Tuesday, January 7, 2020

Reviving an Islamic Tradition : Story from Turkey

"Spread wheat on the tops of mountains so it cannot be said that a bird went hungry in the land of the Muslims."

~ Hazrat Umar bin Abdulaziz رضي الله عنه

This is a very old Islamic tradition, still alive in parts of Turkey.

When a white blanket of snow covers everything - people go to the tops of mountains peaks and scatter seeds and food for the birds through the snowing season so as not to let the birds die of starvation. 

This deed was started by the Muslim Caliph Umar bin Abdul Aziz.

A beautiful story to read for everyone

A father before he died said to his son:
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“This is a watch your grandfather gave and this is more than 200 years old, but before I give it to you go to the watch shop on the first street, and tell him I want to sell it, and see how much it is”.
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The son went to the watch shop and then came back to his father, and said, “the watchmaker said he'll pay 5 dollars because it's old”.
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The father said : “Go to the coffee shop”.
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The son went to the coffee shop and then came back to his father, and said : “The coffeemaker said he'll pay $5”.
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The father said : “Go to the museum and show that watch”.
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The son went to the museum and then came back, and said to his father : “They offered me a million dollars for this piece”.
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The father said : “I wanted to let you know that the right place values your value in the right way. Don't put yourself in the wrong place and get angry if they don't value you.
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Who knows your value is who appreciates you, don't stay in a place that doesn't suit you”.
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Know your worth!

Thursday, January 2, 2020

Indian Muslims are Not Dead : They Proved It Successfully

Muslims of India are supposed to prove their citizenship in upcoming years but they have already proved that they are the people with alive consciousness and they'll not let the fascist regime to do whatever they want and get away with it. Modi-Shah were hoping that Muslims will don't utter a single word against their decision as they had already not responded for Babri masjid, triple-talak and such other unconstitutional verdicts. Muslims in India usually protest more often than not but questioning the citizenship of a big part of population who have strong roots in this country seems to be provocating. Regime's efforts to make Muslims stateless and second class citizens are seen as red line by the majority of Muslims. 
From the day one all puppets of modi-Shah are repeating a big lie e.g. - "NRC and CAA have nothing to do with the Muslims of India." This includes the top brass of Indian Muslim society and notable public figures from throughout the country. Students of Jamia and the people of Delhi rejected Maulana Mahmood Madni and Imam Bukhari respectively. This shows that people are not ready to got cheated by these so called big faces inside the community. Now its crystal clear that either it is NRC, CAA or NPR, all of these schemes have to do everything with the Muslims of India. These are full fledged plans to make Muslims stateless. Even if Modi-Shah and other leaders in ruling government don't accept this, WhatsApp and Facebook groups of BJP IT cell, hindutva fascists or even common Hindus say the same. WhatsApp forwards of making Muslim population half without any bloodshed are circulating and at the end this is for what radicalized Hindu population have voted for Modi. People who are protesting against these black laws are those who believe in constitution and idea of India. Supporters are those who hate one sect of population and want to make India a religion based country, the idea which was rejected back in 1947. 
                        I saw a lot of Liberals (including Shahi Tharoor) opposing the use of Islamic slogans at protest sites saying that this struggle is for India and not for the Islam or Muslim. This claim shows the ideological emptiness of Indian liberals. Muslims are standing at the door of genocide due to their religious identity. From recently highlighted mob lynching to the never ending anti-Muslim riots supported by police and authorities, Muslims are facing all this due to their identity and religion. I don't know how anyone who is protesting against this can have so much problems with Muslim identity. Either these pseudo liberals are absent minded or they are fascists undercover. A sane person cannot play so much double role. Too much Muslims coming out and speaking for themselves is a scene which scares Indian liberals. They are asking the Muslims to make their protests less Muslim looking because they want to hijack the whole resistance movement for their political gain. All they want is to take the Muslim votes, claiming to be the representative of the Muslims and do more to marginalize the already backward Muslims. Indian liberals are doing this since 1947 individually and vis political parties. 

            Muslims organized huge protests and gatherings against NRC-CAA but Congress party and its top leadership didn't appeared on the ground at the heat of moment. Neither Rahul Gandhi nor Sonia organized a single protest on the ground. A lot of congress leaders were celebrating the verdict against Babri Masjid but none of them opposed NRC-CAA. Congress was already known as Hindutva enabler but nowadays it is supporting much more radical "militant Hindutva." This is enough to understand that why congress leaders like Shshi Tharoor are worried by the use of basic Islamic slogans during protests. 

