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‘Drink some gaumutra shots too’: TMC MP Mahua Moitra speaks the language of Pulwama terrorist to mock the BJP Govt

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‘Drink some gaumutra shots too’: TMC MP Mahua Moitra speaks the language of Pulwama terrorist to mock the BJP Govt

Ahead of her Lok Sabha speech today, TMC MP Mahua Moitra took to Twitter today make the ‘gaumutra’ jibe to mock the Modi government.

Tagging the wrong handle to address the BJP, Mahua Moitra tweeted: “Am speaking this evening in Lok Sabha on President’s Address. Just wanted to give early heads up to @BJP to get heckler team ready & read up on imaginary points of order. Drink some gaumutra shots too.”

The ‘gaumutra’ jibe has been used by Islamists and their apologists, including the Pulwama terrorist Ahmed Dhar who had said he killed the CRPF soldiers to kill those who ‘drink cow urine’, to mock Indians, especially Hindus. Two days after President Ram Nath Kovind spelt out the agendas, Lok Sabha is holding a discussion on the motion of thanks on the President’s address.

Mahua Moitra a repeat offender

Moitra has not once but many times exposed her Hindu hatred by using the slur liberally on multiple occasions. Last year, she created a new controversy by calling India the ‘Susu Potty Republic’. Then too, she had used the cow urine jibe to attack the central government.

TMC MP Mahua Mitra’s 2021 Tweet

“Welcome to our Susu Potty Republic! Drink cow urine, sprinkle dung and flush the rule of law in the toilet,” Moitra had tweeted drawing the ire of many users on social media.

She has an old habit hurling derogatory and regionalist jibes at her opponents. In July last year, BJP MP from Jharkhand Nishikant Dubey has accused Moitra of calling him a “Bihari Goonda” thrice.

Dubey had taken to Twitter accusing Moitra of displaying her hatred for Hindi speaking people and North Indians. Dubey wrote, “Trinamool @AITCofficial has abused the entire Hindi speaking people along with Bihar by using the word Bihari Gunda.”

Likewise, in the month of March last year, the TMC MP had insulted Hindu Gods when she tweeted: “So Yogi CM comes to WB today, says he will kill “TMC goondas” one by one. Gudduji – listen up – your thok do culture may work in the vanar sena commune you ruled, doesn’t work here.”

With her Tweet, Moitra insulted the vanar sena, or monkey army, that accompanied Lord Rama and his brother Lakshman on their journey to Lanka and also played a significant role in defeating Ravan’s massive army. Moitra not only insulted the vanar sena but also Hindus who revere the army of monkeys for supporting Lord Rama in his search for his kidnapped wife. Hindus idolise the army of monkeys, particularly its leader, Lord Hanuman, who is recognised as Lord Rama’s supreme devotee and is worshipped as a god.

Moitra’s Hindu bigotry does not end here. In the same month, in yet another Tweet, the TMC MP had referred to BJP leader Giriraj Singh as “Chotiwala Rakshas”. To explain the meaning of this phrase, “Chotiwalas” refers to devout Brahmin observers of Hinduism who follow the Shikha tradition of Brahmins, and a “Rakshasha” which literally translates to monsters.

Hinduphobic Gaumutra jibe is language of terrorists

‘Gaumutra’ jibe is often used by Islamist terrorists before attacking Indians, especially Hindus. In 2019, a Pakistan-backed Jaish-e-Muhammad terrorist in a suicide attack had killed as many as 40 CRPF soldiers in Pulwama, Kashmir. Following the attack, a video was released in which the terrorist could be heard saying he wanted to punish and kill the ‘cow urine drinkers’ in the name of Allah. The terrorist identified as Adil Ahmed Dar alias Waqas was seen admitting that he had joined the Jaish-e-Mohammad a year ago. In the video, he had referred to Indians as “Gae ka Peshab Peene Wale” (People who drink cow urine). 

