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Srinagar: Top LeT commander, 1 Pakistani terrorist killed in encounter, AK-47s recovered

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Srinagar: Top LeT commander, 1 Pakistani terrorist killed in encounter, AK-47s recovered

In a massive breakthrough, the security forces have gunned down two terrorists in an encounter that lasted for more than 13 hours in Srinagar, Kashmir. While one is a Pakistani terrorist yet to be identified, the other killed was Lashkar-e-Taiba top terror commander Nadeem Abrar Bhat.

As per Kashmir Police, arms and ammunition including two AK-47 rifles were also recovered from the encounter site.

Who is Nadeem Abrar?

Abrar, active in Lashkar since December 2018, was involved in several killings of security forces and innocent Kashmiri civilians.

Earlier in March, he was responsible for killing two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in a terror attack in Lawaypora of Srinagar. Abrar was a resident of Narbal in Budgam of central Kashmir.

Profile of LeT commander Abrar. Image Source: Twitter handle @adityarajkaul

In an interview to CNN News18, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Vijay Kumar confirmed the development on Tuesday morning. “Jammu & Kashmir Police (J&K Police) had a specific input about terrorists planning to carry out an attack on a highway. Keeping in view the seriousness of the input, a few joint nakas of J&K Police & CRPF were in place along the highway,” said Kumar.

Detailing the sequence of events, “On Parimpora naka, a vehicle was stopped and their identity was asked. The person sitting at the back seat tried to open his bag and took out a grenade. The Naka party swiftly swung into action and grabbed the person sitting at the back seat. Both the driver and the person sitting at the back seat were taken into police station where after taking off his mask it was identified that he was a terrorist Abrar, a top LeT Commander”, Kumar informed further.

Abrar was then subjected to a joint interrogation by J&K Police, CRPF and the Indian Army. Abrar disclosed the location where he had stored the arms and ammunition. 

“…he disclosed that he had kept his AK-47 rifle in a house located at Melhoora. Thereafter he was taken to that house to recover the weapon. When the party was entering the house to recover the alleged weapon, one of his associate (a foreign terrorist about whom he didn’t disclose anything) hiding inside the house fired on the party,” added Kumar.

3 CRPF personnel were injured in the sudden initial exchange of fire between the dreaded terrorists and security forces. The injured personnel were evacuated and Kashmiri Civilians rescued by security forces before launching a full-scale operation. News 18 journalist Aditya Raj Kaul had reported the details of the encounter.

The Pakistani terrorist who fired from inside the house and Abrar were neutralised after an intense gunfight. 

Attempt to strike terror in Jammu & Kashmir

Recently, the security forces had nabbed two terrorists from near a shopping mall in Jammu who were in possession of IEDs. Following which, Jammu airport witnessed a drone attack causing two low-intensity blasts inside the technical area of the Air Force Station in Jammu within a five-minute gap.

Simultaneously, terrorists on Saturday attacked a CRPF post in Srinagar’s Barbarshah falling under Kralkhud police station. The attack missed the target with the grenade exploding on the roadside and leaving four civilians injured. 

On June 27, terrorists shot dead a former special police officer (SPO) of Jammu and Kashmir Police at his home at Hariparigam Village in district Pulwama, Jammu & Kashmir. Ex-SPO Fayaz Ahmad Bhat’s wife Raja Begum and daughter Rafia were also killed.

They were rushed to a local hospital, where Ahmad and his wife succumbed to injuries. Their daughter was shifted to another hospital, where she succumbed to the fatal injuries too.

FIR filed against Twitter MD for showing Indian land as Pakistani and Chinese territory on their website. Details

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FIR filed against Twitter MD for showing Indian land as Pakistani and Chinese territory on their website. Details

Twitter has once again invited trouble because of its irksome behaviour in India. In a fresh case, Twitter India Managing Director Manish Maheshwari has been booked under Section 505 (2) of IPC and Section 74 of IT (Amendment) Act 2008 for showing the wrong map of India on its website.

The case has been filed on the complaint of a Bajrang Dal leader in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh. 

