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Pakistan: Kidnappings surge in Rahim Yar Khan as dacoits target Hindu minorities

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Pakistan: Kidnappings surge in Rahim Yar Khan as dacoits target Hindu minorities

After a month of inactivity, gangsters from the Katcha region in Pakistan have resumed their operations, kidnapping three individuals–two of whom are Hindus–during two separate incidents on Friday night.

The dacoits abducted two Hindus, Shameer Jee and Dheema Jee, from their home in the Kalywali area, which falls under the jurisdiction of the Bhong police. The attackers broke into their residence and took them to the Katcha region, according to a report from Dawn.

Kabul Sukhani, the leader of the Sukhani Gang, who has a bounty of Rs 10 million on his head, has claimed responsibility for the kidnappings. Reports indicate that the dacoits have released a video featuring the hostages, demanding the release of an accomplice currently held by the police.

They have warned that the hostages will only be freed if their accomplice is released, threatening to harm them if their demands are not met.

Another individual, Saleem Niazi, was abducted on Friday night near Masoo Mor in the Muradpur region, which is also under the jurisdiction of the Machka police. The suspects fired shots, injuring a motorcyclist near Adam Sahaba in Sadiqabad before fleeing with his bike. The injured motorcyclist was later transported to a hospital by Rescue 1122.

Minorities in Pakistan face significant challenges that impact their daily lives, safety, and prospects. Three days ago, two individuals from Municipal Colony Sadiqabad, Asif and Bilal, went missing and are believed to be held in a dacoit hideout located in the Khair Muhammad Jhuk area near the Indus River, Dawn reported.

In the last 30 days, 12 individuals have been kidnapped from various locations in Rahim Yar Khan, raising alarms among residents, businesspeople, and politicians about the rising incidence of ransom-related abductions. The Katcha dacoits are now employing honey traps and directly abducting victims from streets and residential neighbourhoods.

Reports further indicate that within the Sadiqabad Police jurisdiction, 12 people were kidnapped over the past month, but police have only managed to recover four hostages so far. One abductee was killed after ransom demands were not met, while seven others, including two Hindus, remain in captivity.

Meanwhile, Iqbal Hafeez, President of the Rahim Yar Khan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, expressed his concerns in a video statement, highlighting the rapidly deteriorating law and order situation in the district, Dawn reported.

He condemned the escalating threat of extortion from dacoits, emphasizing that it is the government’s responsibility to ensure a safe environment for traders and industrialists. Hafeez noted that half of the industrialists who relocated to the RYK Industrial Estate from Karachi and other areas have since left due to the increasing insecurity.

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Doctors in Kolkata begin indefinite hunger strike over Mamata Banerjee govt’s failure to meet their demands

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Doctors in Kolkata begin indefinite hunger strike over Mamata Banerjee govt’s failure to meet their demands

Junior doctors on Sunday went on an indefinite hunger strike over their demands from the Mamata Banerjee led-West Bengal government and asserted that they would continue to demonstrate their protest until their demands for justice on humanitarian grounds are not met.

The doctors emphasised that their fight is not against the public, but by and for the public.

Dr Sayantani who spoke to ANI on the hunger strike said, “Till the time our demands of justice on humanitarian grounds is not fulfilled, we will sit here. Before her rape and murder, Abhaya went through multiple threats. Anyone could have been ‘Abhaya’. It is our responsibility that there is no more Abhaya. This is not a fight against the public, this fight is by and for the public.”

“On one hand, we are sitting on a hunger strike, while on the other we see a minor girl was raped and murdered. Many cases similar to RG Kar have happened after 9 August, still, all doctors except the six of us sitting here, have gone back to their duties to ensure no one faces any trouble during Navratri,” she said.

Earlier on Saturday, Dr Sayantani from West Bengal Junior Doctor’s Front said, “We are starting a hunger strike from now onwards. We waited for 58-59 days and presented our demands in front of the state government, but to no resort.”

