Citizens for Justice and Peace
Fiery speech in Akhlaque village
04-Oct-2015
IMRANAHMED SIDDIQUI Oct. 4: Riot- accused BJP lawmaker Sangeet Som today visited lynching victim Mohammed Akhlaque’s village, accused the administration of ” appeasing cow killers” and threatened retaliation if police did not stop ” framing innocent youths”, drawing accusations of inciting communal passions further. The MLA had been arrested in 2013 over the riots in…
Won’t allow Muslims at Garba, says right-wing group in Gujarat
04-Oct-2015
Ahmedabad, Oct 4, 2015 (PTI) A right-wing group today said it had issued a “diktat” barring entry of Muslims at Garba events during the upcoming Navratri festival at Mandvi town in Gujarat’s Kutch district to prevent “love jihad” incidents. “We have issued a diktat barring the entry of Muslims at Garba events in Mandvi,” said…
Honour killing ‘ glare on parents
02-Oct-2015
RAKHEE ROYTALUKDAR Jaipur, Oct. 1: A young engineering graduate from Alwar claims his wife’s family murdered her because the couple were from different castes and had married against their parents’ wishes. Devasheesh Meena, 22, alleges that police are turning a blind eye because of the politically explosive nature of the Meena- Gujjar rivalry in Rajasthan.…
OUTRAGEOUS COMMENTS BY BJP MINISTERS & RIGHT-WING GROUPS KEEP POT BOILING IN UTTAR PRADESH AFTER LYNCHING OF A MAN OVER MEAT
02-Oct-2015
Sanjeev Kumar Balyan, minister of state for agriculture and Muzaffarnagar MP , has said the murder of Mohammad Akhlaq in Dadri allegedly for consuming beef is “wrong“ but alleged the ruling Samajwadi Party is encouraging cow slaughter to appease a “particular community“, causing tension between communities. “The murder (of Akhlaq) is wrong. But I would…
Some Contract Diarrhoea if They Don’t Abuse Hindus’
02-Oct-2015
Amid mounting criticism of right-wing outfits over the lynching incident, VHP said it has become “fashion“ for “some people“ to abuse Hindus or else they contract “diarrhoea“. “Several people have levelled allegations against Hindus and those working for awakening of Hindus. My view is clear, some people contract diarrhoea if they don’t abuse Hindus,“ VHP…
90-year-old Dalit man axed, burnt alive for entering temple in Uttar Pradesh village
02-Oct-2015
• By Mugdha Variyar Updated: October 2, 2015 13:02 IST A Dalit man who tried to enter a temple with his family in Uttar Pradesh’s Hamirpur district was axed and burnt alive on Wednesday. The man, said to be 90 years of age, was stopped at the entrance of the Maidani Baba temple by a…
UNEASY CALM IN BISADA VILLAGE OF GAUTAMBUDH NAGAR DISTRICT – Many Muslims Contemplating Leaving Area; Such Things Happen: BJP Leader
02-Oct-2015
Oct 02 2015 : The Economic Times (Mumbai) ManMohan Rai Lucknow: An uneasy calm prevailed in Bisada village of Gautam Budh Nagar district on Thursday , three days after a resident Mohammed Ikhlaq was killed and his son grievously injured on the suspicion of cow slaughter, and the possibility of similar communal friction elsewhere in…
Dadri temple priest detained; Centre seeks report from U.P.
02-Oct-2015
NEW DELHI, October 2, 2015 The Union Home Ministry has sought a report from the Uttar Pradesh government on the lynching of a man at Dadri in Greater Noida over rumours that he had consumed beef. The Centre has also sent an advisory to the State to keep a check on incidents of communal violence.…
Rijiju fires warning at `anti-govt’ NGOs
02-Oct-2015
Oct 02 2015 : The Times of India (Mumbai) New Delhi AGENCIES Tells Them To Drop Agenda Or Face Action Junior home minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday accused Greenpeace of inciting protests against industrial projects and warned global activists and aid outfits not to work against the government. Rijiju’s warning follows a crackdown by the…
Dadri lynching: Three days before attack, my son was called a Pakistani, says mother
02-Oct-2015
Written by Aditi Vatsa | Bisara | Updated: October 2, 2015 10:45 am Last Friday, Mohammed Akhlaq’s family had arranged a Bakr Eid feast for neighbours and close relatives. That evening, Ahklaq’s 22-year-old son Mohammed Danish told his mother that a group of boys in their village, barely an hour’s drive from Delhi, had called…