Citizens for Justice and Peace
Four teams to probe into Belgaum violence
28-Sep-2014
Excise Minister and district in-charge Satish L. Jarkiholi has asked the Police Department to investigate the violent incidents reported from Angol and other parts of the city on Wednesday and Thursday. On Friday, the situation remained under control but Section 144 was extended up to 6 p.m. on September 28. Meanwhile, six persons were detained…
Communal clash in Vadodara continues for second day; four teargas shells fired
26-Sep-2014
Yet another communal clash was witnessed in the old city area of Vadodara a day after people from two communities clashed reportedly after a photoshopped image doing the rounds on WhatsApp hurt religious sentiment of a community. Stone pelting ensued at around 2:30 pm in several areas simultaneously, soon after people from Muslim community finished…
FB post leads to violence in Vadodara Special Correspondent
26-Sep-2014
Communal violence broke out in Fatehpur area under City police station in Vadodara on Thursday over a Facebook post. No casualties were reported. According to the police, the violence broke out at around 1 p.m. following a Facebook post by Sunil Rahilji, a coaching class instructor. Some vehicles were set on fire.
VHP tells Muslims and Christians to ‘stay away’ from Navratri festival
26-Sep-2014
Vishwa Hindu Parishad warned Muslims and Christians on Thursday not to join in a lively Navratri festival this month, in the latest bid by activists to step up segregation in the multi-faith country. Emboldened by the May election victory of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, hardliners in his party and affiliated right-wing groups have been stirring…
Godhra Muslims earn living by crafting ‘dandiyas’ for Navratri
25-Sep-2014
A large number of Muslim craftsmen in Godhra city, which was the epicenter of the 2002 riots, earn livelihood by making ‘dandiyas’ (wooden sticks) for Navratri, Gujarat’s most popular festival of the Hindus. Several Muslim families in Godhra, about 60 kms from here, start preparing the dandiyas, used by men and women in the traditional…
AMC schools to celebrate RSS ideologue’s birth anniv
25-Sep-2014
Thursday, 25 September 2014 | PNS | GANDHINAGAR Students of nearly 450 Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) controlled schools will first time celebrate birth anniversary of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) ideologue Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay on Thursday (September 25), who worked closely with RSS founder KB Hedgewar. The RSS ideologue’s birthday falls on the first day of…
He makes Vadodara’s Navratri masha allah
24-Sep-2014
Never mind the war on love jihad, organisers in Vadodara insist on sound system provided by Malek Nazir Mohammed. He begins work after seeking Hanuman’s blessings every year Love jihad may be a hot topic of discussion this garba season, but the show must go on. Nobody understands it better than Malek Nazir Mohammed who…
Imam arrested for his Navratri comment
24-Sep-2014
Sufi Imam Mehndi Hussain, of the Narendra Modiskullcap controversy fame of 2011, was arrested on Tuesday by Kheda police for his comment on Navratri last week. He had likened the festival with revelry of rakshasas (demons). Several Hindu organizations including Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) had denounced his remarks, staged protests against the imam and demanded…
Sufi Imam Mehndi Hasan calls Navratri a festival of demons
22-Sep-2014
Hindu leaders demand immediate arrest; three teams of Kheda police looking for the absconding Imam Convert to Hinduism & play Garba: VHP Ranchhod Bharwad demanded that Muslims be barred from playing garba. “We have cautioned organisers against entry of Muslims in events. If any Muslim wants to take part in Garba, he has to convert…
RSS rewrites history: Dalits ‘created’ by Muslim invaders
22-Sep-2014
First Published: 00:47 IST(22/9/2014) | Last Updated: 08:45 IST(22/9/2014) In its renewed impetus to woo Dalits, various other castes and sub-castes, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has embarked on an ambitious exercise to re-write history. Emboldened by the BJP’s success in the Lok Sabha elections, the RSS has intensified its efforts to find and validate…