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Mayawati questions bulldozer action on minorities

New Delhi, 13 June 2022 [Fik/News Sources]: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati, on Monday, accused the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh of creating an atmosphere of fear amongst the minorities and questioned the bulldozer action on them. She has urged the judiciary to take cognisance on such illegal acts. This is the first time that the BSP has come out openly in support of minorities regarding the government action in Prayagraj and other places against those allegedly involved in arson and rioting during the protest against comments about Prophet Muhammad. In a series of tweets on Monday, Mayawati wrote: “By targeting a particular community, by bulldozing their homes and other malicious aggressive actions, the state government is suppressing the citizen’s right to protest and creating an

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Bal Gangadhar Tilak ‘father of terrorism’, says class 8 Social Studies book

Jaipur, 12 May 2018 [Fik/News Sources]: Known for making faux pas in school text books, a reference book for social studies subject for class 8 has mentioned Bal Gangadhar Tilak -- one of the top leaders of Indian freedom struggle -- a terrorist. Popularly known as “Lokamanya”, Tilak was one of the first and strongest advocate of “Swarajya” who famously said “Swarajya mera janmasiddh Adhikar hai aur mai isko lekar rahunga” (Self rule is my birthright and I shall have it). Ironically, the man who is considered father of the Indian national movement is referred as the ‘father of terrorism’ in the book used by private English-medium schools affiliated to the Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education (RBSE). On page 267 in chapter 22 under the heading, Incidents of National Movement during

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Delhi riots: Court allows Safoora Zargar to visit Kashmir for Eid

New Delhi, 07 July 2022 [Fik/News Sources]: A Delhi Court has allowed Jamia Millia Islamia scholar and activist Safoora Zargar, an accused in the alleged larger conspiracy case behind the northeast Delhi riots, to visit her hometown in Kashmir’s Kishtwar for Eid-ul-Adha. Granting permission to leave the capital city where she is currently staying, Additional Sessions Judge Naveen Gupta directed the applicant to furnish the itinerary of her visit to the investigating officer through official email. Zargar’s counsel submitted that she was granted regular bail on June 23, 2020, by the Delhi High Court and one of the conditions of the bail was that permission from the concerned Court is required if the applicant wants to leave the National Capital Territory of Delhi. The applicant is presently residing at her matrimonial

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