Shiv Sena Activists attack on IBN Lokmat channel's Office: Video

India is facing more problems in regionalism and national integrity these days especially after recent attacks on North Indians by MNS in Maharashtra. If this goes on like this, the day is not too far that India itself will be splitted into different parts based on this meaningless regionalism. Indians should first stop this and stop fighting against each other.

Few days back Sachin Tendulkar said "Mumbai belongs to all Indians. I am a Maharashtrian and am extremely proud of that. But I am an Indian first" . What was wrong in that statement. Shiv Sena started attacking sachin through media saying that what he said was against maharashtrians and marathi manoos. This was not enough to them, they later attacked the IBN news channel in mumbai.

CCTV captures the moment right wing Shiv Sena activists launch an attack on the offices of television channel IBN Lokmat in India's western Mumbai.

At least 25 people were hurt when an angry mob of 20-25 activists barged into the office of the channel at around 1600 (1130GMT).

Armed with rods and cricket bats, the mob damaged computers, furniture, glass partitions and other electronic equipment. The attack on the IBN offices was allegedly sparked by negative reports about the Shiv Sena and its chief Balasaheb Thackeray.
Media networks across the country have condemned the incident, saying it amounts to a clear attack on press freedom. Police have arrested seven people in connection with the incident.

Look at the way the activists are attacking the journalists inside their office. Disgusting.

Here is the Video:



According to a channel staffer, the Sena activists barged into the channel office around 4 p.m., shouting slogans in favour of the Shiv Sena and Bal Thackeray.

Besides editor Nikhil Wagle, who was slapped, pushed around and had a chair flung at him, three other staffers sustained injuries in the Shiv Sena activists' attack.

A shaken Wagle said that some of the activists launched a brutal attack on the journalists and other staffers in the office, they caused extensive damage to the office, furniture and fittings there.

"The attack was preplanned, they had come armed with sticks and iron rods for creating the mayhem in our offices. They hurled a chair at me," Wagle told media persons.

The Shiv Sena owned up responsibility for the attack later Friday evening, while the vandalism drew condemnation from other political parties.

"The government shall not go soft on the Shiv Sena and the media should boycott the Shiv Sena," a grim Ashok Chavan told media persons Friday evening. The city police nabbed seven and Pune police arrested eight Shiv Sainiks for the attacks.

Home Minister R.R. Patil also condemned the attacks and assured newsmen that stern action would be taken against those involved.

Shiv Sena spokesman Sanjay Raut accused the channel of misquoting Thackeray's observations on cricket maestro Sachin Tendulkar in a signed article in the Sena mouthpiece "Saamana" last week.

"This is not an attack on the entire media. The (IBN-Lokmat) channel has been constantly misreporting about Bal Thackeray and targeting the Shiv Sena. We shall not tolerate any criticism of our party chief," Raut, a Sena Rajya Sabha MP, said.

"They also manhandled a few staffers, including women, and editor Nikhil Wagle and others," said Vijay Darda, chairman of the Lokmat group of newspapers that part-owns the channel.

Terming it as "an attack on the freedom of speech and media", Darda said he did not expect this from Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray.

"I have always considered him as a refined, cultured and family person and what has happened has pained us," Darda told IANS.

He said the channel had been running several reports on the debacle of the Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alliance in last month's elections to the Mahastrata state assembly.

"They have vented their frustration at the defeat on the journalists and the TV channel, which is highly condemnable," said Darda, a Congress member in the Rajya Sabha.

Darda, whose younger brother Rajendra is a Congress cabinet minister in Maharasthra, said it is "disturbing that the Sainiks have become so bold as to launch attacks on the media without any fear".

CNN-IBN chief Rajdeep Sardesai termed the attacks as "a shame" and condemned the Sena for the attaks.

"Be it the Shiv Sena or the Maharashtra Navnirmaan Sena (MNS), all are anti-social elements. They are spreading a feeling of regional difference amongst the states of the country. We appeal to the Election Commission to cancel the registration of such parties which do not follow the Indian constitution," Rajendra Chaudhary, spokesperson of the Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh, told IANS.