OpIndia has obtained a copy of the FIR. Praveen Bhati, a Bajrang Dal leader from Bulandshahr, has complained that the distorted map is a deliberate attempt by Twitter to mislead the world. He has added that by showing a distorted map of India where Indian lands are shown as Pakistani and Chinese territories, Twitter hurt the sentiments of Indian people and also has broken Indian law.

Copy of the FIR filed at Bulandshahr

A massive controversy broke out after the social media giant posted a distorted map of India on the career section on its website. The map that appears on the ‘Tweep Life’ section shows Jammu & Kashmir, and Ladakh detached from India. While Jammu and Kashmir is shown as a part of Pakistan, the entire Ladakh was shown as Chinese territory.

Distorted Map posted by Twitter on its website. Image Source: Twitter

Several users demanded strict action against Twitter for ignoring Indian law and showing scant regards for India’s territorial sovereignty.

BJP IT Cell in-charge Amit Malviya also lashed out calling out on Twitter for its irresponsible behavior. “This is not the first time that Twitter has got India’s map wrong and that’s perhaps the reason why intermediary guidelines mandate that social media and tech company employees should understand the local cultural sensitivities in territorial issues. I guess it is time to realise that there is inadequacy in compliance with the law of land,” he said.

Subsequently, Twitter pulled down the map quietly after the furor. However, this could not save them from legal trouble.

Moreover, Twitter has till now not issued any apology or explanation on the use of a distorted map of India on its career page.

Twitter is a repeat offender

This is not the first time that the social media platform has shown the courage to display the wrong map of India. In October 2020, national security analyst Nitin A Gokhale found that Twitter had labelled the Indian territory of Leh in Ladakh as part of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Gokhale, the founder of Strat News Global, had marked his location as ‘Hall of Fame Leh’. However, the microblogging platform displayed the area as a part of PRC. The screengrab of the video read, “Nitin A Gokhale was live. Jammu and Kashmir, People’s Republic of China.”

The government of India had issued a warning to CEO Jack Dorsey over the misrepresentation of the Indian map. Giving notice to Twitter, Secretary IT had said that such attempts not only bring disrepute to Twitter but also raises questions about its neutrality and fairness as an intermediary.

At that time, Twitter had reportedly apologised and had stated that they would rectify mistakes regarding India’s territorial depictions by November 30, 2020.

Manish Maheshwari avoids Ghaziabad crime investigation

Twitter India MD Manish Maheshwari was expected to join the probe and appear before the Ghaziabad Police in connection with the fake hate crime made viral on the platform earlier this month. A case was filed against Twitter for failing to remove the fake news and videos being peddled on the social media site.

However, Maheshwari filed a writ petition before the Karnataka High Court against the notice issued by UP Police under Section 41A of CRPC and was granted interim relief from arrest.

Twitter’s grievance officer quits

After trying its best to evade the new IT rules proposed by the Government of India, Twitter had appointed an interim grievance officer.

However, the new grievance officer Dharmendra Chatur quit from his position after he was summoned by the UP Police along with Twitter India Managing Director Manish Maheshwari in connection with a manipulated video that peddled a fake hate crime.

Twitter removes distorted map of India from its website without explanation or apology amid standoff with Govt of India

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Twitter removes distorted map of India from its website without explanation or apology amid standoff with Govt of India

Twitter has quietly removed the world map from its career page which contained distorted map of India amid outrage.

Twitter career page

Earlier, right where the above portion is, an interactive world map appeared which had pinned various locations of offices in which India’s map was distorted.

India’s distorted map on Twitter’s career page

As one can see, portions of Ladakh and Jammu & Kashmir were detached from the map of India.

Now when one scrolls down, the map portion is removed and directly countries and cities as location appears on the career page.

This is not the first time Twitter was has been caught using a distorted map of India. In October 2020, national security analyst Nitin A Gokhale found that Twitter had labelled the Indian territory of Leh in Ladakh as part of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). This was just weeks after India’s standoff with China at Galwan Valley, Ladakh. Back then, too, Twitter had later changed the map after apologising.

