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After NCW intervention, Twitter suspends one Sajid Sheikh’s account who was posting pornographic photos of Hindu woman

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After NCW intervention, Twitter suspends one Sajid Sheikh’s account who was posting pornographic photos of Hindu woman

Social media giant Twitter has suspended the account of one user Sajid Shiekh (@SajidDSheikh), after the National Commission for Women (NCW) took cognisance and wrote to the microblogging site drawing its attention towards the sexist and hateful handle which shared pornographic photos to objectify Hindu women.

Twitter suspends the account of one Sajid Shiekh after NCW writes to Twitter about the sexist and hateful handle

Slamming Twitter for not taking independent action against such vile Tweets, Rekha Sharma Tweeted: “The account got suspended after @NCWIndia wrote to @TwitterIndia but the question is do we have to write everytime such tweets come up? Why @Twitter doesn’t have a check on these handles?”

NCW chairperson Rekha Sharma had taken cognisance of the matter after one Twitter user Aayush (@ModifiedAayush) flagged the issue. Sharing one such deplorable Tweet (which is now unavailable) by @SajidDSheikh and tagging NCW chairperson Rekha Sharma and Union Minister Smriti Irani, Aayush had Tweeted: Today everyone is silent on this tweet because he is Muslim. I magine if this one was a Hindu, then by now there would have been a ruckus on the whole of Twitter. I request to @NCWIndia and @smritiirani to take strict action against this person so that no one can commit such mistake https://twitter.com/SajidDSheikh/status/1411217201550356481“.

Welcoming the decision to suspend Sajid Shiekh’s Twitter handle, many social media users shared screenshots of the misogynistic, communal and hate-filled Tweets posted by the Muslim youth. In most of his Tweets, Shiekh dehumanised Hindu women by sharing pornographic images, obviously without the consent of the said women, claiming that the Hindu women lust for Muslim men.

Shiekh humiliated Hindu women insinuating that they are deceitful and unethical, having two stark opposite characters, one which they paint in front of their family and the other which they present in front of their “Muslim BF”.

Screenshot of a Tweet from Sajid Sheikh’s now-suspended Twitter account

Displaying his deep-rooted prejudice against women and his misogynistic mindset, the Twitter user had written: “Nature intends women to be our slaves. They are our property.

“Hindu woman has two sides, one for the society and another for her Muslim Daddy”. Shiekh wrote while posting two pictures of the same woman, one in a traditional attire alongside a picture of hers in a bikini to rationalize his unsavoury perception.

Screenshot of a Tweet from Sajid Sheikh’s now-suspended Twitter account

In another sexist Tweet, Sajid Sheikh went on to mock Hindu traditions and customs by posting a picture of women taking a holy dip in the river Ganga, a ritual considered sacred by the Hindus.

Sharing screenshots of these disgusting Tweets, many social media users had sought action against the pervert.

UP Law Commission floats population control bill draft: How the draft, in its current form, sacrifices merit in favour of fewer children

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UP Law Commission floats population control bill draft: How the draft, in its current form, sacrifices merit in favour of fewer children

The Uttar Pradesh Law Commission on Saturday made available to the public its draft population control bill and sought suggestions from the public regarding the same. The Uttar Pradesh Population (Control, Stabilization and Welfare) Bill, 2021 envisions benefits for those with two children and more for those with only one with disincentives attached for those who act in contravention of the proposed bill.

While the proposed Bill was, no doubt, implemented with good intention, there are multiple fundamental flaws with the bill. One of the most fundamental flaws is that it does not establish the fundamental necessity of the Bill.

According to data available, population growth rate in Uttar Pradesh is already on the decline and the Total Fertility Rate (TFR), that is, the number of children per woman, was 2.7 in 2015-16, a sharp fall from 3.8 in 2005-06. Thus, the population growth rate is already declining without government intervention. Furthermore, in large parts of India, the TFR is less than 2.1 already, that is, the replacement level TFR at which population remains stable and does not decline or grow.

Thus, there does not appear to be any justification for the implementation of the Bill for the purposes intended. All of this aside, there are multiple provisions in the draft Bill that forces us to question the wisdom of it.

The problematic provisions of the UP population control bill draft

One of the most fundamental problems with the draft is that it sacrifices merit at the altar of population control. If the bill is implemented as law, then admissions to premier educational institutions and promotions will be based on the number of children one has.

