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  • BBC Modi docu: Students manhandled, ‘detained’ during protest, alleges AISA

    BBC Modi docu: Students manhandled, ‘detained’ during protest, alleges AISA

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    New Delhi: Several students protesting against the debarment of two students over the screening of the controversial BBC documentary alleged on Friday that they were manhandled by the police and university security inside the Delhi University’s Arts Faculty.

    The students were sitting on an indefinite strike to protest against the “draconian” action by the university authorities. There was no immediate reaction from the varsity authority and the police.

    The students have claimed that there were heavy police and paramilitary forces deployments inside the varsity’s arts faculty ahead of the protest.

    “Students who gathered for the indefinite strike against debarring of two students from DU have been beaten and detained by Delhi Police and DU Guards. As many as 25 students have been detained,” All India Students’ Association (AISA) Delhi president Abhigyan told PTI.

    According to sources, several students have been taken to Burari police station.

    “Students gathered at arts’ faculty against the arbitary notice debarring two students have been brutally beaten, manhandled and detained. This exposes the Nexus of the police, BJP-RSS backed college administration. We will not be silenced by such measures, protest to protect our campus democracy, dissent will continue untill this notice is withdrawn!” AISA DU Secretary Anjali said.

    In a video shared by the AISA activists, security forces of the university were seen dragging, removing and pushing students from the spot.

    Delhi University has barred two students, including a Congress students’ wing leader, for a year for allegedly participating in a screening of the BBC documentary titled ‘The Modi Question’ on the 2002 Godhra riots on campus.

    During this period, the students will not be allowed to take any university or college or departmental examination, according to the memorandum dated March 10.

    Six other students allegedly involved in the January 27 incident have been given “less strict” punishment, the official said, while indicating that more students might be implicated.



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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • Finance Bill passed in Lok Sabha amid opposition protest

    Finance Bill passed in Lok Sabha amid opposition protest

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    New Delhi: The Lok Sabha on Friday passed the Finance Bill 2023 without any discussion through voice vote, amid protests by the Congress-led opposition.

    Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that a panel under the finance secretary would be set up to look into the issue of pensions.

    As many as 75 amendments are there in the Finance Bill, all of which were approved through voice vote, even as the Congress members protested in the well of the House, shouting slogans and seeking a JPC probe in the Adani matter.

    The opposition MPs raised slogans and showed placards saying “Allow Rahul Gandhi to speak in the House” and “We fought the British, we will fight Modi and RSS”.

    Meanwhile, Sitharaman announced while speaking on the bill, that a committee under the finance secretary would be set up to look into the issue of pensions and for evolving an approach which addresses the needs of employees, while maintaining fiscal prudence to protect common citizens.

    She also informed the House that the approach will be designed for adoption by both the central government and state governments.

    Sitharaman further said, “It has been represented that payments for foreign tours through credit cards are not being captured under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS) and they escape tax collection at source. The RBI is being requested to look into this with a view to bring credit card payments for foreign tours within the ambit of LRS and tax collection at source thereon.”

    Soon after the finance bill was passed, the Lower House was adjourned till March 27.

    Opposition members could be seen tearing their placards and throwing them at the Speaker’s chair after the House was adjourned.

    The Finance Bill 2023, gives effect to the financial proposals of the central government for 2023-24.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • Congress stages protest in Hyderabad over Surat court’s verdict against Rahul

    Congress stages protest in Hyderabad over Surat court’s verdict against Rahul

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    Hyderabad: Congress staged a silent protest in Hyderabad against the Surat court sentencing Rahul Gandhi to two years imprisonment in a defamation case over his ‘Modi surname’ remark made in 2019.

    Senior leaders of Telangana Congress, Youth Congress, National Students Union of India and party’s Mahila Morcha staged silent protest in front of Gandhi Bhavan in the city.

    Telangana Congress vice president Chamala Kiran Kumar said, “Surat court sentenced Rahul Gandhi for two years. Earlier during the Congress rule, we have given ample space for opposition parties to talk on behalf of the people. Rahul Gandhi had spoken two years back against the scam happening in the country related to Gujrat and related to the name ‘Modi’.”

    “So he was not intentionally talking but talking on behalf of the people as a public representative. This verdict is nothing but shows democracy is in danger. Colonial rule is coming back after 75 years in this country. So we staged a silent protest against the verdict,” he added.

    Speaking to ANI, Telangana Congress Mahila Morcha president Sunitha Rao stated that allegations against Rahul Gandhi are baseless and the verdict came on the instructions of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled Centre.

