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Varanasi police firing victim family honored at people’s tribunal
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By TwoCircles.net News Desk,
New Delhi: At a people’s tribunal organized by various civil and human rights organizations in Varanasi on November 18, the family of two Muslim youngsters killed in a police firing in the city in March this year and an eyewitness were honored.
Mukhtar Ahmad, the eyewitness and Salim, the father of the deceased two youngsters Moin Akhtar and Khali-uj –Jama whose life lost in the police firing were honored by Dr. Sayeda Hameed, Member of Planning Commission, Government of India in the People’s Tribunal on the socio-economic and educational conditions of the state weavers and artisans from Varanasi, Tanda, Azamgarh, Mau and Ghazipur districts of Uttar Pradesh at the Paradkar Smriti Bhawan press club in Maidagin, Varanasi.
The tribunal was organized with the joint collaboration of People’s Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR), Bunkar Dastakar Adhikar Manch (BDAM), Voice of People (VOP), Education Resource Centre (ERS), Citizen Front and Jaradoj Dastakar Union and supported by Sir Dorabji Tata trust (SDTT) at the Paradkar Smriti Bhawan press club in Maidagin, Varanasi.
Dr. Sayeda Hameed, Member of Planning Commission, Government of India chaired the tribunal. The other jury members were Muniza Rafiq Khan, Registrar, Gandhi Vidya Sansthan, Mr. Mohan Lal Panda, Mr. Kamlesh Chandra and Mr. R.B Pal, Chief Secretary, Voice of People.
The Peoples' Vigilance Committee on Human rights (PVCHR), a human rights organization, had immediately intervened in the Bazardiha police firing on March 13, 2009, a few hours after the incident.
On March 23, the group sent a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner of India with the plea to take the matter seriously and urgently and allow the government to provide appropriate compensation to the family of deceased and injured people so that they could be provided some relief.
For several months after the incident Police had been forcing Mukhar Ahmad to change the statement. They threatened him that if he did not fall in line they would implicate his son Mobin in a false case. Constant threats have been given to him but he dared to take up the cudgels on behalf of the deceased and survivors.
PVCHR with the collaboration of a Danish organization Rehabilitation and Research Centre for Torture Victims (RCT) has provided psychological support through testimonial therapy to Mukhtar Ahmad and Salim, the father of the deceased two youngsters Moin Akhtar and Khali-uj –Jama.
“ When Mukhtar’s testimony was read at the people’s tribunal on November 18 the sign of grief was noticed on the face of the people present in the hall. While being honored Mr. Salim hold tears in his eyes and Mr. Mukhtar Ahmad was feeling proud from inside. Eight other injured survivors of police firing were also present there,” said Shirin Shabana Khan, Assistant Director (Communication), PVCHR/JMN.
The Prime Minister’s New 15 Point Programme for Welfare of Minorities declared in 2006 includes the Prevention & Control of Communal Riots i.e. Prevention of communal incidents, Prosecution for communal offences and Rehabilitation of victims of communal riots. Besides, on 24th March 2009 National Minority Commission in letter no. PS/14/1/2009-NCM wrote to District Magistrate of Varanasi that the Commission has desired that the incident may please be enquired into and a report may please be sent to this Commission for perusal. Nonetheless, the hapless survivors of Bazardiha police firing have not been given any compensation and justice.
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Muslim lives are just numbers to be expunged by the police
Why are only muslims fired upon by the police? Why don't I ever hear about police firing vilent mobs of yogi adityanath, maharashtra navnirman sena, Shri Ram sene and dozens of other such organizations who always create trouble with their anti national activities and slogans. Police at best folds their hands and requests them to have mercy on their jobs or at the worst gives them a free hand and later register cases against the victims. Why are only muslims aimed at and fired upon with real bullets?
If this is not blatant discrimination on the basis of religion than what is?
Samia Halim
Simplicity shows you are pious and kind. Sister, are you not aware that 'Anti-National' activities could not be committed by Hindus in India. Unfortunately this is true for even MK Gandhi downwards were afflicted by this sense of "we could do no wrong". A glaring example is keeping the status quo at Babri Masjid site. We had govt officials visiting the place to receive bricks from people who promised violence if they are not allowed to go there. People talk about majority of Hindus being just but lets be honest. I have not found a single Hindu, govt servant or otherwise, who desisted from going to the 'status quo' temple, what to expect people organising against the existence of a functional temple. On a attack at that site, all the media portrayed it as attack on India. So, if people talk of rule of law, being loyal and patriotic, one should by default think that your real qualities of being law abiding, loyal and patriotic are not significant. What is significant is what faith you profess. If you are a Muslim, you are likely to be last being Indian.
PS: Continuing from my countercomment on your rejoinder to my comment, sister Samia Halim, lets fights a small problem, one by one in our mind, before we go in field to counter these sinister people.
You should aim..
Naqqaad,
Since you do not go wrong, you should try to aim for the head of pan-islamic organization or head of islamic caliphate to set muslim world in order and bring ever lasting peace to the beleagured community. Just a suggestion.
Agreed but how to go on like this?
This blatant discrimination is demoralizing in the extreme. I for example can be arrested just on the basis of hearsay of being anti national if there are some vested interests against me and the authorities all too eagerly oblige them. This is happening all around us, with scores of young, educated, muslim professionals being rounded up; 40-50 chargesheets are filed against them and they are tortured to the point that they wish they were never born, they have no hope of the cases finishing in their natural life. For what, for something they had no control upon- being born Muslims and something that they could have controlled- being honest, law abiding citizens.
While on the other hand, we have advani, modi, dhongi adithyanath, bal thakrey, togadia, sadhvi pragya thakur, lt.col. purohit, bhonsla militry academy, abhinav bharat, sanatan sanstha.....there's no end to this list, who openly incite terror and the govt. NDA/UPA does nothing. Nothing.
Butcher modi the perpetrator of the GENOCIDE against Muslims has the support of the people of gujarat, winning consecutive elections. What should I make of this? that the majority of Gujarat is immoral, unscrupulous, cold blooded murderers by omission to check a murderer?
They either propogate a lie like Godhra (Ahmedabad forensic lab's report that the fire was caused from inside the train laying waste the tall claims of a murderous mob) or instigate and terrorise muslims openly and then murder them and then file cases against muslims only. This is a win-win situation for all these anti-national forces- 'Kill Muslims-any lie would do, the govt. and the world at large won't bat an eyelid' and while you are at it 'kill Christians saying they were preaching conversion but only form time to time because Sarkozy or USA might object'.
Not to worry
Generally after having meat for dinner, I throw away some bones to the street dogs outside my home. As a result they have become accustomed and continue to hang outside our house in expectation for the same. This is the exact condition of our Muslim leaders who instead of reposing their trust in Allah, have taken others as their benefactors.
For the mumin, there is always peace because he/she is in the shade of his/her Lord. Expecting others to treat you well is of no use, you can be master of your own destiny only by 'truly submitting' before your Lord. Allah does not help a people unless they help themselves, and our condition today is solely due to our lack of faith.
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