The draft promises preference for single child in all admission in all educational institutions including AIIMS and IIM. Admission to institutions should be based on merit. There is no valid justification as to why a single child should be preferred over others for admission to educational institutions. It just does not make any sense at all.

The draft also envisions a preference for single child for appointment to government jobs. Again, running a government is not an easy job. And consequent appointment should be based on merit and ability. It is unclear how a preference for a single child figures into all of this.

The draft also bans people with more than two children from applying for government jobs and bans promotions for the same. All of this combined only confirms the death of merit.

Where is the money going to come from?

The draft also proposes multiple sops for those with two children and even more for those with one child and a lot of these are not limited to public servants but encompass the whole population. Furthermore, the UP Government is yet to provide the estimated cost of the said sops.

The draft proposes free education till graduation for the single child, free healthcare and insurance till the age of 20 years, and scholarship for higher studies till the age of 20. This is in addition to benefits provided for those with a maximum of two children.

The benefits for those abiding by the two-child norm include housing loan at nominal rates of interest, rebates on charges for utilities such as water and electricity among other things. The most contentious, however, is 12 months maternity or paternity leave with full pay and allowances. And these are benefits available for not just public servants but the general population as well.

It is not clear how this is going to work for those who work in the private sector. Who will pay the salary, the government or the company? And if it is the private company that has to pay for the maternity or paternity leave, then the cost of labour is going to increase exponentially in the state and the business environment is going to suffer as a consequence.

After all, why should the company hire someone they have to pay 12 months salary for no work at all? If the government says that they will bear the cost of salary and allowances, it is hard to see where the money is going to come from.

These are benefits that are available to all citizens, not just public servants. For public servants alone, increments are promised as well as subsidies for the purchase of plots for houses and “three per cent increase in the employer‘s contribution Fund under national pension scheme.”

Again, the estimated cost of all these sops has not been provided and it is not clear at all where the money is going to come from.

The permanence of the law

India is a democracy and all laws can be changed when a new government comes to power. Therefore, no law is permanent per se and subject to change via elections. The same goes for the proposed bill should it ever become law.

Consider this for a moment. A couple that would have otherwise had more than two children decides to limit themselves to two children due to the draft which may become a law. After 10 years, however, the law is repealed by a different government that comes to power and consequently, most of the benefits as well. What happens then? Perhaps, there is no cause for serious complaints here but it is a consideration that must be taken into account as well.

Moreover, democracy is dependent on the votes that are earned. What happens if a section of the population continues to violate the law and when they have reached a sufficient advantage in terms of numbers to win elections, they elect people who would then repeal the law?

All of these factors have to be taken under consideration while accepting the draft but such answers, thus far, have not been provided.

Javed Akhtar enters battleground pronouns, suggests ‘hesh’ and ‘shim’, gets mocked: Details

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Javed Akhtar enters battleground pronouns, suggests ‘hesh’ and ‘shim’, gets mocked: Details

Bollywood lyricist Javed Akhtar has come up with a novel idea to rectify what he appears to consider gendered language. In his infinite wisdom, he reckons that we ought to substitute the pronouns ‘he’/’she’ and ‘him’/’her’ with gender neutral terms ‘hesh’ and ‘shim’ respectively.

Javed Akhtar does not appear to realise that despite his best intentions, the terms will be discarded by the very people he seeks to appease by suggesting such bizarre terms. One can be assured that the Woke camp will reject these terms because ‘hesh’ consists the pronoun ‘he’ and ‘shim’ contains ‘him’. Thus, it appears that his ‘toxic masculinity’ has once again motivated Akhtar to suggest words that emphasise toxic masculinity.

Javed Akhtar suggests ‘hesh’ and ‘shim’

Furthermore, he commits the grave error of claiming that there are only two genders, which is unpardonable. As we all know, there are an infinite number of genders. Jokes apart, the suggestion by Akhtar is bizarre and frankly, downright stupid. Therefore, it is not surprising that his suggestion sparked widespread mockery.

People also noted that if ‘hesh’ and ‘shim’ are mixed, they get ‘Himesh’.

It is quite clear that Akhtar is attempting to popularise himself by jumping on the pronoun bandwagon. But in doing so, he has only made a joke of himself. However, his tweet is further confirmation of the fact that the pronoun politics that has taken the West by storm is coming to India as well, brought here by anglophile elites.

