Mamata Banerjee on ISKCON leader’s arrest in Bangladesh: Will support Centre’s decision
1 month, 1 week ago

Mamata Banerjee on ISKCON leader’s arrest in Bangladesh: Will support Centre’s decision

The Hindu  

Expressing concern and sorrow over the current situation in neighbouring Bangladesh, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said she will not talk and interfere with the developments in the neighbouring country as the issue falls under the jurisdiction of the Union government. On the issue of External Affairs, we stand with the Government of India’s decision, whichever party is in power,” the Chief Minister said. the Chief Minister said, “We love Bangladesh and are sure that Bangladesh loves India”. In the State Assembly, Ms. Banerjee also spoke about the proposed The Waqf Bill, 2024 describing it to be “anti-secular”.

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West Bengal Assembly passes resolution seeking withdrawal of Waqf bill, BJP stages walkout
1 month ago

West Bengal Assembly passes resolution seeking withdrawal of Waqf bill, BJP stages walkout

India TV News  

The West Bengal Assembly passed a resolution on Tuesday urging the withdrawal of the Waqf Bill 2024 in Parliament. The resolution expressed concerns that the bill, if enacted, could disrupt the administration of Waqf properties across the country and called for careful deliberation before making any significant changes to the existing law. The resolution also highlighted fears that several provisions …

Waqf JPC chief's advice for member Kalyan Banerjee, who made statements ‘outside’
1 month ago

Waqf JPC chief's advice for member Kalyan Banerjee, who made statements ‘outside’

Hindustan Times  

BJP MP Jagdambika Pal, who heads the parliamentary committee on the proposed Waqf Amendment Bill, lashed out at panel member Kalyan Banerjee for making statements “outside.” Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee. “Kalyan Banerjee is a member of the JPC and he should keep his views before us and not give statements outside,” Pal told ANI on Monday. He was apparently …

Centre targeting Muslims with Waqf Bill, lacks majority to pass it in Parliament: CM Mamata
1 month, 1 week ago

Centre targeting Muslims with Waqf Bill, lacks majority to pass it in Parliament: CM Mamata

New Indian Express  

KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday slammed the BJP-led central government over the Waqf Bill, accusing it of targeting Muslims. The chief minister, during a debate in the West Bengal assembly on a resolution opposing the Waqf Bill, launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led central government, accusing it of "fostering divisiveness, neglecting Constitutional norms, and mishandling …

TMC protests against Waqf Amendment Bill in Kolkata
1 month, 1 week ago

TMC protests against Waqf Amendment Bill in Kolkata

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata, The TMC Minority Cell held a rally in Kolkata on Sunday to protest the Waqf Amendment Bill, which its leaders alleged was aimed at seizing properties of Muslims. TMC protests against Waqf Amendment Bill in Kolkata Addressing the rally, TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee claimed that the BJP-led government at the Centre does not respect the Constitution as it was …

Winter Session: AAP's Raghav Chadha calls for debate on arrest of ISKCON priest in Bangladesh
1 month, 1 week ago

Winter Session: AAP's Raghav Chadha calls for debate on arrest of ISKCON priest in Bangladesh

India TV News  

Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha on Wednesday submitted a notice of Suspension of Business asking for a discussion on the continued atrocities being committed on Hindus in Bangladesh and also the arrest of ISKCON priest Chinmoy Krishna Das. I demand that this House discuss and condemn the detention of ISKCON priest Chinmoy Krishna Das and address the …

Bangladesh HC refuses to ban Iskcon, advises Yunus govt to resolve the matter – Firstpost
1 month, 1 week ago

Bangladesh HC refuses to ban Iskcon, advises Yunus govt to resolve the matter – Firstpost

Firstpost  

A petition urging to ban ISKCON in Bangladesh alleges that it has been involved in “radical activities” that “threaten” national security and stir communal violence Chinmoy Krishna Das, a Hindu leader associated with the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, who faces several charges, is escorted by the police at the Chattogram Metropolitan Magistrate Court, in Chattogram, Bangladesh, November 26, 2024. …

Dhaka HC refuses to ban ISKCON, Mamata Banerjee vows support to PM Modi govt on Bangladesh issue
1 month, 1 week ago

Dhaka HC refuses to ban ISKCON, Mamata Banerjee vows support to PM Modi govt on Bangladesh issue

Live Mint  

The Dhaka High Court on Thursday refused to ban ISKCON's activities in Bangladesh, a local newspaper reported days after a lawyer was killed in a clash between security personnel and supporters of a Hindu leader arrested on sedition charges. Meanwhile, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Thursday that she would support Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central government on …

Dhaka high court refuses to ban ISKCON Bangladesh amid row over priest's arrest
1 month, 1 week ago

