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Uttarakhand: 700 Bengal tourists remain stranded in Haridwar as Mamata govt remains unresponsive to transport requests

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Uttarakhand: 700 Bengal tourists remain stranded in Haridwar as Mamata govt remains unresponsive to transport requests

The Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government has reportedly abandoned the stranded tourists stuck in Uttarakhand as the state government has been unresponsive despite repeated requests have been made by them.

Reportedly, hundreds of tourists from West Bengal are stranded in Haridwar since the beginning of the lockdown and the Mamata Banerjee-led government has not bothered to make any arrangements to allow them to return to the state, the Uttarakhand government said.

Speaking to ANI, the tourists have stated that though they are not facing any problems in Uttarakhand, but they have been stranded there since the beginning of the lockdown in March and are anxious to return home. They have requested CM Mamata Banerjee to make arrangements for their safe return to home.

According to Uttarakhand Cabinet minister and government spokesperson Madan Kaushik, there are nearly 700 people from West Bengal who are stuck in the holy city Haridwar amidst coronavirus lockdown. The minister said that the first communication with the West Bengal government to send back the tourists was made when the lockdown was initially imposed, back in March.

“We are requesting the West Bengal government, again and again, to take their people back because these tourists are in a state of panic and they want to go home. But no response has been received yet from there,” minister Kaushik said.

The minister added that even though the Uttarakhand government has made arrangements for their stay, food and medical facilities, the stranded people from Bengal wanted to return. A senior official said to Indian Express that a lot of stranded tourists were from Bengal.

UP and Haryana have already taken their tourists

Earlier, a large number of tourists of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana returned to their state after respective state governments arranged bus facilities for them. However, the West Bengal government is yet to make arrangements for the stranded tourists.

However, a senior government official from West Bengal refuted the Uttarkhand minister’s statements and said they are in touch with all the states where tourists from Bengal are stranded. West Bengal officials have stated that they are in the process of making arrangements for the return of the tourists.

Home Minister writes to Mamata Banerjee regarding the migrant crisis

The controversy surrounding Mamata Banerjee-led government come a day after Union Home Minister Amit Shah had written to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressing disappointment over West Bengal government’s reluctance to extend support to help migrant workers reach home.

In the letter to Mamata Banerjee, Amit Shah has stated that the Centre is not getting the required support from the state government to handle the migrant workers.

According to the reports, the Home Minister has said that the Central government is operating Shramik special trains to facilitate the return of migrant labourers to their native places, but Mamata Banerjee-led state government is not co-operating. Home Minister Shah has also demanded an answer on the Mamata government’s inaction over the migrants’ distress in Bengal.

Former PM Dr Manmohan Singh tests negative for coronavirus, is stable and fit to be discharged

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Former PM Dr Manmohan Singh tests negative for coronavirus, is stable and fit to be discharged

Former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has tested negative for Chinese coronavirus and is likely to be discharged from hospital on Tuesday. As reported by Times of India, his fever is under control and he was tested for COVID-19 as a measure of abundant precaution. He is stable now and ready to be discharged.

While Dr Singh was initially kept in the cardiac ICU, but he was later shifted to a private room where a team of doctors monitored his vitals. Dr Singh is diabetic and a heart patient and has undergone two bypass surgeries.

Dr Manmohan Singh admitted to AIIMS

On Sunday late evening, Dr Manmohan Singh was admitted to Delhi’s AIIMS after he got fever and complained of chest pain. Dr Singh had redeveloped a febrile reaction to a new medication. He was kept under observation to rule out any other causes of the fever.

Dr Manmohan Singh is 87. He has served two consecutive terms (2004-2014) as India’s Prime Minister. He is one of the senior-most leaders of the Congress party. Prior to becoming the PM, Dr Singh was the finance minister in the PV Narasimha Rao government from 1991 to 1996. Prior to that, he served as the Chief Economic Advisor (1972-76) and as the Governor of the Reserve Bank from 1982 to 1985. He was also the head of the Planning Commission from 1985 to 1987.