While Akhtar may be grossly out of touch, other upcoming ‘activists’ are much more suave and savvy, and thus, pose a much greater threat to common sense and sensibilities.

Watch: Karnataka Congress leader DK Shivakumar slaps a party worker in public for trying to touch him

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Watch: Karnataka Congress leader DK Shivakumar slaps a party worker in public for trying to touch him

Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar has courted yet another controversy after he was caught on camera slapping a party worker in public on Saturday.

In a video that has gone viral on the internet, Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar was seen losing his cool after a party worker tried to approach him during his visit to Mandya on Saturday. As the party worker tried to touch the Congress leader, DK Shivkumar got angry and slapped him on his face.

Reportedly, the Congress leader was in Mandya on Friday to visit ailing Congress leader G Madegowda when the incident took place. The party worker had apparently tried to touch DK Shivakumar’s shoulder. This angered the Congress leader, who slapped him and told him to behave in front of the public.

“What is this behaviour at this place? I have given you freedom, but that doesn’t mean you can do this,” the Congress leader can be heard saying.

BJP leader CT Ravi shared the video on Twitter saying DK Shivakumar showed his might on an ordinary party worker and asked Gandhi-scion Rahul Gandhi whether he had given a license to commit violence against common men.

“If this is how the “former shishya” (protege) of Kotwal Ramachandra (former mafia don) treats his party worker, one can imagine what he would do with Others. Have you given DKS the “licence for violence”, tweeted BJP leader CT Ravi.

The video of the incident has gone viral on social media.

As DK Shivakumar realised that his act of arrogance was caught on the camera, he warned the media persons to delete the video.

This is not the first time that DK Shivakumar was seen attacking common party workers in public. In 2018, during a Congress election campaign in Bellary, DK Shivakumar had slapped another man who wanted to take a selfie with him.

Similarly, in another incident in 2017 in Belgaum, DK Shivakumar had slammed a man on his arm for taking a selfie. The incident took place in front of the reporters. The Congress leader had defended the attack saying the selfie was uncalled for and termed his reaction as normal.

DK Shivakumar, who is an MLA from Kanakapura, is currently on bail in connection with a money laundering case.

Sanjay Gandhi Animal Care Centre to be shut down temporarily after 40 years after dog was tortured, abused and killed: Maneka Gandhi

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Sanjay Gandhi Animal Care Centre to be shut down temporarily after 40 years after dog was tortured, abused and killed: Maneka Gandhi

Days after a dog was brutally thrashed by two para vets at the Sanjay Gandhi Animal Care Centre (SGACC), BJP MP Maneka Gandhi has announced the temporary shutting down of the animal care facility.

In a statement on Twitter, Gandhi said, “This is a statement of grief and rage. Recently, a dog was brought in for a rescue to Sanjay Gandhi Animal Care Centre (SGACC) in New Delhi. Over the last year, SGACC has been short-staffed due to COVID-19, and two newly hired para-vets were providing support. The rescue took a regrettable turn when the dog — naturally agitated, as she was in extreme pain — bit the para-vet, who in turn retaliated with frightful violence. The dog died from her injuries.”

The BJP MP further added, “This incident has shocked us all to the core — I have been personally seething with rage and have been sick to my stomach since I watched the horrifying video. We immediately filed an FIR against the para-vets and they have been arrested. The doctor in charge of the section has been given the notice to leave. But this is not enough. SGACC has faltered in its mission and needs to be rebuilt again.” Maneka Gandhi announced temporary shutting down of Sanjay Gandhi Animal Care Centre and cessation of animal rescue missions, after 40 years of service.

She assured that all existing animals would be rehabilitated by the animal care facility. The BJP MP from Sultanpur vowed to rebuild the animal shelter physically, create new infrastructure and ensure adequate staff members. “We will overhaul the hospital management and its staff completely while ensuring everyone working there is provided with animal-sensitivity training. We will also review our internal policies and incentive mechanisms. It is time to re-build this institution from the ground-up, and ensure that such an incident is never repeated again,” she concluded.

Dog tortured, abused and killed by vets at SGACC

In a tweet on Monday (June 5), People for Animal (PFA) activist Kaveri Chowdhury shared a disturbing video of a dog being brutally abused by two para vets. She tweeted, “Poor Sick Dog Thrashed On Floor And Beaten On Mouth While The Staff Laughs. I received a series of Horrifying videos today from an anonymous reporter about this brutality at Sanjay Gandhi Animal Hospital. Its tormenting to the soul to even watch it!”

