Communal riots happen due to appeasement of one community: Bareilly court
10 months ago

Communal riots happen due to appeasement of one community: Bareilly court

Op India  

On 5th March, Additional Sessions Judge Ravi Kumar Diwakar said that communal riots in India transpire because politicians engage in appeasement of a particular religious community. ADJ Ravi Kumar Diwakar made the statement while summoning radical Islamist cleric Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan in the 2010 Bareilly riot case. ADJ Diwakar hails Yogi government, likens CM Yogi Adityanath to the idea of Plato’s “Philosopher King” The ADJ of Bareilly district also praised Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath as an excellent example of a “religious person” holding a position of power in the state. The court also observed that Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan would have incited another communal riot in Bareilly had there not been a Yogi government in Uttar Pradesh.

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Bareilly police on alert after Maulana Tauqeer’s mass religious conversion call
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Bareilly police on alert after Maulana Tauqeer’s mass religious conversion call

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW The Bareilly police and district administration are on alert after Ittehad-e-Millat Council UP chief Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan announced plans for the mass marriages of five couples following their conversion to Islam on July 21. Bareilly Senior Superintendent of Police Anurag Arya confirmed that the city magistrate received an application regarding the mass marriages and conversions from IMC organisational …

2010 Bareilly riots case: Cleric skips court summons citing health reasons
9 months, 2 weeks ago

2010 Bareilly riots case: Cleric skips court summons citing health reasons

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW UP cleric Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan, chief of Ittehad-e-Millat Council, on Wednesday again failed to appear before a Bareilly court despite summons in connection with the 2010 Bareilly riots case. The court of ADJ Ravi Kumar Diwakar of Fast Track Court-I had issued a non-bailable warrant against Khan but deferred the date of appearance before court to April 1, …

2010 Bareilly riots: Court issues NBW against Maulana Tauqeer Raza
9 months, 4 weeks ago

2010 Bareilly riots: Court issues NBW against Maulana Tauqeer Raza

Hindustan Times  

The court of additional district judge, Bareilly, on Monday issued a non-bailable warrant against Ittehad-e-Millat Council chief Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan for avoiding court orders. ADJ Ravi Kumar Diwakar issued the warrant against Tauqeer Raza and ordered the circle officer city to serve the warrant, arrest and present him in the court by March 13. To note, the court had …

Violence erupts in Bareilly after Maulana Taufeeq Raza Khan's provocative speech on Gyanvapi
11 months ago

Violence erupts in Bareilly after Maulana Taufeeq Raza Khan's provocative speech on Gyanvapi

Op India  

After Islamists ran riots in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani district over the demolition of an illegally constructed structure which they labelled as a madarsa, tensions gripped the Bareilly district in Uttar Pradesh. Thousands of followers of Ittehad-e-Millat Council chief Tauqeer Raza Khan took to the streets and pelted stones after the Islamic cleric was detained by the police for giving a ‘jail …

Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan warns of civil war by Muslim youth, miffed over Bharat Ratna to LK Advani
11 months ago

Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan warns of civil war by Muslim youth, miffed over Bharat Ratna to LK Advani

Op India  

On 3rd February, a controversial Islamic cleric and chief of the Ittihad-e-Millat Council party, Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan criticised the recent decision of the central government to award Bharat Ratna to veteran politician Lal Krishna Advani. Tauqeer Raza claimed that if the Rath Yatra that Lal Krishna Advani took in the 1990s was for progress, prosperity, peace, and brotherhood in …

Anatomy of a riot
1 year, 5 months ago

Anatomy of a riot

The Hindu  

Though Hindu-Muslim violence is not new in India, the one that erupted in Nuh district and Gurgaon in Haryana recently has perhaps opened a new chapter in terms of its nature, character and consequences on Indian polity. Given the state response, it looks like the Muslim minority may end up paying a disproportionately greater price, as has often been the …

Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena faction accuses BJP of ‘communalising’ Nashik temple incident
1 year, 7 months ago

Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena faction accuses BJP of ‘communalising’ Nashik temple incident

The Hindu  

Castigating the special investigation team probe ordered by Maharashtra Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis into the Trimbakeshwar temple incident as “a well thought out political move”, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on May 17 accused the ruling BJP of trying to destroy social harmony in Maharashtra. Speaking in Nashik on Wednesday, Mr. Raut was responding to accusations made by BJP leaders …

‘Acts instilled insecurity among people’: Md Shahnawaz, Md Shoaib, Shahrukh, 6 others sentenced to 7 years jail in Delhi anti-Hindu riots case
1 year, 8 months ago

‘Acts instilled insecurity among people’: Md Shahnawaz, Md Shoaib, Shahrukh, 6 others sentenced to 7 years jail in Delhi anti-Hindu riots case

Op India  

On Tuesday, a Delhi court ordered rigorous imprisonment of seven years in jail to nine men accused in a case relating to the 2020 anti-Hindu Delhi riots. During communal riots, innocent ordinary people get caught in circumstances beyond their control, which leads to the violation of human rights as well,” the court led by the additional sessions judge Pulastya Pramachala …

Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan accuses Yogi Adityanath of criminal conspiracy to kill Atiq Ahmed, demands prosecution
1 year, 8 months ago

Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan accuses Yogi Adityanath of criminal conspiracy to kill Atiq Ahmed, demands prosecution

Op India  

Ittehad-e-Millat Council chief Maulana Tauqeer Raza has alleged that Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath has played a pivotal role in the killing of Atiq Ahmed and Ashraf Ahmed in Prayagraj. Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan also demanded that Yogi Adityanath should be held accused of criminal conspiracy in this case. While speaking to UP Tak, Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan also …

Shahnawaz, Shoaib and 7 others convicted in a Delhi Riots case, court says their objective was to cause maximum damage to properties of Hindus
1 year, 9 months ago

Shahnawaz, Shoaib and 7 others convicted in a Delhi Riots case, court says their objective was to cause maximum damage to properties of Hindus

Op India  

On Monday, March 13, Delhi’s Karkardooma court convicted nine persons involved in the 2020 anti-Hindu Delhi riots. The court noted that the main objective of the convicts who joined the unruly mob guided by ‘communal feelings’ was to cause ‘maximum damage’ to the properties belonging to the people of the Hindu community. Hence, those charged are convicted for offences covered …

Kanpur violence: Maulana Tauqir Raza give calls for protest against Nupur Sharma, curfew imposed in Bareilly
2 years, 7 months ago

Kanpur violence: Maulana Tauqir Raza give calls for protest against Nupur Sharma, curfew imposed in Bareilly

Op India  

The district administration in Bareilly has imposed a curfew after controversial Islamic cleric Maulana Tauqir Raza announced that a protest will be held on June 10 against BJP’s Nupur Sharma over her remarks on Prophet Muhammad. Tauqir Raza incited violence against Hindus In January this year, he addressed a gathering of 20 lakh Muslims in Bareilly and threatened that Hindus …

Hard truths from the rubble of communal conflagrations
2 years, 8 months ago

Hard truths from the rubble of communal conflagrations

The Hindu  

The spate of riots that erupted around the recently held Ram Navami festival and Hanuman Jayanti in States such as Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Bihar, West Bengal, Rajasthan and in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri seem to be have begun a new chapter in Hindu-Muslim violence. Thus, from the Babri Masjid’s destruction to the demolition of a part of Jahangirpuri’s Jama Masjid this year, …

From 1921 Moplah genocide to 2022 Delhi riots: Why anti-Hindu violence has been a norm in India
2 years, 8 months ago

From 1921 Moplah genocide to 2022 Delhi riots: Why anti-Hindu violence has been a norm in India