’96th Coronavirus patients is being buried here’: Aaj Tak ground report contradicts claims of Delhi Government

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’96th Coronavirus patients is being buried here’: Aaj Tak ground report contradicts claims of Delhi Government

Although the Delhi Government has claimed a total of 73 Coronavirus deaths in the State, yet an ITO Kabristan dedicated to deceased Coronavirus patients has witnessed 96 burials so far, reported AajTak.

In a video uploaded by the news channel, health officials could be seen burying the body of a deceased in accordance with Coronavirus protocols. Covered in PPE overalls, the health workers ensured compliance with all safety measures while performing the last rites of the deceased. A JCB machine was even employed to dig the pit for the burial.

According to the ground reporter Milan Sharma, cemetery records state that the said burial marked the 96th case of burial of a Coronavirus patient at the ITO Kabristan that is spread over 5 bighas or 1-acre land and dedicated to performing the last rites of such infected people. As such, there is a mismatch between the Delhi Government data and the actual number of deaths caused in the State due to the Chinese virus. It must be reiterated that the ITO cemetery is just one of the several burial grounds in the State.

Charges of Data Manipulation

Earlier, Dainik Bhaskar reported that while the Delhi Government had claimed only 68 Coronavirus deaths till May 2, cremations and burials conducted in accordance with Coronavirus protocols, exceeded a whopping 300. The Chairman of the Standing Committee of North MCD, Jayprakash JP accused the Delhi Government of playing politics over the issue and forging the data. Moreover, the actual number of deaths at hospitals in Delhi also contradicted the data provided by the Delhi Government.

Chennai ‘No Muslim Staff’ case: Complaint filed against Delhi lawyer Rizwan Nizami over sharing Photoshopped image to defame the bakery

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Chennai ‘No Muslim Staff’ case: Complaint filed against Delhi lawyer Rizwan Nizami over sharing Photoshopped image to defame the bakery

Mumbai-based advocate Chandni Shah has filed a complaint with the cyber cell of Delhi against Delhi-based lawyer Rizwan Nizami for allegedly sharing a Photoshopped image of the Jain Bakeries and Confectionaries store in Chennai claiming that the store does not employ any Muslims and hence it is religious discrimination. On 8 May, Nizami had tweeted an image expressing anger that a Chennai-based bakery had said it does not employ Muslim bakers.

After the image went viral on social media platforms, police arrested Prasanth, the owner of the bakery, and booked him under various sections of the IPC. The shop owner has been booked under sections 153 (provocation to cause riot), 153A, 505 (inciting commission of an offence against another community) and 295A (insult a class of people) IPC.

As per Advocate Shah, the original advertisement of the bakery did not have the ‘No Muslim Staff’ on it but the image was circulated by the bakery to those who questioned who were employed in the kitchen.

As per Advocate Chandni Shah, the original advertisement did not have the ‘No Muslim Staff’ text.

Image courtesy @adv_chandnishah on Twitter

The incident comes close on heels of multiple incidents where Muslims have deliberately indulged in spitting on food. Many videos exposing Muslim vegetable and fruit-sellers spitting on their produce, presumably to spread coronavirus had gone viral recently.

Just a few days back, an equally appalling incident has come to light from a bakery in Maharashtra’s Amravati. The viral video is from a bakery in the Amravati district of Maharashtra where an individual, Abdul Nazim Sheikh Mahmood (29), was seen slicing the loaves of bread and spitting on them.

Earlier in March, a video of a certain Sheru Miyan, licking the fruits which he displays in a cart for sale went viral on social media. In the video, the fruit vendor in Raisen, Madhya Pradesh, is seen arranging a variety of fruits on his cart, which he parks in the middle of a marketplace.

Such viral videos have left everyone wary of the community.

