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[1] Maya backs Dalit Christians’ quota demand Express News Service http://www.indianexpress.com/story/218481.html Posted online: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 at 0000 hrs Print Email NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 18 : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh endorsing the National Council of Dalit Christians’ demand for reservations. In a letter addressed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Mayawati wrote: “I fully endorse the demand of the Council to amend para 3 of the Presidential Order, 1950, so as to give benefits to Scheduled Caste in Christians also.” Requesting the Prime Minister to “amend para 3 of Presidential Order suitably”, the letter also reminds that she had sent “a similar representation on August 2, 2005, to end this discrimination”. The letter points out that this order was “amended in 1956 in favour of Sikh scheduled castes and subsequently in favour of Buddhist Scheduled Castes in 1990”. The Supreme Court is also seized of a petition filed by the Centre for Public Interest Litigation challenging the constitutional validity of para 3 of the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Orders, 1950, under which people belonging to the Scheduled Castes who converted to religions different from Hinduism, Sikhism and Buddhism were deprived of reservation benefits. The apex court, which agreed to examine the question of providing reservation for Dalits even after their conversion to Christianity, remarked it as “a crucial issue” and even sought the views of Attorney-General Milon Banerjee on it. In his submissions, the A-G said he had written a letter in this regard and the Government had sent its reply. Though he had asked the Government to consider the issue sympathetically, he said it was “matter of policy and legislation and the Courts should keep out of it”. He even recalled earlier apex court rulings holding that any amendment to the Presidential Order of 1950 regarding inclusion of any particular community within the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes was within the purview of legislative action. He brought to the notice of the court that the NDA Government had rejected a request for inclusion of Dalit Christians within the category of Scheduled Castes in 2002. The apex court had also ruled that the list of entries in the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes categories under the Presidential Order was final and the courts could not “add or subtract”. ------------------------------------------------ [2] From: kashif-ul-huda <kaaashif@gmail.com Date: Sat Sep 22, 2007 Subject: Fatwa not against Salman Khan: Manzar-e-Islam clarifies Fatwa not against Salman Khan: Manzar-e-Islam clarifies By TwoCircles. net staff reporter Bareilly: Darul Ifta of Manzar-e-Islam clarified that widely reported fatwa on Bollywood actor Salman Khan was not specifically against him. Salman Khan attended Ganesh festival on Tuesday where singer Sonu Nigam sang bhajan and puja of Ganesha idol was performed. Media widely reported that Darul Ifta of Bareilly based Manzar-e-Islam madrasa have issued a fatwa against Salman Khan asking him to recite Kalma (Islamic creed). Today mufti of Manzar-e-Islam clarified that they were asked their opinion about Muslims who worship idols and participates in idol worshipping processions, nowhere Salman Khan or his recent act was mentioned. The rule of Islam regarding idol worshipping is quite clear and this act is considered non-Islamic therefore any Muslim involved in worshipping anyone besides Allah need to recite Kalma again. The question regarding this was asked by Maulana Adnan Raza Quadri, Vice-President of All India Raza Action Committee. The question was general and not specific to any person. The fatwa was issued by Mufti Maulana Mohammad Farooq, chief of Manzar-e-Islam. http://www.twocircles.net/2007sep21/fatwa_not_against_salman_khan_manzar_e_islam\ _clarifies. html ----------- [3] From: yogi sikand <ysikand@yahoo.com Date: Sat Sep 22, 2007 Subject: Intelligence Bureau's Bearded 'maulvis' in disguise trapping Muslims IB's bearded 'jihadi' moulvis trapping Muslims KT NEWS SERVICE [Kashmir Times, Jammu, 22 Sept., 2007] NEW DELHI, Sep 21: Next time, you confront a long bearded Maulana with some sob story extorting young men to take to 'Jihad". Beware! He could be an intelligence mole, hunting for fodder to the canon of "war on terrorism". A former informer of Delhi Police's Special Cell and the Intelligence Bureau (IB) now cooling heals in Delhi' Tihar Jail is spilling beans. In a five-page letter from the high-security ward in Tihar's Jail no. 8, Irshad Ali writes that he alongwith his colleague Nawab Qamar were implicated in a false case, when they refused to take their IB's bait for too long. Their lawyer Sufiyan Siddique claims that the intelligence officers had directed them to join Lashkar-e-Toiba and were forcing them to join a training camp across the border. "Fearing for their lives, the duo refused, which infuriated the agencies, who booked and implicated them in a false case," he added. Irshad Ali's case has now been well documented by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on the directions of Delhi High Court. CBI has corroborated the fact that the duo was kidnapped by an IB officer Mohamamd Khalid alias Majid in league with the Special Cell officials Lalit, Bhushan, Rajinder and Devdutt. On the working of the sleuths in the IB, Irshad alleges that they just concoct stories to keep the government on their feet about the imaginary terrorist threats. To back their claims, Irshad reveals that they create terrorists. "A Moulvi type agent supporting a long beard and well versed with Islamic tenants is launched in