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In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful ISLAMIC VOICE, March 2014 1 32 Pages Rs. 15 Bangalore English Monthly March 2014 Vol. 27-3 No. 327 Jamadil Awwal 1435 H Lok Sabha Polls 2014 Rs 300 crores of MP Funds lying Bukhari’s Jamboree turns into unspent in Muslim-Dominated Slanging - Match Constituencies Jama Masjid’s Imam is back to his pre-poll antics to bargain for a New Delhi: Over Rs 292.97 crores have left more than 50% of the cabinet berth for his son-in law in UP. of the Members of Parliament available funds unused. While fund is lying unspent in 70 Lok Besra has Rs 6.74 crores unspent elections. It announced about the minority problems to please By Abdul Bari Masoud Sabha constituencies of significant amount, Ajmal has Rs 6.65 forming a 11-member committee them. He even praised the BSP Muslim population across the crores, reveals a report prepared New Delhi: Ahead of every general to look into the matter that will saying during the rule of Chief country. While Congress MPs by TwoCircles.net. According elections, it has become a fashion suggest future course of action. Minister Mayawati, Muslims of these constituencies still have to the report, which is based on for Delhi-based ‘inconsequential’ Sulking after his son-in law was were at least safe and secure in over Rs 92 crores data available on government Muslim leaders and organizations Uttar Pradesh. However, all hell unspent, the MPs of websites, Muslim MPs in the Lok to hold meetings apparently for broke loose, when Muslim Majlis BJP come at No. 2 Sabha have not fully utilized the chalking out an election strategy leader Badar Kazmi suggested with the unspent Rs Members of Parliament Local for Muslims but the real purpose that Muslims should extend their 79 crores. Nishakant Area Development (MPLAD) behind such meets are to further whole- hearted support to Bahujan Dubey (Godda, funds. Shafeequr Samaj (BSP) as many leaders their bargaining capacity with Jharkhand) and rushed to the podium condemning major political parties. Shahi Shafeequr his views, and demanding that Jama Masjid’s Imam Syed Ahmed Rahman the meeting should not declare Bukhari is known for convening Barq support for any party at this such political jamborees on the eve (Sambhal, moment. Sensing that the situation of elections. In this connection, Uttar he convened a “Representative is going out of control, Imam Pradesh) Rahman Meeting of Muslim Leaders” on Bukhari intervened. While trying top the Barq (Sambhal, February 22 at the Jama Masjid to calm down rising tempers, he list of best UP) tops the list complex here, but the meeting exhorted that everyone has the performers by of Muslim MPs by turned into a slanging match right to express his views. spending almost all spending almost all of 12 between pro- and anti-Samajwadi reportedly denied a birth in the It may be recalled that the Imam the funds available crores at his disposal. There Muslim leaders on the question Uttar Pradesh cabinet, he is not had sent a missive to Mulayam to them. Kirti Azad are 16 Muslim MPs who have of extending support to the BSP. missing any opportunity to attack Singh Yadav seeking his reply (Darbhanga, Bihar) is unspent amounts between 4 However, sensing the mood of Samajwadi Party and its leader on the party’s eight key promises the worst performer as and 7 crores. Badruddin Ajmal the gathering, the organizers did Mulayam Singh Yadav. In his made to Muslims before the he still has Rs 7.43 crores (Dhubri) tops the list with 6.65 not announce their support for keynote address, he also focused Assembly elections in 2012, but unspent amount, which crores unspent. The Muslim the BSP, but the tone and tenor more on SP Government in UP he ignored the letter. is less than 40% of the population ranges from 20 to of the whole day proceedings than on other political parties. He In his address, Imam Bukhari funds available to him. Devidhan 95 per cent in the 70 Lok Sabha clearly indicated that they wanted alleged that the SP government had made a special mention of the Besra (Rajmahal, Jharkhand) and constituencies covered in the to teach a lesson to the Samajwadi become a stooge in the hands of West Bengal Chief Minister Badruddin Ajmal (Dhubri, Assam) report. n Party in the ensuing parliamentary the communal forces and ignored Page 12 UPDATE ISLAMIC VOICE, March 2014 2 Unlawful Activities Prevention Act ‘UAPA is Draconian, Black Law’ had found that in most cases or “unlawful association” with it can withhold evidence from said, this presumption is denied to By A Staff Writer TADA was wrongly used. immediate effect. If done so, the the proscribed association on the accused. The People’s Movement Against government has got up to six the ground