Dhaka high court refuses to ban ISKCON Bangladesh amid row over priest's arrest

Hindustan Times  

The Dhaka high court on Thursday declined to issue a suo motu order “to ban ISKCON’s activities in Bangladesh", after being informed that the government had already taken necessary actions, The Daily Star reported. On Thursday, the attorney general’s office informed the court that three cases had been filed regarding the murder of lawyer Saiful Islam Alif and ISKCON's activities, …

Bengal CM Mamata Backs PM Modi-Led Centre On Bangladesh Violence, ISKCON Issues
1 month, 1 week ago

Bengal CM Mamata Backs PM Modi-Led Centre On Bangladesh Violence, ISKCON Issues

ABP News  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that the government didn’t want any religion to be harmed. Later, ISKCON Bangladesh also issued a list of demands to the government for subsequent violence and attacks against Sanatanis in various regions of Bangladesh. On Wednesday night, the ISKCON Kolkata vice-president and spokesperson Radharaman Das informed that the ISKCON Namhatta centre in Shibchar …

Bangladesh Chinmoy Das Arrest Case: Watch Big Updates Of The Hour Only On ABP News | ISKON Temple
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1 month, 1 week ago

Bangladesh Chinmoy Das Arrest Case: Watch Big Updates Of The Hour Only On ABP News | ISKON Temple

ABP News  

The arrest of ISKCON monk Chinmay Krishna Das in Bangladesh has sparked widespread protests, raising concerns about the safety of Hindus and other religious minorities in the country. Chinmay Krishna Das was detained by the Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Monday evening and presented in court under heavy security on Tuesday. During a …

Bangladesh High Court refuses to ban ISKCON, orders govt to remain cautious about protecting law
1 month, 1 week ago

Bangladesh High Court refuses to ban ISKCON, orders govt to remain cautious about protecting law

India TV News  

Dhaka: In a major development, the Bangladesh High Court on Thursday refused to pass a suo motu order on banning ISKCON's activities in Bangladesh after it was informed that the government authorities have taken necessary measures, The Daily Star reported. When the High Court proceedings started on Thursday, the attorney general's office placed the information sought by the court before …

Bangladesh court refuses to ban Iskcon amid violence after Hindu monk's arrest
1 month, 1 week ago

Bangladesh court refuses to ban Iskcon amid violence after Hindu monk's arrest

India Today  

The Bangladesh High Court on Thursday refused to pass a suo moto order to ban the International Society for Krishna Consciousness in the country after the government submitted a report on its position on the Hindu religious organisation amid the ongoing violence which spiralled this week after the arrest of a Hindu monk on sedition charges. The court's refusal came …

Dhaka High Court refuses to ban ISKCON in Bangladesh
1 month, 1 week ago

Dhaka High Court refuses to ban ISKCON in Bangladesh

New Indian Express  

DHAKA: Bangladesh High Court Thursday rejected a petition seeking a ban on ISKCON's activities in the country, days after a lawyer was killed in a clash between security personnel and supporters of a Hindu leader, previously linked to the religious group. "The two-member High Court bench of Justice Farah Mahbub and Debashish Roy Chowdhury on Thursday declined to ban the …

Bangladesh to ban ISKCON? Petition filed in high court amid Hindu priest Chinmoy Krishna Das’ arrest
1 month, 1 week ago

Bangladesh to ban ISKCON? Petition filed in high court amid Hindu priest Chinmoy Krishna Das’ arrest

Live Mint  

Amid the arrest of Hindu priest Chinmoy Krishna Das and clashes between security personnel and his followers, a petition has been filed in a Bangladesh High Court seeking a ban on the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. Chinmoy Krishna Das, the leader of the Hindu group Sammilita Sanatani Jote, was arrested on Monday from the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport area …

PM Modi repurposes Congress weapon for Waqf Bill attack
1 month, 2 weeks ago

PM Modi repurposes Congress weapon for Waqf Bill attack

India Today  

'Samvidhan Khatre me hai', was one message that the Congress amped up in the run up to the Lok Sabha election. But now, Prime Minister Narendra Modi seems to have turned the tables on the Congress, that too on the crucial Waqf Bill, with "Babasaheb's Samvidhan". The phrase "Samvidhan Khatre Me Hai", a rallying cry frequently used by Congress leaders, …

Resolution opposing Waqf Amendment Bill, 2024 to be tabled in WB Assembly
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Resolution opposing Waqf Amendment Bill, 2024 to be tabled in WB Assembly

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: West Bengal Parliamentary Affairs minister Sovandeb Chattopadhyay on Monday said that a resolution opposing the Waqf Bill, 2024 will be tabled in the state Assembly but the date has not yet been fixed. Talking to reporters on the first day of the West Bengal Assembly winter session, he said that the date on which the resolution opposing the contentious …

‘Illogical, anti-democratic’: Muslim Personal Law Board reacts to Waqf Bill
1 month, 2 weeks ago