At the starting of new year 2020 Muslims in India are matching on the roads demanding Equal rights and restorie their citizenship. This is for the first time Muslims came out in bulk and show their concern to not only home country but to all of the world. Foreign media is doing much more sensitive and needed coverage of resistance struggle as compare to the Indian media. Muslims are out with little support from Hindus and this shows that Muslims don't need anyone to speak for themselves. Other reasons why these protests are vibrant is the participation of Muslim women in them. From the day one Muslim women are leading the struggle. These are the same women who were portrayed as "helpless Muslim women" who need the help from Modi for their rise up. Powerful images of girls appeared from Jamia and AMU where girl students countered the barbarian Police. Women from all major cities registered their notable presence. I'm mentioning this specially because this trait of the Muslim society have very higher significance in the terms of India. When Hindu women are struggling to get inside Sabrimala and badly lacking justice for dowery related domestic violence, Muslim women are filling the leadership vacuum in their community. This fact busted the long repeated deceptive lie that Muslim women are very much oppressed. 

All propaganda of Hindutava fascists have shattered after these popular agitations against their regime. Muslims were getting killed and persecuted since 47 but all governments of India managed to export its secularist image worldwide. These apartheid based laws have badly exposed the majoritarian and authoritarian nature of Imdia. Almost every single media channel in India is owned by pro Hindutva bourgeois and they have done everything possible to dehumanize Muslims. The psyche of  Indian society has been damaged beyond repair. Muslims of India have just started their struggles for the end of undeclared apartheid against them. Education, gender equality and progressiv attitude can make them successful if they focus on these sectors within their society. 

Saturday, December 14, 2019

What BJP-RSS are trying to achieve by CAB and NRC

If you still think that government institutions in India are run by constitution and not by the agenda of RSS then you are living in dark. From the apex court to the lowest strata of government bodies, all are hijacked by the fascists. The way in which evey authority is dancing on the beat of Hindutva is enough proof. Same is the implementation of NRC and passing of "Citizenship Amendment Bill" in the both houses of Indian parliament. From Media to the government agencies, everyone is trying to justify these dictatorial decisions of the regime. On other hand people are on the roads throughout the country. From Delhi to Tripura, Police is beating the peaceful protesters and media is labeling them as "intruders." Here any sensible citizen of this country is supposed to think that what is the final motive of this government behind this whole disturbing discourse. Are they doing it for majority appeasement and making their vote bank happy or do they have some long lasting plans. No doubt BJP came to power by making a lot of promises to its vote bank e.g. Hindu Upper and Upper middle class and giving citizenship to the Hindus of Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan was one of the most awaited promise of BJP. There is nothing wrong in giving citizenship to the Hindus or anyone else from any corner of the world but blackmailing Indian Muslims on this whole issue is indeed very disturbing. I have a friend from south. His parents migrated there after 1969 Anti-Muslim riots in Gujarat. At that time they fled only with clothes on their bodies and nothing else. Now this family is Indian from centuries but they cannot prove it on papers so they'll definitely end in the concentration camp. Hindus who had left the Pakistan, Afghanistan or Bangladesh will get Indian citizenship without any proof but citizenship of a Muslim will be snatched only fue to his religion. This is the highest level of discrimination based upon religion and except "apartheid" none of the words explain it in better sense. The ultimate goal of this whole procedure is ensuring second class citizenship for the Muslims and implementation of the caste based Hindu lifestyle in India. This is the first and most important step towards the creation of a Hindu Rashtra. No doubt in upcoming stages SC, ST, Christians and everyone except upper caste Hindus will also get their place defined as manu-samriti. I see a lot of Indians peddling the narrative of India becoming a "Hindu Pakistan." There is something seriously wrong with this statement. Pakistan was always very clear about the place and role of religion in their affairs. Non-Muslims cannot be the PM and President there and this is why that country was created but citizenship based on religion was never there. Pakistan have five million Afghan refugees who recently got their citizenship and no-one was even concerned with this issue there. This is the difference of social structure in both countries. Indian majority (Bramhinists) had always wasted their entire energy to control the "others." That's why they are always trying to counter the Muslims, Christians, Communists, Leftists, Ambedkerits and many other people with different ideologies. CAB and NRC are the tools of the Hindutava government to push the Muslims towards absolute marginalization. Even if majority of the Muslims could manage to prove their citizenship, at the end Muslims from lowest strata will be the worst victims of this disaster. They are uneducated, poor people without any legal help, even if they have records, they cannot travel back to their villages (if they are working s'where else), take off from work and stand in long queues and starve to the death while proving their citizenship. These all people will end in the concentration camps. This is the functioning of a system based on

