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MEP SUPPORTS THE FARMERS PROTEST IN NORTHERN KARNATAKA

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Governments failed to provide basic needs to the People of North Karnataka- It’s time to take step towards defending the Rights of the Farmers of North Karnataka- Dr. Nowhera Shaik Demands all Political parties in Karnataka state.

Dr. Nowhera Shaik, the National President of Mahila Empowerment Party accuses all the previous governments who care the people of North Karnataka more in particular the Farmers nothing for the past 60 years. Dr. Nowhera further stated that all the political parties used the North Karnataka people only as vote bank. Karnataka’s legal share from the “Mahadayi River” to be allotted in a perfect process. And the government shall take immediate steps to complete the “Kalasa Banduri Project” which fulfill the irrigation needs of the Northern Karnataka. But the National parties who had ruled Karnataka failed to provide needful irrigation facilities, pushing the conditions of farmers still to the ground. National parties BJP, Congress had their governments in both the states of Karnataka and Goa several times, but never taken steps to resolve the water disputes between the two states. Adding fuel to the fire the Chief Minister of Goa mentioned in his letter to the state BJP chief that they are not going to release water from MAHADAYI River, shows the real intentions of BJP, BJP failed to stand on its promise. Being a CM of one state he shall act constitutionally by writing letter to CM of Karnataka, It still trying to cheat the farmers of North Karnataka. The ruling congress party looks silent in fulfilling the basic irrigation needs of the farmers.

Mahila Empowerment Party stands and supports the farmers of North Karnataka and fight against the government till the demands of the farmers fulfilled.

MEP further demands all the political parties of Karnataka to stop playing political games with the lives of farmers of North Karnataka, it further demands the political parties that not to look every issue for gaining votes, think of the real needs of the people and further demands the government of Karnataka to take immediate steps to resolve the issue of share in MAHADAYI River. Mahila Empowerment Party continues its protest in favour of farmers till the government initiates immediate steps to resolve the issue.

‘Mistress of Life and Death’ Gets 14 Years in Prison for Balkan War Crimes

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Azra Basic, seen here after her extradition in 2016 to Bosnia, was sentenced to 14 years in prison for crimes committed during the Balkan war. (Bosnia state prosecutor’s office)

A court in Bosnia sentenced a former female fighter known as the “mistress of life and death” to 14 years in prison for war crimes on Wednesday.

Azra Basic was handed the sentence after being found guilty of taking part in the killings, torture and inhumane treatment of Serb civilians and prisoners of war during the Balkan war in 1992.

The court determined Basic murdered a restrained prisoner named Blagoja Djuras at the Yugoslav People’s Army Hall in Derventa, by stabbing him in the neck.

It was also found she ordered prisoners to remove their shoes and clothing, eat money, walk barefoot on glass and lick blood off Djuras’s dead body.

The sentence handed to the 58-year-old Basic is the most severe given to a woman for atrocities committed during the Bosnian conflict.

During the sentencing the court considered the brutal nature of her crimes as well as the fact she didn’t have any prior convictions.

Basic lived in the U.S. state of Kentucky for 20 years, where she became a naturalized citizen after the war.

She was then arrested in 2011 and prosecuted for immigration fraud before being extradited to Sarajevo from the United States in November 2016 to stand trial for her crimes in the Bosnian conflict.

At least 100,000 people died during the fighting that lasted about four years, until a peace deal brokered by the United States brought it to an end.

(UPI)

53 pc children face one or more forms of sexual abuse: Govt

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New Delhi: A centrally-sponsored survey has found that more than 53 per cent children in the country faced one or more forms of sexual abuse, the Rajya Sabha was informed Wednesday.

Minister of State for Home, Hansraj Ahir, said that the Ministry of Women and Child Development had conducted a study on Child Abuse in 2007, covering 13 states and more than 13,000 children.

The study revealed that that more than 53 per cent of children interviewed reported having faced one or more forms of sexual abuse and 21.90 per cent child respondents reported facing severe forms of sexual abuse and 50.76 per cent other forms of sexual abuse, he said in written reply to a question.

Ahir said 50 per cent abusers were persons known to the child and most children did not report the matter to anyone.

Children on street, at work and in institutional care reported the highest incidence of sexual assault, he said.

The 13 states where the survey was conducted were – Assam, Mizoram, Goa, Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and Kerala.

(PTI)

No ‘non-veg food’ display, Delhi eateries told by BJP-ruled civic body

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New Delhi: The South Delhi Municipal Corporation has ordered food stalls to shelve meat, raw or cooked, inside shelves in South Delhi citing hygiene and “sentiments of people” as the main reasons.

