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Demolition of Babri masjid : The part of Dirty politics and Conspiracy of Saffron Brigades.

Engineer Affan Nomani We all Indian know very well that Secularism , Unity in diversity and  the Cosmopolitan character of our country is our greatest strength.  But black history of our country is also the truth. Indian will forget  everything but demolition of Babri Masjid  and killing of the Mahatma  Gandhi will never forget.  On every 6th of December, since 1992 , the country hangs its head in  shame recollecting the vandalism and destruction of the Babri Masjid. Babri Masjid - From construction to Demolition. 1528: The Babri Masjid built by Mir Baqi , a nobleman of Babar's Court. 1857: Soon after revolt, Mahant of Hanumangarhi takes over a part of  the Babri Masjid compound and construct a Chabutra. 30 Nov 1857: Maulvi Muhammed Asgar of the masjid submits a petition to  the magistrate complaining that the Bairagis have built a chabutra  close to mosque. 1885: 29th January: The Mahant files a suit to gain legal title to the  land in the mosque and for per

Israel declared a terrorist state, its president to India not welcome: Jamiat demonstration at Jantar mantar

New Delhi:- Nov. 18, 2016,   Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind and many other religious and social organizations led by Maulana Usman Mansurpori, JUH President today here at Jantar Matar New Delhi, denounced Israel as a terrorist state and expressed their condemnation over current visit of Israeli President to India.  On this occasion representatives of different social and religious organization addressed the gathering including Maulana Usman Mansoorpuri, Mohamad Saleem Engineer, Secretary General Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, Mr. Naved Hamid, President All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat, Shabnam Hashmi, ANHAD, Dr. Zafrul Islam Khan, Maulana Jalal Haider Naqwi, Joint Secretary Majlise Ulama-e- Hind, Mufti Affan Mansurpori, Maulana Niaz Ahmad Farooqui , Maulana Hakimuddin Qami ,Qari shaukat Ali etc.On this occasion a memorandum containing several demands were submitted to the Honorable President of India which has been endorsed by dozen of organizations which included Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, Jammat-

Hinduism-Hindutva: All Eyes on the Supreme Court

  Ram Punyani, Writer & Columnist           On October 25, 2016, the seven member Supreme Court Bench started hearings to basically revisit ‘Hindutva’ cases. These are a cluster of cases where the use of term Hindutva-Hinduism to be used during the elections is to be determined. One such case was that of Shiv Sena leader Manohar Joshi who in his election speech said that if he is voted to power he will work for making Maharashtra the first Hindu state in the country. In another case Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray, in November 1987, declared that his party is contesting elections “for the protection of Hinduism, we do not care for the votes of the Muslims. The country belongs to Hindus”. And, “[The Muslims] should bear in mind that this country is of Hindus, the same shall remain of Hindus... if Shiv Sena comes to power… everybody will have to take diksha (initiation) into Hindu religion.” The 1995 Judgment, where Justice J.S.Verma opined that the word ‘Hindutva’, “is use

Whither Justice for Religious Minorities - Ram Puniyani

    Ram Punyani, Writer & Columnist          Retired Justice of Supreme Court Justice Markandey Katju wrote (26 September 2016) to the Supreme Court judges, “You are aware that one Ikhilaq was brutally lynched by cow vigilantes in Dadri. Instead of severely punishi ng the perpetrators of this heinous outrage, the police and local judge are proceeding against the family of Ikhlaq…Have the police gone mad?” Chand Khan alias Shan Khan spent 11 years in a jail in 2002 Akshardham temple attack case before he was acquitted without any compensation so far. Instead he has been booked in a case of cow slaughter. (21 September 2016) There is a book by Mufti Abdul Qayum Abdul Hussain, ‘Eleven Years behind the bars’ (I am a mufti, I am not terrorist). This book tells the story of Mufti Sahab being arrested on charges of terrorist violence, tortured and then was released after spending such a long time in prison. A Muslim boy called Aamir Khan was in prison for 14 long years before he

Jamiat Mega 33rd General Session exhorted national unity against communal forces and unity among the community.

Azeemullah Siddiqi's Special Report  Ajmer Sharif: November, 14 At a concluding session of Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind’s 33rd General session which pulled huge public gathering, Jamiat in a declaration has warned the government that if Uniform Civil code is imposed on this country or interference made in the Muslim Personal Law, then our status will not be of a free citizen. The declaration also condemned triple talaaq at one go and appeals to every sections of the Muslim society to make stride to eliminate this wrong-practice. Besides that among a dozen resolutions on a wide range of issues JUH reiterated its long pending demand of enacting anti-communal violence law and made it clear that the community will not tolerate any meddling in the Muslim Personal Law and will oppose Uniform civil Code with tooth and nail as it violates the fundamental rights enshrined in the Constitution. Presenting the resolutions in the presence of different faith leaders (including Hindu, Sikh, Jain