Thursday, October 24, 2019

After the 30 years of Bhagalpur Riots

What happened on October 24, 1989 could be described as a riot, but what followed over the next month was nothing but an organised massacre of the Muslims.It's 30 years today when worst communal riot of independent India had started in Bhagalpur. 24 October 1989, around 1.30 pm to be precise. The procession of Ram Paduka pujan was to cross a Muslim area, a politician said to have arranged some local funds to throw crude bombs on the procession. And it all started. KS Dwiwedi,SP ordered shooting.The procession took other route. Killing of muslims living in pockets started. All prominent shops belonging to muslims in the main market were looted and set on fire. Well off people participated in looting & arson. By evening massive killing of muslims had already taken place in city wherever they are in small numbers. Nayabazar, Parbatti, Jogsar, Ishakchak, Khanjarpur and many. Majority of muslims families killed or they managed to flee.

The fire of riot spread to outskirts of Bhagalpur. In Chanderi gaon, near Sabour 96 muslims were butchered and dumped near a pond. In another village Logain hundreds killed and buried in field and small plants were planted above them. Two villages, Logain with around 118 dead and Chanderi with around 70 dead, received decent press coverage over the years, and with strong witnesses they would see prosecutions over a decade and more later. But the killings at Bhatoriya (85 dead), Rasalpur (30 dead), Padghari (27 dead), Chajghora (25 dead), and Silampur-Amanpur (77 dead), saw prosecutions and then bails, settled cases with killers roaming free, till date.

Many muslim areas were raised by police and intellectual class was arrested from home. Doctors, professors, engineers were arrested. Every individual who were affected had a story to tell. Some lost his brother in front of his eyes. Some saw his old mother being killed. The pain and anguish was unbearable. Feeling of complete disdain and despair.Police was combing muslim localities. Hindu youths calling them uncle taking them one house to other for conducting searches. The children & old were humiliated like anything. BSF came to city after 3-4 days of rioting.

Like maximum of the other deadliest anti-Muslim riots, Bhagalpur 1989 riots were also highly organized, backed by the government and Hindutva outfits. Congress governments at state and center played an important role in harbouring the rioters. Police and its senior officers were siding with Hindu mobs are they did nothing to stop them. Casualties were so.much high that even after the months of the riots, people kept finding the dead bodies from fields, canals and ponds. A few victics were compensationed and more few killers were punished.

Saturday, September 14, 2019

Timeline of Anti Muslim Riots Since 1986

One of the most popular and normalized lie in mainstream media is that Muslims are enjoying equal rights and peaceful democracy in India. From the institutionalized marginalization to the ghettoising at massive scale, Muslim fall at the bottom in the Indian society. Violence against Muslims is very common, planned and supported by the governments. From the day one, government and politicians had turned Muslims into punching bag to pleas

•The brutality against Muslims is not something new in India. In this thread, I am documenting the large scale, targeted and repeated Anti-Muslim pogromsOpusOfAli in the Secular Democracy of India after 1986, inspired by the ideology of fascist RSS.

•In this year Congress, under pressure from RSS and its affiliates, opened Babri Masjid for Hindu prayers and rituals, and this event started a new phase of the massacre of Muslims. Under Atal and Advani, a movement of hatred was mainstreamed which continues till date.

•Later, Babri Masjid demolition was the ugly manifestation of islamophobic agenda already at work since long. The alienation and demonization of Muslims have long been the agenda of RSS and it’s leaders in India and it is only growing stronger. 

•Muslims have become sacrificial lambs to please the majority. The rapes, murders, destruction of Muslims’ properties are usual during these massacres, most of the times assisted by the Armed Forces. Due to the huge number, I am covering only the major ones here.