The doctor said that six representatives from the West Bengal Junior Doctor’s Front will carry out the hunger strike.

“We, 6 people representing the West Bengal Junior Doctor’s Front, are going on an indefinite hunger strike. Our fight has been for justice for Abhaya from day one. Every doctor will provide their service to the people during the Navratri festival but we 6 doctors will be on an indefinite hunger strike,” said Dr Sayantani.

The doctors had called off their “total cease work” on Friday with a 24-hour ultimatum to the state government to fulfill their demands.

Earlier, another junior doctor said that the government has failed to improve the security and safety measures of hospitals.

“Our demand is simple. We’ve given the government time to improve the safety and security of hospitals. However, the government has failed to do so. They even admitted before the Supreme Court that only a few measures have been implemented,” said Parichay Panda, one of the protesting doctors.

Earlier, on Monday, the Supreme Court requested a report from the National Task Force concerning safety and other issues related to professionals in the case of the August 9 rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

A bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, along with Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, issued this directive while hearing the suo motu petition regarding the incident.

The top court had previously constituted a National Task Force to examine safety concerns and consider developing an action plan to prevent gender-based violence and ensure a dignified working environment for interns, residents, and non-resident doctors.

On Wednesday, undergraduate and postgraduate students, junior doctors, and interns from North Bengal Medical College and Hospital in Siliguri held a torchlight procession protesting the rape and murder of a woman doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

Meanwhile, doctors from private hospitals lit earthen lamps at Ganga Ghat in Kolkata as a mark of protest over the same incident.

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Pro-Khalistani protestors in Canada targets Hindu MP Chandra Arya with inflammatory slogans and posters

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Pro-Khalistani protestors in Canada targets Hindu MP Chandra Arya with inflammatory slogans and posters

On Saturday, 5th October (local time), pro-Khalistani supporters protested against MP Chandra Arya at an event in Canada. They showed up at the venue of an event organised by the Coalition of Hindus of North America (CoHNA) Canada and protested against Hindu Liberal MP Chandra Arya in Calgary, Canada. Khalistanis protesting against Arya raised slogans such as “Arya is Indian, not Canadian,” “Arya is Modi’s agent,” and “Go back, go back.”

In a video shared by investigative journalist Mocha Bezirgan on the social media platform X, Khalistani separatists were seen standing on an Indian flag. There was a poster featuring the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, the Home Minister of India, Amit Shah, the Foreign Affairs Minister of India, Dr S Jaishankar, and NSA Ajit Doval. The poster read, “Enemies of Sikhs. Face of Hindu terror. Wanted.”

In another video shared by Bezirgan, a resident of Inglewood, Calgary, approached the protesters and expressed dissatisfaction with the Khalistani protest in his neighbourhood, saying, “You are scaring people.” He asked the protesters to leave. The protesters asked him if he was with India or Canada, to which the resident replied, “I am for my neighbourhood.” When the resident said they were scaring the people living in the area, the Khalistani separatists claimed the slogans were “peaceful.”

The protest was organised by the Khalistani terrorist organisation Sikhs For Justice. In another poster about the assassination of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Dr S Jaishankar, PM Modi, and the High Commissioner of India in Canada, Sanjay Kumar Verma, were called “Enemies of Canada.”

Yet another poster called to “Kill Modi Politics.” The poster mentioned the assassination of Nijjar and a so-called plot to kill SFJ founder Gurpatwant Singh Pannun.

During Khalistani protest against Chandra Arya at CoHNA event, one of the protestors held a poster which had half the face of PM Modi and half the face of Chandra Arya, with the text, “Face of India’s foreign interference. Mr Chandra Arya, Indo-Canadian Hindu Terrorist.” The man holding the poster had covered his face.

