Citizens for Justice and Peace
Need permanent jobs to move on, say families torn by ’84 anti-Sikh riots
01-Nov-2014
NEW DELHI: Life, for all the children who lost their family members during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, has been one stretched span of misfortune. These children — most of who are in their 30s and married now — often pause to look back at their squandered past that still pulls them back. Many of them…
Cops who filed chargesheet against Amit Shah transferred
05-Oct-2014
Sunday, 05 October 2014 | PTI | Muzaffarnagar | in Sunday Pioneer Two policemen who were involved in preparation of the chargesheet against BJP president Amit Shah for alleged hate speech, which was rejected by a local court, have been transferred. Deputy Superintendent of Police (New Mandi Circle) Yogender Singh and investigation officer of the…
In Muzaffarnagar rerun, BJP to felicitate Moradabad riot accused
02-Oct-2014
Written by Lalmani Verma | Lucknow | Posted: October 2, 2014 2:49 am The BJP will felicitate 63 party workers who were jailed after the July 4 street violence in Moradabad, in which the then district magistrate was badly injured. BJP supporters had clashed with police after a mahapanchayat called to protest the removal of…
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…
Dhule riots panel chief resigns, cites humiliation
19-Sep-2014
Former High Court Judge Shrikant Malte appointed by the state government to probe the January 2013 Dhule riots, in which six Muslims lost their lives, has resigned from his post. Malte is reported to have felt humiliated by the usage of words in the order granting the commission an extension till December 31. The letter…
`Reconversion’ at police station, 3 suspended
18-Sep-2014
Kautilya Singh Dehradun U’khand Thana Turns Into Religious Purification Venue Three policemen attached to the Maneri police station in Uttarkashi district were suspended on Wednesday after news spread that a local woman who had earlier been “converted to Islam“ by her “kidnapper“ was brought there for the ritual purification ceremony . Sources said the cops…
2002 riots: Court acquits all 44 accused in Gomtipur case
04-Sep-2014
Express News Service | Ahemedabad | September 4, 2014 10:02 am The riotous mob from both the communities attacked each other by pelting stones and wielding swords. A sessions court on Tuesday acquitted all 44 persons, including a former BJP MLA, in one of the post-Godhra riots cases in 2002 in Gomtipur area in Ahmedabad.…
Muzaffarnagar victims stuck in camps
01-Sep-2014
Mohammad Ali A year since communal riots broke out in Muzaffarnagar-Shamli, politicking over the rehabilitation issue has left thousands of victims still stuck in relief camps. The plight of nearly 20,000 people in a relief camp at Dabheri Khurd village in the Kairana Assembly constituency exposes the lack of options for the victims who cannot…
Activists slam cops for communal polarisation
22-Aug-2014
Aug 22, 2014 – Sanjay Bohra | Jaipur Civil right activists are up in arms against what they describe “manipulation of facts and mischievous game plan” for communal polarisation by the Rajasthan police for accusing a group of Muslim industrialists of luring “poor Hindus” to sell off their properties adjoining Muslim areas for the construction…
MP withdraws 9 cases against ex-RSS man
16-Aug-2014
After he was released on bail, Sharma moved the Registrar of Firms and Societies claiming he had been removed illegally. The BJP government in the state has withdrawn all criminal cases baring one against Shivkumar Sharma a former RSS man who had led a violent farmers’ protest in May 2012. The protest in Bareli, during…