•1986: Communal attacks on Muslims led to the below incidents:
Maharashtra:
a.Nasik, Nanded, Panvel - 11 killed; Hindu procession chants provocative Anti-Muslim slogans, Shiv Sena played major role.
b.Aurangabad - 21 injured
c.Amravati - 9 killed

•MP - Hindu Mob attack, 6 Muslims killed
UP - 6 killed
Gujarat - 11 killed; Jagannath Rath yatra
Gujarat - 40 killed; during Gujarat Bandh
Gujarat - 18 killed; Jagannath Rath yatra
Gujarat - 3 killed; Ganpati Visarjan
Karnataka - 4 killed;

•1987 Gujarat:

Ahmedabad – Hindu Mob attack, 9 Muslims killed

Khaira – Hindu religious procession, 6 Muslims killed

Shahpur - 5 Muslims killed; Police firing killed 2 Muslims

•1987 Meerut – PAC (a police unit) and Hindus killed almost 1000 Muslims (infamous Hashimpura including). PAC entered a Muslim village, burnt and killed around 200 Muslims and threw their bodies into a canal. A large scale genocide.

•1988 Aurangabad (MH) - 26 Muslims killed in the anti-Muslim violence started by Shiv Sena.

1988 Muzaffarnagar (UP) - A peace committee was formed at Mr. Saiduz Zaman house. When they took out peace procession, it was attacked by a Hindu mob. 200 Muslims were killed.

•In 1989, the mobilization campaign to construct the proposed Ram Temple at Ayodhya aggravated the communal atmosphere in the country. Later in 1990, Muslim massacres occurred in the wake of L.K.Advani’s Rath Yatra wherever it went.

•These massacres were led by RSS-BJP men. These were widespread over almost all the states from Assam to West Bengal, Bihar, Orissa, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Delhi.

•1989 Hazaribagh - Violence after Ram Navami procession, 100+ Muslims killed.

1989 Kota - Violence after Hindu Chaturdashi procession, 22 Muslims killed. Dawoodi Bohras were the worst victims.

•1989 Badaun - 60+ Muslims killed.  ABVP involved. 24 Killed in Kasganj.

•1989 Indore - BJP, RSS and VHP took out Ram Temple Procession, and the situation turned into a Police vs Muslim confrontation. 50 Muslims were killed, many of them in police firing.

1989 - 1990 Bhagalpur and 250 adjacent villages - The total Muslims killed are numbered around 1100, and more than 50,000 displaced. It started with Ram Shila Pujan procession. Entire Muslim villages were burnt and destroyed, trains were attacked.

•The SP K. S. Dvivedi and his police team, particularly Bihar Military Police (BMP), participated actively in the killing of Muslims. It was a massacre of large scale, assisted by the state machinery, incited by the Ram Janam Bhoomi Andolan.

•1990 Jaipur - After the Rath Yatra started, 52 Muslims killed and 144 injured.

•1990 Jodhpur - BJP called for a Jodhpur bandh, 20 Muslims killed and 100+ injured.

•1990 Lucknow - After the Rath Yatra started, 33 Muslims killed. PAC actively involved in the massacre.

•1990 Agra - Due to the Rath Yatra, 22 similar incidents at different places. 31 Muslims killed and 69 injured. PAC actively involved in the massacre.

•1990 Kanpur - Muslim massacres thrice within a year. 30 Muslims killed. PAC actively Involved in the massacre.

•1990 Colonelganj (Gonda, UP) - During Durga Puja procession, provocative slogans were raised against Muslims and violence erupted and almost 300 Muslims were killed with the help of PAC.

•1990 Bijnor (UP) - After Kar Sevaks entered Ayodhya, a victory procession (Vijay Julus) was taken out in Bijnor, which entered the Muslim area and shouted provocative slogans against Muslims. Violence erupted and around 200 Muslims were killed with the help of PAC.

•1990 Aligarh - One train was stopped and Muslim passengers were killed. Violence in several other places in Aligarh, 150-200 Muslims killed.

•1990 Delhi - Sikh and Muslim unity peace march was attacked. 6 Muslims killed.