Twitter vs Govt of India

Recently, Twitter has locked horns with Government of India over the newly amended IT laws which makes it mandatory for social media platforms to take steps to ensure complaints raised against them are solved within prescribed period. Conditions like the appointment of an interim grievance officer and other regulations have irked the social media giant. By not following the regulations, Twitter has already lost its legal protection it enjoyed against content posted on the platform.

Twitter has till now not issued any apology or explanation on use of distorted map of India on its career page.

‘Misleading’: Twitter attaches a disclaimer to Prashant Bhushan’s tweet spreading vaccine hesitancy

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‘Misleading’: Twitter attaches a disclaimer to Prashant Bhushan’s tweet spreading vaccine hesitancy

Twitter on June 28 has marked a Tweet by Supreme Court advocate Prashant Bhushan on Covid-19 vaccine as ‘misleading’. “This Tweet is misleading. Find out why health officials consider Covid-19 vaccines safe for most people”, read the disclaimer published by the microblogging site below Prashant Bhushan’s morning Tweet where he claimed that younger population have a higher chance of dying through vaccination as compared to suffering severe complications or even death due to coronavirus.

Screenshot of Prashant Bhushan Tweet with the warning message from the microblogging site

When one clicks on the disclaimer message it directs you to a Twitter-curated page that contains information refuting the claims made by Prashant Bhushan in his Tweet. 

Interestingly, Twitter has been very strict in not allowing its platform to be used for promoting anti-vaccine propaganda in the West and suspended people indulging in such behaviour. However, this was not the case with Prashant Bhushan. The microblogging site was seen going soft on the SC lawyer, by merely attaching a disclaimer to his Tweet posted in lines with the nefarious online campaign led by the vicious lobby of left-liberals, the Congress ecosystem, and other Opposition parties, to create panic and cast aspersions about the efficacy of the Coronavirus vaccine. 

Despite the warning, Prashant Bhushan decided to continue with his rant against the Covid vaccines in India. In a Tweet posted few hours ago, the SC lawyer wrote: “I have been attacked by many for tweeting about my views on Covid vaccines. The piece below summarises my Vaccine skepticism & the reasons for this. Apart from the vaccines being untested & having serious adverse effects, I am shocked by attempts to censor such contrarian views”.

Prashant Bhushan goes on a rant against Covid-19 vaccines

Earlier this morning, Supreme Court advocate Prashant Bhushan went on a ranting spree against COVID-19 vaccination. In a series of tweets, though, Bhushan claimed that he is not anti-vaccine but against the promotion of universal vaccination.

Bhushan claimed younger population have a higher chance of dying through vaccination as compared to suffering severe complications or even death due to coronavirus.

Explaining on how he is not anti-vaccine, Bhushan cited an article about a bereaved man who lost his wife allegedly after taking vaccine and said he believes it is “irresponsible to promote universal vaccination of experimental and untested vaccines, especially to young and COVID-19 recovered people”.

“The healthy young have hardly any chance of serious effects or dying due to covid. They have a higher chance of dying due to vaccines. The covid recovered have much better natural immunity, than the vaccine gives them. Vaccines may even compromise their acquired natural immunity,” Bhushan said in a subsequent tweet.

He further added that he has not taken COVID-19 vaccine, and does not intend to take one either.

For months now, the prominent Supreme Court lawyer has been accused of promoting vaccine hesitancy and creating doubts in the minds of people about the alleged damaging effects of the vaccines. Besides, Bhushan had in the past, also questioned the efficacy of masks in preventing the spread of coronavirus.

Former Chancellor of Maulana Azad University Zafar Sareshwala accused of whitewashing forced religious conversion of Sikh girls: Details

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Former Chancellor of Maulana Azad University Zafar Sareshwala accused of whitewashing forced religious conversion of Sikh girls: Details

Days after allegations of forced religious conversion of Sikh girls into Islam in Kashmir came to the fore, prominent businessman Zafar Sareshwala is accused of whitewashing the crime of grooming jihad. Sareshwala clamed that one of the two Sikh girls was 27-years-old, was in love with a 37-year-old Muslim man and had converted to Islam of her own volition.