Khalistani protest against Chandra Arya at CoHNA event was not the first time SFJ has targeted Chandra Arya. In July 2024, Pannun asked the MP to leave Canada. In a post on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), Arya said that our land (Canada) is being polluted by Khalistani extremists abusing our freedoms guaranteed by our Canadian Charter of Rights. Retaliating to the statement, Pannun released a video threatening him to leave Canada and “go back to India”.

He said, “The likes of Arya and his supporters. You have no place in Canada because you are working against Canadian values, you are working against the Charter of Rights and you are promoting the interests of your masters in India. You all must abandon your citizenship and move back to your motherland India. While you and your supporters Chandra Arya are promoting violence against pro-Khalistan Sikhs we the Khalistan Sikhs. The pro-Khalistan Sikhs, have proved for decades that we are loyal to Canada, we are loyal to Canadian values. On 28th July in Calgary, the Khalistan Referendum voting is dedicated to all the Shaheeds of Canada who went back to fight Indian forces in Punjab following Canadian values of fighting injustice and attaining martyrdom. We are dedicating the 28th July Calgary voting to all those Shaheeds. You Chandra Arya, you and your followers have no place in a democratic country like Canada.”

Pannun’s video was reply to Arya’s condemnation of the attack on a Hindu temple. In a post on X, he wrote, “The Hindu temple BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir in Edmonton is vandalized again. During the last few years, Hindu temples in Greater Toronto Area, British Columbia and other places in Canada are being vandalized with hateful graffiti. Gurpatwant Singh Pannun of Sikhs for Justice last year publicly called for Hindus to go back to India. Khalistan supporters publicly celebrated in Brampton and Vancouver the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and brandishing images of deadly weapons. As I have always been saying, Khalistani extremists seems to get away with ease with their public rhetoric of hate and violence. Again, let me put on record. Hindu-Canadians are legitimately concerned. Like a broken record, I again call on Canadian law enforcement agencies to take this issue seriously before these rhetorics get translated into physical action against Hindu-Canadians.”

After Dasna Temple attacks, protests with ‘Sar Tan Se Juda’ slogans by Muslim mobs erupt in several places

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After Dasna Temple attacks, protests with ‘Sar Tan Se Juda’ slogans by Muslim mobs erupt in several places

On 4th October, thousands of Islamists took to the streets to protest against Mahant Narsinghanand Saraswati’s remarks on Prophet Muhammad in the village of Sultanpur, Laskar, Haridwar district, Uttarakhand. The protesting Islamists raised slogans such as “Nara-e-Takbir Allah Hu Akbar”, “Fansi Do”, and “Sar Tan Se Juda”. Police were present at the scene but appeared outnumbered in the viral video of the incident.

This was neither the first, nor the last protest organised by Islamists against Narsinghanand for his controversial statement about Prophet Muhammad. On 4th October, a similar incident took place in Bulandshahr, where Islamists protested and indulged in stone pelting over remarks made by Dasna Temple Mahant Narsinghanand Saraswati. The incident occurred in the Sikandrabad area. A large number of Islamists gathered outside Hazrat Ali Mosque to protest against Narsinghanand’s statements about Prophet Muhammad.

During the protest, when the police tried to calm the situation, a section of the crowd started pelting stones at them. Inspector Ravi Ratan of Sikandrabad Kotwali was injured and subsequently rushed to the hospital for treatment. Following the stone-pelting incident, District Magistrate CP Singh and Senior Superintendent of Police Shlok Kumar rushed to the scene. Additional police forces were called to disperse the mob. The police took eight individuals into custody in connection with the violence. Surveillance across the region was also intensified to ensure peace. The police then initiated a crackdown on those involved in the stone-pelting, taking eight individuals into custody.

Similarly, on 4th October, a group of Muslim youth created chaos and unrest outside the Dasna Devi temple. The Ghaziabad police swung into action and dispersed the mob.