•1990 Hailakandi, Assam – Hindutva temper began to rise as soon as VHP, RSS and BJP organized pujas to purify the bricks for Shilanyas at Ayodhya. At the time, the DM was a Muslim, a matter that RSS utilized in its favor. 37 Muslims killed.

•1990 Patna - Around 100+ Muslims killed, houses and shops burnt and Mosques damaged; large scale damage to property.

•1990 Hassan, Mandya, Madikeri and Mysore, Karnataka - 60 Muslims killed.

•1990 Hyderabad- After Babri Mosque demolition, the massacres took place in and around Hyderabad, in which 300+ Muslims were killed and lots of properties were damaged.

•April 1990 to April 1991 Gujarat: Approx 1520 communal incidents in a single year, 262 Muslims killed and 945 injured.

•1990 Ahmedabad (soon after the Rath Yatra started) 41 Muslims killed. There are 100+ other incidents where less than 10 Muslims were killed.

1991 Baroda, UP - 24 Muslims killed.

•1991 Banaras, UP - Kali religious procession entered a Muslim locality, slogans were shouted. Rumors spread that the idol was broken by the Muslims. More than 50 Muslims killed.

•1991 Ghaziabad - Ram Navmi procession related. 10 Muslims killed.

•1991 Bhadrak, Orissa - Massacre occurred during the Ram Navami procession. 13 Muslims killed.

•1991 Saharanpur, UP - Ram Navmi procession related. 40 Muslims killed. Some of them killed in Police firing.

•1992 Sitamarhi, Bihar - Religious procession taken out, anti-Muslim slogans shouted, violence erupted. 44 Muslims killed.

•1991 Baroda, Surat - Just like every year in Gujarat, communal massacres are going on. 46 Muslims killed. It's like a routine.

•1992 Surat - A bandh was called by a Muslim organization. The Muslim shops were attacked by Hindu groups. Around 200-300 Muslims were killed, and lots of industries of Muslims were destroyed.

•1992 Ahmedabad - Jagannath Rath Yatra, violence, massacre. 27 Muslims killed.

1992 - 1993 Mumbai - 1000+ Muslims Killed. Most of the people were killed in police firing. It was a massacre of Muslims on large scale and needs a separate thread for details.

•1992 Bhopal - 142 Muslims killed and 30,000 displaced (34 shot dead by police).

•1992 Delhi - Almost 100 Muslims killed.

•1993 Lal Chowk, Srinagar, Kashmir - Over 125 civilians killed by BSF.

•1993 Sopore, Kashmir - Indian troops fired upon civilians and killed more than 55 civilians.

•1993 Bijbehara, Kashmir- Indian troops fired upon unarmed Kashmiri protestors killing 50 civilians.

•1993 Surat - 175 Muslims killed in communal massacres.

1993 Ahmedabad - 70 Muslims killed in communal massacres.

1994 Bangalore - After Urdu News is broadcast in Doordarshan. 30 Muslims killed in communal clashes.

•From 1994 onwards, things cooled down. Vajpayee became PM in 1996, and again in 1998 and remained PM till 2004. But a major genocide was brewing, along with greater rewards and promising careers for its perpetrators. 
[2002]

•2006 Malegaon Blast – 37 Muslims killed and 100 injured. First SIMI members were arrested, but then it was found that SIMI had no involvement and the role of Swami Aseemanad and his Hindutva comrades was discovered. Most of the accused are out on bail now.

•2007 Samjhauta Express Blast - 68 killed, mostly Muslim Pakistani nationals and some Indians, including some Railway employees. Offshoots of RSS and its members involved.

2007 Ajmer Dargah bombing – 2 killed and 17 injured. Offshoots of RSS and its members involved.

•2007 Mecca Masjid Blast - 16 killed in the blast, and 5 in police shooting afterward. Swami Aseemanad confessed his role with RSS’s support in Malegaon, Ajmer dargah, Mecca Masjid and Samjhautha express blasts, but later acquitted from all cases.

•2008 Malegaon Blast – 10 Muslims killed. Sadhvi Pragya, Lieutenant Colonel Purohit, retired Major Ramesh Upadhyay and godman Dayanand Pandey accused. These people with the support of RSS and its offshoots were involved in these blasts.

•After 2 months of Malegaon blast, Hemant Karkare gave a detailed interview about the case to Rana Ayyub.