Author Amaan Bali took to Twitter to refute the claims made by Zafar Sareshwala in his tweets. Bali said Zafar’s claims are fake and stated that he was conflating two different cases to whitewash the alleged forced conversion of two Sikh girls.

“Fake. This is not true. There are two cases. The girl in the case of Rainawari is 18yr old and unstable. The girl in the case of Mehjoor Nagar is 32yrs Old. What’s the urge to whitewash the crime when people on the ground have already accepted the cases?” Bali tweeted.

Bali’s tweet was in response to tweets posted by Zafar Sareshwala where he alleged that the outrage over the forced religious conversion was motivated and misplaced as the girl was in love with a Muslim man and had willingly converted to Islam.

Zafar claimed he had spoken to “important people” in Kashmir , who informed him that there was no truth to the story of forceful conversion and marriage of Sikh woman to a Muslim. Sareshwala is the former Chancellor of the Maulana Azad national Urdu University.

“The Sikh Girl is 27, Muslim Boy is 37 and they were in Love for the past 7 years! The Girl in the open court in front of the Magistrate declared her love and said she has converted on her own will! Now Venom Spreaders Go Home & REST,” Sareshwala tweeted.

The case of abduction and forced religious conversion of Sikh girls in Kashmir

On June 26, a case of abduction and religious conversion of two Sikh girls came to light from Jammu & Kashmir. As per reports, an 18-year-old Sikh Girl from Badgam district was lured and converted to Islam. Another case was of a girl from Mehjoor Nagar in Srinagar, attended function of her Muslim friend, from where she was reportedly kidnapped and married off to a boy who attended the function. While the girl was not a minor, she is still missing.

The reports of abduction and conversion of two Sikh girls to Islam stirred a massive online furore, with scandalised people demanding action against the culprits. Shiromani Akali Dal leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa and Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) also raised the issue on social media platforms urging the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir to intervene.

According to Sardar Santpal Singh, President Gurudwara Parbandhak Committee-Budgam, who narrated the whole incident, one of the two girls was mentally unstable. A Muslim man lured her on the pretext of love and marriage to convert her. He said, “A girl from Sikh community has been forcefully converted to Islam. She is not mentally stable. The man lured her on the pretext of love. It is not a love affair but a clear case of Love Jihad. The government is acting negatively against us.”

He further added that despite written assurance by the SP who was handling the case that she would be handed over back to the Sikh family, the court orders came against them. He said, “The police inspector had assured in writing that the girl would be handed over to them after presenting her in the Court. However, the judge gave the judgement in favour of the Muslim man and handed over the girl to him.”

Record number of foreign students apply for admission to Kerala University, most from Iraq and Afghanistan

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Record number of foreign students apply for admission to Kerala University, most from Iraq and Afghanistan

A large number of foreign students, mostly from various Islamic States have applied for admissions at Kerala University. According to a report by Time of India, the university has received a record number of 1042 applications for various courses and research departments. Most of the applications have come from Iraq and Afghanistan, as per the report.

Informing about the same, Prof Sabu Joseph, director of Centre for Global Academics (CGA) at the university said, “The maximum number of applicants are from Afghanistan and Iraq and in both cases, the admission is sought mostly for PhD courses.”

Before this, the university used to get the maximum applications from Iran. Till last year, the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) was the first point of contact for foreign students seeking admission to Indian universities. The council has now set up a web portal, through which students can directly select universities of their choice and apply for admission.

Intelligence agencies find it suspicious

However, a media report suggests that the Intelligence agencies have found this suspicious as Kerala has long been a breeding ground for Al-Qaeda, ISIS and many more terror groups. Therefore the agencies are investigating the matter.

Kerala a hunting ground for ISIS terrorists

Investigations have revealed that ISIS had struck roots in Kerala as far back as 2014 with modules sponsoring religious conversions and trying to motivate professionals to join its fold in Afghanistan and Syria. Last year, in its report on terrorism, the UN cautioned that there are a sizeable number of ISIS terrorists in the Indian states of Kerala and Karnataka, adding that the ISIL Indian affiliate (Hind Wilayah), which was announced on May 10, 2019, has about 180 to 200 members.

