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  • Will arrest Sharjeel Usmani even if he is outside Maharashtra: Uddhav government on former AMU student’s ‘offensive remarks’

    By Express News Service
    MUMBAI: Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Wednesday said the state police would arrest Sharjeel Usmani, a former student of Aligarh Muslim University, for his “offensive remarks ” at an event organised by the Elgar Parishad on January 30. 

    “The police have checked the video clippings of Elgar Parishad event held in Pune and a case has been registered against Usmani  for his offensive remarks. He is not currently in Maharashtra but we will arrest him from whichever state he is in, be it Bihar, UP, Gujarat or elsewhere,” Deshmukh tweeted.

    Meanwhile, a senior police officer said the Pune police on Tuesday registered a case against Usmani under IPC Section 153 (A) (promoting enmity between different groups on the ground religion, etc).

    The opposition BJP has been demanding action against Usmani, accusing him of hurting religious sentiments with his speech at the event.  

    Maharashtra BJP president Chandrakant Patil had written to Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath seeking action against Usmani for his statement “against Hindu religion”.

    He claimed the MVA government would not take action against Usmani.

    Former CM writes to his successor for action

    Like Chandrakant Patil, Leader of Opposition and BJP legislator Devendra Fadnavis too sought action against the former AMU student.

    Fadnavis has written to Maharashtra CM demanding action against Usmani for his ‘offensive’ statement. 

  • AMU centenary: V-C to bury time capsule of university on Republic Day

    By Express News Service
    LUCKNOW: The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) will script another page of history on Republic Day when Vice-Chancellor Prof Tariq Mansoor would bury a time capsule containing the history and achievements of the institution in front of the Victoria Gate on the campus as part of the centenary year celebrations on Republic Day on January 26.

    As per the university administration, the event will be held to commemorate completing 100 years of its establishment as part of its centenary celebrations. The capsule, five-foot-long and weighing 1.5 tonnes — will be placed 30 feet beneath the ground. The historic event would be aired online, said Dr. RahatAbrar, chairman of the content committee and spokesperson for AMU.

    Dr. Abrar said that the time capsule was made up of highly tempered steel weighing 1.5 tonnes. To safeguard the material inside, nitrogen gas was filled and the acid-resistant paper was being used to ensure the longevity of the time capsule.

    A committee was constituted to determine the content to be placed in the capsule and Abrar was made its chairman while AMU registrar Abdul Hamid was its general convenor.

    A similar exercise of burying a time capsule was undertaken by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, the founder of AMU, on January 8, 1877, during the foundation stone-laying ceremony of the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental (MAO) College though it was not termed as so, said Shafey Kidwai, the head of the mass communication department at AMU and another spokesperson of the university.

    The ceremony in 1877 was held in the presence of the then Viceroy of India, Lord Edward Robert Lytton in Aligarh. The district gazette dated January 12, 1877, reportedly makes a mention of a similar exercise. It mentioned a bottle that carried details about Madarastul Uloom (a madarsa upgraded to MAO College) along with coins made of copper, gold, and silver which placed in the cavity of the foundation stone.

    “The event, part of the AMU’s centenary year celebrations, will be held online at 11 am and the V-C will be the chief guest on the occasion,” stated Abrar.

    “Sir Syed was in Varanasi when he thought of the university, which came into being in 1920. We have compiled the history and achievements of AMU since its beginning. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had released the stamp for AMU’s centenary celebrations on December 22, 2020,” he added.

    On September 9, 1920, the then viceroy Lord Chelmsford had passed the bill for the upgrade of Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental (MAO) College to the status of a university.

  • Editorial :- The politics of Rahul Gandhi, the traditionalist who insulted the elders

    Before discussing Rahul Gandhi, it would be appropriate to discuss his political guru Digvijay Singh and Mani Shankar Aiyar.
    In Pakistan Mani Shankar Aiyar had sought the help of ISI to remove Modi’s Prime Minister Modi while giving an interview on a TV channel. He Mani Shankar Aiyar said, “The person who is in power today, his Guru Savarkar gave him the first theory of ‘To Nation’.”
    Today, another member of Rahul Gandhi gang, film lyricist Javed Akhtar has also liked a similar response.
    Walking on his footprints, Rahul Gandhi said that at the time Congress was fighting Nehru-Gandhi family with the British, Veer Savarkar was apologizing to the British.
    This is what the Congress and their Left companions have been giving to Atal ji. Atal ji is calling all these agents of the British.
    Today Rahul Gandhi and his other companions are making a pretense of devotion to Atal ji, it is necessary to discuss this in this editorial.
    It is necessary to discuss the topic of the two-nation theory. It is a historical fact that the birthright of Two Nation Theory was Jinnah and Nehru. Both of them accepted the partition of India to become their heads. Sir Sayed was the founder of Aligarh Muslim University on the same Two Nation Theory. This is why Jinnah’s photo is sitting in this university.
    Rahul Gandhi’s mentor Digvijay Singh had released the book responsible for the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks and responsible for the Indo-Task Force. This is what Digvijay Singh has done today very disgusting politics.
    Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijay Singh gave a big statement on the death of Saint Dhyuji Maharaj. Digvijay Singh said that Dheoyaji was worried about the illegal mining being done by Shivraj Sarkar in Narmada. Bhayyaji Maharaj had himself killed himself in Indore by shooting himself on Tuesday. After his self-esteem, his suicide note of about six lines has also emerged. In which he wrote that I am very tense and upset, I am going.
    Let us know that till date, it was not known what was the reason for living in tension.
    Talking to media, Digvijay Singh said that, Bhayyaji Maharaj was concerned about the illegal mining done by Shivraj Singh in Narmada. Shivraj Singh also offered a ministerial post to keep Dhayuji Maharaj close to his mouth. But they rejected this offer. He himself told me about this on the call.
    First came to see Atal ji, protects Advani ji in the celebrations. Rahul said that Atalji is sick, first I went there Because I understand. They fought against us but they were the prime ministers of the country. They have worked for the country.
    Responding to Rahul Gandhi’s accusation, BJP has rightly said that Rahul Gandhi is now doing politics even when asked about Vajpayee’s movement and in such cases there is little politics in rhetoric.
    The allegations of the case done by the RSS on Rahul Gandhi have been fixed. It is enough to say that Atal Bihari Vajpayee has been a volunteer of National Self-Service Association. At the time of the Janata Party rule, when the issue of dual membership rose, the BJP under the leadership of Atal ji had separated from the Janata Party. He is facing litigation today by making false allegations against Atal ji’s maternal institution. This is just being done for publicity stunt.
    PM Modi’s fitness challenge is also on the politics of Congress.
    Today Atal, Rahul has become a devotee of Advani. In fact, to insult the elderly leaders, there is tradition in the Congress party. There are countless examples of this in front of us. Let us look at the key issues in which the Congress has insulted the legendary politicians like Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Sitaram Kesari, Pranab Mukherjee and Narasimha Rao. It has been discussed in detail in different articles on this page.
    Rahul Gandhi should know that in order to know about Atal, Advani ji and in detail about the Sangh, former President Pranab Mukherjee joined the Sangh’s program and said the RSS founder Dr. Hegdevar as the true witness of Bharat Mata and Following the same photo of the second sarsanghchalak Golwarkar ji of the Sangh, Rahul Gandhi also goes to the Sangh’s branch and closely connected to the Sangh Try to understand.