Citizens for Justice and Peace
Muslims Constitute 14% of India, But Just 3% of India Inc
07-Sep-2015
Only 2.67% of senior execs in BSE 500 cos are Muslims Last Monday , Vice President Hamid Ansari referred to the appalling state of Muslims and goaded the state and other societal actors towards affirmative action. But how does India Inc fare on this count? An ET Intelligence Group analysis indicate Muslims constitute a mere…
Dalits fume over fine on their women for entering temple in Karnataka
07-Sep-2015
Sathish G. T. Sigaranahalli (Hassan), September 7, 2015 The Scheduled Castes community at Sigaranahalli in Holenarsipur taluk is furious after the ‘upper caste’ people of the village imposed a penalty on four Dalit women for entering a temple. The women have refused to pay the penalty arguing that they too have rights to enter the…
Criticising Govt Can be Sedition in Maha Now
05-Sep-2015
RULING WITH AN IRON HAND? Cops given powers to book any person who brings “hatred, contempt or dissatisfaction against govts” The Maharashtra government has in an order dated August 27 given police powers to take action against those critical of the state or central government if it deemed such critiques to be particularly offensive. Political…
BJP to push for 8-day meat ban in Mumbai too
05-Sep-2015
Sep 07, 2015 – Bhagwan Parab | mumbai Earlier enforced by the Mira-Bhayander civic body Buoyed by its success in banning the sale of meat in the Mira-Bhayander region during the entire Jain fasting festival Paryushan, the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) now wants to replicate it in Mumbai. The party has demanded that sale of…
Muslim population ‘scary’: Vishwa Hindu Parishad
05-Sep-2015
Sep 06, 2015 | PTI| New Delhi Terming Census figures “scary” and “a matter of deep concern”, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad Sunday alleged that instead of cooperating with efforts of other communities to control the country’s population, Muslims are making it a “campaign” to increase their numbers. This assertion came days after VHP working president…
Togadia, Sakshi seek curbs on Muslims over population growth
04-Sep-2015
New Delhi, Sep 3, 2015, (PTI) Two senior Hindutava leaders have sought curbs on Muslims in view of the increasing population of the community as revealed in the recent census report. While VHP Working President Pravin Togadia has gone to the extent of demanding punitive measures against Muslims having more than two children for engaging…
Violence subsides in troubled Manipur dist, curfew still on
04-Sep-2015
Friday, 04 September 2015 | Anup Sharma | Guwahati The violence has subsided in the troubled Churachandpur district of Manipur where a clash between the security forces and an irate mob erupted since Monday killing seven persons and injuring 20 others even as curfew continued in the troubled district to ensure that the violence does…
Justice continues to elude Kandhamal
04-Sep-2015
It is a matter of shame and sorrow that the Christian community in Kandhamal is subdued not because of its lack of courage but on account of the failure of the Centre and the State, the investigative agencies and the criminal justice system, including courts, to ensure it justice It is seven years since the…
Hindu group forces Muslim writer in Kerala to stop Ramayana column
04-Sep-2015
At the age of 75, I was being reduced to just a Muslim, I couldn’t take it, says Malayalam critic M M Basheer on the hate calls he received. As it has been his wont for the past few years, literary critic M M Basheer was set to write a series of newspaper columns on…
Govt cancels Greenpeace India’s FCRA licence
04-Sep-2015
New Delhi, Sep 3, 2015, (PTI): In yet another crackdown on NGOs, government today cancelled the registration of Greenpeace India under the Foreign Contribution Regulations Act (FCRA) for its activities which allegedly hampered country’s economic growth. The Greenpeace India’s registration has been cancelled under Section 13 of the FCRA, a senior Home Ministry official told…