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Violent Hindutva organisations be designated as terror outfits: SAMLA

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]People of Dalit, Minority and Tribal communities come together

BY Abu Turab

South Asian Minorities Lawyers Association (SAMLA) has expressed concern over the growing incidents of lynching and decided to initiate legal proceedings against violent Hindutva organisations to get them banned and designated as terror organizations.

A brainstorming session titled as “Dalit, Minority, Tribal Lives Matter” was held at Indian Law Institute on Tuesday with a large number of intellectuals and representatives of various bodies from the deprived communities.

The session was addressed among others by Mehmood Pracha, President of SAMLA, John Dayal, a Dalit Christian political activist, Dr Anita Benjamin of Rashtriya Isai Mahasangh, Kartar Singh Kochar of Panthak Sewa Dal, Aalim Naqvi, veteran Urdu journalist and Harnam Singh, former President of Delhi Safai Karmachari Sangh.

In a hard-hitting resolution, the lawyers body decided to initiate legal proceedings to get Bajrang Dal, Hindu Yuva Vahini, Abhinav Bharat, Hindu Sena, Sanatan Sanstha nd Hindu Jagriti Samiti banned and designated as terrorist organisations.

Mehmood Pracha while addressing the session said that the plight of Dalits, Tribals and Minorities is similar to that of blacks in US. He criticised the community leaders for not addressing the issues faced by their people.

Pracha also criticised judiciary for not realising the situation. He said the black Americans were forced to come on the streets after certain judicial orders hampering their rights. If judiciary will falter everybody will falter, asserted.

He said that Dalit, Tribal and Minorities should work in sync to achieve their rightful space in the society. He alleged that Hindu hardline organisations were behaving like Al-Qaeda and IS.

John Dayal, who has been actively engaged in social work, especially after 2007-8 anti Christian attacks in Odisha, has suggested SAMLA should take up issues regarding extra judicial killings in the country. He demanded certain amendments in the constitution, especially about Dalit education and right to choose religion. He also advised inter-faith dialogue for creating more congenial atmosphere in the country and bring like- minded people from all communities.

Some success stories of earlier efforts by these communities were also described. Harnam Singh, a Safai Karmachari (sweepers) leader, said that persistent efforts succeeded in bringing legislation against manual scavenging. The Safai Karmacharis were upgraded from unskilled to skilled labor facilitating better pay for their jobs. He revealed that all these success stories were made possible because of Mehmood Pracha’s continued support.

Kartar Singh Kochar, of Panthak Sewa Dal appreciated the move to bring Dalits, Tribals and Minorities together and suggested to raise funds for running an effective movement. He announced rupees fifty thousand contribution for SAMLA’s project of bringing the victimised communities together.

Anita Benjamin of Rashtriya Isai Mahasangh described several issues faced by the community. She said that Christ was described as a demon in text books in Gujarat, Dalit Christians were being isolated after their protest on demolition of an Ambedkar statue in Telangana while conspiracies were being hatched to create divide among Sikhs and Dalits.

Mujeebur Rahman, an activist working for the people affected by the citizenship issue from Guwahati described the issue in detail.

Aalim Naqvi, an Urdu journalist advised the lawyers body to work for empowerment of the deprived communities through different means, amendment of Police Act, which was made to slave Indians by British rulers, and to get IB under Parliamentary statute.

At the end of the session, participants passed certain resolutions. They decided to take action against oppression on behalf of the victims through legal action against government officials in-charge of the area through legal and agitation means.

It was also decided to extend legal aid to the victims of systemic communal and racial violence to bring the perpetrators to justice and for exemplary compensation.

The participants also resolved to create an umbrella organisation of like-minded organisations both within the country and also globally to lead the movement.  They resolved to develop alliance with similar organisations and movements in other countries, starting with the US based “Black Lives Matters”.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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Dust storm, light rain expected in Delhi-NCR today, heatwave conditions to abate

IMD claimed in a tweet that Thunderstorm dust with light to moderate intensity rain and gusty winds with speed of 30-50 km/hr would occur over and adjoining areas of many places of Delhi, North Delhi, North East Delhi, North west Delhi, West Delhi, Central Delhi, East delhi and NCR( Loni Dehat, Hindon AF station, Ghaziabad, Indrapuram, Chapraula) Sonipat, Rohtak, Kharkhoda (Haryana) Baraut, Bagpat, Meerut, Khekra, Modinagar, Kithor , Garhmukhteshwar, Pilakhua, Hapur ,Gulaoti ,Siyana ,Sikandrabad , Bulandshahr ,  Jahangirabad (UP)

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Dust storm, light rain expected in Delhi-NCR today, heatwave conditions to abate

On Wednesday, a dust storm with light to moderate rain is expected in numerous locations in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR). The India Meteorogical Department (IMD) stated the city’s maximum and minimum temperatures are predicted to be in the range of 40 and 25, respectively.

