencies.

Be it the alleged terrorists or Bangladeshis, they have always considered Saharanpur as a safe haven. The terrorists caught in different places of Saharanpur earlier are testimony to this. In most of the cases, police from other places or other agency has been taking action. Be it the local intelligence department or the police, these people do not even seem to be aware of the terrorists living there.

According to a report by Dainik Jagran, a Bangladeshi father-son duo, who were caught in February 2021, were also arrested by the ATS Lucknow. Both the father and son had been living in Saharanpur since 1994 and had made Aadhaar, PAN cards, etc. of India. The call details of the accused made it clear that they were in touch with people living in many countries.

Recently, the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of Uttar Pradesh Police detained a Bangladeshi youth while carrying out an operation in Deoband on Thursday 28th April 2022 late in the night. According to the ATS, the student is a Bangladeshi national who had been living in Deoband since 2015 on the basis of fake documents by concealing his identity. He is from the Chittagong district of Bangladesh and he had made an Aadhaar card of Meghalaya in his name. Reportedly, the mobile phone that the ATS has found from him has revealed a lot of information exposing the said student’s suspicious activities in Pakistan.

This is not the first time that the ATS has arrested a student of Darul-Uloom Madrassa in Deoband. The ATS had arrested Bangladeshi Tanvir and his father Umar Mohammed from Nadeem Colony in the city in February 2021. During interrogation, the duo had said that they were from Bangladesh and before Saharanpur, they were living in the state of West Bengal, but the police there had sent them to jail. After coming out on bail, they had again come to Saharanpur. The accused had also claimed that Saharanpur was declared safe. So they came and started living in Saharanpur.

Past connection of the Saharanpur district and terrorists

Catching terrorists and Bangladeshis from Saharanpur became a normal thing much earlier. Two years ago, Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorist Shahnawaz Teli resident of Kulgam (Jammu and Kashmir), and Aaqib Ahmad Malik, a resident of Pulwama, both were arrested from Deoband. In 2019, the ATS sent five Bangladeshis from Deoband to jail after they were arrested. In 2016, special teams of Delhi Police nabbed Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Ejaz Sheikh from outside the Saharanpur railway station.

In 2010, Pakistani spy Shahid alias Iqbal Bhatti was arrested by the Patiala police from Haqeeqatnagar, who was living in the name of Devraj Sehgal. Dr. Irfan, a resident of Titoro, was caught in a bomb blast case in Ayodhya. In 2001, Mufti Israr was arrested in connection with terrorist activities. In 1994, three British nationals were held hostage in Khatakhedi by terrorists. Inspector Dhruvlal was martyred in an encounter to rescue them.

In 1991, a bomb exploded in Laxmi Cinema, in which about ten people were killed, at that time, the terrorists were said to have been involved in the incident. Kifayat Ullah alias Jafar Ahmed alias Ataur Rahman alias Al-Ullah was a resident of Mohalla Kasaban Sarsawa, who later went to Jammu and Kashmir and became a terrorist.

In the case of the arrest of a suspected Bangladeshi studying in Darul Uloom by the ATS, Bajrang Dal’s state convener Vikas Tyagi said that many times the suspects arrested from here have been linked to Darul Uloom Deoband and madrasas. Vikas Tyagi said that in the past, the names of terrorists and suspects have been repeatedly linked to Darul Uloom and Madarsas, which proves that Darul Uloom and Madarsas have a deep connection with terrorism. Vikas Tyagi also questioned under whose protection the arrested suspect has been living here for so long, who had given him shelter here, all this should be investigated and strict action should also be taken against those who harbor such suspects.

Vikas Tyagi demanded from Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath that the ATS center at Deoband should be built not anywhere else but on the premises of Darul Uloom. He demanded the government conduct search operations in madrasas including Darul Uloom and ban madrassas.

UK: Tribunal turns down plea to release letters between Nehru and Edwina Mountbatten, personal diaries of Lord Mountbatten

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UK: Tribunal turns down plea to release letters between Nehru and Edwina Mountbatten, personal diaries of Lord Mountbatten

A first-tier tribunal (information rights) in the United Kingdom has turned down a plea to release the personal letters exchanged between India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and the wife of the last Viceroy of India Lord Mountbatten between 1947 and 1960, reported The Times of India.

The plea was filed by a British author named Andrew Lownie. While hearing the matter, Judge Sophie Buckley noted that the letters are in possession of the Southampton University. She pointed out that the varsity is only ‘physically safeguarding the papers’ on behalf of Lord Brabourne.

The tribunal found that the Southampton University did not own the letters and that it had the option to purchase them for a sum of £100. Lownie, who spent a whopping £370,000 on legal fees, had also sought access to the personal diaries of Lord Mountbatten and his wife Edwina Mountbatten.

It must be mentioned that since November 2021, the varsity has released 35,000 papers related to Lord Mountbatten. About 150 passages were redacted by the Southampton University as they had direct references to the British Royal Family or had the potential to sour relations of the United Kingdom with both India and Pakistan.

While turning down the plea of the British author, the tribunal held that the redacted passages contain direct communication either with the Queen or contains personal information about the Royal household/Mountbatten family. Judge Sophie Buckle directed 2 redacted passages to be un-redacted, two passages to be partially un-redacted and the rest to remain unredacted.

Besides, two entries in Lord Mountbatten’s diaries (dated July 13 and August 6, 1947) and one entry in Edwina Mountbatten’s diary dated July 26, 1947, have been withheld for the same reason.

