THE MIZORAM POST AIZAWL 4 NATIONAL THURSDAY 24 DECEMBER 2020 PM at AMU event: In India’s progress, none can be left behind because of religion LUCKNOW DEC 23 (AGENCIES) country. What was done for the earlier due to lack of toilets. The Underlining that “a lot of time was freedom of this country, you have to government is doing everything to wasted last century in the name of do the same for the country. We have ensure that fewer Muslim women drop differences”, Prime Minister Narendra to work for a common ground. New out. At AMU, there is a bridge course Modi told a gathering of Aligarh India must be self-reliant, and the for dropout students. I have been told Muslim University Tuesday that “the benefits will reach everyone equally. that at AMU, the percentage of women country is progressing on a path The youth can do it.”In December students has increased to 35 per cent,” where none can be left behind 2019, AMU was one of the centres of he said.“The government has special because of religion, where all get protest against the Citizenship focus on the education and equal opportunity to move ahead, and (Amendment) Act, and clashes on the empowerment of Muslim daughters. fulfil their dreams”.Describing the campus had left over 70 people In the last six years, the government AMU campus, its history of education injured. Police arrested 26 people, has granted scholarships to one crore as a “priceless heritage” of the including AMU students. Following the Muslim daughters,” he said. country and praising its alumni across incident, university authorities While speaking on the importance the world as “representatives of announced an extended winter break. of educating women, Modi said, “Even India’s culture”, the Prime Minister, In his address, the Prime Minister today, AMU can say with pride that the addressing the centenary celebrations also spoke on the dropout ratio among founder chancellor was Begum Sultan of the university via a video link, said: Muslim girls which he said had one hundred years ago. Given the “There are ideological differences in declined from 70 per cent to 30 per circumstances 100 years ago, it was a a society, it is natural. But when it cent. “I met an AMU alumnus recently big thing. The attempt to build a comes to attainment of national goals, who is also an Islamic scholar. He told modern Muslim society had begun. then these differences should be kept me something very interesting which With the end of the triple talaq aside.” I would like to share with you. Under malpractice, it has been moved “When you young friends decide to the Swachh Bharat mission, when forward. It used to be said earlier that move ahead with this thinking, then more than 10 crore toilets were built, if a woman is educated, then the whole there’s no goal that we cannot achieve everyone benefited. Toilets were built family is educated. This is correct, but together. Be it education, economic without discrimination. But there is this has meaning beyond the education progress, better living, opportunities, one aspect of Swachh Bharat which of family. Women should be educated, women’s rights, security, nationalism, has not been discussed much. There so they can use their rights correctly. these are every citizen’s requirements. was a time when the dropout rate of So, she can decide her future. These are some issues on which we Muslim daughters was more than 70 Education brings employment and cannot disagree because of our per cent. It was a big hurdle in the entrepreneurship, which brings political, ideological compulsions,” development of the Muslim economic independence, which gives he said.“We must understand that development of a country or society hearts and mind,then the space for generation has many opportunities said.“Today, the entire world is looking community.” way to an empowered woman, who is politics is an integral part of society, should not be viewed through the such people will shrink on its own,” to reach the goal Atmanirbhar at India… There is curiosity about this “For 70 years, the situation was equal to all others, whether it is about but there are issues other than politics prism of politics. “When we come he said, adding that “politics can wait, Bharat, New India. That was 1920, being India’s century. We must have a that 70 per cent of Muslim daughters giving direction to the family or the in society. A country’s society is much together for a larger objective, it is not society, not the development of the this is 2020. The next 27 years are single goal to make the country could not complete their education. country,” he said. The Prime Minister larger, far more pervasive than the possible that some elements get country, not the poor”. very important for you. In 2047, Atmanirbhar. It should not matter which Under these circumstances, Swachh also released a postage stamp thinking of politics and power. Even troubled. Such elements can be found “A hundred years ago, in 1920, the when India completes 100 years of family one was born in, in which religion Bharat mission started. Toilets for girl dedicated to AMU on the occasion. beyond politics, there is enough space in every society of the world. These are youth of the country got a chance to independence, you will witness the one was raised…,” he said.