The informant was a girl, who worked at the same animal shelter. She identified the accused as para vets Satyam and Pradeep. The girl accused the duo of trying to rape the female dog. The animal was found with a bloated stomach and heavy vaginal bleeding. Unfortunately, the dog succumbed to the injuries and died.

‘Social media cannot be used to defame others’: SC slams professor Shaharyar Ali for his obscene remark on Facebook against Smriti Irani, denies anticipatory bail

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‘Social media cannot be used to defame others’: SC slams professor Shaharyar Ali for his obscene remark on Facebook against Smriti Irani, denies anticipatory bail

The Supreme Court has denied protection from arrest to professor Shaharyar Ali, the Head of the Department of History at SRK College, Firozabad, who allegedly made objectionable remarks on Facebook against Union minister Smriti Irani. While rejecting the same, the SC two-judge bench comprising of justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Hemant Gupta observed that social media cannot be used to defame others.

Not granting relief from arrest to the professor, the judges rebuked Ali, saying that people must remain mindful of the language they use against others while critiquing, criticising or mocking them on social media.

‘You can’t say anything you like and then want to get away’, SC slams Firozabad professor for his defamatory post against Smriti Irani

“You can’t defame women like this. You cannot use social media just to defame. What kind of language is being used? There is a language to criticise. There is a language to say jokes. You can’t say anything you like and then want to get away,” said the two-judge bench, denying anticipatory bail to Shaharyar Ali.

The matter had come for hearing in the Supreme Court on Friday (July 9, 2021). Professor Shaharyar Ali had approached the apex court after Allahabad High Court rejected his anticipatory bail application in May 2021.

The High Court had, while rejecting the bail application, observed that the professor’s conduct of this kind prima facie does not entitle him to anticipatory bail and had remarked that Ali was entitled to surrender and seek regular bail, which would then be considered in accordance with the law.

Professor’s counsel claims his FB was hacked

Challenging the Allahabad HC order, Ali’s counsel Vikas Singh defended his client before the Supreme Court saying that the professor’s Facebook account was hacked and that as soon as he came to know about the contentious post, he published an apology.

However, the Supreme Court bench remained unimpressed by the lame excuse submitted by Ali’s counsel in court. “What you are saying is an afterthought. You used the same account to post your apology but you say your account was hacked. This shows you are the one still using that account. Is there anything to show that your account had been hacked?” asked the court.

On this, the counsel said that though he had nothing to show about his account getting hacked, his conduct of posting the apology should be construed as being truthful.

Miffed by the explanation, the court retorted: “We are not able to believe your hacking story. If your account was hacked, how can you access your own account? It can’t be called hacking. And if someone has used your account to post something, you will still be liable prima facie. You can prove your innocence before the trial court if you have not done anything.”

Dismissing the professor’s anticipatory bail plea, the Supreme Court slammed Ali saying: “And then you think that by saying sorry, all your acts can be washed off. It is not like that. We are not persuaded,” added the bench, giving the Firozabad professor two weeks to surrender before the trial court in Firozabad.

Shaharyar Ali booked for posting “obscene content” about Smriti Irani on Facebook

For the uninitiated, the Firozabad police had booked the professor for an allegedly obscene Facebook post against Union Minister in March 2021. The FIR was filed against Ali based on the complaint filed by a BJP leader, who took strong objection to the professor’s defamatory post against the Union Minister.

Ali was booked for offences under Section 505 (2) of the Indian Penal Code for allegedly promoting enmity between communities, apart from Section 67A of the Information Technology Act for publishing obscene material.

Grooming Jihad: SC issues notice after parents of victim file petition regarding daughter’s safety

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Grooming Jihad: SC issues notice after parents of victim file petition regarding daughter’s safety

On Friday (July 9), the Supreme Court of India issued notices to the governments of Odisha, Jammu & Kashmir, and the Chandigarh administration in connection to a case of grooming jihad, reported The Times of India.

