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Issues N Views 2019 Full Book PREFACE Popular Front of India is a social movement which has always been in the forefront for the protecon of people’s rights. As a responsible social movement we believe that it is our duty to oppose policies which are an people and against the idea of India. We always aim to be steadfast in our struggle to oppose any aack on the fundamental values of our constuon. Popular Front has always been very vocal in expressing our stand on various issues. This is the 7th issue of “Issues and Views” which is a collecon of all the press releases, resoluons and statements issued by Popular Front on various issues in the year 2019. This document will help readers to understand the mission, objecves and policies of Popular Front. M. Mohammed Ali Jinnah General Secretary, Popular Front of India INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL Popular Front of India condemns New Zealand mosque killings Popular Front of India chairman E Abubacker has expressed deep sorrow and shock over the gruesome killing of believers on Friday that took place at two mosques, the Al Noor Mosque and Linwood Mosque, in Christ church city in New Zealand. As many as 50 people have been reported to have died and so many people got injured. The vicms are all innocent unarmed defenseless Muslim worshippers including children gathered for Friday prayers. “Our heart goes out to the families and friends of the vicms. We pray God that they be granted easy relief and respite. The aack was inspired by hatred for Muslim, Islam and immigrants. Major and minor incidents of similar nature are becoming roune in the West. It is undeniable that this growing hatred corresponds to rise of right wing, white supremacist pares and leaders across Europe and America. An-Muslim campaigns threaten the very public life of Muslims in these countries. Not only fringe racial groups, even mainstream polical pares in many countries are promong such crimes. E Abubacker hoped that let this latest and worst incident of Muslim hate would prompt the sane elements in Europe and America to defeat polics of Islamophobia. He also expressed concern about the report that among the vicms of these terror incidents, there are few Indians and people of Indian origin. He urged Union Minister of Foreign Affairs to extend needed support to them and to ensure safely of Muslim Indians living in New Zealand and Australia. (16 Mar.2019) Serial blasts: Popular Front of India joins the grief of Sri Lanka Popular Front of India has strongly condemned the serial blasts on Easter day in Sri Lanka which took away more than 200 lives and le about 500 people injured. Popular Front expresses solidarity with the people of our neighboring naon and share their grief at this hour of mourning. The details of the serial explosions carried out in churches and hotels are not known. It is hoped that Sri Lankan Government agencies would be able to find out those forces that acted behind these terrorist aacks without any me lapse. Whosoever be the terrorists master minded the Colombo mass murders, whatsoever be their moves in acng so heinously, the whole incident is undoubtedly a crime against humanity. E Abubacker, the chairman hoped that as we have ISSUES AND VIEWS | Page. No: 06 INTERNATIONAL witnessed in the case of recent New Zealand mass firings, the vicms of Sri Lankan blasts would receive both domesc and internaonal support by all means. (22 Apr.2019) Popular Front expresses solidarity with Gaza against Israeli airstrikes Popular Front of India has expressed its solidarity with the people of Gaza against the Israeli airstrikes. It is deeply saddening and outraging that yet another air campaign launched by Israel has killed dozens of civilians including a pregnant woman and her fourteen-month-old niece and injured several others. The sporadic aacks and siege is part of the ongoing genocide of people of Gaza. The world watched when the Israeli aacks in the past years starng from 2006 took thousands of lives and le several thousands permanently disabled. The siege has literally made the Gaza strip world's largest open jail. Mere ceasefire is far from a relief to Gazans, it is the immediate end of the siege and the ongoing illegal selement that is going to lead to a lasng soluon. Popular Front called upon the UN Security Council and the world leaders to take urgent steps to get the siege on Gaza lied. (07 May. 2019) Abandon silence on Uighur Muslims: Popular Front Popular Front of India Chairman E Abubacker has urged world leaders, human rights organizaons, and world Muslim community to abandon their silence on the injusce and gross human rights violaons being commied by the Chinese government against Turkic Muslims and other ethnic minories in China. Shocking reports have been emerging