On Thursday (3rd October), the Uttar Pradesh police apprehended 3 Muslim men who entered the Dasna Devi temple near Ghaziabad by pretending to be Hindus. They were identified as Rahul, Nanak and Wazir Khan and hailed from Mathura district. As per reports, the trio used Hindu names and claimed to be a part of Ramlila to gain access to the temple headed by priest Yati Narsinghanand.

While speaking about the matter, ACP Lipi Nagayach informed, “During checks, the police on duty at the temple found that the three men were using Aadhaar cards with Hindu names though they are Muslims. They had arrived there to perform at the Ramlila. After inquiry, the men were arrested and booked for cheating by impersonation and defiling a place of worship. The group performing the Ramlila at the temple did not know that the men were Muslims.” The First Information Report read, “The three men had the intention of insulting the Hindu religion, and that is why they were trying to enter the temple.”

The development comes at a time when Islamists are threatening the Dasna temple priest with ‘Sar Tan se Juda (STSJ)’ threats after being prodded by Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair over his speech on Prophet Muhammad.

Remarks by Narsinghanand that led to multiple protests and incidents of violence

The protests stemmed from a statement made by Mahant Narsinghanand at an event where he stated, ”…Even thousands of years since Ravan committed a small mistake, we burn his effigy. But until now, such criminals have taken birth that Ravan’s existence would fail in front of them. I want to exhort all Hindus from this stage if you want to burn an effigy, burn the effigy of Mohammad.”

Yati Narsinghanand’s controversial past and an assassination attempt against him

It is worth noting that this is not the first time that Islamists have targeted Narsinghanand for his remarks. In 2022, Narsinghanand was arrested after a woman filed a complaint against him for making derogatory remarks against women. Islamists had then alleged that he had called for the genocide of Muslims during an event called ‘Dharma Sansad’ where he had called upon Hindus to keep sharper weapons in self-defence against the looming threats posed by Islamists.

The near-constant barrage of online attacks by Islamists against Yati Narsinghanand came to a head in 2021 when Delhi Police foiled an assassination bid to kill him. Mohd. Dar, a JeM terrorist was arrested by the police and one .30 bore pistol along with two magazines and 15 live rounds were recovered from him. His belonging also included a Bhagwa kurta, a Kalava, a Mala and a Chandan-tika. The recovery of overtly Hindu symbols highlighted the modus operandi employed by Mumbai 26/11 terrorists who carried Hindu paraphernalia on their suicide mission to pin the blame of the attack on Hindus and in the process, promote the “Hindu terror” bogey, a fabrication that was conjured up by the UPA government to shield Islamic extremism.

Uttar Pradesh: Hindu man lives in fear as Muslims hound him for objecting to hoarding of Pakistani hate preacher Khadim Hussain Rizvi, seeks police protection

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Uttar Pradesh: Hindu man lives in fear as Muslims hound him for objecting to hoarding of Pakistani hate preacher Khadim Hussain Rizvi, seeks police protection

A Hindu man named Ashish Kumar has been living under fear ever since he complained to the police about hoardings, featuring radical hate preachers from Pakistan, which were put up on the occasion of Milad-un-Nabi.

A resident of Mehdawal Nagar Panchayat in Sant Kabir Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh, Kumar found hoardings of Khadim Hussain Rizvi and his son Saad Hussain Rizvi on full public display in September this year.

He tweeted about the matter and then filed a police complaint in this regard. Two Muslim men were arrested based on his complaint. However, Ashish soon became the subject of death threats.

According to the victim, two men came to his house on 24th September and threatened him with drastic consequences. On Thursday (3rd October), Ashish received another threat to his life.

Forced by circumstances, the Hindu man appealed to the SP Satyajit Gupta to provide him with police protection. In his application, Ashish informed that his family was scared and that those who issued threats were roaming freely on the streets.

He lamented that no action has been taken so far by the police administration. On receipt of his complaint, the SP handed over the case to the circle officer of Mehdawal. A probe has now been initiated into the matter.