Halal is mainstream

It may be noted that nowadays many food products are label as Halal certified, which means not only that the products are manufactured according to Islamic practices, but many times it also means that only Muslims are employed in the entire production and packaging chain of such Halal certified products. For example, the guidelines for preparing Halal certified meat make it abundantly clear that only Muslim employees are allowed to participate in the entire process at every stage from slaughtering to packaging, and if any non-Muslim is involved in the process, the product becomes Haram, or not allowed as per Islam.

Taiwan Taiwan Taiwan: China throws another tantrum against Indian media, harps on ‘One-China principle’

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Taiwan Taiwan Taiwan: China throws another tantrum against Indian media, harps on ‘One-China principle’

Wobbled by the double whammy of global outrage against China for its incriminating role in concealing the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak initially and the growing recognition of Taiwan for its transcendent handling of coronavirus crisis, bellicose Chinese diplomats across the world have resorted to trumpeting the hackneyed refrain of ‘One-China principle’ in a bid to influence the international discourse concerning Taiwan’s participation in the World Health Organisation.

Replicating this obsession over the ‘One-China principle’, the Spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in India, Ji Rong, today posted a series of tweets urging the Indian media organisations to take a “correct stance” on Taiwan’s participation in the World Health Organisation’s activities.

“China’s position on Taiwan region’s participation in WHO activities, including WHA is clear and consistent. It must be handled according to the One-China principle, ” Rong tweeted while trotting out banal claims that under ‘One-China principle’ the Chinese government has made proper arrangement for Taiwan region’s participation in the global health affairs that has ensured the region to deal with local and global emergencies in a timely and efficacious manner.

Amidst the raging coronavirus pandemic, Taiwan’s model to curb the spread of the virus and its friendly overtures with nations seeking its help to combat the scourge of COVID-19 is winning plaudits from across the globe. By contrast, China’s belligerent and opaque stance on coronavirus has attracted criticism from many countries who have now turned into coronavirus hotspots after the virus reportedly first emerged from the central Chinese town of Wuhan. Nations staggering under the pandemic are lauding Taiwan for its exceptional handling of the crisis and for being forthcoming in sharing their experiences with them.

To this end, many countries have advocated Taiwan’s inclusion in the upcoming World Health Assembly (WHA), the decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO). However, this has not sat well with the Chinese diplomats, who are trying all the diplomatic means at their disposal to dissuade governments and the local media from voicing support for Taiwan.

Consequently, the Spokesman of the Chinese Embassy in India, Rong alleged that the Democratic Progressive Party of Taiwan is using the issue of coronavirus to engage in political manipulation hyping-up the issue to extract advantage and seek “independence”, rather than caring about the health and welfare of the people in Taiwan.

Also, Rong urged the Indian Media to take a “correct stance” in adherence to “One-China principle”, which the Chinese diplomat claimed was a widely held consensus, including that by the Indian government.

Backlash against China building amongst coronavirus-hit nations

As the global backlash builds against China for its initial mishandling of the coronavirus crisis and its opacity about the pandemic, Taiwan is increasingly asserting its independence to undermine Beijing’s efforts to isolate the self-ruled democratic island that it claims as its own. With its remarkable success in taming the coronavirus so far, Taiwan is advocating itself as a model of democracy to try to undercut China’s propaganda campaign aimed to tout the supremacy of its autocratic governance.

Countries across the world who are reeling under the coronavirus crisis have recognised, appreciated and sought help from Taiwan to blunt the spread of contagion. The greater global recognition to Taiwan has given China the willies. It is now aggressively and combatively using its enormous heft to denounce countries recognising Taiwan and warning them of economic and diplomatic fallout should they continue to flout its “one-China” principle.

China’s rant against Indian newspapers

This is not the first time that Chinese diplomats have delivered a homily against Indian media organisations. Recently, the Chinese embassy in India censured an Indian newspaper ‘The Hindu’ for publishing an opinion piece penned by Taiwan’s health minister Chen Shih-Chung. In the article, Chen propounded Taiwan’s exemplary strategy in curbing the sinister spread of the contagion in the country.

