By Rehan Ansari, TwoCircles.net,
Mumbai: Reflecting the sentiments of Muslims nearly all the leading Urdu newspapers of Mumbai put a flyer on Thursday about High Court granting bail to Shiv Nararin Kalsangara and Shyam Sahu, two of the accused of Malegaon September 2008 blasts.
Inquilab, the leading Urdu daily screamed “Partners of Sadhvi Pragya Singh granted bail” along with a photograph of Muslim women fasting since last 100 days against the denial of bail to 9 Muslims accused of Malegaon 2006 blasts. The court denied bail to these accused even after the confessional statement of RSS pracharak Swami Aseemanand, when CBI objected to the bail plea. Aseemanand confessed that Malegaon 2006 blast also was the handiwork of saffron group.
The daily also provided a healing touch with the news that there is a hope of getting bail to the 9 accused from Malegaon whose bail application will be heard on 6th August, 2011.
Urdu Times yelled “Terrorists Sahu and Kalsangara granted bail” and also condemned the prosecution for not providing substantial proof against these accused both of whom are electrical engineers.
Urdu Times also carried a report from Malegaon. The daily quoted Abdul Hamid Azhari, President of Kul Jamaati Tanzeem as saying: “Discrimination is going on between Hindu and Muslim accused.” Quoting example that the Hindu accused were showered with flowers whereas Muslims accused are beaten inside the jail. Sadhvi is admitted to many hospitals whereas Muslim accused were not allowed even outside Anda Cell.”
“Hemant Karkare in the chargesheet filed against these accused alleged that both are electrical Engineer and they modified the bikes and planted bomb in Malegaon,” he further said.
Roznama Rashtriya Sahara carried reaction of different Muslim leaders over the bail to two Hindutva activists.
Abu Asim Azmi, MLA of Maharashtra Assembly and leader of Samajwadi Party alleged that the prosecution weakens the case against Hindutva accused. He said, “No progress has happened in the Hinutva terrorist cases after the death of Hemant Karkare. ATS could not trace even absconding accused.”
Mustaqeem Ahsan Azmi, president of Jamiat Ulema Maharashtra said, “Real culprits are granted bail whereas innocent accused are in jail.”
Gulzar Azmi, who is fighting the case of many terror accused, observed that Investigative agencies make strong cases when accused are Muslims and even put forward strong objections against their bail but their attitude seems to be simply opposite when the accused are Hindus.”
Luqman Nadvi of All India Milli Council asked the government to appeal against the bail as they did so when Fahim Ansari was given bail.
Advocate Khalid Azmi is shocked to hear about the bail. He said, “Session court did not give heed to confessional statement of Swami Aseemanand and said that the case is going on but it’s really shocking to see that these accused whose case and investigation is going on are granted bail.”