Hindu organisations in the area have meanwhile expressed solidarity with Ashish Kumar.

Khadim Hussain Rizvi, STSJ and its influence in India

Khadim Hussain Rizvi, the Pakistani cleric featured on the hoarding in Sant Kabir Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh, is the founder of an extremist party called Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP).

During his lifetime, Rizvi launched several campaigns to preserve the draconian blasphemy laws in Pakistan. He was a follower of 19th-century Islamic preacher, Imam Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi (the founder of the Barelvi sect).

TLP has been involved in several violent protests in Pakistan. They have killed law enforcement authorities and even coined the dangerous slogan of ‘Sarr Tann se Juda (beheading)’ for committing blasphemy (often described with Urdu terms such as ‘Toheen-e-Mazhab’ and ‘Gustaak-e-Rasool’).

TLP founder Khadim Hussain Rizvi has been the inspiration for several criminals, who committed murders of alleged blasphemers. In March 2019, a Muslim student named Khateeb Hussain stabbed his English Professor in Bahawalpur City of Pakistan after falsely accusing the latter of blasphemy.

“Hussain’s eagerness to take credit for the murder paints an alarming picture of a boy who was inspired by videos of preacher Khadim Hussain Rizvi and possibly radicalised through social media,” a report in Dawn stated.

In 2018, another student in Chārsadda town of Pakistan shot dead his school Principal after accusing him of committing blasphemy. “I committed this murder and I accepted it. It was ordered by God (Allah),” the unnamed student confessed. He had attended meetings conducted by TLP in 2017.

The war cry of ‘Sarr Tann se Juda (STSJ)’ has been weaponised by radical Islamists residing in India to orchestrate attacks against the Hindu community.

In November 2023, Lareb Hashmi attacked a 24-year-old Hindu bus conductor with a cleaver on allegations of ‘blasphemy’. He was inspired by the teachings of Khadim Hussain Rizvi.

Islamists have also killed Kamlesh Tiwari, Kanhaiya Lal, Kishan Bharwad and other Hindus in the name of ‘Gustaak-e-Rasool.’

Karnataka: Brother of Janata Dal (Secular) MLA goes missing, damaged car found near Mangaluru’s Kulur bridge

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Karnataka: Brother of Janata Dal (Secular) MLA goes missing, damaged car found near Mangaluru’s Kulur bridge

Mangaluru police have launched a search operation after a businessman was reported missing early Sunday morning, officials said. The missing businessman, identified as Mumthaz Ali, is the brother of Janata Dal (Secular) MLC BM Farooq and former Congress MLA Mohiuddin Bava.

According to officials, Ali left his house in his car around 3 am on Sunday and later stopped near the Kulur Bridge at around 5 am. His vehicle was found abandoned near the Kulur bridge, leading to suspicions that he may have jumped from the bridge.

Mangaluru Commissioner of Police, Anupam Agarwal, who reached the spot after receiving the information, said that there were signs of damage on the vehicle. The State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and the Coast Guard have been called in to search the river to determine whether Ali had jumped from the bridge.

“Early this morning, we received information that businessman Mumthaz Ali’s vehicle was found near Kulur bridge. He might have jumped from the bridge. Local police reached the spot and initiated the investigation,” Mangaluru CP Anupam Agrawal said.

“As per the preliminary investigation, he left his house in his car around 3 am, drove around the city, and at around 5 am stopped his car near the Kulur bridge. The car has certain accidental marks, and shortly after that, his daughter informed the local police,” he added.

“SDRF and Coast Guard teams are searching the river to determine if he jumped in or if there is any other development,” he said. “We are further looking into the matter,” he added.

Further details are awaited.

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Pakistan: Abrupt ‘disappearance’ of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa CM Gandapur stokes rumors of his arrest amid protest in Islamabad

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Pakistan: Abrupt ‘disappearance’ of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa CM Gandapur stokes rumors of his arrest amid protest in Islamabad

In addition to stoking rumours of his arrest, the sudden “disappearance” of fiery politician and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur raised numerous questions as the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) continued its demonstration in Islamabad for a second day on Saturday, Geo News reported.