    “The verdict on Rahul Gandhi has come on the instruction of PM Modi. So we Mahila Congress condemn the verdict that has come against Rahul Gandhi. It is a baseless allegation they made,” Rao said.

    Congress leader Pushpaleela said that the BJP is scared of Rahul Gandhi. She said Rahul Gandhi is working for the poor of the country.

    “They are scared as the elections are coming close. If we are stopped, then it will become easy for them. We have people with us. In the 8-year BJP rule, everything has become zero,” she added.

    A Surat court on Thursday sentenced Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to two years imprisonment in a defamation case filed against him over his ‘Modi surname’ remark made in 2019 during an election rally for Lok Sabha elections.

    The court approved Rahul Gandhi’s bail on a surety and stayed the sentence for 30 days to allow him to approach the higher courts.

    While the BJP leaders attacked Rahul Gandhi after the verdict saying whatever he speaks it affects the Congress party and the country in a negative way, Congress leaders said that an attempt was being made by the BJP government to suppress the voice of Rahul Gandhi and that he will move the higher courts against the verdict.

    Congress leaders also alleged that the judiciary is under pressure.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • Hyderabad: OU students protest the ten-time increase in PhD fee

    Hyderabad: OU students protest the ten-time increase in PhD fee

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    Hyderabad: Members of the Osmania University student union on Tuesday presented a letter to the Dean requesting them to reduce PhD course fee. 

    The letter was presented to the Dean’s Faculties of the Social Sciences, Sciences, Law, Commerce, Engineering and Technology by the representatives of All India Students’ Federation (AISF), Students Federation of India (SFI) and Progressive Democratic Students Union (PDSU) parties in the university. 

    In reply to the letter, many Dean Faculties said that they had no role in deciding the fee, and informed that the Vice Chancellor and the Registrar of the university played a decisive role, said a press release.

    Course fee for PhD research students of Social Sciences, Arts, Education, Commerce, Management, and Oriental Languages was Rs 2000. Recently It has been increased to Rs 20,000. 

    For the research students of Sciences, Engineering, Technology, and Pharmacy, the course fee used to be Rs 2500 it has been increased to Rs 25,000. The fee has been increased by ten times. 

    The student union in their press release said that many poor and middle-class students at Osmania University, are confused about whether to pay the fees fixed by the university or to drop the admission.

    They demanded a reduction in the fee to ensure that poor students don’t drop out of the admissions.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • TMC MPs hold protest demanding Adani’s arrest in Parliament

    TMC MPs hold protest demanding Adani’s arrest in Parliament

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    New Delhi: Donning caps printed with images of Gautam Adani and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Trinamool Congress MPs on Tuesday held a protest in the Parliament complex here demanding the arrest of the businessman and alleged that the central government was shielding him.

    The party, which had not participated in protests held by the Opposition on the Adani issue recently, again stayed away from the one held by the Congress and other parties in the Parliament House corridor to press for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe and chose to hold its demonstration separately.

    “The partnership with the BJP is helping Adani. There is an understanding between Modi and Adani and that is why Parliament has failed to function,” alleged TMC Lok Sabha MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay.

    TMC MPs were seen wearing caps with a picture of Adani and Prime Minister Modi printed on them during the protest. Party leaders claimed that spent days trying to get around 100 such caps printed as no printer in Delhi was ready to do it.

    The party finally got them printed in a shop in Uttar Pradesh, a leader said.

    “Adani should be arrested. Modi is trying to protect Adani in the one lakh crore rupees scam. This is also the reason why they are not allowing any discussion in Parliament.

    “TMC leadership has already demanded that the 10 non-BJP states should begin their own probe into this and ensure that public money is not misused,” said TMC Rajya Sabha MP Derek O’Brien.

    Bandyopadhyay demanded that the prime minister should speak on the issue.

    “PM Modi should explain this in the House how LIC-SBI money ended up with Adani,” he said.

    TMC leaders shouted slogans like “Desh ka hua bura haal, Modi bane Adani ki dhaal!” and held placards.

    “Under the patronage of PM, India has become a safe haven for capitalist cronies who act with apparent impunity to loot the masses,” Bandyopadhyay alleged.

    “The cat is out of the bag: @BJP4India is an apologist for financial fraud. Their attempts to stall Parliamentary discussions on the Adani issue are proof of their complicity. We refuse to sit back and watch our financial institutions be bled dry and the common man be looted,” the TMC tweeted from its official handle.