from China of systemac aempts by the government for ethnic cleansing of Muslim minority communies, especially the Uighur Muslims. People are sent to concentraon camps if they are found to be involved in anything that is remotely religious like greeng salam, abstaining from alcohol or even speaking their mother tongue. Nearly two million people are reported to be detained in such camps that are reminiscent of Nazi concentraon camps. ISSUES AND VIEWS | Page. No: 07 INTERNATIONAL Bowing to Chinese pressure, the world leaders including leaders of neighbouring Muslim countries are largely silent on the issue. When it comes to the issue of torturing Uighur Muslims, the US and their western allies are reluctant to impose any sancons against China. It is ironical that Pakistan which is always vocal on issues of Muslims in some other countries are maintaining a criminal silence on this issue in order to appease the Chinese government, one of its strategic allies. Popular Front called upon all people across the world who respects human rights and freedom to condemn Chinese government's inhuman treatment of minories and to demand their respecve governments to put pressure on China to end the shameful oppression. (11 May.2019) ISSUES AND VIEWS | Page. No: 08 HUMAN RIGHTS HUMAN RIGHTS Curb violence against Kashmiri students and traders: Popular Front In the wake of news coming from some parts of the country about the mounng aacks on Kashmiri students and traders, Popular Front of India chairman E Abubacker has urged the central and state governments to protect their lives and properes. He has demanded stringent acons against the perpetuators of violence. It is sectarian and hysteric to hold the people in Kashmir and Kashmiris studying and working elsewhere responsible for the act of a suicide bomber in Phulwama. Any sustainable soluon to the crisis prevailing in Kashmir is possible only by taking the Kashmir people into confidence. The official level atude of a Kashmir without Kashmiris must be abandoned. There can be an end to bomb blasts and gun shots and return of peace in Kashmir through dialogues and negoaons only. He reminded that the wounds created due to the an-Sikh riots following the assassinaon of Indira Gandhi sll remain unhealed. (18 Feb. 2019) Leaders visit families of youth killed in police custody in Bihar. Families demands Justice, not Money Muzaffarpur: A delegaon of Popular Front of India visited the families of two Muslim youth killed in police custody, who lived in Ramdeeha village of Chakiya police staon. Chairman of Almomineen Foundaon Sharfuddin Qasmi, SDPI Muzaffarpur district secretary Javed Iqbal, Popular Front Muzaffarpur president Ehsham Tabish, Bihar General secretary Riyaz Marif, Dr Asif, Master Mumtaz, Mohammad Aziz, Mohammad Irshad and others were in the delegaon. Popular Front fact finding team in a statement issued aer the visit said that the killing was pre- planned. The villagers told that 7 vehicles including 5 police vans arrived at house of Gufran s/o Munawwar Ali on 5th March night at 12 30am 8 policemen were in uniform and others were in civil dress. They all had pistols and were led by Chakiya police staon in charge Sanjay Singh. They went to Gufran's house and picked him up without any warrant. Aer that they reached to house of Tasleem s/o Mohd Mulazim, broke the door and entered in his house, but didn't get him as he was sleeping in Madarsa. So they took 3 mobiles, 6 emergency lights and Rupees 12500 from the house. They also behaved badly with women in the house. Tasleem's father who had fracture in his leg and waist, was laying on a bed. They kicked him off the bed. Also they misbehaved with the neighbours. Then they picked up Tasleem from the Madarsa without any warrant. In the ISSUES AND VIEWS | Page. No: 10 HUMAN RIGHTS morning, their family members and villagers went to the police staon, but the staon in charge Sanjay Singh treated them badly and said that the arrested persons were not there. At last, people reached Sadar hospital in Seetamadhi, where they were stopped by the police and said that postmortem was going on. The police went through postmortem without informing the families and took the bodies to their houses. The bodies had clear sings of brutal beang and nails were fixed under their feet. The relaves told that the vicms were also given electric shocks. They made it clear that monetary compensaon will not end the maer and they are ready to fight ll jusce is delivered. The visited delegaon promise all possible support in their legal fight. (13 Mar. 2019) Compensation to Bilkis Bano: Popular Front hails the Supreme Court order Popular Front of India has hailed the Supreme Court order direcng the Gujarat government to pay compensaon of Rs 50 lakhs and government job to Balkis Bano.
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