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RSS-affiliate Hindu Jagran Manch to launch ‘reverse love jihad’ in UP

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RSS-affiliate Hindu Jagran Manch to launch ‘reverse love jihad’ in UP

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Beti Bachao, Bahu Lao campaign of Hindu Jagran Manch aims at getting over 2100 Muslim girls in UP married to Hindu men to counter ‘love jihad’ by Muslim men

In an obnoxious drive aimed at spreading fear and hatred against the Muslim community, Hindu Jagran Manch – an affiliate of BJP’s parent organisation the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) – is planning a statewide ‘reverse love jihad’ campaign across Uttar Pradesh. The campaign, titled Beti Bachao, Bahu Lao aims to get at least 2100 Muslim girls of the state married to Hindu men.

Coming at a time when the Supreme Court is presiding over a case related to the infamous ‘Kerala Love Jihad’ case – in which the marriage of a Hindu girl Akhila Asokan aka Hadiya to a Muslim man, Shafin Jahan has attracted the ire Akhila’s father and the Hindu right-wing who claim the marriage was a case of Hadiya’s entrapment by Shafin.

Both Hadiya and Shafin have constantly maintained that they married of their own will. However, several radical Hindu outfits are bent on ‘proving’ that the marriage was a case of ‘love jihad’ – a recent phenomenon coined by the Hindu fringe to allege that Hindu women were being trapped into love and marriage by Muslim men who would then force the women to convert to Islam and radicalise them.

According to a report in the Indian Express, the Hindu Jagran Manch – known for fomenting communal trouble in the past and for spreading hatred against the Muslim community – plans to begin its reverse love jihad campaign across UP next week. There is no word as yet on whether the BJP-led Uttar Pradesh government, under chief minister Yogi Adityanath, would condone or oppose the move although the saffron party and Adityanath himself have in the past spoken against “rising cases of love jihad” by Muslims in India.

The name of the Hindu Jagran Manch’s campaign – Beti Bachao, Bahu Lao – is in itself a corruption of a pet project of the BJP – the Beti Padhao, Beti Bachao drive – which Prime Minister Narendra Modi repeatedly refers to while claiming that his government is working for women empowerment.

The idea behind the ‘reverse love jihad’ campaign of the Hindu Jagran Manch is worrisome to say the least. Though the outfit’s leaders claim that their Beti Bachao, Bahu Lao campaign would not require for the Muslim bride to convert to Hinduism, they also profess that it would “help curb India’s Muslim population” because the initiative would bring Muslim women into the Hindu faith and so their children will only add to the Hindu population!

Ajju Chauhan, UP-unit chief of the Hindu Jagran Manch told reporters about the campaign: “Only Hindu girls are being targeted by Muslim youths in love jihad. They hide their Muslim identity, wear sacred threat on wrists, tilak on forehead and even recite Hanuman Chalisa to trap Hindu girls”, while asserting that his outfit’s campaign was to “reverse the trend of love jihad by Muslims”.

In an utterly obtuse argument but one that is a reiteration of an old thought pushed by the RSS and BJP leadership against India’s Muslim community, Chauhan said: “If a Muslim girl is married into a Muslim family, she will have to deliver 10 children and when these children grow up they will speak against Hindus.”

Explaining how his outfit’s Beti Bachao, Bahu Lao campaign will curb population of Muslims from growing in India, Chauhan said: “If a Muslim girl is married into a Hindu family, she will not have to deliver 10 children… she will be an addition to the Hindu population.”

It may be recalled that in 2016, the Hindu Jagran Manch had launched a ‘save Hindu girl’ campaign in UP under which its leaders planned to hold classes to “educate” young Hindu boys and girls about the “ill-effects” of marrying a Muslim. The campaign was executed at schools run or supported by the RSS. The Hindu Jagran Manch had also distributed pamphlets that laid out an advisory for Hindu girls which listed directives like – “Check your suitor’s voter or Aadhaar card to ascertain his religion”, “Take him to a ‘mandir’ and see whether he accepts ‘prasad’ or not”, among many others.

Evidently, with a BJP government both at the Centre and in UP, the Hindu Jagran Manch feels more emboldened to carry out what is a blatantly communal agenda and one which would spread hatred against the Muslim community.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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Rahul Gandhi warns ED, CBI of strong action whenever government changes

The Congress leader’s statement follows after the Income Tax department’s fresh notices asking the party to pay Rs 1,823.08 crore.

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Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused central agencies of working at the behest of the BJP-led government at the Centre and warned them that strict action will be taken against these institutions when the government changes.

The senior Congress leader asserted that if the institutions had done their jobs properly there would have been no problem. He added that these agencies should think that some day the BJP government will change and after that there will be action. He further said that it is his guarantee that the action will be so strong that no institution will dare to do such things again.