In an interview with the Geo News program “Naya Pakistan” on Saturday, Barrister Mohammad Ali Saif, the KP CM’s information advisor, stated that CM Gandapur was escorted by his staff when Rangers men entered the KP House in Islamabad. “We would have known if Ali Amin Gandapur departed for Peshawar,” he said.

“No one has been able to contact the chief minister so far,” he added.

Additionally, he stated that he spoke with the chief minister over a satellite phone around eight in the morning today. As of right now, his whereabouts remain unclear.

Saif responded to rumours that Gandapur would be arrested, stating that it would be a contempt of court since the KP CM had been granted bail by the Peshawar High Court (PHC), reported Geo News.

He continued by saying that Article 248 of the Constitution grants exemptions to all elected officials.

It is important to know that shortly after Chief Minister Gandapur arrived in Islamabad and proceeded to the provincial government’s residence, large groups of police and Rangers stormed into the KP House in the federal capital earlier today.

However, sources closer to the government refuted the reports about the KP chief minister’s arrest by law enforcers.

Islamabad’s law and order situation is still precarious because, in an attempt to maintain security ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization meeting, the party founded by Imran Khan attempted to hold a protest at D-Chowk in the face of Section 144, which forbids political activities and gatherings in the twin cities.

Protests demanding the independence of the judiciary and the release of the opposition party’s founder, Imran, who has been detained at Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail for over a year, were started by the opposition party.

Law enforcement officers and partyworkers also got into fights, each saying the other had attacked them.

Police fired tear gas at the protesters on Saturday in the capital as well as the convoys tried to enter Islamabad, while the workers used slingshots to hit the law enforcers.

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West Bengal: Police arrest Mostakin for the murder of minor girl following public outrage, accused confesses to crime

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West Bengal: Police arrest Mostakin for the murder of minor girl following public outrage, accused confesses to crime

Hours after the people of Kultali village in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal hit the streets in protest on Saturday (5th October), the police arrested a boy named Mostakin Sardar in connection to the rape and murder of a minor girl.

The SP of Baruipur district, Palash Chandra Dhali confirmed the development. He said that Mostakin had confessed to killing the minor girl.

“He has admitted to killing the girl but has denied raping her. We are waiting for the post-mortem report,” Baruipur SP Palash Chandra Dhali stated.

While speaking to the media, the girl’s father demanded the death penalty for the accused Mostakin.

According to the villagers, the victim was raped before she was killed and dumped into a canal, which is located about 500 metres away from her home. They have accused the local police of harassing the victim’s family and not taking preventive action on time.

The 11-year-old girl had been missing since Friday night (4th October). She had gone for tuition classes but did not return home. Her body was found in a canal on the following day.

Protests in South 24 Parganas

Later, angry villagers took to the streets in protest. Roads were blocked in Jayanagar and Kultali. The agitated protestors attacked the police station and set it on fire.

In videos that surfaced on social media, women protestors were seen demonstrating with sticks, pelting stones and clashing with the police. Others were seen destroying bikes and public property in a fit of rage.

The situation in Kultali remains tense. The police initiated a probe into the matter and also deployed a large contingent to prevent any untoward incident. 

RG Kar Hospital rape and murder case: Junior doctors in Kolkata begin fast unto death as West Bengal govt fails to fulfill their demands

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RG Kar Hospital rape and murder case: Junior doctors in Kolkata begin fast unto death as West Bengal govt fails to fulfill their demands

On Saturday, 5th October, junior doctors protesting the rape and murder of their colleague at the RG Kar Hospital in Kolkata began a fast unto death. The protesting doctors have accused the West Bengal Government of failing to fulfill their demands. Notably, they started a sit-in protest at Dorina Crossing in Dharmatala on Friday, 4th October, and gave the state government a deadline of 24 hours to meet their promises.