“AMU has students was built on mission mode AMU Chancellor Syedna Mufaddal to take the society forward. It is very people with vested interests. To suit dedicate themselves to the country, historic moment, and you will also given several freedom fighters and I by the government. Now, the dropout Saifuddin, Vice- Chancellor Tariq important to keep exploring this their own interest, they will employ struggle and make sacrifices. That be part of the making of modern would like to say that they came from ratio of Muslim women is just 30 per Mansoor and Union Education space. A campus like AMU can do this every ploy, and spread negativity. But generation’s sacrifices gave India India. You must think of the different backgrounds, but worked cent from 70 per cent. Lakhs of Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank work, all of you can.”He said the if building India is uppermost in our independence in 1947. Today’s country’s welfare,” Modi together for the independence of the Muslim daughters had to quit studies also took part in the virtual event. Vikas Dubey's brother surrenders J&K DDC polls: Big wins, narrow defeats BJP sails through Jammu division, candidate Irfan Hafeez Lone from in court Sangrama constituency of Baramulla by a sweep halted in some dists LUCKNOW, DEC 23 (AGENCIES) narrow margin. While Irfan secured 3,404 Deepak Dubey, brother of gangster votes, Shuaib managed to get 2,129 votes. JAMMU DEC 23 (AGENCIES) Vikas Dubey, who killed eight PDP spokesperson Suhail Bukhari, who The BJP emerged victorious in policemen in the Bikru village in was also in the fray from Sangrama, District Development Councils Kanpur, has surrendered in a managed to get only 325 votes and finished (DDC) in Jammu, Samba, Lucknow court.He surrendered sixth.Ajaz Mir: A former legislator from quietly on Tuesday evening.The Kathua, Udhampur districts, Wachi in south Kashmir’s Shopian, the PDP besides Doda district of Chenab court has sent him to 14 days' candidate won from Zainapora-II DDC judicial custody. The state police Valley region, as the counting had announced a reward of Rs seat, defeating his rival, Independent progressed on Tuesday.The 20,000 on him.The news of candidate Basher Ahmad Malla by 637 saffron party emerged as the Deepak's surrenders caught the votes. While Mir polled 932 votes, Malla single largest party by reaching police and the media unawares. It managed 295. the halfway mark by winning was only on Wednesday that the Safeena Beig: Wife of former deputy seven of 14 DDC constituencies news of his surrender became Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir in Reasi district as well, but its known.Deepak had been Muzaffar Hussain Beig, Safeena contested absconding since the Bikru winning spree in Jammu division the DDC polls from Wagoora constituency of the Union Territory was halted massacre and on Friday, the SRINAGAR DEC 23 (AGENCIES) cent votes, Waheed won after securing 1,332 as an Independent candidate. She was up Lucknow police had attached his by the National Conference and declared in Jammu division until BJP president Ravinder Raina, property worth about Rs one From a woman who originally came from votes from. The next in line were the rejected against NC’s Shaheena Begum, a joint Independents in Poonch and late Tuesday night, the BJP won who got elected to the erstwhile crore. Muzaffarabad to a former minister, a senior votes at 333.Taj Mohidin: A former minister candidate of the People’s Alliance. Safeena Rajouri districts of Pir Panjal 66 seats, followed by NC (18), J&K Legislative Assembly from A case of forgery and extortion Congress leader and former legislators to the and senior Congress leader in Jammu and defeated Begum by a margin of around region, besides Ramban and Independents (15), Congress there in 2014.Although the BJP had been registered against children of senior mainstream political Kashmir, Taj Mohidin jumped the fray from 1,500 votes.While the turnout in most Kishtwar districts of Chenab (14), JKAP and JKNPP (two managed to get the majority in Deepak Dubey at the Krishna leaders, the DDC elections in Jammu and the border constituency of Parenpillan in Uri, south Kashmir constituencies, especially Valley adjoining Kashmir.The each), besides PDP and BSP Doda DDC, its former MLA and Nagar police station in Kashmir saw a galaxy of candidates trying a seat he has represented twice in the erstwhile in Pulwama and Shopian, was low, the BJP’s former J&K minister Sham (one each).The NC could win ex-minister Shakti Raj Parihar Lucknow.The police had been their luck.