A bulldozer tears down the house of activist Mohammad Javed in Prayagraj on Sunday. (Express photo by Ritesh Shukla, file)
The notice, with the house number listed, was not addressed to Parveen Fatima but to her husband Mohammad Javed who was arrested on charges of allegedly instigating violent protests against derogatory remarks targeting the Prophet.
* The receipt issued by Jal Kal Vibhag, Prayagraj, is dated February 8 and shows that Parveen Fatima paid a water bill of Rs 4,578.
* A certificate dated January 28 and issued by Prayagraj Nagar Nigam shows that House No. 39C/2A/1 is in the name of Parveen Fatima and that the house tax for financial year 2020-2021 has been paid.
AND YET, the Prayagraj administration demolished the house on Sunday after serving just a day’s notice, stating that construction was done in violation of provisions of the Uttar Pradesh Urban Planning and Development Act, 1973.
The notice, with the house number listed, was not addressed to Parveen Fatima but to her husband Mohammad Javed, the activist and businessman who was arrested Saturday on charges of allegedly instigating violent protests against derogatory remarks targeting the Prophet. Speaking to The Indian Express, Javed and Fatima’s younger daughter Sumaiya Fatima said: “The PDA (Prayagraj Development Authority) issued a notice to my father and demolished my mother’s residence. The house was owned by my mother Parveen Fatima’s father Kaleemuddin Siddiqui. He gifted it to my mother over two decades ago. Initially, we built the ground floor and later two more floors.” Sumaiya, 19, said: “Since then, no government agency has told us that it was built illegally. The house tax, water tax and electricity connections are in the name of my mother. All taxes have been paid on time. Before Sunday, no official told us that our house was built wrongly.” The notice, which was pasted on the gate of the house, stated: “The construction of 25 x 60 feet was done without getting permission on the ground and first floor.” On Sunday, advocate K K Roy, who is representing Javed’s family, had told The Indian Express: “The house demolished on Sunday is in the name of Parveen Fatima, wife of Mohammad Javed; the notice on Saturday has been served to Javed Mohammad. As per Muslim law, the wife’s property does not belong to the husband.” When contacted for their response to the alleged discrepancies, PDA secretary Ajeet Singh and zonal officer Ajay Kumar declined to comment. District Magistrate Sanjay Kumar Khatri was not available for comment. Speaking on condition of anonymity, a senior PDA official said: “We issue notice to the person who does construction on the land after collecting details from local residents. We have nothing to do with ownership of the land.” Asked specifically about Javed’s case, the official said: “There was a stone plaque on the boundary wall with ‘Javed M’ written on it. Locals told us that the house belongs to Mohammad Javed and accordingly, a notice was issued to him.” On Monday, The Indian Express visited the site and found a wooden table and some chairs placed in an open plot nearby. There was a steady stream of people from nearby localities to see the rubble left behind by the bulldozer although the doors of most neighbouring houses were shut. According to Sumaiya, she is now staying with her mother at a relative’s house in Roshan Bagh.
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Live Bengaluru news updates on Politics, Covid-19, education news, Weather, Crime, and more: A total of 2.84 lakh voters are eligible to participate in the Legislative Council polls that will be held across 607 polling stations. The counting will take place on June 15.
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Karnataka on Monday reported 415 new coronavirus infections at a positivity rate of 2.56 per cent. Bengaluru logged the most cases with 400 new covid cases. The state however, did not witness any fatality due to the infection. Karnataka also saw 378 recoveries. The state currently has 3,688 active Covid-19 cases. In other news, the Karnataka Legislative Council biennial election for two graduate and two teacher constituency seats will be held Monday. There are 49 candidates in the fray, including four women, officials said. The polling will be held between 8 am and 5 pm Monday. A total of 2.84 lakh voters are eligible to participate in the polls that will be held across 607 polling stations. The counting will take place on June 15. Meanwhile, the police in Bengaluru have detained Bollywood actor Shakti Kapoor’s son Siddhanth Kapoor and four others for allegedly consuming drugs at a party Sunday night, said a senior official Monday. Officials said the police raided a five-star hotel in Bengaluru based on a tip-off and 35 guests present at the party were taken into custody. All the guests were then subjected to a medical test.
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As Rahul Gandhi proceeded to the ED office in the morning, there were dramatic scenes on the streets with leaders trying to accompany him and the police taking them to different police stations.
By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi |
Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi at the Congress office in New Delhi on Monday. (Express Photo by Anil Sharma)
Rahul Gandhi reached the Enforcement Directorate office Tuesday for the second round of questioning by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a money laundering case. ED questioned Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for over 10 hours Monday. As Rahul Gandhi proceeded to the ED office on Monday, there were dramatic scenes on the streets with leaders trying to accompany him and the police taking them to different police stations. The party claimed the police manhandled several leaders and at least four senior leaders, including former Union Home Minister P Chidambaram and Congress leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, sustained injuries. Meanwhile, the Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a petition by CPI(M) leaders Brinda Karat and K M Tiwari against a trial court order seeking registration of an FIR against Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports and Minister of I&B Anurag Thakur and MP Parvesh Verma for their alleged hate speech in 2020. In Covid-related news, taking cognizance of rising Covid cases in Delhi, L-G Vinai Kumar Saxena Monday directed officials to conduct genome sequencing of all positive cases to check for any new variant. The L-G along with Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia reviewed the situation in the city. Delhi reported 614 new cases from 8,700 tests, and a positivity rate of 7.06%, as per Monday’s health bulletin.