Chen’s exhortations to include Taiwan into WHO was enough to raise the hackles of the Chinese Embassy in India counsellor Ji Rong who issued a strong-worded statement denouncing the Indian media outlet for disregarding China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity by providing a platform to Taiwan’s health minister. Refuting the article that advocated “Taiwan’s participation in WHO”, the embassy asked the media organisation to adhere to the one-China principle and not provide a platform for “Taiwan independence” forces.

Before this, the Chinese embassy in India had slammed another Indian Newspaper The Times of India for interviewing Taiwan’s foreign minister. The interview of Taiwan’s foreign minister by an Indian daily was termed as defiance of its “internationally recognised one-China principle”. Restating China’s long-standing position on Taiwan’s participation in WHO, the Chinese Embassy in India Counselor Ji Rong exhorted the media organisation to recognise the gravity of the problem and refrain from providing a platform to “Taiwan independence” forces.

Mili Gazette defends Halal Certification, but defense also justifies economic boycott of Muslims

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Mili Gazette defends Halal Certification, but defense also justifies economic boycott of Muslims

Mili Gazette, a media outlet specifically for Muslims, has come out resolutely in the defence of the discriminatory Islamic practice of Halal certification. It claimed that the hashtag ‘Boycott Halal Products’ which has been trending on microblogging site Twitter is “a sugar coated way of persecuting Indian Muslims and exhibiting bigotry”. They labelled the opposition to Halal as ‘Islamophobia’. They claimed that no one should be bothered by the discriminatory practice of Halal and insinuated that the only reason anyone could possibly have any objection to Halal products is due to Islamophobia.

Mili Gazette stated further, “Bigots claim: “We will not follow Sharia Rules. Why impose Halal on Non-muslims”. Imposing? Is anyone forcing ppl to buy halal “garam masala”? Moreover, where is there a sharia rule to make “garam masala”? It is just that no ingredient in it, is something forbidden in Islam. They added, “Bigots claim: Halal Certified product means kind of tax, are we living in Muslim country & paying Jizya? A tax? Certification is a one time fee, may be renewed at some intervals. But certainly not a “tax”. But here bigots want to parrot the word “jizya” and spread hate,” said the Islamic media portal.

Halal Certification is Discriminatory: Here is how

The implication here is that nobody is forcing anyone to buy Halal products and completely obfuscates the fact that Halal meat can only be prepared by Muslims and involves the chanting of Islamic prayers. Non-Muslims cannot participate in the production of Halal meat at any stage of the manufacturing of the product. Thus, when Muslims insist on only Halal food, they are also choosing who gets to make the product. Thus, effectively, it creates a monopoly for the community in the meat production industry and actively discriminates against individuals of other faiths in employment opportunities.

Thus, it is easy to understand why people of other communities might have a problem with that. It is not ‘Islamophobia’ to fight against discriminatory practices. Furthermore, Halal also mandates that animals must be slaughtered according to Islamic practices. Furthermore, the point that Mili Gazette purposefully obfuscates is that the trend is not directed against Muslims but the specific practice which discriminates against non-Muslims. To call it ‘Islamophobia’ only reveals the corrupted mindset of such individuals.

Mili Gazette also claims that there’s nothing wrong with Halal certification of non-meat products that charges a fee. But it is only natural that other communities will not be willing for businesses to cower before Islamic organisations in order to secure a certification the cost of which will be earned back from Muslim and non-Muslim customers alike. Therefore, whether it’s a one time fee or repetitive, non-Muslims should not be expected to subsidise the discriminatory religious practices of Muslims.

Mili Gazette Justifies Economic Boycott of Muslims

By justifying Halal, which is a discriminatory practice that discriminates against non-Muslims in employment, Mili Gazette is also justifying the economic boycott of the Muslim community since it is entirely up to people from other faiths to decide whether they wish to justify the discriminatory religious faith of the Muslim community. When Mili Gazette asks, “Why are right wing Hindus even bothered?,” they should not be bothered either if Hindus advocate the boycott of Halal products. Furthermore, if Muslim businesses can advocate for a practice and defend one that discriminates against people from other communities when it comes to employment, they cannot complain if non-Muslims refuse to hire Muslims in their business establishments.