Karnataka: Illegal church built on government land in Kolar demolished by authorities on High Court order

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Karnataka: Illegal church built on government land in Kolar demolished by authorities on High Court order

An illegal church constructed on public land was demolished by public authorities in the Kolar district of Karnataka on Wednesday.

According to the sources, a church was constructed recently at Mangasandra village of the Kolar district. Father Prabhakar and two villagers – Hanumappa and Jayaprabhu, who had recently converted to Christianity, had illegally grabbed grazing land in the village and built a church on it.

The illegal church was constructed on government lands in Mangasandra village at Kolar district in Karnataka.

The Christian priest and the two villagers had illegally taken over the government lands and constructed a church. After that, the locals and Hindu activists objected to the land grabbing by the church. They had filed a complaint with the Tahsildar office, upon with Tahsildar office filed a petition in the Karnataka High Court seeking orders for removal of the church from the public land.

Illegal church being demolished
The local authorities destroyed the illegal church on Wednesday

Hearing the petition, the Karnataka High Court had recently issued orders directing the officials to follow the rules and procedures pertaining to the unlawful encroachment of government lands. Following the orders of the Karnataka High Court, the Kolar authorities demolished the illegal church on Wednesday.

Ex-VP Hamid Ansari being probed for connections to terrorist-linked org, is also accused of putting Islam before India, says India’s top diplomat

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Ex-VP Hamid Ansari being probed for connections to terrorist-linked org, is also accused of putting Islam before India, says India’s top diplomat

Former Vice President of India Hamid Ansari is being heavily criticized for his remarks during an online event organized by Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC). During an interview with Citti, one of India’s top diplomats, Ambassador Deepak Vohra, said Ansari is under investigation for his connections to terrorist-linked organizations and anti-India forces.

Intelligence agencies warned GoI about Ansari’s pro-Islamism priorities, says Vohra

Vohra said that when Ansari was Vice President, several intelligence agencies had warned the then-government of India that his priorities and preferences were not pro-India but pro-Islamism. He said, “He seems to have greater loyalty to our neighbours which is at the moment in terrible conditions than he did to his own country, and he took the oath to uphold whatever knowledge that came to him during his capacity as Vice President and earlier as Ambassador.”

He further talked about how Ansari betrayed India’s intelligence officers in Iran, and when their family members begged him to intervene to get them released, he declined to act. He said, “So when he pilloried India on a terrorist-linked virtual platform, it is quite clear that he has connections that are now being probed, and I hope as soon as the results of this investigation come out, I hope that Shri Ansari will get his justice served.”

When asked if Ansari’s actions can qualify for treason or even sedation, Vohra said India does not have a system to dismiss a serving official. Ansari was India’s No 2 citizen for ten years, and “We remove the person we suspect of not being totally loyal to India. We might even persecute or prosecute him at a later stage. But we have never actually dismissed a serving official, a serving leader of that category.”

‘Ansari’s loyalty towards his religion exceeded his loyalty to the country.’

He added, “I am told that his closest aides when he was vice president were people from the minority communities. That is his choice. He could decide who he wanted to have work for him, but the message he was giving across and all of us knew this particularly of us in the foreign services that for him his loyalty to his religion far exceeded to his loyalty to his country.”

Vohra was Ansari’s colleague in the Indian Foreign Service and served together in the national capital but never on assignments overseas. He said, “Ansari belongs to the category of trustbusters. He might hate the democratically elected Prime Minister of India. Why does he despise the people of India and insult the Indian renaissance.”

He mentioned IACR gets funds from dubious sources and has been linked to Pakistan’s Intelligence Agency (ISI) buy the Tripura government by the affidavit submitted by the Tripura government in the Supreme Court about recent communal violence. “By participating in this, you have demolished your status and damaged the Muslim community in India,” he added.

Vohra said Ansari was aware his participation in the event would cause controversy. He said, “Shri Ansari knew his participation would be controversial. He was urged by several, including in the Indian Foreign Service, to reconsider his decision. He did not. Someone even commented that not making it to the top spot in India caused him immense heartburn.”