Few hours after the interview, he was killed during 26/11 attack.

https://t.co/5u5hDPQLIi

•2012 Assam - 77 Muslims killed. The pogrom of Bengali speaking Muslims by Assamese Hindus.

2013 Muzaffarnagar, UP – BJP leaders circulated fake videos and incited violence, 100+ Muslims were killed, raped and 60,000+ displaced. All accused have been acquitted.

This article was initially written by @OpusOfAli. For such accurate, critical and knowledgeable content, follow him.on twitter.

Tuesday, September 3, 2019

क्या सड़क पर चलने के लिए भारी भरकम जुर्माना देना ज़रूरी है?

बिना हेलमेट... जुर्माना 1000/-
नो पार्किंग में पार्किंग करना... जुर्माना 3000/-
इन्सुरेंस नही है... जुर्माना 1000/-
शराब पी कर वाहन चलाना... जुर्माना 10000/-
नो एंट्री में वाहन चलाना... जुर्माना 5000/-
मोबाईल फोन पे बात करना... जुर्माना 2000/-
प्रदूषण सर्टिफिकेट नहीं... जुर्माना 1100/-
ट्रिपल सीट ड्राइविंग... जुर्माना 2000/-

खराब सिग्नल... कोई जिम्मेदार नहीं है!
सड़क पर गड्ढ़े... कोई जिम्मेदार नहीं है!
अतिक्रमित फुटपाथ... कोई जिम्मेदार नहीं है!
सड़क पर रोशनी नहीं... कोई जिम्मेदार नहीं है!
सड़क पर कचरा बह रहा है...कोई जिम्मेदार नहीं है!
सड़कों पर लाइट के खंभे नहीं... कोई जिम्मेदार नहीं है!
खुदी सड़क कोई मरम्मत नहीं... कोई जिम्मेदार नहीं है!
गड्ढों में गिर कर आप गिरो चोटिल हो जाएँ... कोई जिम्मेदार नही है!
आवारा गायें, जानवर टकरा जाए या कुत्ता काट ले... कोई जिम्मेदार नहीं!

ऐसा लगता है कि जनता ही एकमात्र अपराधी है और जुर्माना देने के लिए उत्तरदायी है। प्रशासन, निगम और सरकार कोई जिम्मेदार नहीं है। उनके लिए कोई नियम लागू नहीं होते हैं। वे किसी भी चूक के लिए कभी ज़िम्मेदार नहीं हैं।
क्या उन्हें दोषी नहीं ठहराया जाना चाहिए ????

नागरिक केवल काम करेंगे... दर्द का सामना करेंगे... कर चुकाना होगा... जुर्माने का भुगतान करेगा... सरकार की जेब भरें... और उन्हें फिर से सत्ता में वोट दें !

🛑🛑🛑🛑🛑🛑🛑🛑🛑🛑🛑🛑🛑🛑

Sunday, September 1, 2019

Demonetisation Disaster : The Consequences Overviewed 

Demonetisation was seen as a game changer decision of Modi regime by its supporters but from the very first day of its implementation, civilians, intellectuals and renowned economists have doubted the authenticity of this decision. Demonetisation was a long process which includes early informing of creamy layer, politicians and bureaucrats distributing money to their relatives and servants and poor people dying in the long bank queues. Government's pet media and public figures are not only defending but glorifying this decision from the first day. Middle class which is largest contributer to the vote bank of NDA government supported the government so strongly and blindly that cry of poor class submerged under its weight. But this whole new level of propaganda was not going to stop the consequences of this disasters decision. Right now in 2019 Indian economy is at ventilator and from top leadership of BJP to their pet Media and blind supporters (Bhakats) are solely responsible for it. At that they all were saying "Modi Ji ne kiya he to achhe k liye hi kiya hoga" but now they are not even ready to accept that this whole mess is created by the Modi Ji.                                                                    
         Today Modi supporters and every other person of India needs to acknowledge that Modi is a fame loving person who was never serious about this country or its economy. Even today amid intense economic crisis and slowdown Modi regime it trying to suppress the questions under Kashmir issue and discussing Pakistan over TV debates. One thing is certain, no matter how much we curse Pakistan or divert the attention of people from real issues, at the end of the day common people are going to suffer badly. These are same people who passionately voted for NDA 2. 
                           From past examples we can assure that no matter how much downgraded economy is or how much unemployed people are, they are still going to vote for BJP because above mentioned reasons are no longer election or political topics in India. Majority of India is voting upon communal basis and they are thinking not politically, economically or socially but only religiously. They are trapped under religious extremism and supremacism which is being feeded to them since 1992. Every media house is sold out and they are doing everything except journalism. This attitude of the people will led the country to the bottom of prosperity.