Recently, the Chennai police had arrested an owner of a pure vegetarian Bakery for putting out cautionary information stating that it employed no Muslims to prepare food items. Reportedly, the owner of Jain Bakeries and Confectioneries in Chennai’s T Nagar had put out an advertisement on Whatsapp pointing out that all their orders are “made by Jains” and no Muslim staff were engaged for the purpose. Quite evidently, it was a blatant misuse of law by the Police as the owner had done absolutely nothing that is not practised by Muslims on a daily basis. Thus, it appears that the Mili Gazette and Chennai Police believe that it is permissible for the Muslim community to discriminate against non-Muslims but should non-Muslims decide to return the favour., then it is ‘Islamophobia’ and they must be arrested.

AAP leader Rajendra Pal Gautam gets called out by the Indian Army for sharing an outdated video maligning the forces

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AAP leader Rajendra Pal Gautam gets called out by the Indian Army for sharing an outdated video maligning the forces

With the country facing an unprecedented crisis in the form of the raging coronavirus outbreak, citizens of all hues are largely complying with the government-mandated orders to depress the spread of the infection, including the Army personnel, who are amongst the country’s front-line defence against the novel coronavirus. However, some individuals, like AAP legislator, Rajendra Pal Gautam, attempted to stir up public opinion against the Indian Army by claiming that Indian Army jawans are insulted by their superiors with casteist slurs and remarks.

Condemning the incident, Gautam tagged PM Modi and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in his tweet and implored them to take cognisance of the matter and initiate stringent action against the culprit to ensure such incidents are repeated in the future.

However, soon after AAP leader Rajendra Pal Gautam shared a video of an Army Jawan accusing his senior of using casteist slurs against him, the Indian Army issued a strong-worded clarification, condemning the circulation and curation of an outdated video to malign the country’s Armed Forces. It was said that circulating the video without verifying it with the Army was regrettable. The Indian Army said that it is proud of all the soldiers from the Indian society without any reference to caste, creed or religion.

The Army stated that the video is three-years-old and is circulated by elements hostile to the Indian Army. The video that was shared by AAP legislator Gautam today was found with the time stamp of January 2018 on YouTube. In all likelihood, the video could be older, i.e from 2017, as claimed by the Indian Army. In the video, the Army jawan levels serious allegations against the discriminatory conduct of his superiors towards their juniors. However, the Army has refuted the allegations, asserting that videos are outed to vilify the Armed Forces.

After the Indian Army raised its objection over the propagandist video, AAP leader Rajendra Pal Gautam pulled down the video, claiming that a senior Army official called him up and informed him that the video shared by him was three years old. He also added that the Army official told him that the video was created by the disgruntled officer based on his personal enmity with his senior officers.

Though the tweet was pulled down by AAP leader, in an attempt to save his face, Gautam continued claiming that caste discrimination is prevalent even today and that no concrete action is taken to nip the rampant discrimination in the bud.

In order to deflect the criticism received for sharing an outdated video of an Indian Army jawan, Gautam further cited incidents of Una, Jhajjar, Rohit Vemula, Payal Tadvi and several others incidents, along with the latest incident in AIIMS Delhi where a doctor had alleged caste discrimination to affirm that caste inequities are very much the part of the society.

Shifting the blame on the government for the stray incidents of caste discrimination in the country, Gautam claimed that he is a staunch nationalist and needs no lessons on nationalism from anybody. “We are staunch patriots, we know how to sacrifice our lives for the nation. We will not let the Army’s morale to fall. I request the Central government and the State governments should immediately work towards eradicating casteism prevalent in the country. The government should file cases against the offenders and expedite trails so that incidents of caste discrimination stop,” he said.

