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Pakistan summons Indian envoy to express concern over genocide calls against Muslims at Haridwar Dharam Sansad
India’s charge d’affaires M Suresh Kumar was summoned by the Pakistani officials on Monday afternoon. In an official statement, the Foreign Ministry of Pakistan ministry asked him to convey over the widely reported open calls by Hindutva proponents for carrying out genocide of Indian Muslims.
Days after hate speeches were made by Hindu right-wing leaders, priest against Muslims in Haridwar and Delhi, Pakistan has summoned the Indian envoy at the High Commission in Islamabad over rising concern of hate speeches against minorities in India.
Pakistans also asked him to convey its concerns over multiple genocide calls against minorities by Hindu group leaders in Dharam Sansand oragnised in Haridwar from December 17 to 19.
India’s charge d’affaires M Suresh Kumar was summoned by the Pakistani officials on Monday afternoon. In an official statement, the Foreign Ministry of Pakistan ministry asked him to convey over the widely reported open calls by Hindutva proponents for carrying out genocide of Indian Muslims.
It was highly reprehensible that neither the organisers have expressed any regret nor the Indian government has condemned or taken any action against them, the ministry said.
The Foreign Office also said the continued incidents of violence against Muslims highlighted a worsening trend of Islamophobia and presented a grim picture about the fate of Muslims in India. India is expected to investigate such hate speeches and incidents of widespread violence against the minorities and take measures to stop such incidents from recurring in the future, the Ministry also said.
Several right wing speakers were made provocative statements at Haridwar Dharam Sansad organised by Yati Narasinghanand Giri of the Juna Akhada, who is already under police scanner for making hate speeches and inciting violence against Muslims.
Narsinghanand, the priest of Dasna temple in Ghaziabad, has been facing several FIRs in Uttar Pradesh for calling for a war against Muslims and urged Hindus to take up weapons to ensure a Muslim didn’t become the Prime Minister in 2029.
However, Pakistan conveyed to the Indian side that the reported hate speeches were viewed with grave concern by the civil society and a cross-section of people in the country.
Several Congress and the Trinamool Congress leaders have condemned Daharam Sansad calling it a hate speech assembly and called for strict action against those involved.
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Manipur: N Biren Singh government declares entire state as disturbed area
The details indicate that the state as a whole, with the exception of 19 designated police station districts, has been classified as a disturbed area.
In light of the current state of law and order, the Manipur government on Wednesday announced the whole state as a disturbed area.
The details indicate that the state as a whole, with the exception of 19 designated police station districts, has been classified as a disturbed area.
According to a notification from the state government, the authorities believe that violent activities of various extremist/insurgent groups warrant the use of the Armed Forces in aid of civil administration in the entire state of Manipur.
Manipur’s capital Imphal, Lamphel, City, Singjamei, Sekmai, Lamsang, Patsoi, Wangoi, Porompat, Heingang, Lamlai, Irilbung, Leimakhong, Thoubal, Bishnupur, Nambol, Moirang, Kakching, and Jiribam are listed among the disturbed areas that have been announced.
The notification goes on to say that due to the overall law and order situation in the state and the capability of the state machinery, the state government has decided to maintain the status quo on the present disturbed area status for a term of six months.
Tuesday saw numerous student protest marches over the kidnapping and murder of two youngsters in the state capital Imphal. Following the release of the news of the murders, a new round of protests began on Tuesday. At least 45 protestors were hurt during clashes with the Rapid Action Force (RAF).
In preparation for potential unrest, sizable contingents of Manipur Police, CRPF, and RAF soldiers have been stationed around Imphal and other regions of the state.
Manipur’s Chief Minister N Biren Singh, promised to assure the people of the state that both the state and central governments are closely working together to nab the perpetrators. The CBI has been given the case involving the murder of the two young people.
Meanwhile, as a first step to calming the unrest, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge urged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi remove the BJP’s incompetent chief minister on Wednesday.
Additionally, he charged that the BJP has turned Manipur into a battleground by turning violence against women and children into a weapon.
Bihar news
Bihar: LJP leader Anwar Khan shot dead by unidentified assailants in Gaya
Furious residents and LJP leader Anwar Khan’s family staged a protest by blocking National Highway 82
In a shocking incident, Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) leader Anwar Khan was shot dead in broad daylight by unknown assailants in Bihar’s Gaya. The leader belongs to the faction led by Pashupati Kumar Paras.
According to reports, LJP leader Anwar Khan who was the state president of the LPJ’s labour cell was at a salon on Wednesday when three unidentified assailants on bike opened fire. Following this, the leader was killed instantly.
Reports further stated that people in the area fled from the scene as panic gripped in the neighbourhood. All the shops and other activities were immediately shut down as a protective measure.
Meanwhile, furious residents and Anwar Khan’s family staged a protest by blocking National Highway 82 after the incident took place. A senior police official concerned to the matter asserted that police forces have been deployed at the scene and a forensic team has also been sent to gather evidence. At present, an investigation is carried out in the matter.
Earlier in August, a journalist with a prominent Hindi daily was shot dead by four unidentified assailants at the doorstep of his home in Bihar’s Araria district. The journalist was likely to testify as a prime witness in his younger brother’s 2019 murder. The journalist was gunned down three days after the death of a police officer who was shot by suspected cattle smugglers in Samastipur.
The policeman was critically injured after alleged cattle smugglers opened fire on him in Bihar’s Samastipur. Assistant Sub-Inspector Nandkishore Yadav was shot near his left eye and was undergoing treatment in a hospital. However, he succumbed to his injuries during the treatment.
Nadikishore Yadav was acting on a tip-off and intercepted a truck that was illegally transporting cattle and arrested three alleged smugglers. The accused was taken to the police station, their associates too reached the spot and opened fire on Yadav and escaped.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits robot exhibition in Ahmedabad, inaugurates Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit
During his visit, PM Modi also enjoyed tea, served by robots at the Robotics Gallary.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the robot exhibition at Science City in Gujrat’s Ahmedabad on September 27. PM Modi also inaugurated the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit during his visit.
At Science City, PM Modi was accompanied by Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Governor Acharya Devvrat to take part in a programme marking the celebration of 20 years of Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit.
During his visit, PM Modi also enjoyed tea, served by robots at the Robotics Gallary.
Executive Chairman of ArcelorMittal Lakshmi Mittal, at a programme marking 20 years of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit, said we have kept a goal to increase our production capacity first 2 fold and then 3 fold. He further said we will make technologically advanced products, that will take India towards import substitution and self-reliance.
During an event marking 20 years of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit, PM Modi said Vibrant Gujarat is not just a programme of branding but more than that it is a programme of bonding.
He claimed that those who previously ran the central government would link Gujarat’s growth with politics. Vibrant Gujarat was something the Minister of the then central government used to refuse to attend. They used to threaten foreign investors and tried to stop foreign investors from coming to Gujarat, PM Modi added. He said even after so much of threatening, foreign investors came to Gujarat.
PM Modi further said that we not only did redevelopment of Gujarat but also thought about its future, Asserting that we made Vibrant Gujarat a key channel for this. Vibrant Gujarat was made a channel to increase the self-confidence of Gujarat and a channel to speak to the world eye to eye, the Prime Minister added.
The absence of big hotels in Gujarat made it difficult for foreign guests to stay when Vibrant Gujarat started. Even government guesthouses used to get full and we used even University guesthouses, PM Modi claimed.
