Dr Zafar ul Islam Khan must be protected from all harassment and intimidation | SabrangIndia
Sunday, May 10, 2020
I am not surprised these days how our police is behaving. Those who spread hatred, threaten people openly and intimidate them through social media as well as 'popular media', screaming loudly on television channels have never been touched. Look at how hate mongers on TV channels have got full protections by the government. If certain state governments have gone against some of those hate mongers, BJP leaders are defending them as if they are 'champions' of civil liberty and democratic rights. Of course, it is an open secret how much BJP as well as Sangh Parivar 'respect' these rights of the individuals.
"To my utter shock, the police seized my phone citing inquiry into the Delhi violence": Kawalpreet Kaur “Speak Against Delhi Police’s Witch Hunt of Students & Activists During Pandemic and Lockdown”, Civil rights activists ask citizens to join #DelhiPoliceJawabDo campaign today
"To my utter shock, the police seized my phone citing inquiry into the Delhi violence": Kawalpreet Kaur | SabrangIndia
Patna: A group of migrant workers who had arrived from other states were lathi-charged at a quarantine centre in Bihar were lathicharge by police for protesing against poor quality food, lack of cleanliness and basic amenities like proper sanitation facilities. The beating resulted in a worker’s hand getting fractured. The incident is not an isolated one. Upset over poor facilities at quarantine centres, thousands of migrant workers have taken to protesting in over a dozen districts in Bihar over the past day. There are also several reports of migrant workers raising their voice and expressing their anger over the mismanagement at quarantine centres in government-run school buildings, panchayat buildings and other buildings across Bihar.
Saturday, May 9, 2020
The Kerala Police on Thursday filed a first information report under non-bailable sections against Zee News Editor-in-Chief Sudhir Chaudhary for making incendiary remarks about the Muslim community in his show. “The highlight of the show aired on 11 March was the ‘jihad chart’,” the FIR stated, according to The Quint.“The accused presented a programme that is offending the Muslim religion.”
The National Human Rights Commission on Friday issued notices to the Maharashtra chief secretary and Aurangabad district magistrate after a cargo train ran over migrant labourers and killed at least 16 of them. The human rights panel took suo motu cognisance of media reports about the incident. The migrants had fallen asleep on the track while they were walking back to their home from Jalna in Maharashtra to Bhusawal in Madhya Pradesh. Four workers survived the accident, which took place at 5.15 am near Karmad, around 30 km from Aurangabad.
The Madras High Court on Friday ordered the closure of all liquor shops run by the Tamil Nadu government, just a day after they were reopened amid the nationwide coronavirus lockdown, Live Law reported. A special division bench of the court noted that there was a “blatant violation” of its guidelines regulating the sale of liquor at Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC) outlets. The court, however, said that online delivery of liquor will still be allowed.
Delhi Minorities Commission chief Zafarul Islam Khan on Friday approached the Delhi High Court seeking anticipatory bail in connection with a first information report lodged against him on charges of sedition, PTI reported. The complainant has alleged that Khan, on April 28, had shared a post on social media which was “provocative”. In the post, the chairperson had thanked Kuwait for “standing with Indian Muslims” in context of the large-scale communal violence in North East Delhi.
The Union Health Ministry on Friday said people should “learn to live with the coronavirus”. This came after All India Institute of Medical Sciences Director Randeep Guleria said India should brace itself for a jump in cases, with modelling showing the peak of infections may come in between June and July. Responding to questions about the predicted trajectory of the Covid-19 transmission curve, the health ministry said community support was needed to fight the virus and contain it. “It is possible that with adherence to social distancing norms and aggressive containment, India may never hit the peak,” Health Ministry Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal said. “But as we talk about relaxations and return of migrants, it is important that we learn to live with the virus and practice behavioural changes.”
The World Health Organization’s special Covid-19 envoy David Nabarro said India has reported a relatively small number of coronavirus cases till now because it acted quickly. In an interview with NDTV, the health expert said the pandemic will reach its peak in the country by the end of July before it is contained.
The State Bank of India has filed a complaint with the Central Bureau of Investigation against a Delhi-based basmati rice export firm, alleging that its promoters defaulted on loans from six banks worth over Rs 400 crore, NDTV reported on Saturday. The owners of Ram Dev International Limited have been absconding since 2016.
The Centre on Friday revised its guidelines on Covid-19 patients and said only severe cases will now be tested before being discharged. The two-page revised guidelines replaces the previously existing rule under which patients, who are laboratory confirmed cases, were discharged after two negative tests on day 14 and 21.
On Thursday, the Orissa High Court, in a brief but significant order, directed the Odisha state government to ensure that “all the migrants in queue to come to Odisha should be tested negative of Covid-19 before boarding the conveyance.” On Friday, the Supreme Court stayed this order, holding that the High Court did not take into account relevant guidelines notified by the government of India. The high court order raises critical questions on the role of judiciary in fighting the unprecedented crisis.
Hundreds of locals from RR Venkatapuram and adjoining villages gathered outside LG Polymers India in Andhra Pradesh’s Visakhapatnam city on Saturday demanding immediate closure of the plant, PTI reported. At least 11 people, including a child, died on Thursday after toxic gas leaked from a chemical plant of the company. The villagers also demanded the arrest of those responsible.
My colony has been sealed. They found a positive case just behind the block where I live. An ambulance arrived in the dead of night and whisked the entire family away. I write this on the 38th day of the national lockdown, and for me, it also marks the end of two excruciating weeks under imposed confinement.
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