Speaking to the media, a junior doctor said, “We are starting the fast unto death until our demands are fulfilled. To maintain transparency, we have installed CCTV cameras at the dais where our colleagues will be holding the fast. We will join duty as promised but will not eat anything.”

Initially, six junior doctors have started fast unto death. The sit-in protest was initiated after calling off the ‘total cease work’. The six doctors who sat on the fast unto death have been identified as Snigdha Hazra, Tanaya Panja, and Anustup Mukhopadhyay of Kolkata Medical College and Hospital, Arnab Mukhopadhyay of SSKM, Pulastha Acharya of NRS Medical College and Hospital, and Sayantani Ghosh Hazra of KPC Medical College.

The junior doctor said that if anything happens to the doctors sitting on the fast, the state government will be held responsible. He added, “We have the support of the people, and that is why we are not afraid of any hindrances from the administration. We will continue our hunger strike until our demands are met.”

Earlier, the junior doctors said that the police were not allowing them to set up the dais for the protest. The permission for the sit-in protest was denied by the Kolkata Police, stating that it would hinder traffic on an already congested road.

Furthermore, there were allegations by the junior doctors on Friday night that police personnel baton-charged them. Kolkata Police sent an email to the protesting doctors asking them to identify the police personnel involved and lodge a complaint. The police promised necessary action in the matter.

The email read, “With reference to the allegation of physical assault, the matter is being investigated. However, you are requested to direct the doctor/person who has allegedly been assaulted to lodge a formal complaint at the concerned police station. Necessary action will be taken in accordance with the law.”

The doctors’ demands include justice for their deceased colleague in RG Kar case, the immediate removal of Health Secretary NS Nigam, accountability for administrative incompetence and corruption within the Health Department, the establishment of a centralised referral system for all hospitals and medical colleges, the implementation of a bed vacancy monitoring system, and the formation of a task force to ensure essential provisions such as CCTV, on-call rooms, and washrooms, among others.

RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape and murder case

On 9th August, the semi-naked, injured body of a 31-year-old woman doctor was found in the seminar hall of Kolkata’s state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. Her autopsy report confirmed rape before the murder. A total of three persons have been arrested so far in this case including Sanjay Roy, the prime accused. After the Courts came down heavily on the State government and Kolkata Police for mishandling the case, the Calcutta High Court transferred the probe from the Kolkata Police to the CBI.

Supreme Court junks petition seeking review of constitution bench verdict scrapping the Electoral Bonds scheme

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Supreme Court junks petition seeking review of constitution bench verdict scrapping the Electoral Bonds scheme

The Supreme Court has dismissed a petition seeking a review of the Constitution Bench judgement by which it had struck down the Electoral Bonds Scheme, which allowed for anonymous funding to political parties.

A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, JB Paridwala and Manoj Misra dismissed the review petition.

“Having perused the review petitions, there is no error apparent on the face of the record. No case for review under Order XLVII Rule 1 of the Supreme Court Rules 2013. The review petitions are, therefore, dismissed,” the top court stated in its order, which dismissed the review petition filed by advocate Mathews J Nedumpara and others.

The apex court on February 15, while striking down the Electoral Bonds scheme, which allowed for anonymous funding to political parties, ordered the State Bank of India (SBI) to stop issuing Electoral Bonds immediately.

It had also held that the anonymous Electoral Bonds scheme violated the right to information of a voter guaranteed under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution.

It had unanimously quashed the Electoral Bonds scheme as well as amendments made to the Income Tax Act and the Representation of People Act, which had made the donations anonymous.

An Electoral Bond is an instrument like a promissory note or bearer bond which can be purchased by any individual, company, firm, or association of persons provided the person or body is a citizen of India or incorporated or established in India. The bonds are issued specifically for contribution of funds to political parties.

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