some Muslim locality, where he lodges himself near a mosque and in some cases inside a mosque itself." He writes that the "pious nature" of the Moulvi with some heart rending story earns him sympathy. Targeting mostly educated Muslim youth, the Moulvi laments the conditions of Muslims and prescribes 'jihad" as only panacea. After earning confidence of these youth, he introduces himself as LeT commander and these brainwashed youth get recruited in the organisation. "They are partially trained in small arms operation. In the meantime, the agent keeps sleuths informed about his operation," says Irshad. "Finally, when the Commander identifies a place and calls for an operation, the stage is set for their entrapment. The IB informs the Special Cell, and these youth fall in their lap like ripe fruits without any resistance along with arms and ammunition. They never know how the police gets wind of their plans. The Commander is never found. He is back with the IB to explore newer pastures," alleges the former informer. Irshad writes that having worked closely with the IB and the Special Cell, he feels duty bound to tell the nation the "farce going on in the name of fighting war on terrorism." The informer also reveals that the Special Cell as well as the IB has procured huge farm houses in the vicinity of Delhi reserved for activities beyond the preview of law. "Those destined to be killed in fake encounters are not kept in police stations, but at these farm houses. They are detained for months and years there before they are killed at some appropriate time," he says. The duo has appealed to the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh to step in and put a stop on such activities. "These agencies are not making the country secure but making it highly insecure by infusing fear psychosis and creating terrorists," he maintains. "Fire can never douse fire. It needs water. Your security agencies are dousing fire with petrol," says Irshad in his appeal to the Prime Minister. -------- [4] From: kashif-ul-huda <kaaashif@gmail.com Date: Sat Sep 22, 2007 Subject: Expand Quality Education to Produce Enlightened Citizens Expand Quality Education to Produce Enlightened Citizens By: PROF. M. A. HAQUE When we talk of higher education, we need to consider various aspects like targets, present condition, necessary finances, available infrastructure and quality of education. Recently, a fair and unbiased assessment has been made in order to promote social justice through this most significant factor in character formation: the Union Human Resource Development Minister has proposed the formation of a central university in every state and a degree college in every district. This is a significant step to spread education, contributing to the development of citizens conscious of their duties to society and in keeping pace with changing times. The actual essence of education reflects a person's utility and responsibility towards society. PURPOSE OF EDUCATION We are witness to tremendous changes in almost all fields of human philosophy and conduct, be they the theories of the cosmos or galaxies, uses of atomic energy and marine, wealth, socio-economic development of the contemporary society, or people's needs and aspirations, hopes and apprehensions. Contemporary society demands emancipation from the shackles of ignorance, superstition, discrimination, and poverty. We have taken on the challenges and changed the face of the world by our progress in science and technology, medicine and health care, construction, transport, business, defence, civic amenities and research in all sectors of human activity. But education has failed to 'educate' man into a good and refined person, possessed of human and social values, sympathy and compassion, understanding and tolerance. One deprived of these essential virtues, self-centred, arrogant and violating essential social norms of behaviour, can be anything but educated. read more: http://radianceweekly.com/Education.php? content_id=817&issue_id=71&issuedate=200\ 7-08-05&title=Expand%20Quality%20Education%20to%20Produce%20Enlightened%20Citize\ ns&topic=JUSTICE%20DENIED%20IS%20JUSTICE%20DECRIED ------------- [5] From: syed rahman <surahman2000@yahoo.com Date: Sat Sep 22, 2007 Subject: Violence in Jamia Nagar in Delhi, 2 police posts torched Violence in Jamia Nagar in Delhi, 2 police posts torched By Khabrein. info Correspondent, http://khabrein.info/index.php? option=com_content&task=view&id=6602&Itemid=88 New Delhi, September 22: Jamia Nagar area of South Delhi Saturday night saw unruly scenes after police tried to close a market in predominantly Muslim residential area Batla House. Mob that turned violent torched two police posts in the area while police used baton and tear gas to disburse the mob. Tension continues to be high in the area. Read more: http://khabrein.info/index.php? option=com_content&task=view&id=6602&Itemid=88 ---------- [6] Seeds Of Distress: Story Of Cotton Seed Growers In AP By K. Jayaram http://www.countercurrents.org/jayaram220907.htm We met many farmers and all of them explained their problems in detail. All of them expressed their desire to withdraw from the seed production. Some farmers are not able to with draw from seed production due to their debt trap. It is very clear from the study that there is an urgent need for shift to farmer centric seed production from company centric seed production Trumped By A Religious Myth By Praful Bidwai http://www.countercurrents.org/bidwai220907.htm Each time the Indian state bends to fundamentalist pressure, it compromises itself, and allows public reason to be trumped by religious belief or private prejudice. This isn't the mark of a society that aspires to modernity, tolerance and pluralism ----------- |
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