The proposal was brought in the BJP-ruled South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) House in its meeting recently and was approved by it, Leader of House Shikha Rai said, adding that hygiene and “sentiments of people affected by the sight” of meat were the main reasons behind the move.

The proposal holds for “both raw and cooked meat” of all kinds, displayed by shop-owners right outside of their shops, he said.

“It was a private member resolution originally moved by a councillor from Kakrola village in Najafgarh Zone in the Health Committee meeting. The committee then moved it to the SDMC House, which then approved it,” a spokesperson of the SDMC said.

“Since it was a private member resolution, the proposal would now be sent to the Commissioner to be examined, if it is in accordance with the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act,” he said, adding, “He may accept or reject it”.

South Delhi is home to many eateries and restaurants selling meat products in areas including Hauz Khas, New Friends’ Colony, Kamal Cinema in Safdarjung Green Park, Amar Colony Market near Lajpat Nagar. Display of skewered kebabs and shawarma is a common sight at eating joints selling meat in various parts of Delhi.

The proposal has drawn sharp reaction from political parties and the medical fraternity.

Abhishek Dutt, Congress councillor and leader of his party in the SDMC House, said, “This is an interference in people’s personal lives. Just because the BJP has majority in the House it cannot make such dictatorial decisions. If it’s related to hygiene they should challan those flouting rules. What is the need for bringing in such a blanket ban,” he said.

Dutt added that they had opposed the move but due to the BJP’s majority in the House, it was approved.

Praveen Shankar Kapoor, Delhi BJP spokesperson, said that the move was taken from public health angle and maintained that there would be no curbs on the sale of non-vegetarian food.

The AAP reacted cautiously to the move, and Greater Kailash MLA Saurabh Bhardwaj, a party spokesperson, said that the proposal should be discussed and AAP councillors would share their views on the matter.

The Indian Medical Association raised objection to the proposal, saying any food has to be hygienic, whether vegetarian or non-vegetarian.

“We do not find any rational behind the move that prohibits display of only non-vegetarian food outside shops, restaurants. If contamination of food is the concern then why keep out vegetarian food and snacks out of this order,” IMA President K K Aggarwal said.

A restaurant owner in south Delhi’s Amar Colony area, who did not wish to be named, said that the move was “fine from hygiene perspective”, but the civic body should “offer a solution” to these eateries and tell them how should it be displayed properly, instead of just proposing a ban.

“Also, the argument that sight of non-veg food offends sentiments of people does not hold water,” he said.

(PTI)

Malegaon blasts: Terror charges against Sadhvi Pragya, Purohit dropped

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Mumbai: A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court here on Wednesday dropped charges under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act against Lt Col Prasad Purohit, Sadhvi Pragya Thakur, Ramesh Upadhyay and Ajay Rahikar in the 2008 Malegaon blast case.

While the court dropped all charges under Section 17, 20 and 13 of the the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the Arms Act, it however, decided that Sadhvi Pragya and Purohit will be tried under Section 18 of the former act as well as Sections 120B, 302, 307, 304, 326, 427 and 153 A of the Indian Penal Code.

All the accused persons are already out on bail, though all previous bonds and sureties will continue, the special NIA court said.

The next date of hearing has been scheduled for January 15.

The court refused to exonerate Sadhvi Pragya from the charges of conspiracy, holding that she was aware about a motorcycle being used to carry out the explosion.

On Monday, the court had dismissed the petitions filed by Purohit and another accused Sameer Kulkarni, challenging the sanction of prosecution under provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.

On September 29, 2008, six people were killed and 101 people injured after a bomb tied to a motorcycle exploded in Nashik’s Malegaon town. The Maharashtra Police’s Anti-Terrorism Squad had arrested 11 people in the case in November 2008. In April 2011, the investigation was transferred to the NIA.

(IANS)

Ensure justice for ‘our bhabhi in Gujarat’ too: Asaduddin Owaisi

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New Delhi: Justice should be done to “20 lakh abandoned women” from all religions, including “our bhabhi in Gujarat”, Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi said in the Lok Sabha on Thursday in an apparent reference to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s wife while strongly opposing introduction of the bill that criminalises triple talaq.

Speaking after Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad tabled the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights and Marriage) Bill, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen MP said it violated the fundamental rights and lacked “basic legal coherence”.

Maintaining that not enough consultation was done on the bill, the member said: “This will be injustice to Muslim women… Make a law where the 20 lakh women from other religions who have been abandoned, which also includes our bhabhi in Gujarat… They should be given justice.”

He also questioned the need to formulate a new law for this because an existing law on domestic violence tackled the matter.