‘Illogical, anti-democratic’: Muslim Personal Law Board reacts to Waqf Bill

Hindustan Times  

Ahead of the Parliament winter session beginning on November 25, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board has opposed the Waqf Bill, describing it as “undemocratic” and “unconstitutional.” Muslims participate in a rally to protest Waqf Amendment Bill 2024 at Esplanade in Kolkata on November 19. At its two-day conference, which started on Sunday in Bengaluru, the AIMPLB discussed several …

Muslim Unions Demand Centre to Repeal Waqf Amendment Bill
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Muslim Unions Demand Centre to Repeal Waqf Amendment Bill

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Muslim religious heads, unions, and Jamaats have unanimously opposed the Waqf Amendment Bill 2024, proposed by the BJP-led NDA government, demanding its immediate withdrawal. Under the aegis of the Loukika Rajyanga Parirakshana Vedika, various Muslim outfits and Jamaats organised a ‘Waqf Bachao’ meeting at Makineni Basava Punnaiah Vignana Kendram in Vijayawada on Sunday. CPM state secretary V. Srinivas Rao …

PM firm on Waqf Act amendment, says Amit Shah; sets date for eliminating Naxalism in Chhattisgarh
1 month, 3 weeks ago

PM firm on Waqf Act amendment, says Amit Shah; sets date for eliminating Naxalism in Chhattisgarh

New Indian Express  

CHANDRAPUR / YAVATMAL / HINGOLI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday asserted Prime Minister Narendra Modi was determined to amend the Waqf Act despite resistance from key opposition leaders like Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar. Addressing three election rallies in Maharashtra during the day in support of Mahayuti candidates, he declared the Modi government will eliminate Naxalism from Chhattisgarh …

Anti-Waqf Amendment Bill protest march to Delhi ahead of Parliament session
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Anti-Waqf Amendment Bill protest march to Delhi ahead of Parliament session

India Today  

Muslim scholars and community leaders in Jaipur on Sunday announced a march to Delhi on November 24, ahead of the upcoming Parliament session, to protest against the Waqf Amendment Bill. The decision was taken at a protest event in Jaipur, which was attended by Waqf Board members, representatives from the Ajmer Dargah, a Congress MLA and a member of the …

BJP's Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi wants Muslims to abandon their ‘decades-old fashion’
4 months, 1 week ago

BJP's Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi wants Muslims to abandon their ‘decades-old fashion’

Hindustan Times  

Hitting out at the Opposition, senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Thursday accused what he termed the "feudal sultans of the so-called secular syndicate" of fostering fear among Muslims, which he claims has led to their resistance against the Bharatiya Janata Party. The former minority affairs minister also dismissed the opposition's labelling of the BJP as ‘anti-Constitution’, claiming it …

Waqf Bill: Muslim bodies seek support from BJP allies, Opposition leaders
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Waqf Bill: Muslim bodies seek support from BJP allies, Opposition leaders

The Hindu  

As deliberations of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the proposed amendments to the Waqf Act, 1995 commence this Thursday, the Muslim organisations have got into active parleys with non-BJP parties, including National Democratic Alliance partners and Opposition parties. Led by the All India Muslim Personal Board and joined by Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind and Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, representatives have had meetings with the …

Refer Waqf bill to standing committee of Parliament: Mayawati
5 months ago

Refer Waqf bill to standing committee of Parliament: Mayawati

Hindustan Times  

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati has said the Waqf Bill, 2024, tabled in Parliament on Thursday should be sent to the Standing Committee of the House in view of the doubts, apprehensions and objections raised by the members on the bill. In post on social media platform X, the BSP chief said, “The forceful interference of the Central and UP …

Parliament Updates: Waqf Bill Faces INDIA Bloc Opposition In Lok Sabha Amid Heated Debates, BJP Allies Extend Support
5 months ago

Parliament Updates: Waqf Bill Faces INDIA Bloc Opposition In Lok Sabha Amid Heated Debates, BJP Allies Extend Support

News 18  

Union Minister of Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Thursday moved the Waqf Bill, 2024 in Lok Sabha. #WATCH | Union Minister of Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju moves Waqf Bill, 2024 in Lok Sabha pic.twitter.com/g65rf2tDow— ANI August 8, 2024 Opposition On Waqf Bill AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi accused the Centre of dividing the country and targeting Muslims. This is an attack …

Mamata govt may implement PM Kisan scheme
4 years ago

Mamata govt may implement PM Kisan scheme

India Today  

Continuing her tirade against the Centre over the new farm laws, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said arrangements would soon be made to convene an assembly session to pass a resolution against the contentious Acts. With assembly polls knocking at the door, Banerjee also hinted that she was ready to implement the PM-Kisan scheme in Bengal, if …

West Bengal govt to bring anti-CAA resolution in state assembly on January 27
4 years, 11 months ago

West Bengal govt to bring anti-CAA resolution in state assembly on January 27

Op India  

Taking a cue from the Left Front ruled Kerala and the Congress-led Punjab government, the West Bengal government led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will bring a resolution against the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 in the state assembly on January 27. According to reports a special session of the West Bengal assembly will be convened on January 27 during which …

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