Vohra said the track record of the organizers is well known. They gave a platform to Ansari to abuse the Indian government. He further pointed out the fact that When Ansari was venting out in IACR’s event, doctors at a super speciality hospital in New Delhi saved the life of a 12-year-old Iraqi boy who was born with a congenital defect resulting in abnormal growth of kidneys and ureters. He said, “No one asked this boy he is an Iraqi. His name is Ali. About his religion. This is the strength of India which Ansari does not seem to understand,” he said.

Karnataka: Autorickshaw driver Abdul arrested for sexually harassing a minor girl

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Karnataka: Autorickshaw driver Abdul arrested for sexually harassing a minor girl

The Dakshina Kannada police have arrested an autorickshaw driver identified as Abdul Nasir for sexually harassing a minor girl.

Nasir, who was an acquaintance, used to visit her home frequently. Her parents also warned Nasir against visiting the house. According to the reports, the accused Abdul Nasir often took the minor girl to the school.

The minor victim informed her mother that Nasir sexually harassed her on her way to school. A complaint has been filed in Vittal police station, Dakshina Kannada district.

A case has been registered against the accused under the POCSO act. The police produced the accused before the court.

Biden administration refuses to endorse Rahul Gandhi’s ‘BJP govt brought China-Pak together’ tirade

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Biden administration refuses to endorse Rahul Gandhi’s ‘BJP govt brought China-Pak together’ tirade

In a major embarrassment to Congress leader and Gandhi-scion Rahul Gandhi, the United States has refused to endorse his recent remarks against the Modi government, alleging that the centre has brought the country’s two hostile neighbours – China and Pakistan together.

Speaking in the Parliament on Wednesday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had launched a tirade against the foreign policy of the Modi government, claiming that the Union government has committed a crime of bringing China and Pakistan together.

In response to Rahul Gandhi’s remarks, the Joe Biden administration said that the United States would not endorse such comments.  

To a question on Rahul Gandhi suggesting that China and Pakistan are closer than ever due to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ineffective foreign policies, US Department of State Spokesperson Ned Price said, “I will leave it to Pakistanis and PRC to speak to their relationship”.

“I certainly won’t endorse those remarks,” he added.

On Wednesday, Rahul Gandhi participated in the debate on the motion of thanks on the President’s Address. In his speech, he had claimed, “China has a plan. The Chinese have a very clear vision of what they want to do. The single biggest strategic goal of India’s foreign policy has been to keep Pakistan and China separate. What you (Centre) have done is, you have brought them together.”

He claimed that the Modi government’s foreign policy has made India isolated and claimed that New Delhi was unable to get a guest on Republic Day.

He had said that India is completely isolated and surrounded, adding that China has a clear-cut plan which they have implemented in Doklam and Ladakh.

US department cautions Pakistan

Interestingly, in the press briefing, the US State Department also cautioned Pakistan over its “partnership” with China.

Speaking to the media, Ned Price added, “We’ve made the point all along that it is not a requirement for any country around the world to choose between the United States and China.”

He added that the United States has provided choices to countries when it comes to what the relationship with the United States looks like and added that the partnership with the United States conveys a series of advantages that countries typically would not find when it comes to the sorts of partnerships that China has sought to have around the world.

“Pakistan is a strategic partner of the United States. We have an important relationship with the government in Islamabad, and it’s a relationship that we value across a number of fronts,” he added.

CNN President Jeff Zucker resigns over an ‘undisclosed consensual relationship’ with a colleague

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CNN President Jeff Zucker resigns over an ‘undisclosed consensual relationship’ with a colleague

CNN president Jeff Zucker has stepped down from the network after failing to disclose a “consensual relationship” with a senior executive.

According to the reports, the 56-year-old Zucker said that he is resigning from the post effective immediately. In a memo to colleagues, the CNN boss said that he was “wrong” to not report the relationship as required.

