Belagavi, Nov 13: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Wednesday urged the Uttar Pradesh government to withdraw cases registered against the 'kar sevaks' and senior leaders including former deputy prime minister L K Advani for allegedly demolishing Babri Masjid in 1992.
Two-day-ago, the Hindu Mahasabha too expressed a similar demand.
Senior VHP leader Vishvesh Teertha Swami termed the movement on Ayodhya seeking a temple of Lord Ram as a "struggle for freedom".
New Delhi, Feb 5: Following is the chronology of events in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case in which the Delhi High Court on Wednesday said the all the four convicts have to be hanged together, not separately.
- Dec 16, 2012: Paramedical student gang-raped and brutally assaulted by six men in a private bus and thrown out of the moving vehicle along with her male friend. The victims admitted to Safdarjung Hospital.
- Dec 17: Widespread protests erupt demanding stringent action.
- Police identify the accused - bus driver Ram Singh, his brother Mukesh Kumar, Vinay Sharma and Pawan Gupta.
- Dec 18: Ram Singh and three others arrested.
- Dec 20: Victim's friend testifies.
- Dec 21: A delinquent juvenile nabbed from Anand Vihar bus terminal in Delhi. Victim's friend identifies Mukesh as one of the culprits. Police conduct raids in Haryana and Bihar to nab the sixth accused, Akshay Kumar.
- Dec 21-22: Akshay arrested in Aurangabad district of Bihar and brought to Delhi. Victim records statement before the SDM in hospital.
- Dec 26: Following a cardiac arrest, victim flown to Singapore's Mount Elizabeth Hospital by the government.
- Dec 29: Victim succumbs to injuries and other medical conditions. Police add murder charge in the FIR.
- Jan 2, 2013: The then Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir inaugurates fast track court (FTC) for speedy trial in sexual offence cases.
- Jan 3: Police file charge sheet against five adults accused of murder, gang-rape, attempt to murder, kidnapping, unnatural offences and dacoity.
- Jan 17: FTC starts proceedings against the five adult accused.
- Jan 28: Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) says minority of the juvenile accused is proved.
- Feb 2: FTC frames charges against five adult accused.
- Feb 28: JJB frames charges against the minor.
- Mar 11: Ram Singh commits suicide in Tihar Jail.
- Jul 8: FTC completes recording of testimonies of prosecution witnesses.
- Jul 11: Delhi High Court allows three international news agencies to cover the trial in the case.
- Aug 22: FTC begins hearing final arguments in trial against four adult accused.
- Aug 31: JJB convicts the minor for gang-rape and murder and awards three-year term at probation home.
- Sep 3: FTC concludes trial. Reserves verdict.
- Sep 10: Court convicts Mukesh, Vinay, Akshay, Pawan of 13 offences including gang-rape, unnatural offence and murder of the girl and attempt to murder her male friend.
- Sep 13: Court awards death penalty to all 4 convicts.
- Sep 23: HC begins hearing the convicts' death sentence reference sent to it by the trial court.
- Jan 3, 2014: HC reserves verdict on convicts' appeals.
- Mar 13: HC upholds death penalty to the 4 convicts.
- Mar 15: SC stays execution of 2 convicts, Mukesh and Pawan, after they file appeals. Later, stays execution of other convicts also.
- Apr 15: SC directs police to produce the dying declaration of the victim.
- Feb 3, 2017: SC says it would hear afresh the aspect of awarding death penalty to the convicts.
- Mar 27: SC reserves verdict on their appeals.
- May 5: SC upholds death penalty to four convicts, says the case falls under the category of 'rarest of rare' and the offence created "tsunami of shock".
- Nov 8: Mukesh, one of the four death row convicts in the case, moves SC seeking review of its verdict upholding the capital punishment awarded to him.
- Dec 12: Delhi Police opposes Mukesh's plea in SC.
- Dec 15: Convicts Vinay Sharma and Pawan Kumar Gupta move SC for review of its verdict.
- May 4, 2018: SC reserves order on review plea of Vinay and Pawan.
- Jul 9: SC dismisses review pleas of three convicts.
- Feb, 2019: Victim's parents move Delhi court for issuance of death warrants of the four convicts
- Dec 10, 2019: Akshay moves plea in SC seeking review of his death penalty.
- Dec 13: Victim's mother moves SC opposing review plea of convict
- Dec 18: SC dismisses Akshay's review plea.
- Delhi govt seeks death warrants for execution of death sentence to the 4 convicts
- Delhi court directs Tihar authorities to issue notice to convicts to avail their remaining legal remedies.
- Dec 19: Delhi HC dismisses plea of Pawan Kumar Gupta claiming he was a juvenile at the time of the offence.