             Here arise a question that who is responsible for more than 160 deaths due to the demonetisation? Neither Modi nor any of his party member is ready to accept that it was failure. From the money laundering to the terror funding, everything is prospering like before. Vijay Malya and Nirav Modi set the next level examples of corruption and fraud under this government. So, I don't think that there is any need to further prove that how present government failed on economic and planing fronts. On other hand employees of automobile industry are losing jobs. This generation in unemployed public is going to boost the unrest in country. Unemployed people are going to snatch the jobes of other employed people and in this way, common people will suffer more. Our governments never thought about these kind of results of their decision and that's why India is 3rd most depressed country in the world. 
                 Youth and change loving people must assure the prosperity of this country but this is not going to happen until present rulers are gone from the elected institutions. People should also vote for deserving and best candidate instead of voting on the basis of caste, religion or political agenda. Election of the best candidate on the basis of marit in only possible path to the secure future of this country.

Thursday, August 29, 2019

Gujarat 2002 Riots - Causes and Consequences

Gujarat 2002 anti-Muslim riots was an event in the history of India which paved the way for its upcoming political and social journey. We should keep reminding to ourselves and the people around us about those horrific days. Here is a collection of some tweets by @AashiqKabeer which emphasises the whole procedure and consequences of 2002 riots :-

• Death toll - Upto 2000 deaths (E)
  Injured - Upwards of 2,500
  Missing - 223
  Displaced - 150,000
  Timeline - 3 months

• VHP calls for a state wide bandh against the direct order of SC who called these strikes illegal and unconstitutional.

Gujarat BJP president Rana Rajendrasinh along with Gujarat CM Narendra Modi had aided in inciting these riots by using inflammatory speeches post Godhra.

•Without any evidence, these two claimed that the Godhra train was burnt under direct order of the ISI and local Muslims had conspired along with them in  this attack.

• 28th February 2002

The attacks against Muslims initiated. These weren't fringe elements bullying Muslims. These attacks were meticulously planned and highly coordinated.

• The attackers arrived early morning into Muslim communities. They were wearing either saffron robes or khakhi shorts.

Equipped with swords and trishuls in one hand, they were in constant communication through mobile phones on their other hand.

• When the Muslims tried to alert the police on these attacks they were told;

"We have no orders to save you"

In some cases, police fired on Muslims who tried to defend themselves.

• The attacks weren't just on Muslim men. For the first time, the attack was also aimed at Muslim women and Muslim children.

"Sexual violence was used as a strategy for terrorizing Muslim women"
- HRW Women's Intl Experts (UK, France, USA, Germany)

• Up to 250 women were gang raped.

Children were force fed petrol and set on fire.

Pregnant women were gutted and had their unborn child's body shown to them.

Women were stripped naked, violated with objects and then killed.

• Acid was thrown at women after they were raped.

Pregnant women were kicked on their stomachs causing immediate miscarriage.

Babies were beheaded and had their heads pierced on a sword for display to the mothers.

• Out of the 96 bodies in the Naroda Patiya mass grave, 40 were women's.

"The rapes were organized and strategic. It was a pre-planned genocide"
- Kalpana Kannabiran (Sociologist & Lawyer)

• Excerpt from the Citizen's Tribunal.

"Women were forced into nudity, gang raped, foreign objects inserted into them, their breasts were cut and had their stomachs slit. After the rape, Hindu religious symbols were carved into the bodies of those women. Some women were stripped, paraded naked and gang raped before being cut into quarters and thrown into open flames and burnt beyond recognition. The leaders of the mobs raped young girls, some even as young as 11 years old. Even fetus in the womb of the mother wasn't spared"

• This violence was allowed to continue for 3 months under the Gujarat CM, Narendra Modi's rule before any form of federal intervention.