“There is absence of consistency with the existing legal framework. The bill says the husband will be sent to jail, and it also says he will have to pay allowance… How can a person in jail pay allowance,” he said, referring to the provision that a woman given triple talaq will have the right to seek maintenance.

(IANS)

Bill on triple talaq introduced in Lok Sabha

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New Delhi: A bill criminalising triple talaq was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Thursday amid protests from the opposition objecting to its introduction, and an assurance from Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad that “it was not about religion but about justice and respect for women”.

Members from the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), Biju Janata Dal and some other parties spoke against the introduction of The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2017.

No member from the Congress was, however, allowed to speak, as Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said that they had not given a notice in advance to speak on the issue.

Prasad called it a historic day and stated that the Bill was to ensure gender justice for Muslim women.

The Bill was introduced after a voice vote as all treasury benches members supported the introduction.

The Bill criminalises triple talaq, or oral divorce, and has provision for a maximum three year jail term and fine for practicing this form of divorce.

It also gives Muslim women the right to seek maintenance and the right to a child’s custody.

Soon after Prasad moved the bill for introduction, opposition members raised objections.

RJD leader Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav said the provision for three year imprisonment was unfair, and said it could disturb the social fabric.

AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi said the Bill violated the fundamental rights and lacked “basic legal coherence”.

He also questioned the need to create another law for this, while there was an existing law on domestic violence.

“There is absence of consistency with the existing legal framework. The bill says the husband will be sent to jail, and it also says he will have to pay allowance… How can a person in jail pay allowances,” he said referring to the provision that a woman given triple talaq will have the right to seek maintenance.

He said not enough consultation was done on the Bill, and added: “This will be injustice to Muslim women… Make a law where the 20 lakh women from other religions, who have been abandoned, which also includes our Bhabhi in Gujarat, they should be given justice”.

IUML MP E.T. Mohammed Basheer said it was in violation of Article 25 of the Constitution that provides for freedom of practicing and propagating religion.

BJD leader Bhartruhari Mahtab said there were many internal contradictions in the Bill.

“This Bill will only bring more cases in court, government should go back and redraft it,” he said.

Prasad said: “This law is not about religion, it is about gender justice, the dignity and pride of a woman. The Supreme Court called it illegal, but the practice still prevails. Are not the basic rights of our sisters a part of the basic structure of Constitution”.

The Bill was then introduced in the House, and was to be taken up for debate later in the day.

Speaking outside Parliament, Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala later said the party supported the Bill, adding that there was a need to strengthen the law.

“The party supports the law of banning instant triple talaq and we believe that there is a dire need to strengthen this law. We have certain suggestions to solidify this law in order to protect the rights of these women,” he said.

In a written reply to the Lok Sabha last week, Prasad had said that there have been 66 cases of triple talaq in the country since August when the Supreme Court judgment termed the practice as “unconstitutional”.

(IANS)

Anant Kumar Hegde apologises for ‘constitution change’ comments

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New Delhi: Union Minister Anant Kumar Hegde tendered an apology in the Lok Sabha on Thursday for his statement on changing the Constitution, even as he maintained that his comments were “put out of context”.

Soon after the House met, Hegde said: “I deeply respect the Constitution, Parliament and Babasaheb Ambedkar. The Constitution is supreme for me, there can be no question on it, as a citizen I can never go against it.”

Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge, however, said that Hegde had spoken against Ambedkar.

Speaker Sumitra Mahajan then urged the member to apologise. “Sometimes in life we feel what we have said is right, but others may still get hurt,” she said.

Hegde then extended an apology and said: “My words have been twisted and presented, I never said all this… But if someone was hurt, I apologise to those members.”

The Union Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship at a function in Kukanur in Karnataka on Monday urged people to “claim with pride that they are Muslim, Christian, Lingayat, Brahmin, or a Hindu”.

He said: “Those who, without knowing about their parental blood, call themselves secular, they don’t have their own identity…They don’t know about their parentage, but they are intellectuals.

“Some people say the Constitution says secular and you must accept it. We will respect the Constitution, but the Constitution has changed several times and it will change in the future too. We are here to change the Constitution and we’ll change it soon.”

The comments led to disruptions in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on Wednesday when Parliament met after a four-day-long break.

(IANS)

Hamas warns against US ‘deal of the century’

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Haniya says the US offered Abu Dis to the PA as the capital of a future Palestinian state [Said Khatib/AFP]

by Al Jazeera

Hamas leader Ismail Haniya has said that the US had offered the Palestinian Authority a Jerusalem suburb, Abu Dis, as an alternative to East Jerusalem for the capital of a future Palestinian state.