Government not considering community-wise mapping of coronavirus: Health Ministry trashes report by Deccan Chronicle

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Government not considering community-wise mapping of coronavirus: Health Ministry trashes report by Deccan Chronicle

The Union Health Ministry Joint Secretary Lav Agrawal on Monday rubbished the reports that said that the central government is mulling over the community-wise mapping of the coronavirus outbreak in the country.

“This is a very irresponsible piece of news. COVID-19 does not see people’s caste, creed or religion,” Agrawal said on reports of govt contemplating community-wise mapping of coronavirus spread.

Dismissing the reports of religion-based mapping of coronavirus spread, Agrawal added that some clusters have been identified by the government agencies where a disproportionately large number of infections have been reported. “It is important for us to focus on containment efforts in order to ensure we don’t reach community transmission stage,” Agarwal said.

The number of coronavirus caseloads in India is steadily on the rise. In the last 24 hours, India has reported 4213 coronavirus cases, taking the tally of the total infections to 67152 on Monday. At least 20,197 people have recovered so far, Agrawal said, adding that the recovery rate of patients in India stood at 31.15 per cent.

Deccan Chronicle report published yesterday claimed government mooting community-wise mapping

Earlier yesterday, a report published in ‘Deccan Chronicle’ claimed that the government is toying with the idea of linking the virus spreads in terms of religion, lifestyle, income, daily routine and family size in order to understand the pattern of the spread community-wise.

Quoting highly placed “sources”, ‘Deccan Chronicle’ published an article on Sunday, alleging that the proposal of community-based mapping was deliberated over at the highest levels.

“If in the impending future, the coronavirus situation in the country snowballs as it did in the United States, the religion-based mapping will help us in identifying which community has more chances of spreading the virus further and, accordingly, strict containment measures can be taken in localities or clusters across the country,” Deccan Chronicle article quoting a source privy to this discussion said.

The article also added that the scheme of community-mapping of the coronavirus spread was mooted after pockets in Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Rajasthan were witnessing an inexplicable surge in the number of COVID-19 cases.

How ‘Communist Muslims’ helped create Pakistan and what it tells us about the unholy alliance between Islamism and Communism

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How ‘Communist Muslims’ helped create Pakistan and what it tells us about the unholy alliance between Islamism and Communism

Ever wondered why do non-practising Muslims who claim to be card-holding communists end-up seeing things through a prism of religion always? Be it self-proclaimed atheists like Javed Akhtar, who has the rare ability to fish out a Muslim victim card at the drop of a hat, or the kingpin of the Tukde Tukde gang Umar Khalid who conveniently forgets Marx’s famous dictum ‘religion is the opium of people’ and impulsively wades deep into the cesspool of faith to protect #ProphetOfCompassion. Such are often the ways of Communist Muslims.

Is communism a convenient cover for these radicals — masquerading as ‘progressive Muslims’ — to bolster the forces that have been trying to break India for decades? In fact, most of these non-practising leftists are mutant watermelon communists — green within and red outside. And they have a chameleon-like ability to transition from one hue to the other in split seconds, performing ‘Taqiya’ ‎— a precautionary dissimulation or denial of religious belief and practice in the face of persecution. You must have read Javed Akhtar’s latest tweet denouncing the use of loudspeakers in mosques. But it seems the ‘taqiya’ trick is not working on the masses anymore as no one is taking his ‘politically correct’ statement seriously.

Most of them subscribe to the idea that the Mughals came to India as conquerors but remained as Indians not colonists. That the Hindus were richest under them, completely whitewashing the massacres of Hindus, desecration and plundering of their temples and forced conversion of hundreds of thousands of Kafirs. Communism and Islamism might be exclusivist ideas that are poles apart, but there is one thing in common in the duo — they are capable of unleashing unimaginable barbarism once they gain absolute power.

