There are doubts over Afzal Guru's role in Parliament attack: Chidambaram

February 25, 2016

New Delhi, Feb 25: Former Union Minister P Chidambaram who held the home and finance portfolios in the UPA government on Thursday sparked controversy that Afzal Guru's role in 2001 Parliament attack was doubtful. Almost three years after Afzal Guru was hanged, Congress leader P Chidambaram is concerned to hold an honest opinion' and raised his doubts against the capital punishment of 2001 Parliament attack convict, report said.

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Former Home Minister P Chidambaram was responding to a question on whether Afzal Guru's execution ordered by the Supreme Court was appropriate. According to Chidambaram, Afzal Guru's case was not correctly decided and there are possibility to hold an honest opinion in that matter. Chidambaram was quoted in an interview conducted by Economic Times.

Chidambaram was further quoted by ET where he said, “An independent person can hold an opinion that the case was not decided correctly”.

The comments of Chidambaram came in the backdrop of JNU incident in which three of its students are arrested on sedition charges and for commemorating Afzal Guru at the campus. Following the incident at JNU campus a nationwide debate is in motion. Those who hold a different opinion against the capital punishment of Afzal Guru are termed as anti-national.

However Chidambaram said that, “It is wrong to project anyone as an anti-national who holds that opinion”.

From 2008 to 2011 P Chidambaram, was home minister of India. In 2013 when Sushilkumar Shinde was home minister Afzal Guru was executed. Chidambaram raised doubt of extend of Afzal Guru's involvement in 2001 Parliament Attack.

The Afzal Guru's execution is a hot topic in India especially after JNU students were arrested on charges of sedition when the student union had organised a event on February 9, for commemorating Afzal Guru.

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Dean
 - 
Thursday, 25 Feb 2016

o Muslims you are not powerless, may be govt running is bigger than us but you are not powerless. many people are waking up and realizing that Islam is wonderful religion, full of honor & dignity. As Muslims we have a lot job to do. RSS is in business of dominating our country and they are using state resources to kill Muslims and elect those who kill Muslims. We need to carry the message of Islam not the message of violence. RSS want Hindus to live in a state of fear where they can manipulate and manage them. Govts we have here now have become hypocrite. if govt. is truly democratic it should work for people.

Now things are manageable. No meaning in scratching the head when things become not manageable. We need Hindus to sit down and read Quran once in their life time. Quran is way of life and is system of life which actually works. Stop the fear of Islam. Islam is not your enemy. Islam doesn't send you bills to your door step. Islam doesn't kill you when you drive on the road in the morning. We must stop the business of blaming Islam & Muslims. If we do not something quickly then we will be in state of fear which you wont believe and it will be such a dark place to live because money & power may be major problem which is going to come to the mankind. rich & poor gap is widening. Allah knows best. May Allah guide us all. Ameen

Rakesh
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Thursday, 25 Feb 2016

This chap was the HM that time , why didnot he stop ? no he is coming and telling the biggest lie ... no wonder congress got tight slap ... 100% we will ensure they will lose karnataka and kerala too ..kerala they have alliance with muslim league , which divided our nation . so midset is clear

Rakesh
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Thursday, 25 Feb 2016

they want rashtradrohis vote , so they can get into any level ... same afzal guru encouraged millitants to rape and kill innocent kashmiri pundiths ... more than 10,000 pundith womens were raped by islamic thugs and more than 60,000 killed and more than million driven out of kashmir ...

Mohammed Yousef
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Thursday, 25 Feb 2016

If sanjaydath is Muslim then definettly excuted

Dean
 - 
Thursday, 25 Feb 2016

O MUSLIMS YOU ARE NOT POWERLESS, MAY BE GOVT RUNNING IS BIGGER THAN US BUT YOU ARE NOT POWERLESS. MANY PEOPLE ARE WAKING UP AND REALIZING THAT ISLAM IS WONDERFUL RELIGION, FULL OF HONOR & DIGNITY. AS MUSLIMS WE HAVE ALOT JOB TO DO. RSS IS IN BUSINESS OF DOMINATING OUR COUNTRY AND THEY ARE USING STATE RESOURCES TO KILL MUSLIMS AND ELECT THOSE WHO KILL MUSLIMS. WE NEED TO CARRY THE MESSAGE OF ISLAM NOT THE MESSAGE VIOLENCE. RSS WANT HINDUS TO LIVE IN A STATE OF FEAR WHERE THEY CAN MANIPULATE AND MANAGE THEM. GOVTS WE HAVE HERE NOW HAVE BECOME HYPOCRITE. IF GOVT. IS TRULY DEMOCRATIC IT SHOULD WORK FOR PEOPLE. ALLAH KNOWS BEST.