- Jan 6, 2020: Delhi court dismisses complaint filed by Pawan's father seeking FIR against sole witness
- Jan 7: Delhi court orders 4 convicts to be hanged on January 22 at 7 am in Tihar jail.
- Jan 14: SC rejects curative petition of Vinay and Mukesh Kumar.
Mukesh files mercy petition before President
- Jan 17: President Ram Nath Kovind rejects mercy plea of Mukesh.
- Trial court issues death warrants again with execution date as February 1, 6 am.
- Jan 25: Mukesh moves SC against rejection of mercy plea.
- Jan 28: SC hears arguments, reserves verdict
- Jan 29: Convict Akshya Kumar approaches SC with curative petition
- SC rejects plea of Mukesh challenging rejection of his mercy plea.
- Jan 30: SC dismisses curative plea of Akshay Kumar Singh.
- Jan 31: SC dismisses plea filed by Pawan seeking review of its order rejecting his juvenility claim.
- Delhi court again postpones execution of the black warrants till further order.
- Feb 1: Centre moves HC against the trial court order.
- Feb 2: HC reserves judgement on Centre's plea.
- Feb 5: HC dismisses Centre plea against trial court order; says all 4 convicts have to be hanged together. It directs the convicts to pursue all legal remedies within a week, failing which the authorities ordered to take action in accordance with law.
Chennai, Jan 19: Amid ongoing nationwide protests against Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said that as many as 2838 people from Pakistan were given citizenship during the last six years.
"In the last six years, as many as 2838 Pakistani refugees, 914 Afghan refugees, 172 Bangladeshi refugees including Muslims have been given Indian citizenship. From 1964 to 2008, more than 4,00,000 Tamils (from Sri Lanka) have been given Indian citizenship," Sitharaman said at 'Programme on Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019' event here.
She added, "Till 2014, over 566 Muslims from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan were given Indian citizenship. During 2016-18 under Modi government, around 1595 Pakistani migrants and 391 Afghanistani Muslims were given Indian citizenship."
The minister, further, said, "It was also during the same period in 2016, that Adnan Sami was given Indian citizenship, this is an example."
Sitharaman added that people who came from East Pakistan have been settled at various camps in the country.
"They are still there and it's been 50-60 years now. If you visit these camps, your heart will cry. The situation is the same with Sri Lankan refugees who continue to live in camps. They're barred from getting basic facilities," she said.
Asserting that the government is not snatching away anyone's citizenship, the BJP leader said: "This Citizenship (Amendment) Act is an attempt to provide people with a better life. We are not snatching away anyone's citizenship, we are only providing them that."
"The National Population Register (NPR) will be updated every 10 years and is not involved with the National Register of Citizens (NRC). Some are involved in raising false allegations and triggering people unnecessarily without any base," she added.
Hello Madam,
What Are you ?? Are you a Finance Minister or External Affairs Minister ??
when someone asked about the economy which well related to your ministry you won't even open your mouth,
but now you are talking about a matter which is not at all your business...
What a pefect figure given by our short time finance minister. Hope she wil feed them from her person income wthout ONION.
Stupid, dont know even what they talk.
It is not snatching anybody's nationality. You dont have right to do it.
The subject is not snatching, the subject is disccimination while giving nationality.
Ayodhya, Aug 4: Ramarchan puja begins at Ram Janmabhoomi site ahead of the foundation laying ceremony of Ram Temple in Ayodhya.
Ramarchan Puja is a prayer to invite all major gods and goddesses ahead of Lord Ram's arrival.
Mahesh Bhagchandka, one of the trustees of Ashok Singhal foundation as Yajman in the puja said, "This is being conducted at the temporary seat of Ramlalla. The pooja will be conducted in four phases."
Speaking about the third and fourth phases, he said: "In the third phase, Dashrath, father of Lord Ram with his wives will be worshipped and then all three brothers of Lord Ram - Laxman, Bharat and Shatrughan with their wives. Lord Hanuman ji will too be worshipped. Whereas in the fourth phase, Lord Ram will be worshipped."
Meanwhile, security has been heightened in Ayodhya ahead of the foundation laying ceremony.
Temples across the city is decorated with lights, diyas and flowers ahead of the grand event. Patna's Mahavir Mandir Trust is preparing over 1.25 lakh 'Raghupati Laddoos' for the occasion. Thes laddoos will be distributed as 'prasad' to devotees.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday offered prayers at the Hanuman Garhi temple during his visit to Ayodhya to take stock of the preparations for the 'bhoomi pujan'.
He along with officials also visited 'Ram ki Paudi' to inspect the arrangements ahead of the foundation stone laying ceremony.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to lay the foundation stone of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya on August 5.
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Ofcourse
Why VHP is asking the Govt. No Need - Just say Astha
If Astha can change the verdict in favour - why not the above.
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