The secret relationship with a colleague was discovered during an investigation into the conduct of fired CNN anchor Christopher C. Cuomo. Cuomo is being investigated over efforts to help his politician brother, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, to defend against sexual harassment allegations.

CNN had fired its top anchor Christopher C. Cuomo over his involvement in the brother’s defence in sexual harassment scandal.

Zucker, who is considered one of the most powerful media personalities in the US, said that he had worked with the colleague for over 20 years and that the relationship had “evolved in recent years”.

“I was required to disclose it when it began but I didn’t,” he said, adding, “I was wrong. As a result, I am resigning today.”

The letter written by Zucker did not identify the colleague with whom he had a relationship. However, according to reports, it is being alleged that Zucker had a secret relationship with Allison Gollust, the network’s Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer.

“Jeff and I have been close friends and professional partners for over 20 years,” Gollust said in a statement. “Recently, our relationship changed during Covid. I regret that we didn’t disclose it at the right time,” she said in a statement.

In 2012, Gollust was appointed as communicators director for Andrew Cuomo. She joined CNN the following year after only four months in that role. In her statement, Gollust added that she intends to stay at the network.

Gujarat: Muslim youth in Surat’s Limbayat caught with a country made pistol, police probing ‘love jihad’ angle

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Gujarat: Muslim youth in Surat’s Limbayat caught with a country made pistol, police probing ‘love jihad’ angle

A Muslim youth named Yasin Sheikh Qureshi in Surat’s Limbayat was caught with a country made pistol. While the police are investigating for a grooming jihad angle in this case, Qureshi is suspected to be involved in another similar crime in the past as well. This arrest comes just days after the Kishan Bharwad murder case which took serious turns, as the investigations revealed a big Jihadi racket behind the same.

According to a report by Zee 24 Kalak, on a tip-off, Surat City Crime Branch arrested Qureshi with a country made pistol and three live cartridges in the Limbayat area of ​​Surat city. The police have arrested the youth and are seeking remand for more information. Investigation revealed that Yasin Qureshi was doing chicken business in Surat city.

The Crime Branch team is probing whether Yasin Qureshi has been involved in any crime before. He was living with a Hindu girl and the police are investigating in that direction. In the police investigation, it was also revealed that Yasin Sheikh had helped his friend Sohail take away a Hindu girl near Segwa in Madhya Pradesh. A case was also registered against him in Madhya Pradesh.

It is notable that in Dhandhuka near Ahmedabad, a Hindu youth Kishan Bharwad was murdered in broad daylight for allegedly posting so-called blasphemous content on social media. The investigations, in this case, have revealed a larger conspiracy as maulanas with a history of giving problematic speeches against Hindus have been found to be involved. The connections of this Jihad network are also found to be linked with a Pakistani Islamist organization that works in association with Tahrik-E-Labbaik – a major political party in Pakistan.

Gujarat: Waqf board gets stay on demolition of illegal madarsa after Surat Municipal Corporation fails to update records on time

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Gujarat: Waqf board gets stay on demolition of illegal madarsa after Surat Municipal Corporation fails to update records on time

Surat Municipal Corporation may lose second property to Waqf Board in just three months because of what appears to be a case of sheer negligence to update the records. Waqf Board has got stay on the demolition of illegal madarsa build on Surat Municipal Corporation land because the district administration reportedly did not update records on time.

As per local media reports, in ward no 3, city survey no 4936 and 4939 a madarsa in the name of Anwar-e-Rabbani Talim-ul-Islam is operational. Since long it has been disputed that it is built illegally on the land owned by Surat Municipal Corporation. Hence earlier, to demolish the same, the district administration had asked for police bandobast as well. However, owing to the dispute between the Waqf and trustees on the madarsa registered with the Waqf board, the police force was not arranged for.

Sources close to the development say that the representatives of the Surat Mahanagarpalika have not even bothered to appear before the court during the hearings.