NOW THINGS ARE MANAGEABLE. NO MEANING IN SCRATCHING HEAD WHEN THINGS BECOME NOT MANAGEABLE. I NEED HINDUS TO SIT DOWN AND READ QURAN ONCE IN THEIR LIFE TIME. QRAN IS WAY OF LIFE AND IS SYSTEM OF LIFE WHICH ACTUALLY WORKS. STOP THE FEAR OF ISLAM. ISLAM IS NOT YOUR ENEMY. ISLAM DOESN'T SEND YOU BILLS TO YOUR DOOR STEP. ISLAM DOESN'T KILL YOU WHEN YOU DRIVE ON THE ROAD IN THE MORNING. WE MUST STOP THE BUSINESS OF BLAMING ISLAM & MUSLIMS. IF WE DO NOT DO SOMETHING QUICKLY THEN WE WILL BE IN STATE OF FEAR WHICH YOU WONT BELIEVE AND IT WILL BE SUCH A DARK PLACE TO LIVE. BECAUSE MONEY & POWER MAY BE MAJOR PROBLEM WHICH IS GOING TO COME TO THE MANKIND. RICH & POOR GAP IS WIDENING. MAY ALLAH GUIDE US ALL. AMEEN

AK
 - 
Thursday, 25 Feb 2016

Sumesh,

The life starts when you are Died.. and surely we will come to know who is our CREATOR and the life after DEATH.. Seriously U need to learn about our CREATOR who promises heaven and hell and will give JUSTICE for the injustice done in this TEMPORARY material WORLD which many people are running over this... THINK and PONDER on who is worthy of worship . and learn about life after death... If U are honest the one who gave life will guide U>

Curious
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Thursday, 25 Feb 2016

in UK as per constitution no suspect can be detained for more than 6 days if they dont have any evidence . i don't know from where sir Ambedkar studied the constitution and implemented . In india a suspect can be hanged. laaa hawla wala kuwwatha illa billah.

Rikaz
 - 
Thursday, 25 Feb 2016

Mr. Chidambaram should have said this information before his killing so that we could have saved an innocent man going in to gallow...how can a government answer this to God...some god will ask question with PM like hanuman, krishna, ganapathi etc....these Gods know real truth if Chaddis are believing in them....or they could have at least consulted Cow Goddess...

Ahmed
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Thursday, 25 Feb 2016

Every LIES will be OUT & EXPOSED and People will know CLEARLY the CHEDDI deception In-Sha ALLAH... People should go with the TRUTH , and not support the LIARS & DECEIVERS without VERIFYING the TRUTH.

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January 2,2020

Jan 2: A year after 12,000 acres of forests in Bandipur went up in smoke, the Karnataka Forest Department is gearing up for the summer even as the Forest Survey of India (FSI) has cautioned that 22.78 lakh acres (9,222 sq km) or about 20% of the green cover spread across three districts in the central part of the state is fire-prone.

The FSI studied forest fire incidents across the country between 2004-05 and 2017 before coming up with state-specific inputs.

According to the 13-year observation, Karnataka has 7,352 “fire points” or areas measuring 5 km X 5 km with frequent fire incidents.

Though the number is lower compared to states like Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha with over 20,000 points, the sheer spread of the fire-prone area itself is a challenge for the Karnataka Forest Department.

According to data, about three lakh acres (1,199.9 sq km) of forest area is very highly fire prone with 26 to 52 fire incidents in 13 years. This is followed by 7.6 lakh acres (3,067 sq km) of “highly fire prone” areas with an average of one to two incidents every year.

Almost all of the “red alert” areas are concentrated in Uttara Kannada, Chikkmagaluru, Shivamogga and Chamarajanagar districts. As temperature rises at the end of January, so does the risk of forest fires, requiring officials to be on vigil till the end of summer.

After an investigation into the Bandipur blaze revealed that faulty fire lines and poor supervision were the reason for the spread of the fire, the department has come up with a multi-pronged approach to prevent similar incidents this year.