An Odia couple named Kabita and Kedarnath had moved a habeas corpus petition in the apex court, alleging that their daughter had gone missing after her marriage to a Muslim man. According to the couple, their daughter was a student of B.Pharma in Behrampur in Odisha. The girl had met the accused at her college. The Muslim man was a resident of Bandipora in Jammu and Kashmir. The victim and the accused first moved to Lucknow, followed by Chandigarh before disappearing in Bandipora.

While expressing fear about their daughter’s safety, the couple alleged that the duo married in Chandigarh. They told the Court that they were not opposed to interfaith marriage. The couple feared that their daughter was forced into marriage by the accused, who allegedly was a part of a grooming gang. The petitioners said that the girl’s husband was a part of a syndicate that played ‘with the lives of the Hindu girls.’ They went to Chandigarh to bring their daughter back but it was in vain.

They lamented, “The Muslim man and our daughter moved the Punjab and Haryana HC for protection. The petition was later withdrawn and the couple disappeared. We’re unable to contact her and fear that the crime syndicate may coerce her to do illegal acts or acts detrimental to national security. Her phone is switched off and we don’t know her whereabouts.” The case was heard by a 3-Judge Bench of Justices UU Lalit, Ajay Rastogi, and Aniruddha Bose. The Court directed the governments of Odisha, Jammu & Kashmir, and the Chandigarh administration to file their responses (counter-affidavits) by July 23.

Grooming Jihad cases on the rise

Another case of alleged Grooming Jihad had come to the light in Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh where a girl’s father has alleged that his daughter has been murdered by her husband and in-laws.

As per reports, the girl’s father, who is the complainant in the case, had stated that his daughter had become a victim of ‘love jihad’ in 2015 when Talib had approached her pretending to be a Hindu named ‘Tabbu’. He had married her and later they had two children too. However, later, the man started harassing her, forcing her to convert to Islam. The father had filed a complaint against the accused with the Civil Line Police Station.

Reportedly, the victim’s father has complained that on July 1, he had received a call from his daughter where she told that she is being abused and tortured by her in-laws and there is a threat to her life. When the father went to the girl’s marital home, he reportedly found that all rooms were locked up and the family had gone away. The father further added that neighbours in the place informed him that his daughter is no more and she had been killed.

Here is what UP population control bill draft says and how you can send feedback: Full details

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Here is what UP population control bill draft says and how you can send feedback: Full details

The proposed draft of the Uttar Pradesh Population (Control, Stabilization and Welfare) Bill, 2021 was presented to the public with requests for suggestion and recommendations from the public. The proposed bill, if implemented into law, will provide benefits to those who have only up to two children.

There are certain benefits promised to public servants with only two children and then there are more that are promised for those who have adopted the one-child norm. The proposed benefits for those with two children include “two additional increments during the entire service” and “rebate on charges for utilities such as water, electricity, water, house tax”. The bill also proposed “free health care facility and insurance coverage to spouse”.

Uttar Pradesh Population (Control, Stabilization and Welfare) Bill, 2021
The entire list of benefits for two-children

The proposed draft goes a step further and promises more benefits to those who adopt the one-child norm in addition to the ones already available for those with two children. Such benefits include free education till graduation, preference to single child in premier educational institutions such as IIM and AIIMS and government jobs.

Uttar Pradesh Population (Control, Stabilization and Welfare) Bill, 2021
The entire list of benefits for one-child

Some of these benefits are not limited only to public servant but also to the general public. The benefits available under clauses (c), (d), (e) and (h) of section 4 and clauses (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) of section 5 is available for individuals who are not public servants as well.

The Act also envisions disincentives for those who do not follow the suggested policy. The disincentives include “debarring from benefit of Government sponsored welfare schemes” and limiting ration cards up to four. It also bans people with more than two children from applying for government jobs and also bans promotion in government services.

There are certain exceptions and concessions that are provided under the proposed bill for unforeseen circumstances such as multiple birth during the second pregnancy and in case of disability of a child or their death.

The proposed draft also says that in case of polygamous marriages, “it shall be deemed that the Action of the husband is in contravention of two child norm, if he has more than two children, from all his marital relationships.” In the case of the woman, she will be deemed to have violated the policy only if she has more than two children of her own.

The draft also proposes the constitution of a ‘State Population Fund’ to implement the provisions of the proposed Act. The duties of the Government envisioned under the proposed draft include encouraging the use of contraceptive pills and condoms, ensure mandatory registration of pregnancy, deliveries, birth and death and other measures to achieve the goals mentioned in the Revised State Population Policy.