that ‘public interest Former Union Minister C. K. TADA and POTA are dead and required non-disclosure’. Activists Jaffer Sharief, who also spoke at gone but amendments to a new like Dr. Binayak Sen and the ones the occasion said, Parliament and draconian law, the Unlawful accused in Indore conspiracy case the Judiciary are there to protect Activities (Prevention) Act in Madhya Pradesh are examples the law and the Constitution. (or UAPA in short), passed of manifest misuse of the powers Media also discusses the laws by the Lok Sabha in January 2013, has brought the Act to haunt the members of Minority Civil rights activists call for repeal of UAPA. “It communities, Dalits, groups opposing ecological assets of the puts the onus of proof on the accused instead of nation and the ones set against the prosecution”. the creeping hold of capitalist Kamal Farooqui and C. K. Jaffer Sharief lobby. The amendments to the Act under the UAPA. enacted by the Parliament. He (which was originally passed in UAPA has taken up the matter with months to establish the basis for He said the doctrine of expressed surprise at the passage 2008) were hustled through the the Union Government and urged this declaration before a specially presumption of innocence means of the UAPA without any serious Parliament on December 16, 2012 its repeal. Movement’s National constituted tribunal composed of that every person accused of a notice by the media and the civil and were adopted without any Convener Kamal Farooqui says a High Court judge nominated crime is presumed to be innocent society. He extended his support debate and scrutiny. Obviously, the “amendments to UAPA provide by the Government itself. The and burden is on the prosecution to the Movement for seeking Government was using the scary the police ample powers to misuse government must produce to prove all the elements of the repeal of the UAPA. He said that atmosphere created in the wake of the provisions to the maximum sufficient cause for declaring offence beyond reasonable doubt. any law that is against humanity, terrorist attack on Mumbai. extent possible. It allows 90 day the association unlawful, but However, under the UAPA, he Page 24 The Act though essential from the police custody for those arrested point of national security, mirrors during which the police will have provisions of the lapsed TADA and freedom to extract ‘confessions’ POTA and provides the authorities through torture”. with unbridled power to detain Mr. Farooqui who addressed a innocent persons and trample meeting in Bangalore, said extreme upon their human rights. It is prejudices of the personnel in reminiscent of the two draconian the security forces have played laws under which Gujarat had pivotal role in putting innocent arrested 18,686 persons followed youth in prisons without bail or by Punjab where 15,314 were time-bound trial previously. He detained. In both cases the detained said not alone minorities, the persons belonged to minority earlier draconian laws were used communities, ie., Muslims and to detain public activists such Sikhs. During the same period as journalist Pawan Dasgupta, 15,225 Muslims were arrested in Chakradhar Mahato, activists Jammu and Kashmir and 12,715 against Ganga Expressway and to in Assam. The total detainees harass journalists. amounted to 77,500 but the Farooqui said under the provisions conviction rate was only 0.81%. of the UAPA, any group could be The TADA review committees declared a “Terrorist organization” ISLAMIC VOICE, March 2014 3 Karnataka Budget Rs. 800 cr. for Welfare of Minorities The State will have research centre named after Sir Syed Ahmed Khan By A Staff Writer towards board expenses in hostels Gulbarga as well as Mangalore crore for the fencing of the two districts of the State. Rs. 2 has been enhanced from Rs. too. It has set apart Rs. 150 crore waqf properties in order to avert crore have been earmarked for Bangalore: The Government of 600 per month to Rs. 750 for for the welfare of the members of encroachments. It has allocated skill development programmes Karnataka will set up Sir Syed each inmate. So, students from the Christian community. Rs. 5 crore for setting up two of the women from minority Ahmed Khan Research and Study families whose annual income is The Budget allocates Rs. 10 model schools for Minorities in Page 21 Institute for conducting research Rs. One lakh will also be eligible on socio-economic conditions of for admission as inmates into the minorities. It these hostels. was part of the The Budget announcements allocates Rs. made by 150 crore for Karnataka Chief e - l e a r n i n g Minister Mr. c a m p i n g Siddramaiah and teaching while presenting aids at the the 2014-15 100 minority budget in the Karnataka Assembly hostels across the state.