As per the information obtained by zone officer, in the city survey records from 1969, this land was private property while as per the Palika town planning, this land belonged to the government. Hence, the central zone had said that back then, the private property was taken over by the corporation from town planning office but the same records were not updated in the Municipal Corporation books.

For the matter, the administration has now sought an answer from the waqf board and have given them time till 16-17 February to respond. The department has said that the first floor of the madarsa is illegal and local activists have demanded that the same be demolished.

The notice for demolition was issued on 29th December 2021. However, now that Gujarat State Waqf Board has moved tribunal court, the status quo on it would be maintained till Surat Palika gives appropriate response on the same. Madarsa is there on the land since past 60 years. Palika wants to demolish the madarsa constructed illegally and make a parking spot over it.

This is second property owned by Surat Municipal Corporation which it may lose to waqf board in just three months, mostly due to lack of updated records.

Earlier in November 2021, the Surat Municipal Corporation headquarters at Muglisara had been declared waqf property. The board had claimed that during Mughal rule of Shah Jahan, his daughter Jahanara Begum owned Surat and her confidante Ishaqbail Yazdi alias Haqiqat Khan constructed the building back in 1644 and named it Humayun Sarai. It was reportedly donated for Haj pilgrims to rest.

Waqf Board had claimed that since the property was donated by a Muslim ruler as a waqf property, the purpose does not change and hence the corporation building will be part of the waqf board. Board had cited Sharia and Supreme Court judgement to claim that ‘once a waqf property, always a waqf property’.

Institute funded by Open Society of George Soros names Open Society functionary Harsh Mander in unofficial shortlist for Nobel prize

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Institute funded by Open Society of George Soros names Open Society functionary Harsh Mander in unofficial shortlist for Nobel prize

Every year, the directors of Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) shortlist people from around the world that they deem fit to receive the Nobel Prize. Though their list has nothing to do with the actual list of laureates that receive the prize, they have been doing it since 2002. According to PRIO’s website, their list is widely covered by the international media. This year, PRIO’s director Henrik Urdal, who has been on the post since 2017, named Harsh Mander as one of the five shortlisted candidates that he thinks would be the best fit to receive the Nobel Prize.

Source: PRIO

According to the director’s note on PRIO’s website, Mander’s campaign of Karwan-e-Mohabbat (“Caravan of Love”) that was launched in 2017 has been significantly contributing to the fight against religious extremism. The note reads, “Under Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist administration, the situation for Muslims in India has become increasingly difficult, and the country has seen numerous incidents of religiously motivated violence. Responding to this violence, author, activist and director of the Center for Equity Studies in New Delhi, Harsh Mander, launched Karwan-e-Mohabbat, a campaign supporting and showing solidarity with the victims of hate crimes.”

He further called Mander “an important voice for religious tolerance and dialogue, and his campaign an important rallying point for those who oppose interreligious conflict and violence.” Interestingly, according to Urdal, Alt News’s Mohammed Zubair and Pratik Sinha are also worthy candidates for a prize focused on “combating religious extremism and intolerance in India” as they have contributed significantly “to debunking misinformation aimed at vilifying Muslims in India.”

PRIO’s links to Open Society Foundation

According to PRIO’s annual reports, George Soros’s Open Society Foundation has funded PRIO for two consecutive years are 2019 and 2020. Under the section Sources of Income for those two years, PRIO has listed Open Society Foundation as a donor.

PRIO has listed Open Society Foundation as a donor in the annual report for 2019.

The description of the list reads, “This list is sorted by size of income and includes all those exceeding 50,000 NOK per year.” That means PRIO got at least USD 5,600 from the Open Society Foundation in 2019 and 2020. The annual report of 2021 is yet to be published by PRIO.

PRIO has listed Open Society Foundation as a donor in the annual report for 2020.

On Soros’s website, PRIO has been listed as one of the beneficiaries of the Soros grant. As per the records, PRIO has received $1,40,000 in 2017 for a two-year-term.

