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Maharashtra, Jharkhand Assembly elections: People’s issues missing yet again
1 month ago

Maharashtra, Jharkhand Assembly elections: People’s issues missing yet again

Hindustan Times  

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde being garlanded during a public meeting for the state Assembly election in Nandurbar on Sunday. While this was unfolding, Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis slammed AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi – a contender in the Maharashtra elections - for being `descendants of `Razakars’, who tortured the people of Marathwada.’ In other words, there are no …

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Yogi Adityanath Revives Mallikarjun Kharge’s Razakars Tragedy, Stays Silent On Hyderabad Muslim Massacre That Followed
1 month, 1 week ago

Yogi Adityanath Revives Mallikarjun Kharge’s Razakars Tragedy, Stays Silent On Hyderabad Muslim Massacre That Followed

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 16, 2024 15:11 IST - 4 MINS READ As BJP leaders launch a highly communal campaign in Jharkhand and Maharashtra, Yogi Adityanath, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, targeted Mallikarjun Kharge, the president of the Congress. This dark chapter that Adityanath mentioned pertains to the death of Kharge’s mother and sister after an attack by the Razakars, …

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When the Razakars burned down Hyderabad in 1947-48
1 month, 1 week ago

When the Razakars burned down Hyderabad in 1947-48

India Today  

As the Maharashtra Assembly elections approach, a heated exchange between Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath brought up a little-known chapter from the Congress chief's childhood. The demands for partition left many homes desolate, and in Hyderabad, the Razakars went on a rampage and threatened the Indian government by launching violence against the Hindu population. …

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‘Yogi ji, take your hate elsewhere’: Priyank Kharge shuts down Adityanath with ‘not all Muslims’ on Razakar violence
1 month, 1 week ago

‘Yogi ji, take your hate elsewhere’: Priyank Kharge shuts down Adityanath with ‘not all Muslims’ on Razakar violence

Live Mint  

“It was the Razakars – not the entire Muslim community,” is how Mallikarjun Kharge's son Priyank responded day after Yogi Adityanath brought up the 1948 Razakar violence to attack the senior Kharge, reminding him how his mother and sister died in the incident while accusing him of “vote bank politics.” In a long post on X, Priyank Kharge attempted to …

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Priyank Kharge hits out at UP CM Yogi on 'Razakar' barb, says, 'Take your hate elsewhere'
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1 month, 1 week ago

Priyank Kharge hits out at UP CM Yogi on 'Razakar' barb, says, 'Take your hate elsewhere'

India TV News  

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge's son and Karnataka minister Priyank Kharge slammed Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath for raking up the family tragedy. In a long post on social media platform X, junior Kharge said that indeed Razakars burned down the family house and took the lives of the Congress president's mother and sister but he never exploited it for political …

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Priyank Kharge slams Yogi Adityanath for raking up father's family tragedy
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1 month, 1 week ago

Priyank Kharge slams Yogi Adityanath for raking up father's family tragedy

India Today  

Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge shot back at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for raking up his father Mallikarjun Kharge's childhood tragedy, saying the Congress chief never exploited it for political gains. In a sharply worded rebuttal, Priyank said it was the Hyderabad Nizam's Razakars who burned down his father's house in 1948 and not the entire Muslim community. 'TRY …

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Priyank Kharge slams Yogi’s remarks on family tragedy, says his father never used 'Razakars' for political gain
1 month, 1 week ago

Priyank Kharge slams Yogi’s remarks on family tragedy, says his father never used 'Razakars' for political gain

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Karnataka Rural Development Minister Priyank Kharge on Wednesday came down heavily on Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over the latter's remarks against Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge who accused the senior leader of "vote bank politics." He said that the UP CM should try to win elections on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's achievements instead of trying to "sow seeds …

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Razakar violence explained: Adityanath points to tragedy in which Mallikarjun Kharge’s ’mother, sister’ died
1 month, 1 week ago

Razakar violence explained: Adityanath points to tragedy in which Mallikarjun Kharge’s ’mother, sister’ died

Live Mint  

Days after Mallikarjun Kharge launched a scathing attack on Yogi Adityanath over the ‘Batenge to Katenge’ slogan, the Uttar Pradesh chief minister countered the Congress chief saying that the latter purposely kept mum on the “death of his mother and sister in an attack by Razakars.” Addressing a poll rally in Maharashtra's Amravati, the UP chief minister claimed that despite …

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OPINION | Yogi To Kharge: Why Silence On Killer Razakars?
1 month, 1 week ago

OPINION | Yogi To Kharge: Why Silence On Killer Razakars?