Duties of the Govt under the proposed bill

The UP Government seeks suggestions from people on the proposed Uttar Pradesh Population (Control, Stabilization and Welfare) Bill, 2021. Suggestions, if any, can be sent to [email protected] via email till the 19th of July, 2021.

Youtuber Karl Rock’s wife moves to Delhi HC against blacklisting of her husband by Govt of India, who is accused of multiple visa law violations

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Youtuber Karl Rock’s wife moves to Delhi HC against blacklisting of her husband by Govt of India, who is accused of multiple visa law violations

The wife of controversial New Zealand-based Youtuber Karl Rock, who has been currently blacklisted by the Government of India over multiple visa violations, has filed a petition in the Delhi High Court asking them to quash the blacklisting order that prevents him from returning to India, reports Live Law.

According to the reports, Manisha Malik, wife of New Zealand YouTuber Karl Edward Rice, popularly known as Karl Rock, has moved the Delhi High Court seeking to quash the orders issued by the Government of India to cancel his visa over repeated violation of the terms of his visa.

In a petition filed through Advocate Fuzail Ahmad Ayyubi, the plaintiff challenged the order to blacklist Karl Rock, saying it was “arbitrary and unreasonable”. The petitioner also stated that the order deprived her of living with her husband, and her fundamental right to life and dignity under Article 21 has been violated.

The petition also claimed that Karl Rock, who has dual nationality of New Zealand and Netherlands, has been visiting India since 2013 and has strictly followed all the laws as well as the conditions of the visa. Further, the petition said that Karl Rock was granted an X-2 visa, a visa granted to spouses or children, which is set to expire in May 2024.

“In compliance of a condition for the X-2 Visa which compels the Petitioner’s spouse to exit India every 180 days or intimate the concerned Foreign Regional Registration Office (FRRO), Rice left India on 10.10.2020 and has not been able to return to India as his application for issuance of an Indian visa is being rejected the Respondents,” the petition claimed.

The petitioner claimed that neither the petitioner nor Karl Edward Rice was communicated as to on what basis the request for issuance of visa has been rejected. The petitioner said that her husband was only verbally informed that he has been not allowed to visit India.

The petition went on to claim that the non-communication of grounds of blacklisting and continued silence by the Indian government over the blacklisting was an arbitrary abuse of power and infringes both Article 19 and Article 21 of the Indian Constitution. Hence, the petitioner urged the court to quash the blacklisting as well as issue Karl Rock an Indian visa.

Youtuber Karl Rock blacklisted from India over multiple visa violations

On Friday (July 9), India-based New Zealand origin vlogger Karl Rock alleged that the Indian government had blacklisted him. Karl Rock, who is a traveller living partly in India for over two years ago, was blacklisted from entering India over multiple visa violations.

In a video, Karl Rock, who is married to an Indian, claimed that after he went to stay in Dubai and Pakistan for some time, where he found that his Indian visa was cancelled. He had said as he returned to Dubai to get the visa renewed, he was told that the Indian government had blacklisted him.

Initially, it was speculated that the controversial New Zealand-based Youtuber Karl Rock was blacklisted for his support to anti-India causes, like his support for anti-CAA protests in 2019, however, later sources from the Union Home Ministry had revealed that the New Zealand national was barred from entering India for the next year for violating the terms of his visa. 

Karl Rock was discovered doing business on a tourist visa while also breaking other visa rules. Later, more details emerged saying that Karl Rock violated Visa norms on at least three occasions while he was in India on a tourist visa.

Since 2016, Karl Rock, who was granted a tourist visa twice, first in 2016 and again in 2018 for five years, had violated the terms of his visa by writing a book on his tour and also publishing video reports about India, which was clearly violating of visa guidelines. In addition, he had also visited restricted areas in the country, which was, in turn, a violation of tourist visa rules.

Further, in 2018, the Government of India had again granted him an X-2 Visa and allowed him to stay in the country for another five years till 2024. However, Karl Rock, who had already violated the terms of his visa three times in the past, participated in an anti-CAA protest and published it on his Youtube channel.