    The TMC had also skipped a march of the Opposition to the Enforcement Directorate office earlier last week.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • India lodges protest with US over attack on San Francisco consulate

    India lodges protest with US over attack on San Francisco consulate

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    New Delhi: India on Monday lodged a strong protest with the US on the attack on its Consulate General in San Francisco.

    Summoning the US Charge d’Affaires here, it conveyed its strong protest at the vandalisation of the property.

    “The US Government was reminded of its basic obligation to protect and secure diplomatic representation. It was asked to take appropriate measures to prevent the recurrence of such incidents,” the MEA said in a statement.

    The MEA said that the Embassy in Washington D.C. also conveyed concerns to the US State Department along similar lines.

    After the London incident where the tricolour was removed from the Indian High Commission building, videos of a mob attacking the Indian consulate in the California city have surfaced.

    As per reports, with loud music playing in the background, a large mob is seen in the video, attacking the Indian consulate, spray-painting a huge graffiti on its outer wall, saying “Free Amritpal”.

    In fact according to reports, several videos, apparently filmed by the miscreants themselves, showed men breaking glass doors and windows of the consulate building with butts of Khalistani flags.

    Employees of the consulate were later seen removing the flags in the videos, when suddenly a mob can seen breaking through a barricade from behind which they were shouting slogans. The employees can be seen running inside the building with the protestors trying to follow them.

    Videos further showed that after doors of the consulate were slammed shut on their faces, the protestors starting hitting them with flags, while one of them smashed the windows of the building with a sword.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • Moosewala’s parents protest outside Punjab Assembly complex seeking justice for their son

    Moosewala’s parents protest outside Punjab Assembly complex seeking justice for their son

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    Chandigarh: Slain singer Sidhu Moosewala’s parents on Sunday launched an attack on the Punjab government, alleging that the crackdown on radical preacher Amritpal Singh was deliberately timed to coincide with the observance of death anniversary of their son.

    “I want to ask the government why did they not find any other day to catch Amritpal? Why they chose today? Why internet has been suspended today…,” said Balkaur Singh, the father of Moosewala who was shot dead in May last year.

    Singh alleged that it was deliberately done as people were to raise their voice seeking justice for Moosewala at his “barsi” (death anniversary) event, and asserted that their fight will continue till they get justice.

    “Can they suppress our voice seeking justice in this manner…,” Singh said addressing the gathering in their native village Mansa. Senior state Congress leaders, including Partap Singh Bajwa and Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, attended the event.

    A hunt for radical preacher Amritpal Singh continued for the second day as the Punjab government extended curbs on mobile internet and SMS services till Monday noon.

    The self-styled radical preacher has been on the run since the Punjab Police launched a massive crackdown on Saturday and arrested 78 members of the ‘Waris Punjab De’, headed by him.

    Moosewala’s father said that when people have gathered in his native village to pay tributes to the late singer and hold prayers, they do not have access to internet.

    People do not have access to internet but gangsters lodged in jails have it, he alleged.

    He also claimed that gangsters like Lawrence Bishnoi were having a free run as he referred to one of his recent TV interviews. “When he (Lawrence Bishnoi) appeared on TV, I felt like my son has died again,” he said.

    Balkaur Singh reiterated that the alleged masterminds behind his son’s murder were still at large.

    Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, popularly known as Sidhu Moosewala, was shot dead in Punjab’s Mansa district on May 29.

    His death anniversary was observed in advance.

    Balkaur Singh and his wife Charan Kaur had earlier this month sat on a protest outside the Punjab Assembly complex in Chandigarh seeking justice for their son.

    “Don’t force us to sit outside the gates of Vidhan Sabha again. What is our demand after all? It is just that the masterminds in the case should be brought to book. The names of people whom we suspect of conspiring our son’s murder should be questioned. Is this an unjustified demand,” he told the gathering.

    Moosewala’s mother Charan Kaur alleged that gangsters lodged in jails were signing death warrants of people.

    On Amritpal Singh, she said she does not know who he was or from where he had come, but added he was steering the youth towards “Sikhi” and that so far no wrong action on his part had come to the fore.

    She said that the date for her son’s death anniversary event had been announced much in advance, but the authorities chose the time to announce that they had registered FIRs against Amritpal and his supporters in the Ajnala incident and launched a crackdown.