Guess who is the biggest mass murder in the history of the world? If the name of Adolf Hitler crossed your mind, take a pause and refresh your knowledge. The two dictators who defeat him hands down were the founding fathers of communism — Soviet dictator Jospeh Stalin and his Chinese protege Mao Zedong. According to a conservative estimate, Stalin killed around 10 million people during his three-decade-long rule, while Chairman Mao has the blood of around 25 million people in his hands.

It is not a surprise that the leftists are in awe of the colour — red! The Leftists are so red that even their ‘Salam’ is ‘Laal’. They also like a concoction of green too. Let’s rewind to the 1945-46 elections in which the All-India Muslim League achieved a sweeping victory. The Muslim League, under the leadership of Muhammed Ali Jinnah, bagged almost all the seats in the Central Assembly. Out of the 495 seats reserved for the Muslims, Jinnah’s party won 440. It is another thing that only 14% of the 39 crore population was allowed to participate in the crucial election that would decide the fate of Indian subcontinent.

The Communist Party of India, formed in 1925 in Russia, openly supported Jinnah’s two-nation theory and assigned its mutant watermelon communists the task of canvassing for the League. Mazaz Luknowi, a card-holding communist and renown Urdu poet of his time, not only helped with the electioneering but also wrote poems eulogising Islam and supporting the creation of the Islamic State of Pakistan. Here go some of the lines from ‘Pakistan Ka Milli Tarana’ written by Atheist and left-liberal Mazaz, who also happens to be the maternal uncle of Javed Akhtar:

‘In the battle-readiness, we thrice cry: Pakistan is ours, ours, ours’
‘A hundred Gospels stand no match to the Quran’
‘We are all Gazis in the service of Pakistan’

Mazaz’s Pakistan ka Milli Tarana [Source: Creating a New Medina by Venkat Dhulipala]

He was not alone. Celebrity lyricist Majrooh Sultanpuri, a card-holding communist, was also a votary of Pakistan. But strangely enough, he decided not to move to Pakistan and went on to become the face of ‘secularism’ and won Dada Sahab Phalke award. There was a whole tribe of mutant communists that canvassed for the creation of Pakistan. The Communist Party of India had theorised that the new state of Pakistan was ripe for a revolution. That the party had to facilitate the creation of a socialist state in Pakistan.

To set the plan in motion, the Communist Party of Pakistan (CPP) was formed on March 6, 1948, months after the creation of Pakistan. Writer Sajjad Zaheer was elected the first general secretary of the CPP that largely comprised of Muslim leftist leaders of CPI. But the bonhomie between the CCP and the Muslim League was short-lived. This unholy alliance was destined to fail because Islamists and communists are both exclusionist ideologies that cannot co-exist as the rise of one meant doom for the other.

So if you are wondering why do the leftists still support the Islamist movement? The relationship of the Marxist left to political Islam dates back to the time of the Russian revolution of 1917. Lenin mandated that it was necessary to support Islamist movements under conditions in which they contested local ruling classes, colonial control, or both, going against those who believed that communism should have no dealings with religious activism.

In a hurry to usurp power, the communists, allegedly backed by Soviet Russia, tried to unsuccessfully overthrow the government of the then Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan. Major-General Akbar Khan, his wife, poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz of ‘Hum Dekhenge’ fame, dozens of military officers and the CPP’s head Sajjad Zaheer were arrested, tried and thrown in jails in 1951. In 1954, Pakistan banned CPP and deported Zaheer and his colleagues back to India. It is unclear as to how and why the then Nehru government allowed the ‘Tukde Tukde’ gang back in India. Their progenies, however, live on and continue to wage war against India and its integrity!