"Young boys were taught to rape, burn and kill in the name of Hindutva"
- Vandana Shiva (Social activist)

• According to author, Scott W Hibbard, the violence was well organized and members of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Bajrang Dal and RSS had taken active part in the violence and rapes.

Muslim businesses and properties were selectively targeted and burnt down.

• The Citizen's Tribunal report includes a testimony from a Gujarat BJP minister, Haren Pandya who said

"Narendra Modi had convened a meeting on the evening of the train burning. At this meeting, officials were instructed not to intervene in the Hindu rage following this incident"

• The report also said that state ministers Ashok Bhatt and Prabhatsinh Chauhan along with other BJP & RSS members attended a meeting where detailed plans were made on the use of kerosene and petrol for arson and other killing methods.

• Babu Bajrangi, then leader of Gujarat's Bajrang Dal had said that he took great pride in the murder of Muslims and the rape of women and killing of infants.
He saw it as a part of the great Hindu war against Muslims which he says will always continue until every Muslim is dead.

• US Congressmen John Conyers and Joe Pitts said

"The Narendra Modi government had promoted attitudes of racial supremacy, racial hatred and the legacy of Nazism through his government's support of school textbooks in which Nazism is glorified".

• "Several days before the Godhra incident, Hindu homes and business in Muslim areas were marked with pictures of Hindu entities or saffron flags".

- Krishna Iyer (Supreme Court Justice, retd.)

• Modi went on to win the state elections after these riots and with the recent release of Babu Bajrangi and the proximity of the Lok Sabha elections, one can only be concerned about what the Narendra Modi government has in plan for India.

Monday, July 22, 2019

Why mob lynching is immune to the constitution


Recent killing of Tabrez Ansari was the 18th case of mob lynching in Jharkhand alone. Except few states of north-east and south almost everywhere the horror of mob lynching is same. Everyday we get the news of the extremist mob killing the people from minority communities. This series of continuous violence against marginalized communities (specially Muslims) was started after the arrival of NDA government at center. Gujarat model which includes the state sponsored violence against minorities was brought to the centre for its nationwide implementation. Initially when this cycle of violence started, many people come up with high level of resistance but from that days to this day, the violence against Muslims is at rise and its being normalized and institutionalized.                    Many people asks for the reason behind mob lynching. I think that if you are breathing in the air of India then you can easily find out the reason. The rise of RSS to the power was based upon the hatred against Muslims and nothing else. Neither development manifesto nor the corruption of congress was responsible for the victory of Narendra Modi. His involvement in 2002 riots was sole reason why majority of the Hindus give him massive mandate. From long ago BJP-RSS leaders are spreading venom against Muslims and now they got their aim when common Hindus also started hating the Muslims. Maximum TV anchor keep throwing propaganda against Muslims and increase their TRP. On other hand trolls over social media keep promoting the violence against Muslims. Throughout the Indian social media, you can easily find the right wing supporters calling for the exodus or the genocide of the Muslims. Apart from anonymous trolls, many are followed by the senior leadership of BJP and few are followed by the Narenda Modi himself. From the parliament to the streets of this country, BJP leaders and their sympathisers keep bashing Muslims. So after this whole high level hierarchy of the propaganda against Muslims, if Muslims are getting killed by the random mobs of the Hindus then nothing unpredictable is happening. Culprits of mob lynching are going unpunished because ruling government have great sympathy and soft corner for the killers. They don't want to lose Hindu vote bank by punishing the killers who killed the people of another faith for the sake of Hindutava. All institutions are filled with the members of RSS and they let go these people unpunished.                 Another important aspect is that extremists who kill Muslims in mob lynching are glorified in their community. They are sharing stages with ruling party leadership and are being presented as heros. This mindset of cult following is most dangerous aspect in this whole scenario. In the cases of mob lynching local police officials, administration, judiciary, media and government officials are on the side of culprits and not on the side of victim. So how can we expect from them to stop the killings and punish the culprits.                                    By the continuous massive propaganda, RSS got success in dehumanizing the Muslims. Common Hindus don't consider the Muslims as equal to them anymore. They have started thinking of the Muslims who are totally different from them. Who ate different food, have different interests and are not fit in the frame of nationalism. These all trends are leading India towards a bigger genocide then the Holocaust of the Jews. This had happened in Germany and Srebrenica, in our own country this had happened in 1984 and 1992, so this can also happen once again.