India TV News  

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday, at his Akola, Maharashtra, rally, launched a direct attack on Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge. My father and I fled the village and we later settled in Gulbarga.” Yogi was responding to Kharge’s criticism that he made at his Maharashtra and Jharkhand rallies. Kharge had said, "A true yogi cannot use language like …

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Nizam’s Razakars burnt your village: Yogi hits back at Kharge
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1 month, 1 week ago

Nizam’s Razakars burnt your village: Yogi hits back at Kharge

Hindustan Times  

Days after Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge attacked Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath over his saffron attire and “Batenge to Katenge” slogan, the latter on Tuesday said Kharge should be angry with the Nizam of Hyderabad whose “Razakars burnt his village”, adding “but for him Congress’s appeasement politics takes precedence”. But for Kharge, Congress’s appeasement policy remains paramount, preventing him …

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Kharge's mother and sister had died in Razakar attack but he keeps mum for Muslim vote bank: Yogi
1 month, 1 week ago

Kharge's mother and sister had died in Razakar attack but he keeps mum for Muslim vote bank: Yogi

Deccan Chronicle  

Amravati: Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday claimed Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge purposely keeps mum on the tragic death of his mother and sister in an attack by Razakars as he feared losing Muslim votes. Days after Kharge criticised the seer-turned-politician on his saffron attire and "Batenge to Katenge" slogan, Adityanath launched a strong counterattack at a poll rally …

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Yogi Adityanath attacks Mallikarjun Kharge: 'Be angry at Razakars who burnt your village'
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1 month, 1 week ago

Yogi Adityanath attacks Mallikarjun Kharge: 'Be angry at Razakars who burnt your village'

Hindustan Times  

BJP leader and Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday reacted to Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge's recent attack against him, saying the latter should be angry at the Hyderabad Nizam whose "Razakars burnt your village". On Sunday, Congress National President Kharge made an indirect reference to Yogi Adityanath, saying some people who "live in the guise of sadhus" have …

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Fadnavis vs Owaisi showdown in poll-bound Maharashtra – ’even dogs won’t pee on Aurangzeb’s identity…,’ says Dy CM
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1 month, 1 week ago

Fadnavis vs Owaisi showdown in poll-bound Maharashtra – ’even dogs won’t pee on Aurangzeb’s identity…,’ says Dy CM

Live Mint  

The war of words between Bharatiya Janata Party leader, Devendra Fadnavis and AIMIM chief, Asaduddin Owaisi is getting murkier as political temperature heats up in poll-bound Maharashtra. Fadnavis, who is also Maharashtra's deputy chief minister, is heard invoking Aurangzeb, the sixth Mughal emperor who ruled from 1658 until his death in 1707, in his speech. Fadnavis said The Deputy CM's …

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Razakars burned down your family: Adityanath's reminder to Mallikarjun Kharge
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1 month, 1 week ago

Razakars burned down your family: Adityanath's reminder to Mallikarjun Kharge

India Today  

In a no-holds-barred attack on Mallikarjun Kharge over appeasement politics, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said the Congress chief forgot his family's sacrifice for votes. Raking up Kharge's childhood tragedy, Adityanath mentioned how Hyderabad Nizam's Razakars burned down his village in 1948, killing his mother and sister. "I am a Yogi, and for me, the nation comes …

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Devendra Fadnavis vs Asaduddin Owaisi: ‘Descendants of Razakars’
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1 month, 1 week ago

Devendra Fadnavis vs Asaduddin Owaisi: ‘Descendants of Razakars’

Hindustan Times  

BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Monday called AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi "descendant of Razakars". The attack came a day after the Hyderabad MP took a jibe at the Maharashtra deputy chief minister, saying "our ancestors" waged jihad against the British Raj when "yours" were writing love letters to them. Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis with BJP leader Navneet Rana …

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Maharashtra Polls 2024: Devendra Fadnavis counter attacks Owaisi saying ‘decendents of Razakars who tortured…’
1 month, 1 week ago

Maharashtra Polls 2024: Devendra Fadnavis counter attacks Owaisi saying ‘decendents of Razakars who tortured…’

