Tag: #FreedomOfSpeech

Babri Maszid Zindabad: Owaisi Makes Bold Claim in Lok Sabha; ‘Babri Masjid Still Exists’

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Owaisi Makes Bold Claim in Lok Sabha: "Babri Masjid Still Exists"

Asaduddin Owaisi also posted the video of his speech on his X account. New Delhi: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi, in an emotive speech in the Lok Sabha on Saturday, declared that the Babri mosque will exist in perpetuity at the Ram Temple site in Ayodhya. He concluded his address with the ‘ Babri Maszid zindabad’ slogan. “My faith that the mosque still exists and will remain at the place where it once stood. Babri Masjid was, is and will remain. Long live Babri Masjid, long live India, Jai Hind,” he…

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Mirwaiz Prevented from Delivering Special Speech at Srinagar Mosque

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Mirwaiz Prevented from Delivering Special Speech at Srinagar Mosque

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, who was expected to lead congregational prayers at Srinagar’s Jamia Masjid on Friday, was not allowed to leave his residence yet again. The management committee of the mosque had announced on February 7 that Mirwaiz would address people at the grand mosque on February 9. His special sermon was meant to mark Shab-e-Mehraj at Jamia Masjid, an auspicious occasion in the Islamic calendar. The Anjumam Auqaf Jama Masjid committee said that early Friday, a contingent of police vehicles was stationed outside his residence and he was detained.…

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Bihar University Professor’s Social Media Post Prompts Protests Over Comments on Muslim National Identity

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Bihar University Professor's Social Media Post Prompts Protests Over Comments on Muslim National Identity

A professor at a Bihar university is being investigated by the police for his demand of a “separate homeland for Muslims” through his social media posts. The social media post by Khursheed Alam triggered protests by the students and ultimately led to his resignation from his post. Khursheed Alam was an assistant professor at Jai Prakash University. He wrote two anti-India protests – one post read “United Pakistan and Bangladesh #Zindabad” and the other “…the Indian Muslims want a separate homeland adjoining Pakistan and Bangladesh” – on social media a…

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Parliamentary Turmoil: Two More MPs Suspended, INDIA Bloc Takes Dig ‘Batting Without Fielders’

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Parliamentary Turmoil: Two More MPs Suspended, INDIA Bloc Takes Dig 'Batting Without Fielders'

New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla suspended two more Opposition MPs over “unruly behaviour” on Thursday, taking the total number of suspensions to 145. The action comes hours after the INDIA bloc marched from the Parliament to Vijay Chowk against the government. The two MPs suspended today — DK Suresh and Nakul Nath — belong to the Congress party. During the protest, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge claimed Prime Minister Narendra Modi had violated parliamentary privilege by not speaking on the security breach issue inside the Parliament. Reacting to the…

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Social Media Censorship in Kashmir: 9 Individuals Face Legal Action for ‘Inflammatory’ Posts

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Social Media Censorship in Kashmir: 9 Individuals Face Legal Action for 'Inflammatory' Social Media Posts

The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday initiated action against nine people for allegedly misusing social media platforms to spread rumours and hateful content, officials said. The action comes after the authorities issued guidelines for social media users in order to contain content that is communally sensitive or promote terrorism and secessionism. Legal action has been initiated against these individuals in Anantnag, Pulwama, Budgam, Baramulla, Bandipora and Ganderbal districts for uploading hateful and abusive content and spreading rumours on social media, police officials said. They said that in Anantnag, police…

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A Chill in the Digital Air: Kashmiris Face Legal Action for Social Media Posts as Supreme Court Prepares to Rule on Article 370

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A Chill in the Digital Air: Kashmiris Face Legal Action for Social Media Posts as Supreme Court Prepares to Rule on Article 370

A recent police order under the CrPC suggested that the posting of content could potentially trigger a communal frenzy, promote terrorism and separatism, and ‘will be a legal offence’ in J&K The Jammu and Kashmir Police launched a crackdown on netizens and booked scores in Kashmir ahead of the Supreme Court’s verdict on Article 370. A police spokesperson said one person from north Kashmir’s Baramulla faced legal proceedings for his social media posts. “The [legal] action is in response to his uploading hateful videos containing inflammatory and seditious statements on social…

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UAPA Charges Withdrawn: 7 SKUAST Students Released on Interim Bail

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UAPA Charges Withdrawn: 7 SKUAST Students Released on Interim Bail

The students, all hailing from Kashmir, were booked under the UAPA for allegedly celebrating India’s loss in the ICC Cricket World Cup final against Australia. After police dropped the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) charges against the seven students of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST), the court of judicial magistrate in Ganderbal granted interim bail to all the accused students. The students, all hailing from Kashmir, were booked under the UAPA for allegedly celebrating India’s loss in the ICC Cricket World Cup final against Australia and raising…

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