    (Except for the headline, the story has not been edited by Siasat staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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  • Trump’s supporters should be able to protest ‘peacefully,’ Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly says

    Trump’s supporters should be able to protest ‘peacefully,’ Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly says

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    Former President Donald Trump’s supporters should be able to protest “peacefully” if Trump is arrested for his involvement in possibly paying hush money during his 2016 presidential campaign, Sen. Mark Kelly said Sunday.

    Trump’s supporters, “have First Amendment rights, and they should be able to exercise those peacefully,” Kelly (D-Ariz.) said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” But law enforcement officials should be prepared to “make sure it doesn’t rise to the level of violence,” he added.

    Kelly pointed out that levying charges against the former president would be “unprecedented,” acknowledging that “there’s certainly risks involved” in doing so. However, “we’re a country of laws and nobody is above the law,” Kelly said.

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  • Karnataka: Man delivers Azaan outside DC office in protest against BJP MLA’s remark

    Karnataka: Man delivers Azaan outside DC office in protest against BJP MLA’s remark

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    Following former minister and BJP leader K S Eshwarappa’s recent comments on Azaan, a Muslim man delivered the Azaan in front of the deputy commissioner’s office in Shivamogga district, Karnataka.

    A group of Muslim men holding flags protested against the BJP MLA’s statements. They even tried to barge into the DC’s office.

    Eswarappa stirred a fresh controversy in Karnataka by stating that “Does Allah listen only if the Azaan prayers are played on loudspeakers?”.

    Speaking at a rally organised as part of the Vijay Sankalp Yatra on Sunday, Eshwarappa said, “Will Allah listen only if the prayers are done through loudspeakers…this makes me question if He is deaf.”

    His statements received backlash from the Muslim community. However, the former minister defended his statements saying India is a Hindu Rashtra.

    “In the entire world India is the only country for Hindus. We are protecting the Hindu dharma. But if they (Muslims) continue this practice (of giving Azaan) through loudspeakers then we have to admit he (Allah) is deaf. So I think this issue should be addressed at the earliest,” he told reporters.

    “I did not mean to condemn any religion but was voicing the sentiments of the public. Let me give you an example. When the Azaan is pronounced near an examination center, students face inconvenience. The same goes for patients in hospitals,” he added.

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  • Israeli protest against planned judicial overhaul for 11th week

    Israeli protest against planned judicial overhaul for 11th week

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    Tel Aviv: Thousands of Israeli protesters participated in nationwide demonstrations that continued for the 11th straight week against the government’s plans to shackle the judiciary, Times of Israel reported.

    The protesters vowed to escalate the demonstrations if the coalition doesn’t halt its legislative proposals, which lawmakers are due to advance next week, declaring this coming Thursday a “national day of paralysis.”

    This weekend’s protest came after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other ministers slapped down President Isaac Herzog’s proposal for an alternative judicial reform.

    Herzog proposed the plans to allow a simple majority of 61 in the 120-seat Knesset to override almost any supreme court rulings and to allow politicians to appoint most of the justices to the bench.

    The changes are spearheaded not by the prime minister but by his Likud colleague Yariv Levin, the justice minister, and the Religious Zionist MK Simcha Rothman, who chairs the Knesset’s law and justice committee, according to Times of Israel.

    “Next week Israel’s government intends to pass the dictatorship and religious coercion law,” protest organizers said in a statement Saturday.

    “Hundreds of people will line up against them like an iron wall and back the High Court and heads of the [judicial] system to stop the coup. Every citizen must come out and take a stand in these fateful moments of the State of Israel. Together, hundreds of thousands will save Israeli democracy,” they added.

    Over 260,000 people demonstrated across the country, including 175,000 in Tel Aviv, 20,000 in Haifa, 4,000 in Netanya, 11,500 in Herzliya, 18,000 in Kfar Saba, and 6,000 in Beersheba, according to a count by company Crowd Solution cited by Channel 13 news.

    Meanwhile, Jacob Frenkel, a former Bank of Israel chief who until recently chaired JP Morgan Chase International, warned that the coalition’s far-reaching plans for overhauling the judicial system are “destroying the Zionist enterprise from within.,” reported Times of Israel.

    In a separate development, at least 4 Palestinians were killed and 23 others were wounded in Jenin on Thursday in the occupied West Bank region, CNN reported citing the Palestinian Authority Health Ministry.

    The Health Ministry stated that five of those injured are in critical condition.

    (Except for the headline, the story has not been edited by Siasat staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)



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