Firstpost  

In February 2020, anti-Hindu riots broke out in northeast Delhi at the behest of the then AAP councillor, Tahir Hussain. At the height of the anti-CAA demonstrations, a group of Muslim demonstrators in Delhi’s Chand Bagh neighbourhood beat police officers, leading to the death of head constable Ratan Lal and the critical injury of Shahdara DCP Amit Sharma. Cut to …

Delhi Riots A 'Conspiracy Of Silence', Idea Was To Completely Put System Under Paralysis: Prosecution Argues In Bail Hearing
2 years, 11 months ago

Delhi Riots A 'Conspiracy Of Silence', Idea Was To Completely Put System Under Paralysis: Prosecution Argues In Bail Hearing

Live Law  

The prosecution on Monday told a city Court that there was a 'conspiracy of silence' in committing the 2020 North East Delhi riots, idea behind which was to completely put the system under paralysis. Special Public Prosecutor Amit Prasad was arguing before Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat opposing the bail pleas of accused Umar Khalid, Khalid Saifi, Meera Haider, Salim …

Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan openly provokes Muslims against Hindus
3 years ago

Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan openly provokes Muslims against Hindus

Op India  

Threats of violence, blatant calls for ‘jihad’ and Hindu genocide are becoming the new normal among Islamic leaders and clerics, despite the best efforts of left-leaning liberals and the so-called ‘secular’ intellectuals to turn a blind eye. In a video shared by TimesNow, Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan, a prominent Muslim cleric and chief of the Ittihad-e-Millat Council party has once …

Delhi Anti-Hindu riots : Muslim meigbours attacks Hindu family with stones
4 years, 10 months ago

Delhi Anti-Hindu riots : Muslim meigbours attacks Hindu family with stones

Op India  

In a video that has now gone viral on Twitter, a Hindu man by the name of Vikas could be seen sharing his ordeal with an online news portal, Know the Nation, in the aftermath of the Delhi Anti-Hindu riots. Read: Shiv Vihar ground report: Tale of two schools, one owned by a Muslim used as a war base, the …

Uddhav Thackeray meets Azad Maidan rioter Raza Academy leaders
4 years, 11 months ago

Uddhav Thackeray meets Azad Maidan rioter Raza Academy leaders

Op India  

The Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday met several Muslim organisations, including Raza Academy, known for allegedly presiding over the Azad Maidan riots in 2011, at the office of Commissioner of Police to allay the fears among the Muslim community over the citizenship amendment act and the NRC. Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray today met Raza Academy & …

Hindu Rashtra at work
5 years, 7 months ago

Hindu Rashtra at work

The Hindu  

“THE problem is not EVMs. This victory is a result of that,” says Sharif Malek, a survivor of the anti-Muslim pogrom of 2002 in Gujarat, on the Bharatiya Janata Party’s sweep in the parliamentary election. As the country celebrates the anointment of Narendra Modi as Prime Minister once again, Gujarat’s beleaguered Muslim community, which forms 10 per cent of the …

No 'Big' Riots in 5 Yrs? Contrary to Mukhtar Naqvi's Belief, Figures Had Crossed 800-Mark Back in 2017
5 years, 9 months ago

No 'Big' Riots in 5 Yrs? Contrary to Mukhtar Naqvi's Belief, Figures Had Crossed 800-Mark Back in 2017

News 18  

New Delhi: Union minority affairs minister and a senior BJP leader had recently stated that there had been "no major" communal riots in the country and that India was in no need of a lynching law as most of the cases till now have been only criminal in nature. Some of the lynching incidents that have rocked the nation and …

Religious Leaders' Call for Unity in Bihar Amid Communal Violence
6 years, 9 months ago

Religious Leaders' Call for Unity in Bihar Amid Communal Violence

The Quint  

Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind (JUH) General Secretary Maulana Mahmood Madani has expressed deep concern over the communal flare up in Bihar and West Bengal. He believes that timely action could have prevented the violence, particularly in areas like Nalanda, Aurangabad, and Samastipur. Madani urged the state and Central governments to take every possible steps for restoring peace and amity in the disturbed …

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