“After the Bandipur incident, we have created a fire cell and a standard operating procedure (SOP) which everyone has to follow. Firstly, a fire management plan is prepared and approved by a competent authority.

The SOP has well defined firelines which have to be executed by December-end and burning must be completed by January 15,”  Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Head of Forest Force) Punati Sridhar told DH.

He said that to ensure its strict implementation, GPS readings of firelines are to be submitted for random verification.

“All the required equipment from fire jackets to shoes, gloves, backpack sprayers and tractors mounted with 2,000-5,000 litre tanks with high pressure pumps will be deployed at vantage points,” he said.

In addition, the department’s fire cell works in collaboration with the Karnataka State Remote Sensing Applications Centre (KSRSAC) to give fire alerts within half and hour of an area catching fire and detected by satellites.

“Earlier, the gap used to be four hours by when the fire would have spread beyond control. Now, with reduced time gap, it would be easier to control fire early,” he added.

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January 2,2020

Mangaluru, Jan 2: The Muslim Central Committee of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi has dropped its plan to stage a massive protest against the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act and National Register of Citizens on January 4 at Mangaluru’s Nehru Maidan.

Addressing a press conference here today, committee chief K S Mohammed Masood made this announcement.

“All the 28 organisations that had decided to stage protest under the leadership of the Muslim Central Committee, have unanimously agreed to temporarily cancel the protest plan after the city police refused permission for the event,” he said.

Mr Masood requested the people, especially the youth, not to lose patience. “No one should head to Nehru Maidan on January 4 as Muslim leaders have unanimously decided to cancel the protest,” he urged.

S M Rasheed Haji, Y Abdulla Kunhi, Umar UH, Ibrahim Kodichal, B M Mumtaz Ali, Khasim H K, Mansoor Ahmed Azad and Asif Deals were present in the press meet.

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Mbeary
 - 
Friday, 3 Jan 2020

Muslim organisations felicitate State BJP Chief Nalin Kumar

 

I want to know from them wat was the need for this. Has this helped the ordinary Mangalore Muslims in anyway. I would not have asked abt this if the program was conducted in your house. But here it is done in the name of Muslims. We need to stop being intellectually dishonest

 

Azam Arabi
 - 
Friday, 3 Jan 2020

Young energetic Muslim brothers  present in Dk ,please note we need young leaders to lead us . Wake up ... and take over . 

Mbeary
 - 
Friday, 3 Jan 2020

We respect ur decision sir.

 

But there are a lot of questions about it on people's mind.

We need to be updated about ur next plan of action.

Are u planning to approach the court for gaining the permission from the police, bcoz otherwise I don't think we will get the permission

 

Secondly, a few days back I wanted to contact Muslim central committee office to confirm if the protest Wil be there. I googled for the no, but the no. did not exist. Does that mean the Muslim central committee does not have an office or telephone no????

This only shows how organised we are.

Requesting Muslim central committee to get their house in order. Get more professional. Also consult people to utilise various platform to responsibly collect funds from so many ordinary bearys who want to donate money, but don't know whom to send it to.

We need an action committee to handle such situations. It must consist a battery of lawyers to fight the cases filed by the police.

If our leaders are old, they need to groom new leaders into the committee.

 

Moreover, it is important to question these so called leaders about their fecilitation program conducted for making kateel wen he won the election. Wat was the purpose of such fecilitation. Becoz I don't think he gives a damn when our community suffered. I question, whether all this is done in our name only to gain your contact and flourish ur business???

Never ever dare to do so in the name of Muslims

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News Network
May 22,2020

Bengaluru, May 22: Amid the fourth phase of nationwide COVID-19 lockdown, inter-state travel from Karnataka is now permitted with the consent of the receiving state, informed Praveen Sood, Karnataka Director General of Police (DGP) and Inspector General (IG).

"Inter-state pass is not required to go out of Karnataka as long as you have the consent of the receiving state," he said.

The order follows MHA's recent announcement of relaxed guidelines amid the nationwide lockdown.

"Due to lockdown, migrant workers, pilgrims, tourists, students and other persons are stranded at different places. They would be allowed to move as under," read the new guidelines while asking states to designate nodal authorities to facilitate the interstate movement.

The Centre has extended the lockdown till May 31 across the country.

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