Moreover, a charge sheet filed by the National Investigation Agency in July last year, regarding the murder of Special Sub Inspector Wilson exposed the nexus of the ISIS terrorists active and flourishing in the states of Kerala and Karnataka. 

Hyderabad-based math genius claims to have solved the 161-year-old Riemann hypothesis: Details

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Hyderabad-based math genius claims to have solved the 161-year-old Riemann hypothesis: Details

A Hyderabad-based math wizard, Dr Kumar Eswaran, has claimed to have solved the 161-year-old Riemann Hypothesis, as per media reports.

The Riemann Hypothesis, which is considered as one of the biggest problems to baffle mathematicians across the world and was designated as a millennium problem in 2000, with a reward of $1 million from Clay Mathematics Institute of Cambridge, has finally been solved, Dr Easwaran said, who works at the Sreenidhi Institute of Science and Technology, Hyderabad.

In an interview with Deccan Chronicle, Easwaran said, “It was in 2016 that I first gave the proof for the formula improved by the great mathematician Georg Friedrich Bernhard Riemann in the 1800s. I had put it on the web for open review and downloads after working on it for about 6 weeks. During 2018-2019, I also gave lectures on the proof solving the Hypothesis.”

What is Riemann Hypothesis?

In its simple possible explanation, the Riemann Hypothesis concerns how prime numbers are distributed. This problem has racked mathematicians for years now. According to the math geniuses who have wrestled with the hypothesis, the proof of the Riemann Hypothesis has extensive consequences for the number theory and for the use of primes in cryptography, and would also provide proof to a wide array of theorems that are dependent on the truth of this hypothesis.

According to Eswaran, it is a cakewalk to count prime numbers from 1 to 10, but the same becomes a herculean task when calculating the prime numbers for big figures like one million or 10 billion and more. The proof to the Riemann Hypothesis enables mathematicians to exactly count the prime numbers.

The methodology used by Dr Easwaran showed the ‘factorisation sequence of numbers’ like a ‘random walk’. “This method used was actually not just number theories. I had to use techniques from random variables and probability as well,” Dr Eswaran added.  

Conclusion of the committee that reviewed Dr Easwaran’s proof of the RH

An expert committee of scientists which included Dr T. Ramasami, former secretary, Union ministry of science and technology, Prof. P. Narasimha Reddy, executive director, Sreenidhi Institute of Science and Technology, Prof. M. Seetharaman, former professor and chair, department of theoretical physics, University of Madras, Prof. V. Srinivasan, former professor and dean, School of Physics, UoH, Prof. K. Srinivasa Rao, former senior professor, Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai, Prof. M. D. Srinivas, Senior Fellow, Centre for Policy Studies, Prof. Vinayak Eswaran, department of mechanical and aerospace engineering, IIT Hyderabad, and Dr Adindla Suma, associate professor, department of computer science, Sreenidhi Institute of Science and Technology, carried out an open review of the proof for a year from February 2020 to conclude that Dr Easwaran has indeed proved the Riemann Hypothesis.

More than 1,200 mathematicians were invited by the committee to take part in the open review of the proof presented by Dr Easwaran. The review was open in the sense that the referees would willingly have their names and institutional affiliations revealed in an open manner. This was important so that nothing is done anonymously, and nothing can be said that would not be available for all other experts to see.

After examining the comments of the seven reviewers and the responses of the author, the committee concluded that Dr Easwaran’s proof of the RH is correct. The committee also ruled that the proof, the referees’ comments, and the author’s responses in their entirety, without any redactions, be published in the form of an e-book and made available to the public at large. It also said that a hard copy of the book should be made available in the market.

Cylinders purchased from donation were sold: ‘Indian Greta’ Licypriya Kangujam’s fundraiser for Covid relief under probe, had raised 75 lacs

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Cylinders purchased from donation were sold: ‘Indian Greta’ Licypriya Kangujam’s fundraiser for Covid relief under probe, had raised 75 lacs

On June 15, Manipur police initiated a probe against the father of climate activist Licypriya Kangujam in connection to procurement and distribution of oxygen cylinders, reported The Print.