Taking to social media platform X, Rahul Gandhi wrote that when the government changes, action will definitely be taken against those who destroyed the democracy. Mentioning that it is his guarantee, Rahul Gandhi said that such actions will be taken that no one will dare to do all this again.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s statement follows after the income tax department’s fresh notices asking the party to pay Rs 1,823.08 crore. The party has accused the ruling BJP of indulging in tax terrorism to financially cripple the opposition party ahead of Lok Sabha polls.

While addressing a press conference at the AICC headquarters along with Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh, party treasurer Ajay Maken alleged that the BJP is in serious violation of income-tax laws. He said the I-T department should raise a demand of Rs 4,617.58 crore from the saffron party for such violations.

Ajay Maken said that the income-tax returns filed by Congress for eight years have been reopened on baseless and manufactured grounds to levy illegal I-T demand orders totalling thousands of crores of rupees. He stated that the timing of the I-T department’s action in February and March, days before and even days after the Lok Sabha election were announced on March 16, speaks for itself about the mala-fide nature of these actions.

Furthermore, the opposition party will hold nationwide protests over the weekend against fresh income tax demand of over Rs 1,800 crore, which it has described as an egregious attack on democracy and imposition of tax terrorism amid the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

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Jammu and Kashmir: 10 killed as taxi rolls into gorge at Ramban, PM Modi announces ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh

Ramban deputy magistrate said that it was pitch dark and raining heavily when the accident occurred near Battery Chashma around 1.15am.

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In an unfortunate incident, ten passengers were killed when a taxi veered off the road amid heavy rain and fell into a gorge in Ramban district on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway early on Friday.

Baseer-ul-haq, Ramban deputy magistrate said that it was pitch dark and raining heavily when the accident occurred near Battery Chashma around 1.15am. He added that while the vehicle, believed to be a Chevrolet Tavera, has not been traced yet, 10 bodies have been recovered from the steep slope from where it went down 500 metres.

Police along with quick reaction teams, the local tehsildar, assistant commissioner, revenue, and other officials were at the spot supervising rescue work. Reports said that two identity cards were recovered from two bodies. 

The bodies were identified as taxi driver Balwan Singh, 47, of Amb Gharota in Jammu district, and Vipin Mukhiya, of Bhairagang in West Champaran district of Bihar. The identified bodies were taken to Ramban district hospital. Police asserted the taxi was on its way to Kashmir from Jammu.

Expressing grief over the accident in Ramban, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh from PMNRF, which would be given to the next of kin of each deceased. Furthermore, the injured would be given Rs 50,000.  PM Narendra Modi also extended condolences to the bereaved families and prayed for a quick recovery of the injured. 

Taking to social media platform X, President Droupadi Murmu said that the news of many people getting killed after a vehicle fell into a ditch in Ramban area on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway is very sad. She also offered condolences to the bereaved families.

Earlier, Jammu and Kashmir police shared on social media platform that a passenger taxi rolled down a deep gorge on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway near Battery Chashma in Ramban area. It added that Police, SDRF and civil QRT Ramban reached on spot, rescue operation is going on.

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Hardeep Singh Puri says Sunita Kejriwal is preparing to hold Delhi CM post like Rabri Devi

The Union Minister was speaking to the media during the inauguration of Delhi BJP’s election office along with leaders including Delhi BJP Chief Virendra Sachdeva and Bansuri Swaraj.

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Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday compared Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s wife and former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi, hinting that she may be gearing up to take on her husband’s post. The Union Minister was speaking to the media during the inauguration of Delhi BJP’s election office.

The BJP leader further took a dig at Delhi Chief Minister for forming an alliance with the most corrupt party against whom they had started an anti-corruption movement with social activist Anna Hazare. The minister made the statement in response to a question regarding Sunita Kejriwal, who earlier today launched a whatsapp campaign advocating for support for her husband, who is in ED custody in connection with the Excise policy case.

In a video Sunita Kejriwal said her husband has challenged the most corrupt and dictatorial forces in the country and asked people to support her husband through their prayers and blessings. She issued 2 WhatsApp numbers 8297324624 and 9700297002 through which people can send their blessings, prayers or any other messages to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo and she will communicate those to him.

She said yesterday Kejriwal had presented his side in the court, and the entire country heard it. She requested the people to listen to it if they had not listened till now. She added whatever Kejriwal had said in front of the court required a lot of courage. She said her husband is a true patriot. She requested the people to participate in the Kejriwal ko Aashirwad campaign.

BJP leader Manoj Tiwari also took a dig at Aam Aami Party asking why only Kejriwal’s wife is coming out in his support, and not the people of Delhi. He said the Honorable Justice of High Court said they cannot stop Arvind Kejriwals’ arrest that they are surprised why he hasn’t been arrested yet?

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