Southampton University, Lownie react to the tribunal ruling

‘I don’t think anything left is explosive. This was a great fight over nothing. “It’s a victory for other people that I got 35,000 pages released. I needed it for my book, which came out three years ago. I’ve done it for other scholars, and out of principle, and I have had to pay for it. It is of no personal use to me.” remarked Andrew Lownie.

While speaking about the matter, the British author informed that the withheld passages contained critical comments of Edwina Mountbatten about Pakistan’s founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah. “Edwina’s published diary is replete with references to Jinnah being a psychopath. I don’t think ties with Pakistan are going to be affected,” he emphasized.

A spokesperson for the Southampton University welcomed the verdict and concluded that the tribunal upheld the varsity’s decisions in balancing legal obligations. The official added that the University had tried to make the Broadlands Archive public but within its limits.

The relationship between Nehru and Edwina

There is no secret that there was an affair between Edwina, wife of Lord Mountbatten, and the first Prime Minister of Independent India, Jawaharlal Nehru. In an article in Daily Mail, it was described how Edwina fell in love with Nehru and how her promiscuity took a toll on her children. According to Lady Mountbatten’s daughter Pamela, “She found in Panditji [Nehru] the companionship and equality of spirit and intellect that she craved. Each helped overcome loneliness in the other.”

The relationship also found its way into the popular Netflix series ‘The Crown’, which is a historical drama that chronicles the life and reign of Queen Elizabeth and gives a glimpse into the personal life of the royals. Lord Mountbatten was also the uncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and husband to Queen Elizabeth. There are a few references to Lord Mountbatten and India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru in the show.

In the first season’s first episode, during the wedding ceremony of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, Winston Churchill appeared to be referring to Lord Mountbatten as the man who gave away India. In the same sequence, a few other people too said the same. In the second season, Lord Mountbatten appeared to accept the affair his wife had with Jawaharlal Nehru to Queen Elizabeth.

As Nisha Singh gets convicted of inciting violence, her glowing profile on AAP website goes missing: What we know so far

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As Nisha Singh gets convicted of inciting violence, her glowing profile on AAP website goes missing: What we know so far

The Aam Aadmi Party has removed references to Manish Sisodia’s aide Nisha Singh, the former councillor who was convicted on Thursday of instigating a mob against the Haryana Urban Development Authority anti-encroachment team in 2015.

The official website of the Aam Aadmi Party, which once hosted the profile of Nisha Singh, is scrubbed clean of the references to the leader, convicted, along with 17 others, for instigating a violent mob and attacking HUDA anti-encroachment team.

Searching about Nisha Singh on the official website of Aam Aadmi Party throws up this result:-

Source: https://aamaadmiparty.org/teams/nisha-singh/

However, when was the cleansing process carried out by the Aam Aadmi Party is still not clear. On 20 April 2022, 10 days before she was convicted of instigating violence against the HUDA anti-encroachment team in Haryana, the official website of AAP had a rather glowing profile of Singh, extolling her as an executive at Google India, who left her job to enter social activism and politics.

The profile page of Nisha Singh as on 20 April 2022 was something like this:-

Archive page of Nisha Singh’s profile page on AAP website

“Nisha Singh is a leader of the Aam Aadmi Party and Advisor to Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, Manish Sisodia. She is leading the charge of designing and implementing reforms in the ICDS (Integrated Child Development Service) Scheme of the Women and Child Development (WCD) Department of the Delhi Government. Currently a member of the party’s Fundraising team, she has also been a Spokesperson for AAP in the past,” the profile page of Nisha Singh on AAP’s official website had read until it was removed.

It further read, “Nisha was a senior executive at Google India until 2009 and left her job to enter into social activism and politics. Nisha was elected as a Councillor in the Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) in 2011 as an Independent. As a Councillor, she was at the forefront of the battle for systemic reforms in the MCG and is the lead petitioner in a PIL demanding decentralization of governance of Gurgaon by devolving all executive and financial powers to the elected representatives of MCG.”

However, it has since been deleted. It cannot be ascertained if the page was removed after the court convicted her of inciting violence against the HUDA anti-encroachment team.

Nisha Singha gets a seven-year jail term for inciting violence against the HUDA anti-encroachment team

Nisha Singh, an advisor to Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and a former municipal councillor, was convicted on Thursday for instigating a mob against Haryana Urban Development Authority anti-encroachment team in 2015.

“There is no doubt that this is a serious lapse on the part of the accused to injure public officers, but there is no reason to believe that they cannot be reformed or rehabilitated and that they are likely to continue the criminal acts of violence as would constitute a continuing threat to society,” the court of Additional District and Sessions Judge Mona Singh said on Thursday.

The court has also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on all ten women, while the other seven convicts have to pay a fine of Rs 20,000. In case of default, imprisonment will be increased by two to three years. The 17 accused were convicted under Sections IPC sections – 148, 149, 186, 325, 332, 333, 353, 436, 427 and 435.

Singh had attacked officers, threw stones and petrol bombs

On May 15, 2015, an anti-encroachment team of the Haryana Urban Development Authority was removing debris after a demolition drive at Jhimar Basti, Sector 47 in Gurgaon.

The former AAP councillor Nisha Singh, advocate Khajan Singh and Pradeep Zaildar had instigated the crowd to attack the officers. The mob also allegedly threw petrol bombs and LPG cylinders at the police teams. A duty magistrate and 15 other policemen were injured in this incident.

The Haryana police have charged 19 accused in the case. Two accused, Ramesh and Ratanlal, died during the trial.

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