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मनसे प्रमुख राज ठाकरेंचे बॅनर फाडले! मुंब्र्यात वाद, तणाव वाढण्याची शक्यता
मनसे प्रमुख राज ठाकरे (Raj Thackeray) यांच्या वाढदिवसानिमित्त मुंब्रा (Mumbra) येथील नुरानी हॉटेलसमोरील रस्त्यावर लवणयात आलेले एक बॅनर अज्ञात व्यक्तींनी फाडले. या प्रकारामुळे मनसे कार्यकर्त्यांमध्ये संताप असून परिसरात तणाव निर्माण झाला आहे. मनसे कार्यकर्ता इरफान सय्यद यांच्याकडून हे बॅनर्स लावण्यात आले होते.
महाराष्ट्र नवनिर्माण सेनेचे (MNS) अध्यक्ष राज ठाकरे यांचा आज 14 जून रोजी 54 वा वाढदिवस आहे. वाढदिवसानिमित्त राज ठाकरेंना (Raj Thackeray Birthday) शुभेच्छा देण्यासाठी राज्यभरात विविध ठिकाणी बॅनर्स लावण्यात आले आहेत. ठाण्यातील मुंब्रा परिसरातही बॅनर्स लावण्यात आले आहे. मात्र मुंब्रा येथील नुरानी हॉटेलसमोरील रस्त्यावरील राज ठाकरे यांचे बॅनर अज्ञात व्यक्तीने फाडल्याची (Disputes in Mumbra) घटना घडली आहे. या प्रकारामुळे या परिसरात तणावाचे वातावरण निर्माण झाले असून हा तणाव आणखी वाढण्याची शक्यता आहे. प्रकृती अस्वस्थ असल्याने राज ठाकरे आज कार्यकर्त्यांना भेटणार नाहीत. ‘माझी शस्त्रक्रिया होत असल्याने मी माझ्या वाढदिवसाला कोणालाही भेटू शकणार नाही’, असा संदेश त्यांनी मनसैनिकांना दिला आहे. मात्र कार्यकर्त्यांनी आपल्या लाडक्या नेत्याच्या वाढदिवसानिमित्त राज्यभरात विविध कार्यक्रम आणि उपक्रमांचं आयोजन केले आहे. राज्यभर कार्यक्रमांसह शुभेच्छा बॅनर्स लावण्यात आले आहेत. दरम्यान ठाण्यातील मुंब्रा परिसरात लावलेले बॅनर अज्ञात व्यक्तींनी फाडले. या प्रकारामुळे मनसे कार्यकर्ते संतप्त झाले असून परिसरात तणाव निर्माण झाला आहे. मनसे कार्यकर्ते इरफान सय्यद यांनी हे बॅनर लावले होते. इरफान सय्यद हे मनसेचे पदाधिकारी आहेत. राज ठाकरे यांनी ठाण्यातील सभेत मशिदींवरील भोंग्यांना विरोध केला होता, त्यानंतर मुंब्र्यातील वातावरण तापले होते. या तणावात मनसेचे पदाधिकारी इरफान सय्यद यांच्या कार्यालयावर दगडफेक करण्यात आली होती. त्यानंतर आता राज ठाकरेंचे बॅनर फाडण्यात आल्याने नवा वाद निर्माण होण्याची शक्यता आहे.
राज ठाकरेंविरोधात अटक वॉरंट.. जामीन अर्जावर शुक्रवारी फैसला
महाराष्ट्र नवनिर्माण सेना (MNS) अध्यक्ष राज ठाकरे यांचा आज 14 जून रोजी 54 वा वाढदिवस आहे. राज ठाकरेंना (Raj Thackeray Birthday) वाढदिवसानिमित्त शुभेच्छांचा वर्षाव होत असताना एक मोठा बातमी समोर आली आहे. राज ठाकरे यांच्या जामीन अर्जावर येत्या शुक्रवारी फैसला होणार आहे.
महाराष्ट्र नवनिर्माण सेना (MNS) अध्यक्ष राज ठाकरे (Raj Thackeray Birthday) यांचा आज वाढदिवस आहे. राज ठाकरे यांच्यावर राज्यभरातून शुभेच्छांचा वर्षाव होत असताना राज ठाकरे यांच्याविरोधात शिराळा कोर्टात (Shirala Court) अटक वॉरंट काढला होता. इस्लामपूर (Islampur Court) अतिरिक्त जिल्हा व सत्र कोर्टात राज ठाकरे यांच्या गैरहजेरीत अटक वॉरंट रद्द करून त्यांना जामीन मंजूर करावा, यासाठी अर्ज दाखल करण्यात आला होता. आता या प्रकरणी येत्या शुक्रवारी कोर्ट आपला निकाल देणार आहे. राज ठाकरे यांच्या अटक वॉरंट रद्द करून त्यांना जामीन मिळावा, यासाठी दाखल केलेल्या अर्जावरील सुनावणी पूर्ण झाली आहे. कोर्टाने दोन्ही पक्षाचा युक्तीवाद ऐकून घेतल्यानंतर निकाल राखून ठेवला आहे. कोर्ट आपला निकाल शुक्रवारी देणार आहे. त्यामुळे राज ठाकरे यांना दिलासा मिळाणार का, याकडे सगळ्यांचे लक्ष लागले आहे. महाराष्ट्र नवनिर्माण सेनेची स्थापना 2006 मध्ये झाली. त्यानंतर 2008 मध्ये भारतीय रेल्वेमध्ये भूमीपूत्रांना नोकरीची संधी मिळावी, यासाठी मनसेने राज्यभर आंदोलन केले होते. या प्रकरणी राज ठाकरे यांच्या विरोधात कल्याणमध्ये गुन्हा दाखल करण्यात आला होता. राज ठाकरे यांना रत्नागिरी येथे अटक करून कल्याण कोर्टात हजर करण्यात आले. त्यानंतर मनसे कार्यकर्त्यांनी महाराष्ट्रभर आंदोलने केली होती. बंद पुकारला होता.
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