Arnab vs Antonia: SC questions Kapil Sibal on hundreds of FIRs that have the same wording, Congress leader concedes photocopies being used

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Arnab vs Antonia: SC questions Kapil Sibal on hundreds of FIRs that have the same wording, Congress leader concedes photocopies being used

The Congress party has gone all out in its pursuit against Republic TV Chief Editor Arnab Goswami. They have left no stone unturned in their bid to exact revenge upon the journalist for having the courage to risk offending Antonia Maino aka Sonia Gandhi. Numerous FIRs were filed across the country against Arnab Goswami for his reportage on the Palghar mob lynching of Sadhus, where policemen of Maharashtra abdicated their responsibility of protecting innocent citizens and practically handed over the Sadhus to the mob which thrashed them to death. One of the many FIRs against him was filed by the Raza Academy, which was being represented by Kapil Sibal, the senior leader of the Congress party.

During the hearing of a plea filed by Arnab Goswami requesting that all FIRs registered against him be quashed, the Supreme Court took a stern view against the Congress party for the exact same wording being used in almost all the FIRs against the journalist. Justice Shah asked Kapil Sibal why it was that hundreds of FIRs filed against Arnab Goswami in the Palghar case in Congress states had the exact same wording. The Congress leader was left embarrassed and was forced to concede the point of photocopied FIRs.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta slammed the Mumbai Police under the Maharashtra government and said, “My take on this matter, this is a case where the way in which state police has acted is undesirable, in a matter of this nature and impact in the possible outcome of the investigation. This is a first case where the police comes and says please insulate us, the accused says I don’t have faith.” He emphasised on the need of an independent investigation “handled by an independent agency that does not need any insulation and the accused is also unable to say that he is being harassed.”

Vendetta against Arnab Goswami

Harish Salve, representing Arnab Goswami, said that it was a case where one political party was targeting a journalist, adding that all the complainants are members of one political party which has a problem with the central government, and ‘they want to teach this journalist a lesson’. Salve told the Bench that the Congress party is ‘trying to stifle an unpleasant voice, there’s no doubt left that it’s all about Arnab. The real purpose is to teach a journalist a lesson by asking very silly questions during the investigation in the case. The whole thing is to teach Arnab and his profession a lesson, just to show that what we are doing is wrong according to them’.

During the hearing, Kapil Sibal equated “making allegations against Congress” as “communal”. When Harish Salve said that the Maharashtra Government should have no problems with transferring the case to the CBI, the Congress leader said that transferring the case to CBI would mean that the “Investigation will go into your hands”. What that statement would mean is that Kapil Sibal wants Arnab Goswami to be “investigated” by the Congress party or agencies that Congress parties can control unquestionably. Harish Salve went on to say that the comment by Kapil Sibal proved that this investigation into Arnab was politically motivated since he wants ‘his people” to investigate Arnab.

Policeman tests positive for Coronavirus

One of the policemen who interrogated Arnab Goswami for over twelve hours in April last week has now tested positive for coronavirus, senior advocate Harish Salve informed the Supreme Court while arguing for the Republic TV chief seeking quashing of the fresh FIR against him. On April 27, 2020, Arnab Goswami was questioned by Mumbai Police for over 12 hours for questioning Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi’s silence over Palghar Sadhu lynching. He was questioned after the Congress party filed more than 150 FIRs against him in various states of the country. The Supreme Court had merged all the FIRs into one and transferred to Mumbai. A week later, a fresh FIR was filed by Raza Academy.

Over the Palghar incident, Arnab, during the hearing on quashing of FIR requested that the case be transferred to the CBI for further investigation since he has made serious allegations against the local police in Palghar incident. “It’s a union vs state problem and I have become a party to this. Of course I can go to Bombay High Court, my request is that the CBI can probe and file report,” Goswami said in the court.

The Raza Academy: Org that filed FIR against Arnab Goswami

An FIR was filed by Mumbai based Raza Academy alleging Goswami indulged in disturbing communal harmony over the gathering of migrants in Bandra near a mosque. Raza Academy had organised the August 2012 protests at Azad Maidan in Mumbai which escalated to riots. The most shocking incident of the Azad Maidan Riots was the desecration of Amar Jawan Jyoti memorial by the Muslim mobs. The war memorial is dedicated to the fighters of 1857 – the First Indian Freedom Struggle.

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