Speaking at a meeting with Palestinian clan leaders in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, Haniya labelled President Donald Trump’s recent decision, to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, a ploy to demolish the Palestinian cause in line with the so-called deal of the century.

“The US is still offering deals and continues to be on the side of the Palestinian Authority (PA) one way or another, in order to give them a capital or entity in the Abu Dis area, away from Jerusalem, with a bridge linking to al-Aqsa Mosque allowing for the freedom of prayer,” he said.

Haniya said certain regional forces are seeking to divide the West Bank into three sections, in addition to creating a political entity in the Gaza Strip with its own controlling powers.

Al Jazeera’s Wael al-Dahdouh, reporting from Gaza City, said Haniya cautioned local, regional and international players against working to implement the US plan for the Middle East, which is yet to be published.

Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law and a White House adviser, has been spearheading efforts to gauge the possibility of resuming the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.

“Haniya sent a warning to all the parties that are involved in this ‘deal of the century’, whether they are Palestinian, Arab or Muslim, or international,” Dahdouh said.

“There are also signs that the Israelis will take advantage of this deal to impose their version of facts on the ground, such as the Judaization of Jerusalem bill that will be voted on tomorrow.”

Haniya said the US decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel introduces new risks that could affect the nature of the relationship between Palestine and Jordan.

He cited reports of discussions regarding an alternative homeland for Palestinians and a confederation between Jordan and Palestine.

Haniya said he has spoken to King Abdullah of Jordan about what he saw as the dangers arising from the Jerusalem decision, the resettlement project and alternative homeland.

He also asked Palestinians to continue their “uprising” against Trump’s decision, and for popular movements in the Arab and Muslim capitals to carry on their protests.

Addressing the ongoing reconciliation process between the two, main Palestinian groups, Fatah and Hamas, Haniya said internal, political issues need to be addressed quickly in order for a unified government to devote itself to major, national ones.

He also sounded a warning regarding the potential “grave” consequences of the slow implementation of the Egypt-brokered reconciliation agreement, which was signed in October in Cairo by Fatah and Hamas representatives.

For his part, Yahya Sinwar, the prime minister of the Hamas government, speaking at Tuesday’s meeting in Gaza, called for efforts to support reconciliation efforts aimed at “uniting in the battle of Jerusalem”.

He also demanded that the Palestinian leadership “convene the unified leadership framework of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) in the presence of all Palestinians”.

Karnataka farmers petition Governor, CM for Mahadayi water

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Over 200 farmers from the state took to the streets here on Wednesday and submitted a petition to the Governor, Chief Minister and other political leaders, demanding release of the Mahadayi river water by Goa.

“We have submitted a memorandum to the Governor (Vajubhai R.Vala)’s office and the Chief Minister’s office requesting for the release of water from Mahadayi river (from neighbouring Goa) to the drought-hit state of Karnataka,” general secretary of the state farmers’ association Rait Sena Karnataka, H.S. Madiwalar told IANS here.

The farmers, who have been staging a protest in the city for the past four days outside the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s state unit office in the western suburb, have also met the leaders of the Janata Dal (Secular).

“We hope that JD(S) leader and former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda will support us and help us in getting drinking water from the river as both parties in the state — Congress and BJP — have only been blaming each other over the issue,” Madiwalar said.

The BJP state unit leaders were whisked away by the police from the Congress office in the city centre after they staged a demonstration on Wednesday against the ruling party’s failure to resolve the issue.

Several Karnataka Rakshana Vedike (KRV) members, who were also staging protests along with the farmers outside the Governor’s official residence Raj Bhavan and other locations, were detained by the police.

The 77-km-long Mahadayi or Mandovi river originates at Bhimgad in the Western Ghats in Belagavi district of northwest Karnataka and flows into neighbouring Goa and eventually joins the Arabian Sea off the west coast.

Although the river flows 29 km in Karnataka and 52 km in Goa, its catchment area is spread over 2,032 km in the southern state as against 1,580 km in Goa.

Karnataka has been asking Goa since 2001 to release 7.6 tmcft (thousand million cubic feet) of the river water to meet the drinking needs of its people in Hubballi-Dharwad, Gadag, Bagalkote and Belagavi districts and irrigating their farmlands.

Karnataka plans to build two canals at Kalasa and Banduri, which are the tributaries of the river in the state, to divert and supply the water to the four districts.

While Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene in the inter-state dispute over sharing of the river water, BJP’s state unit chief B.S. Yeddyurappa said the state Congress leaders should convince their Goan counterparts to allow their Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar to settle the issue amicably.

(IANS)

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