Live Mint  

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis slammed AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi over his remarks, noting that ‘they are descendants of "Razakars", who tortured the people of Marathwada.’ "They are descendants of 'Razakars'. The term "Razakar," meaning "volunteers" in Arabic, is derogatory in Bangladesh as it refers to those who sided with the Pakistan Army during the 1971 Liberation War. This …

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Hyderabad’s Freedom Movement is Distinct in the World: Kishan Reddy
3 months ago

Hyderabad’s Freedom Movement is Distinct in the World: Kishan Reddy

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Union minister G. Kishan Reddy on Tuesday eulogised the heroic history of Telangana by recalling the sacrifices of thousands of people against the tyrannical rule of Nizam and his private army of Razakars to achieve freedom. After hoisting the National Flag to mark the Liberation Day at the celebrations of the Central government, at the Parade Ground, Kishan Reddy …

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Amit Shah greets people on Hyderabad Liberation Day
3 months ago

Amit Shah greets people on Hyderabad Liberation Day

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday greeted the people of erstwhile Hyderabad region on the Hyderabad Liberation Day saying their fight will always be cited as a glorious manifestation of patriotism, where people led an uprising against the tyrant Nizam to be united with India.On September 17, 1948, the then Hyderabad state, which was under the rule …

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The irony of freedom betrayed Sheikh Hasina
4 months, 2 weeks ago

The irony of freedom betrayed Sheikh Hasina

New Indian Express  

Freedom is the window to independence. Bangladesh, thanks to the Indian Army, got freedom from Pakistan, but did not gain independence from its former master’s legacy. Bangladeshi memory seems short enough to have forgotten their sacrifice and forgiven the murder of nearly three million of their own and the rape of over two lakh Bengali women by Yahya Khan’s soldiers. …

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Who were the Razakars and why are they central to Bangladesh protests?
5 months ago

Who were the Razakars and why are they central to Bangladesh protests?

Al Jazeera  

They were a force of collaborators used by Pakistan to try to crush the movement for an independent Bangladesh. At the heart of this is a term that the country’s prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, used amid the protests, and which set off an angry response from protesters: “Razakars”. The word means “volunteers” and is considered derogatory in Bangladesh as it …

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‘We are Razakars’: What is this loaded term used by student protesters that has irked Bangladesh govt?
5 months ago

‘We are Razakars’: What is this loaded term used by student protesters that has irked Bangladesh govt?

Firstpost  

Bangladesh is witnessing violent student protests against government job quotas, which has left over 30 dead. Why Razakars are back in Bangladesh’s rhetoric In July, university campuses across Bangladesh erupted in protests against the 30 per cent quota for descendants of freedom fighters of the 1971 Bangladeshi Liberation War. If the grandchildren of the freedom fighters don’t get quota benefits, …

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Jobs, economy, China: The real reasons behind Bangladesh anti-quota protests
5 months ago

Jobs, economy, China: The real reasons behind Bangladesh anti-quota protests

Firstpost  

With fewer jobs amid economic slowdown and mounting debt from Chinese loans, Bangladesh grappled with protests for a month. Back then, Prime Minister Hasina adopted a more conciliatory approach scrapping the quota for the children of Bangladesh’s Liberation War veterans. If the grandchildren of the freedom fighters don’t get quota benefits, should the grandchildren of Razakars get the benefit?” To …

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Bangladesh: At least six dead and hundreds injured in protests, here is all you need to know
5 months ago

Bangladesh: At least six dead and hundreds injured in protests, here is all you need to know

Op India  

On Thursday, 18th July, at least one young man was killed and several others were reported injured during a clash between quota reform protesters and police in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The incident took place during a peaceful “Complete Shutdown” that was called by the coordination committee of the Quota Reform Movement across Bangladesh. “Chaite gelam odhikar, bone galam razakar”, were raised …

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What’s behind Bangladesh’s violent student protests that have led to shut down of universities?
5 months ago

What’s behind Bangladesh’s violent student protests that have led to shut down of universities?

Firstpost  

Thousands of students are protesting across Bangladesh against a court order reinstating a 30 per cent quota to families of war veterans. The government has closed public and private campuses indefinitely Students clash over a quota system at Jahangir Nagar University at Savar outside Dhaka, Bangladesh on 15 Julu. Students clash over the quota system at Jahangir Nagar University at …

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