The IMD tweeted an advisory that thunderstorms, dust with light to moderate intensity rain and gusty winds with speed of 30-50 km/hr would occur over and adjoining areas of many places of Delhi, North Delhi, North East Delhi, North West Delhi, West Delhi, Central Delhi, East Delhi and NCR (Loni Dehat, Hindon AF station, Ghaziabad, Indirapuram, Chapraula) Sonipat, Rohtak, Kharkhoda (Haryana), Baraut, Bagpat, Meerut, Khekra, Modinagar, Kithor, Garhmukhteshwar, Pilakhua, Hapur, Gulaoti, Siyana, Sikandrabad, Bulandshahr, Jahangirabad (UP).

For the next two hours, light to moderate intermittent rain is expected over and near Adampur, Hissar, Hansi, and Meham (Haryana).

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On Thursday, May 18, light rain is predicted for in Delhi based on the seven-day prediction for the city. The sky will mainly be cloudy, with the potential of a light  rain or drizzle, according to the weather office.

The air quality will continue to be deteriorated in the city after strong winds with dust swept across the Delhi-NCR on Tuesday. Following this, visibility had reduced to 1000 metres. Kuldeep Srivastava, the head of regional forecasting centre, said the dry atmosphere is one of the reasons for the dust storms.

Following Tuesday’s severe winds and dust storm that blasted across the Delhi-NCR, the city’s air quality had taken an alarming dip.

The monsoons, which are awaited across India, are likely to make landfall in Kerala on June 4. Usually, the monsoon arrives on May 31 or June 1 but the delay will be made up as the phenomenon progresses on its south-west to north-east arc. With extreme temperatures right from a cold sytart to May to dust-laden winds in mid-May, the weather in the country is paying the price for accelerating climate change.

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Security lapse at Navjot Singh Sidhu’s Patiala home, says it will not deter him from raising his voice against Punjab

After his release from jail, he slammed the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government for its law and order in the state.

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Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu has filed a complaint with the Punjab Police after he spotted a suspicious person wrapped in a grey blanket on his terrace. He alleged a security lapse at his Patiala home. He couldn’t catch him as he fled after his servant raised an alarm.

Taking to Twitter, Sidhu said, Today on the terrace of his residence an unknown suspicious character wrapped in a grey blanket was noticed around 7:00 pm, the moment his servant went out raised the alarm, and called for help, he immediately ran and escaped.

The 59-year-old further said that he has spoken to DGP Punjab Police and has also informed SSP Patiala. He said the security lapse will not deter him from raising his voice for Punjab.

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Punjab Police registered a case in this matter. According to the reports, the Patiala Senior Superintendent of Police Varun Sharma visited his residence after the complaint and is currently investigating the matter. The CCTV footage of the area is also being scanned, reports state.

Cricketer-turned-politician came out of the Patiala Central Jail on April 1 after serving nearly 10 months in a 1988 road rage case. After his release from jail, he slammed the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government for its law and order in the state.

He said Democracy is in chains. Punjab is the shield of this country. When dictatorship came in this country, a revolution also came, led by Rahul Gandhi.

Sidhu also slammed the Mann government over the pruning of security of slain singer Sidhu Moosewala and also making it public.

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Air India Delhi-San Francisco flight suffers tech glitch before take-off, returns to stand

The airline has not given any official statement in this matter.

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Air India flight which was en route to San Francisco from Delhi on Monday had to be returned to the stand because of a technical glitch. The San Francisco-bound flight suffered a tech issue before take off.

According to the reports, the aircraft which was carrying over 200 passengers from Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) had to be replaced with another aircraft. Later, the passengers were accommodated in another aircraft.

The airline has not given any official statement in this matter.

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Earlier today, another Air India incident occurred where a London-bound flight returned to Delhi’s IGI airport after a mid-air brawl between an unruly passenger and the flight’s cabin crew.

A brawl ensued between a passenger and the crew members shortly after it departed from the airport at around 6:35 am. The onboard ruckus forced the plane to turn around and return to Delhi again where the raucous passenger was deboarded and handed over to the police at the airport.

Air India apologized to the passengers on the affected Delhi-London flight for the delay and inconvenience caused to them due to the incident and assured them that efforts will be made to ensure such incidents do not occur in the future.

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