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Assam CM Asks State Police To File Complaint Against Rahul

By LokMarg 23rd January 2024

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday instructed the state Director General of Police (DGP) to register a case against Rahul Gandhi for allegedly “provoking crowd.”

The Congress leader is leading the party’s Manipur to Mumbai Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra.

Earlier in the day, Congress workers who were stopped from entering Guwahati city clashed with Assam police.

In a post on social media platform X, chief minster Sarma said “Naxalite tactics” were alien to the Assam’s culture.

“These are not part of Assamese culture. We are a peaceful state. Such “Naxalite tactics” are completely alien to our culture. I have instructed DGP Assam Police to register a case against your leader Rahul Gandhi for provoking the crowd and use the footage you have posted on your handles as evidence. Your unruly behaviour and violation of agreed guidelines have resulted in a massive traffic jam in Guwahati now,” Sarma said on X.

Rahul Gandhi had earlier today claimed that he was not allowed to interact with students of the state.

Heavy security was deployed at Khanapara Area, the entry point of Guwahati for the Yatra earlier this morning. A large number of police were present at the scene to stop the yatra from entering Guwahati.

Rahul Gandhi was seen addressing party workers standing on top of a bus. Assam Congress took to social media platform X to state “CM @himantabiswa has been using every ploy to derail the #BharatJodoNyayYatra right from day 1, whether by using his goons, @assampolice or administration. Tearing off posters, banners, hoardings & finally barricading the Yatra down at Batadraba. While a roadshow was allowed when @JPNadda Ji visited Guwahati, today the yatra was not allowed through the city citing security reasons. APCC president @BhupenKBorah led the protest against police oppression. Our fight for justice will continue…”

Rahul Gandhi earlier said that efforts are being made to enslave students of North East and India, adding “There is no need for any student to be afraid.”

He also alleged that the Home Minister of the country had given instructions to prevent him from meeting students of Assam.

“We are being stopped everywhere. The Home Minister of the country picked up the phone and called CM Himanta and said that Rahul Gandhi should not meet the students of Assam. That’s not important whether Rahul Gandhi comes here or not. What’s important is that the students must be allowed to listen to whomever they want to. But it is not happening in any schools and colleges in Assam. You are being told that you cannot speak your language. You are being told that you cannot have your history,” he said. (ANI)

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Manipur Case: SC Keeps Matter For August 7

By LokMarg 1st August 2023

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Director General of Police (DGP) of Manipur to remain present before it on August 7 while saying that there was an “absolute breakdown of law and order and machinery of the State”.

A bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud asked the State government to prepare a statement setting out the date of occurrence, date of registration of zero FIR, date of registration of regular FIR, date on which witness statements have been recorded, date on which statements under section 164 CrPC have been recorded, and date of arrests made.
The bench also comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Mishra said, “The investigation is so lethargic. No arrests were made. Statements being recorded after such lapse of time. This gives the impression that there was no law and a breakdown of constitutional machinery. Maybe it is correct that arrest could not be made because police could not enter the locality… but even then there was a complete breakdown of law and order.”

Supreme Court also asked the Solicitor General to take instructions on who will investigate.

“We are not in a situation where the State Police carry out the investigation. So we will need a mechanism,” said Supreme Court.

SC said, “We are clear about the fact that entrusting CBI with the investigation of 6,500 FIRs is impossible. At the same time, State Police can’t be entrusted.”

“The government shall prepare a statement setting out the date of occurrence, date of registration of zero FIR, date of registration of regular FIR, date on which witness statements have been recorded, date on which statements under section 164 CrPC have been recorded, and date of arrests made,” SC said.

Supreme Court recorded that the report which has been filed on behalf of Manipur states that 6496 FIRs have been registered as on July 25, 2023.

SC noted that “The status report stated that as per official reports, 150 deaths took place, 502 were injured, 5,101 cases of arson and 6,523 FIRs were registered. 252 persons were arrested in FIRs and 1,247 persons were arrested for preventive measures. The status report states that 7 arrests have been made in connection with 11 FIRs.”

Attorney General for India R Venkataramani appearing for the government said there are incidents occurring in the border areas which are deeply disturbing. We need to take calibrated approach.

Solicitor General appearing for the Manipur government told Supreme Court that so far as 11 FIRs relating to violence against women and children can go to CBI.

Moreover, the Apex Court said that “There is a need to be a mechanism to bifurcate these 6500 FIRs because the CBI cannot be burdened with all 6500 otherwise it will result in the breakdown of the CBI mechanism also.”

“It needs to know in how many FIRs specific names of accused have been taken and if there are names in the FIRs, what steps have been taken to arrest them?” Court added.

Supreme Court asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta that of the 6,000 FIRs, how many of them involve serious offences like bodily harm, destruction of property, religious places, home, murders, and rapes, their investigation will have to be taken in fast track means.

“That is how you will send confidence. Because it’s clear that for two months, the state police were not in charge. They may have made performative arrests but they were not in charge. Either they were incapable of doing it or uninterested,” the court asked SG.

CJI Chandrachud said that if the law and order machinery cannot protect the people, what happens to them?

Solicitor General said we have transferred the case to CBI. When Supreme Court asks how many arrest Manipur police has made, the Solicitor General said 250 arrests have been made and 12,000 arrests as preventive measures.

“Have any arrests been made of the police? Did the DGP care to find out in all these months? What has he done? It is his duty. Did they interrogate the police officers?” asked Supreme Court.

Meanwhile, Supreme Court observed that one thing is very clear there has been a long delay in the registration of FIRs. Referring to an incident of a woman being dragged out of a car and her son being lynched to death in Manipur, Supreme Court said the incident happened on May 4 and FIR was registered on July 7. CJI Chandrachud observes that it appears except for 1-2 FIRs there is no arrest at all. The investigation is too lethargic, FIRs are registered after two months, and statements are not recorded.