PRIO has received $1,40,000 as per Soros’s website.

Harsh Mander’s connection to Open Society Foundation

Harsh Mander, who has been listed as one of the deserving candidates for the Nobel Prize by PRIO’s director, has been associated with the Open Society Foundation. He has served as an Advisory Board member of the international grantmaking network founded by George Soros. His role in instigating the Anti-Hindu Delhi riots, particularly the violence around the Jamia Millia Islamia campus in December 2019, has been under scrutiny for some time now. Ironically, he had later filed a PIL in the Delhi High Court seeking the arrest of BJP leaders Anurag Thakur and Kapil Mishra for instigating violence.

Notably, George Soros has been fueling a dangerous anti-India narrative using media and ‘civil society. The Hungarian-American businessman and a self-proclaimed philanthropist who had vowed to ‘fight nationalists’ and conservative governments worldwide, which he often refers to as ‘authoritarian governments’. During the course of his life, if there is one thing George Soros has hated the most, it is India and its nationalist government led by Prime Minister Modi.

Can PRIO nominate anyone for Nobel?

PRIO is a Peace Research Institute. As per the guidelines laid down by the Nobel Committee, the director of PRIO is eligible to nominate anyone for the prize. However, according to PRIO’s website, PRIO’s director does not nominate anyone for the prize because of his active role as a commentator on the Peace Prize. It further reads, “Neither the Director nor the Institute he leads, have any form of association with the Nobel Institute or the Norwegian Nobel Committee.”

‘Hindustani Bhau’ tenders unconditional apology in court for instigating students to riot, sent to Police custody

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‘Hindustani Bhau’ tenders unconditional apology in court for instigating students to riot, sent to Police custody

On February 2, the lawyer of social media influencer Vikar Fhathak alias Hindustani Bhau, said in a statement that his client has tendered an unconditional apology in court for allegedly instigating students to do riots. Hindustani Bhau was arrested by Dharavi Police under several sections of the Indian Penal Code, Maharashtra Police Act, Disaster Management Act and Maharashtra Prevention of Defacement of Property Act.

Mahesh Mulya, Hindustani Bhau’s advocate, said the cause was right, but it was misused and turned into a riot. He further assured his client would cooperate with the Police. The court has sent Bhau to Police custody till February 4.

ANI quoted Mulya saying, “We have tendered an unconditional apology in court. Our cause was right, we had come to support the students. Unfortunately, it was misused, and it turned into a riot. We will cooperate in the police investigation.”

Hindustani Bhau was arrested on Tuesday

On January 31, Hindustani Bhau and others were arrested by the Police for instigating students of class 10 and class 12 to protest as the government was planning to conduct offline exams for these classes. His call for a protest led to a large gathering in Dharavi and other parts of the state. Bhau was present at the Dharavi protest site. The students had gathered outside Varsha Gaikwad, State Education Minister’s house. In Nagpur, the protesting students vandalized public property, including two buses.

After this, aA case was registered against him and another person at Dharavi police station under various Indian Penal Code sections, including for unlawful assembly, rioting, abetting an offence, and negligent/malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life in view of the Covid-19 pandemic. They were also booked under relevant provisions of the Maharashtra Police Act, the Disaster Management Act and the Maharashtra Prevention of Defacement of Public Property Act.

Hindustani Bhau had called for the protest

On January 24, social media influencer Hindustani Bhau had uploaded a video on his YouTube channel in which he had called for the protest. He said, “People have died because of Covid in last two years. Now the new drama of Omicron has begun. The government is asking people to stay inside. Why are they taking offline exams? Cancel the exams. Do not play with the lives of the students else, there will be a protest.”

In another video on Instagram, Bhau urged state education minister Varsha Gaikwad not to play with the lives of the students amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. He also urged the students to come out and protest on the roads. Following his video, thousands of students across cities in Maharashtra came out and started protesting. Hindustani Bhau himself had talked about protesting outside the education minister’s house along with lakhs of students.

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