Citizens for Justice and Peace
Muzaffarnagar riots case: BJP MP surrenders in court
03-Nov-2015
Nov 02, 2015 | PTI| BJP MP is accused of violating prohibitory orders and inciting communal tension Muzaffarnagar: BJP MP Bhartendu Singh on Monday surrendered in a local court here in connection with a case of violating prohibitory orders and inciting communal tension and riots in Muzaffarnagar in 2013. Appearing before the court, Singh sought…
Ram not born in present-day Ayodhya, claims Muslim leader’s book
03-Nov-2015
In his book, Abdul Rahim Quraishi argues that nowhere in the Vedas or the Puranas is the Gangetic plain mentioned as the birthplace or the kingdom of Ram. Written by Abantika Ghosh | New Delhi | Updated: November 3, 2015 7:36 am A book by a senior functionary of the All India Muslim Personal Law…
‘Conspiracy to instigate riots in 2010’: Pune court quashes govt plea to withdraw criminal case against Sena leaders
03-Nov-2015
On October 25, The Indian Express was the first to report about the application made by the state government. Written by Sushant Kulkarni | Pune | Published:November 3, 2015 12:48 am CITING several loopholes, a court in Pune on Monday rejected the state government’s application to withdraw a criminal case against Shiv Sena leader Neelam…
Madrasa headmaster killed for stealing cow in Manipur
03-Nov-2015
Guwahati, Nov 3, 2015, DHNS: A headmaster of a government primary madrasa was killed for allegedly stealing cows from his neighbouring village in Manipur. The incident took place in Keirao Makting village of Imphal East district, an area dominated by Manipuri Muslims, locally known as Pangals. Sources said tension gripped Keirao Makting after the body…
Maulana held for radicalising youths
03-Nov-2015
MUMBAI: The Nagpur unit of the anti-terrorism squad (ATS) on Sunday night arrested a Maulana from Pusad in Yavatmal district for allegedly radicalising four youths, including the accused who stabbed a police constable over the ‘beef ban’, in September. Inspector general of police (ATS) Niket Kaushik has confirmed the arrest. Sources in the ATS said…
Dadri lynching a stray incident, says Jaitley
02-Nov-2015
NEW DELHI, November 2, 2015 Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday called the Dadri lynching a stray incident and said that though the Congress and Left thinkers and activists were projecting India as an intolerant society, the truth was otherwise. Mr. Jaitley said it was incumbent upon every well-wisher of India, including the present…
`Rejected’ film on beef wins 2 awards
02-Nov-2015
Nov 02 2015 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Mumbai: TNN A student film on caste politics and beef, pulled out of a Films Division festival at the last minute, has bagged two awards at the same festival. `Caste on the Menu’, by students of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, was to be screened…
Court martial of 4 likely for J&K civilian deaths
02-Nov-2015
Soldiers face proceedings for ‘excessive use of force’ Four soldiers are likely to be tried by a military court for killing two teenagers and injuring their two friends in a case of mistaken identity in Kashmir’s Budgam last November that triggered a wave of protests and saw the Army issue a rare apology. An Army…
RSS says review policy to counter Muslim growth
01-Nov-2015
RANCHI: The RSS on Saturday sought a review of the population policy to counter ‘severe demographic changes’ in India, flagging what it considers a high rate of growth among Muslims in the country. The Hindutva outfit passed a resolution on the contentious issue at its three-day national executive in Jharkhand’s capital. The RSS and its…
Review policy to check Muslim, Christian population: RSS resolution
01-Nov-2015
Written by Ashutosh Bhardwaj | New Delhi | Updated: November 1, 2015 12:28 pm Seeking to make a distinction between “religions of Bharatiya origin” and others like Islam and Christianity, the RSS on Saturday passed a resolution asking the government to “reformulate” the population policy to check “demographic imbalance”. Claiming “higher growth” in the Muslim…