Citizens for Justice and Peace
Four held in connection with Bajrang Dal activist murder
18-Oct-2015
MANGALURU, October 19, 2015 The police have arrested four persons in connection with the murder of 29-year-old flower vendor and Bajrang Dal activist in Moodbidri, 35 km away from here, early this month. A group of six persons allegedly assaulted 29-year-old Prashant Poojary in the Moodbidri market on October 9 that resulted in his death.…
‘Vedas mandate killing of those who slaughter cows’, says article in RSS mouthpiece
18-Oct-2015
PTI New Delhi, October 18, 2015 The RSS mouthpiece Panchjanya, in its cover story, has said that the killing of Mohammad Akhlaq in Dadri over rumours of storing and consumption of beef could not have been “without reason” and even the “vedas mandate killing of those who slaughter cows”. An article in RSS organ said,…
J&K trucker set ablaze over ‘cow killing’ dies; 3rd victim in 3 weeks
18-Oct-2015
Srinagar: Strife-torn Kashmir is on the edge after a trucker, who was set ablaze by a mob over the rumours of cow killing in Udhampur, succumbed to injuries in Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital on Sunday. Zahid Ahmad Bhat had received 70 per cent burns after a petrol bomb was hurled on the Kashmir-bound truck near Shiv…
RSS mouthpiece justifies Dadri killing
18-Oct-2015
NEW DELHI: Oct 17, 2015,DHNS: RSS mouthpiece “Panchajanya” has said in its latest edition that the Vedas order killing of those who kill cows as it involves a question of life and death for many Hindus. The saying came three weeks after the lynching of Mohammad Akhlaq in Dadri in Uttar Pradesh over rumours of…
Banning cow slaughter against Constitution: Kerala Muslim cleric
18-Oct-2015
The influential Kerala Muslim leader said that none would prevent fire and rescue personnel when they rush to douse fire at a building for the reason that fire is being worshiped. Written by Shaju Philip Thiruvananthapuram Updated: Oct 18, 2015, 3:22 Joining the debate on cow slaughter, orthodox Muslim cleric Kanthapuram Aboobacker Musaliyar on Saturday…
More desecrations of holy book: Conspiracy to disrupt peace, says Punjab CM Badal
17-Oct-2015
By: Express News Service Chandigarh Published:Oct 17, 2015, 10:01 CM exhorted the people of Punjab to prevent incidents of sacrilege of religious places across the cities and towns by remaining vigilant to ensure that the conspiracy did not succeed. AS REPORTS of a wave of alleged desecrations of the Guru Granth Sahib gripped Punjab on…
Two suspended for ‘false’ report on cow slaughter in Mainpuri
17-Oct-2015
Written by Manish Sahu Lucknow Published:Oct 17, 2015, 1:04 Mainpuri district Magistrate (DM) has suspended two revenue officials who allegedly submitted a false report claiming that a cow was slaughtered in Karhal town. The officials had also stated that they met the owner of the cow, another claim that was found to be “false” as…
Tamil Nadu: Vanniyars attack Dalit procession, torch huts
17-Oct-2015
Police said that the attack was a fallout of long-pending dispute over Dalits’ right to bring out a temple car procession through the village’s main road, which passes through a Vanniyar-dominated area. Written by Arun Janardhanan | Chennai | Published:August 17, 2015 1:07 am At least 10 Dalit huts were torched and 15 people, including…
Muslims can live in India but they have to give up eating beef: Haryana CM
17-Oct-2015
Oct 16, 2015, Agencies: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar sparked a controversy by stating that Muslims can continue to live in India, but they have to give up eating beef as cow is an article of faith. Describing the Dadri incident as an outcome of misunderstanding, he claimed that the victim had made some…
Faridkot: Protesters with swords stop vehicles, cops look on
17-Oct-2015
On the Ludhiana-Ferozepur National Highway, protesters sat on roads preventing vehicles from passing through. Written by Divya Goyal 2 Moga/baghapurana/faridkot Published:Oct 16, 2015, 2:56 A day after two Sikhs were killed in police firing at Behbal Kalan village in Faridkot during protests against the desecration of the Guru Granth Sahib, members of the community, mostly…