The child activist had launched a ₹1 crore fundraiser campaign on Ketto in early May for the procurement of oxygen concentrators for supposedly ‘poor Covid patients.’ With support from 2,710 patrons, she was able to generate ₹75.35 lacs for her ‘Oxygen Mission’. The campaign was stopped immediately after her father Dr. KK Singh was arrested on multiple counts of cheating. He was accused of defrauding people of amounts as high as ₹19 lakh.

During the probe, Manipur police found evidence of ‘possible involvement’ of Singh in his daughter’s fundraising campaign. Although the funds were raised in the name of Licypriya Kangujam, a Delhi-based NGO named Noble Citizen Foundation was involved in the purchase and distribution of oxygen cylinders and concentrators. The NGO had links with the father of the minor activist. Opindia had earlier exposed how multiple discrepancies were found in a fundraising campaign being run by Licypriya Kangujam and questionable association with Noble Citizen Foundation.

The Print reported that some of the concentrators, which were procured from funds generated from the campaign, were sent to Manipur. Aide of Dr KK Singh, Oliver Moirangthem, was found selling the equipment instead of handing them for free. Accordingly, the police registered a suo motu First Information Report (FIR) against him and booked him under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) Section 420 (cheating and dishonesty).

While speaking about the matter, a senior officer in Manipur police anonymously informed, “During our investigations, we discovered he (Singh) was privy to how the funds were being handled. We are still investigating his role fully, but it was enough to file another case against him…The NGO, too, will be questioned and their role investigated.”

Fake claims and dubious activities of Dr KK Singh

Projecting his 9-year-old daughter as the face of a national and international ‘climate activism’ campaign, Licypriya’s father Kanarjit Kangujam has reportedly duped nearly 100 children from 12 countries under the garb of activism as per a Vice report. The fraud amount is estimated to be approximately $44,685, just from fees collected from students.

In 2015, a Manipuri news outlet quoted Kangujam saying that politician and actor Arnold Schwarzenegger and now-ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be attending a youth conference organized by International Youth Committee, a shady organisation run by Kangujam where he portrayed his daughter as ‘India’s Greta Thurnberg’.  To add to this were other claims, including a supposed nomination for Licipriya to the “Global Youth Icon Award 2015” jointly with Malala Yousafzai (Nobel Peace Prize 2014 winner) and Felix Finkbeiner (German Child Activists).

A source on the condition of anonymity informed OpIndia that Kangujam would create hoax events with well-drafted documents claiming that the UN, UNESCO and the government of India are hosting an exchange program. He would then call for participants, misusing the logos of the global entities. The proceeds of the participation fee would go into his personal account, informed the source.

Kangujam claimed to host events in Japan, Europe and Mauritius for which he collected hefty participation fees, however, the events never took place. When the volunteers called up the respective organizations and ministries to confirm the event, each one of them declined to know Kangujam or the so-called events planned by him.

AAP accuses Amarinder Singh’s office of denying permission for press conference, Punjab CM offers free lunch

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AAP accuses Amarinder Singh’s office of denying permission for press conference, Punjab CM offers free lunch

The Aam Aadmi Party is readying to participate in every upcoming state assembly election which includes Gujarat, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh. However, in every state, AAP has begun to cry foul claiming denial to hold a peaceful campaign by rival parties.

The Aam Aadmi Party has now alleged that Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh’s office has denied them permission to hold a press conference at Punjab Bhavan. 

The party, however, claims that it will go ahead with its conference scheduled for Tuesday at 1 pm even without the CMO’s permission. “We will hold the press conferences no matter how hard Captain tries,” the Aam Aadmi Party said.

Delhi Chief Minister and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal is scheduled to reach Chandigarh on Tuesday to address the conference. 