Solicitor General for the Manipur government said all officers in all police stations have been directed to be sensitive to sexual violence reported by women and children. In the car wash incident where tribal women working were allegedly raped and murdered, the Manipur government says an investigation is underway, 37 witnesses have been examined, and 14 other employees of the car wash are in the process of examination. Seven accused were arrested including one juvenile. FIR has been transferred to CBI for early booking of culprits, Solicitor General told Supreme Court.

The apex court was hearing pleas of victims who were paraded naked and a batch of petitions relating to the ethnic violence which has been going on in the State since May. (ANI)

Manipur: Internet Ban Extended Again Till June 30

By LokMarg 25th June 2023

The Manipur government on Sunday extended the ban on internet services in the state for five more days to prevent any disturbances of peace and public order.

According to an official release, the ban on internet services in the Northeast state, which has been racked by ethnic clashes and violence, has been extended till 3 pm on June 30 to “prevent any disturbances of peace and public order in the jurisdiction of the State of Manipur”.
The government release informed further that the ban on mobile internet services in the state was extended due to the “persisting unrest”.

“Director General of Police, Manipur vide letter No.IC/11(163)/2008-PHQ(Pt) dated 24-06-2023 reported that there are still reports of incidents of violence, attacks and arson of houses and premises including exchange of firing,” the release stated.

“There is apprehension that some anti-social elements might use social media extensively for the transmission of images, hate speech and hate video messages inciting the passions of the public which might have serious repercussions for the law and offer situation in the State of Manipur,” it added.

This is the third straight extension of the ban on internet services in the state.

Earlier, on May 3, the Manipur government suspended mobile internet services in the state, amid the spiralling ethnic violence, and the ban has remained in force ever since.

The government extended the ban on June 11, till June 15, and then again, for five more days, from June 20 to June 25.

Manipur has been in the throes of ethnic violence for a month, in the wake of a directive of the high court asking the state government to consider including the Meitei community in the list of Scheduled Tribes (STs).

The Centre had to deploy paramilitary forces as violence escalated in the Northeast state.

Violence gripped Manipur on May 3 after clashes erupted during a rally organised by the All Tribals Students Union (ATSU) to protest against the demand for the inclusion of Meiteis in the list of Scheduled Tribes (STs). (ANI)

BJP Questions CM Stalin’s Silence Over Coimbatore Blast

By LokMarg 27th October 2022

Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party president K Annamalai on Thursday asked a couple of questions to Chief Minister MK Stalin in connection with the Coimbatore “suicide bombing” incident, and asked if he will remain in “silent mode”.

The incident took place on October 23 when an LPG cylinder inside a Maruti 800, Jameesha Mubin, the person who was charred to death, exploded near a temple around 4 am. Six persons have been arrested so far in connection with the case.

Questioning Stalin over the incident, Annamalai asked why was the state government “caught napping” when there was a “specific threat alert” flagged by the central agencies five days ahead of the blast.

“Two questions for @CMOTamilnadu 1. There was a specific threat alert given by central intelligence agencies to TN Govt on Oct 18th, 2022. This is five days before the ‘suicide bombing’ incident. Why was the state govt caught napping?” the BJP state chief tweeted.

The BJP leader further asked the reason behind stopping the monitoring of the activities of Mubin who he called a “suicide bomber”, as against the instructions to monitor his activities (after NIA’s Enquiry in 2019).

“When the TN state intelligence and Coimbatore police were asked to monitor the activities of the ‘suicide bomber’ & now deceased Mubin (after NIA’s Enquiry in 2019) and the local police were doing initially but stopped after a while. Why was it stopped after DMK came to power?” he tweeted.

He asked if it was done “because of political pressure”.

“Is it because of political pressure not to monitor ‘certain’ individuals? Will our CM care to answer, or as usual, will he be in ‘silent mode?” Annamalai tweeted.

Meanwhile, CM Stalin recommended an NIA probe into the incident following which the Centre ordered the NIA investigation. The agency registered an FIR into the case today.

Earlier today, Telangana Director general of police Sylendra Babu said that NIA will take over the case.

“As soon as it happened, officers rushed to the place & doused the fire. We identified the deceased and within a few days, we were able to unearth the truth. 6 people have been arrested & taken into custody. CM has recommended the case to NIA,” he said.

“Based on the orders of MHA, officers of NIA will work out the moralities. NIA has already registered a case and will take over. This has been discussed with the Commissioner as well,” the DGP added.

However, the officer refused to comment on the allegations levelled by Annamalai.

Tamil Nadu Police so far has arrested six people in connection with the case, and have invoked the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).

As per police Mubin, 25, who was an engineering graduate, has been previously questioned by the NIA in 2019 for alleged terror links. His name is mentioned as the primary accused in the case.

Five people arrested on Monday night were Mohammad Thalka, 25, Mohammad Asarudheen, 25, Muhammad Riyaz, 27, Feroz Ismail, 27, and Mohammad Navaz Ismail, 27. However, the sixth person, identified as Afsar Khan, a relative of the deceased, was arrested earlier on Thursday. Khan is the cousin of the deceased. He was picked two days before by the special investigation team. On Wednesday noon, Police officials also conducted searches on Khan’s residence and took his laptop.

Since the explosion occurred in Ukkadam, a communally sensitive area, the state’s top police officers, including Director General of Police (DGP) Sylendra Babu and Additional DGP (law and order) Thamarai Kannan, rushed to the spot.

The DGP on Sunday said the police found materials used to make explosives in Mubin’s house in Ukkadam. They seized 75 kgs of potassium nitrate, charcoal, aluminium powder and sulphur which can be used to make explosives. (ANI)