Following his repeated violations of the terms of the visa granted to him by the Indian government, the Home Ministry took a serious note and has cancelled the visa granted for Youtuber Karl Rock. Therefore, Rock had a tourist visa from 2016 to 2018 and 2018 to 2023. Further, he was granted an X2 visa from 2019 to 2024, but he ended up violating visa norms again. According to sources, each time a visa was granted to him, Karl Rock ended up violating the visa norms and was therefore put on the blacklist.


Ajaz Khan, who said he chooses Quran over Constitution, forged prescriptions to traffic drugs, denied bail for being danger to society

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Ajaz Khan, who said he chooses Quran over Constitution, forged prescriptions to traffic drugs, denied bail for being danger to society

The NDPS court, while rejecting the bail plea of abusive actor Ajaz Khan, observed that the actor was a danger to society. According to a report by TOI, the court held with certainty that the actor forged prescriptions in his wife’s name to supply contraband to young girls and boys.

Ajaz Khan forged prescriptions to traffic drugs: NDPS court

The court took notice that in the prescription of January 16, 2020, instead of mentioning the volume of tablets in milligrams, only the number of doses was written. The prescription mentioned 20 doses, but the weight of the medicine, which is mandatorily mentioned in every medical prescription, was not there in that provided by the actor to the court. The court said that no doctor would ever prescribe any medicine without mentioning the weight [maybe in grams (g), milligrams (mg), or micrograms (mcg)] in the medical prescription. The court added that even the handwriting in both the prescriptions did not indicate that it was written by any doctor.

It held that while Ajaz’s wife’s prescriptions were of December 2020 and January 2021, 31 Alprozol tablets were recovered from his house in March and April 2021.

“In my opinion, no evidence is required even to hold prima facie that these prescriptions are forged and fabricated”, said the court.

It is pertinent to note here that Khan had pleaded innocence, stating that only 4 sleeping pills were found at his home and that they were being used by his wife as antidepressants after suffering a miscarriage.

‘Granting bail to the actor would convey bad message to the society’, court

Slamming Ajaz Khan for exploiting young children by giving them drugs, the court said that granting bail to the actor would set the wrong precedence in society. “Granting bail to such a person would amount to putting premium to the illegal act and unclean approach of the accused which will ultimately convey a bad message to the law-abiding society”, said the court.

Relying on the statement of an Ahmedabad doctor who had refused to write false prescriptions for the accused actor, the court held that the witness’ statement clearly explains who Khan is and what is his position in life. Showing no mercy while hearing the bail plea filed by the actor, the NDPS court furthered that law and its process helps only those who approach with clean hands and not those who would go to any lengths to grab a favourable order.

NCB arrests actor Ajaz Khan

The foul-mouthed actor Ajaz Khan, was arrested by the NCB earlier on March 30, 2021, in connection with its investigation into the Bollywood drug nexus case. Reportedly, the NCB had also conducted raids at various locations related to the actor. The agency had said that they had found alprazolam tablets from his residence during searches in the city’s Andheri and Lokhandwala areas.

He is reportedly accused of being a member of the Shadab Batata gang. The 4.5 grams of Alprozol tablets were recovered by chance during his house search but he is mainly arrested for his association with Batata Gang, the NCB said.

The NCB officials also contended that Ajaz Khan is a part of narcotics peddler Shadab Farooque Shaikh alias Shadab Batata’s syndicate. Shaikh was arrested a week earlier and over 2 kilograms of the banned mephedrone drug were recovered from him. Khan was arrested based on the revelations made by Batata.

Actor had mocked Arnab Goswami for his coverage on Bollywood drug nexus

Ironically, Ajaz Khan had mocked Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami due to the latter’s coverage of the same case. The actor had mocked the journalist for his ‘Drug Do’ clip which had gone viral on the internet.

Bollywood actor who chose ‘Quran over Constitution’, arrested previously

Ajaz Khan has been arrested in the past as well. In April 2020, the Bollywood actor and hate-monger Ajaz Khan was reportedly arrested by the Mumbai Police for the communal remarks he recently made in a Facebook Live video. In 2016, he was arrested for sending obscene photos and lewd texts to a hairstylist. He was later released on bail.

Ajaz Khan has also tweeted in the past that he would choose the Quran over the Constitution. Interestingly, he received much support from political players like Hardik Patel and leaders from the Aam Aadmi Party, and even people from Pakistan following his tweet.

We have reported in the past how Ajaz Khan had also used Facebook to spread ideas that could be labelled as hate speech and an effort to vitiate communal harmony.

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