Captain Amarinder Singh refutes claims

The Punjab CM has outright denied claims made by AAP calling it a drama. “Totally not true. We let Arvind Kejriwal address a rally here just few days back so why should we stop him now from having a press conference. If he wants I’d be happy to arrange his lunch too. AAP just wants to do drama even if it means lying,” remarked Captain Amarinder Singh. 

AAP leader alleges attack in Gujarat

Gujarat AAP leader Gopal Italia who had insulted Brahmins and the Hindu community was denied permission to pay obeisance at Somnath Temple today.

Italia filing a police complaint alleged that BJP goons had hatched a plan to attack him inside the temple premises in which they did not succeed. Italia claimed he was attacked again as soon as he stepped out of the temple hinting at a political conspiracy against him.

Italia in his old videos which went viral on social media had insulted the Brahmins, the Hindu rituals and the community by calling them ‘eunuchs.’

Sanjay Singh alleges land-scam in Ayodhya Ram Temple

We reported earlier how AAP leader Sanjay Singh had tried to rake up a farce controversy alleging a ‘land scam’ by Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Kshetra Trust.

Delhi Chief Minister and AAP leader Manish Sisodia too had participated in flaring up the allegations by conducting press conferences. However, the entire artificially created issue fell flat when the seller of the land denied any scam and in turn blamed the leaders for playing dirty politics just ahead of the elections.

‘Can’t force her’: Sikh body admits missing girl from Kashmir who converted to Islam does not want to return

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‘Can’t force her’: Sikh body admits missing girl from Kashmir who converted to Islam does not want to return

Speaking to the media about the reported abduction and religious conversion of two Sikh girls in Kashmir, Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) president Bibi Jagir Kaur informed that one of the two, who was married off to a Muslim man, does not want to reconvert and neither does she want to come back to her family.

According to a report by The Tribune, the SGPC president, while addressing the media in Patiala said, “As Sikhs, it is the family’s duty to educate and encourage their children to follow the Sikh way of life. We, as the SGPC can only preach about the religion but no one can force a religion on someone.”

She informed that the girl’s family and relatives had approached SGPC, requesting them to try and convince their daughter to revert to Sikhism and come back home. “The girl instead did not relent and as such, we can’t force anything on her,” Jagir Kaur said.

In the year 2012, Jagir Kaur was arrested and sent to jail after being held guilty of conspiracy in the mysterious death of her daughter Harpreet Kaur, who was found dead on April 20, 2000. Jagir Kaur, who was then also the president of the powerful Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) was sentenced to five years of rigorous imprisonment for the abduction and forced abortion of her daughter. Bibi, who was a cabinet rank minister in the Prakash Singh Badal government had to resign. Jagir had got bail after spending 7 months in jail.

She was later acquitted by the Court.

SAD leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa urges Amit Shah to intervene, says HM assured support

Earlier in the day, SAD leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa had taken to Twitter to inform that he had urged HM Amit Shah to intervene in the case. The HM had, in turn, assured about the safety of minority Sikh girls in the Valley.

The case of the missing Sikh girls from Kashmir

OpIndia had reported how on June 26th, a case of alleged forced conversion came to light from Jammu & Kashmir. As per reports, an 18-year-old Sikh Girl from Badgam district was lured and forcefully converted to Islam at gunpoint. Shiromani Akali Dal leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa and Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) had also raised the issue on social media platforms urging the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir to intervene.

Another case is of a girl from Mehjoor Nagar in Srinagar who attended a function of her Muslim friend. As per reports, she was married off to a boy who attended the function. While the girl was not a minor, she is still missing.

Sardar Santpal Singh, President Gurudwara Parbandhak Committee- Budgam, who narrated the whole incident, had said that the girl who was reportedly married off to a Muslim boy was mentally unstable. According to Santpal Singh, the Muslim boy lured her on the pretext of love and marriage to convert her. 

According to reports, after the news surfaced about two Sikh girls being allegedly kidnapped and then forcefully converted, thus falling victim to ‘grooming jihad’, protests broke out in Kashmir. SAD leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa who led the protest in the valley demanded that an anti-forced religious conversion law be passed in Jammu and Kashmir to save Sikh women from forced religious conversions.  

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