Citizens for Justice and Peace
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…
BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj for death to those who slaughter cows
18-Oct-2015
“Leaders need to change their mindset or get beaten up by the people in full public view,” the BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj said. By: PTI Bhubaneshwar Updated: Oct 18, 2015, 8:35 Controversial BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj on Saturday pitched for a law that provides for death penalty for cow slaughter and defended his party MLAs…
Meat-eaters here lose meaty Ramlila roles
18-Oct-2015
Oct 19 2015 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Arshad Afzal Khan Faizabad (UP) TNN For 50-odd years, Mumtaznagar Ramli la here has exemplified inter community goodwill. Held in a Muslim locality , this Ramli la has been managed and largely enacted by Muslims For two years, however, Mu slims have been barred from playing…
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…
Mob lynches truck driver in Himachal Pradesh for alleged ‘cattle smuggling’
17-Oct-2015
Oct 16, 2015 | PTI| Nahan (HP) Truck carrying five cows and ten oxen, was spotted by local people who chased the… Nahan (HP): An alleged cow smuggler was lynched by a mob while his four accomplices were apprehended by police with the help of local people after nearly four hours of chase in the…
No intention to hurt anyone, says Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar
17-Oct-2015
In Punjab, former Congress CM Capt Amarinder Singh tweeted: “Haryana CM #Khattar!!! What does Muslims ‘CAN’ live in India mean??? They are as much an integral part of India as you and me”. By: Express News Service Chandigarh Published:Oct 17, 2015, 4:52 Facing a political firestorm over his remarks on Muslims and beef during an…
20-year-old from Saharanpur killed in Himachal village for ‘smuggling cattle’
17-Oct-2015
Noman, a youth from Saharanpur who was allegedly involved in inter-state cattle smuggling was lynched by irate villagers at Sarahan in Himachal Pradesh Written by Ashwani Sharma Shimla Updated: Oct 17, 2015, 7:43 A 20-year-old from Saharanpur was allegedly killed in Sarahan by villagers who believed he was involved in smuggling of cattle, police said.…