Source: in.reuters.com,www.tvnext.in, 20 Nov 2009

Law-Makers ya Law-Breakers : Karnataka lawyers assault high court chief justice

We go to lawyers seeking for some justice.But when lawyers itself break the law then where should we go. Anyways here is one such incident which happened in bangalore where the lawyers man handled their own high court justice. Wah Mera India !!

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In a shocking incident that could probably be a first in the history of the Indian judiciary, Karnataka high court chief justice PD Dinakaran and two other senior judges were assaulted by agitating advocates on Monday.


The two senior judges, justices V Gopala Gowda and BV Nagarathna, were also detained in a court room by the advocates who were angered that they were hearing cases despite a call to boycott all proceedings in courts across the state on Monday.

The Advocates' Association of Bangalore had called for the boycott to protest against justice Dinakaran's decision to continue to attend court hearings despite him not being cleared of allegations of amassing huge assets, of corruption and of serious irregularities while disposing of cases.

Karnataka high court registrar-general RB Budhihal has written a letter to police commissioner Shankar M Bidari about the incident, which states that two judges, justices V Gopala Gowda and BV Nagarathna, were manhandled and chief justice Dinakaran had a sharp object thrown at him, causing injury.

The drama unfolded at about 10.30 am when the advocates noticed that despite the bar members staying away from the courts, some judges were attending hearings. When the news spread, about 200 advocates gathered at the high court premises to express anguish that judges were hearing cases without advocates being present in court rooms.

At around 11.25am, the advocates barged into court room 1, where justice Dinakaran was hearing cases. They verbally attacked him, and a sharp object was reportedly hurled at him, causing him a minor injury.

Dinakaran appealed to them: "I have highest regard for you. I have suffered a lot, and I have taken so much pain, so allow me to speak. I have given a detailed explanation to the Supreme Court collegium about the alleged allegations. If you do this to me, where shall I go? What sin have I committed? I am also one among you. I have constitutional commitments; so please let me discharge my duties."

But the agitators continued hurling abuses at him. Senior advocate Pramila Nesargi also requested the chief justice not to continue with the hearing, but justice Dinakaran held his ground. However, after 20 minutes of drama inside the court room, he was forced to leave the court room when the agitated group did not relent.

The advocates then roamed the high court corridors before entering the court room where justices Gopala Gowda and Nagarathna were hearing cases. At first, the advocates requested the judges not to continue with the hearings, but when they continued to hear the cases, they started singing the national anthem, followed by bhajans.

They then started using filthy language and began throwing papers and books at the two judges. Some advocates had even got hold of chairs and were holding them aloft.

However, when the judges did not give up, the advocates moved out and locked all the four doors of the court room with the two judges inside. They also switched off the power to the court rooms.

Finally, at about 2pm - after over two hours of detaining justices Gopala Gowda and Nagarathna, justice Dinakaran came with the police and rescued them. By 2.30 most of the advocates had disappeared from the high court premises.

High court registrar-general Budhihal has urged police commissioner Bidari to provide protection for the judges from now on, and has asked him to take stern action against the perpetrators of the violence against the chief justice and the judges.

Justice Gopala Gowda later said: "There was threat to our lives. Head of the institution (chief justice Dinakaran) was assaulted, my sister judge (BV Nagarathna) manhandled. They threw papers and books at us. They used filthy language. They then locked the court and they cut the power also. But we cannot be cowed down by this; we will work without fear. We are magnanimous."

Justice Dinakaran said "There is no confrontation between the Bar and the Bench. The administration of justice is not hampered; we have rendered justice without affecting the advocates and the litigants." He, however, refused to comment on the violent incidents.

Source : DNA, 10/11/2009

We give so much love to the Terrorists who kill us

As We all know, Mohammed Amir Ajmal Kasab, the only surviving member of the terrorist squad that struck at multiple locations in Mumbai last November is under trail.

Indian government is trying its best to put the best foot forward in this trial. This is being viewed by some as an opportunity to prove to the world that India is for, by and of the people; that every person in India deserves a fair trial.

Let me put some facts in perspective. A thick security blanket has been thrown in and around a special court where the trial of Mohammed Ajmal Kasab is being held. As many as 500 police personnel were deployed on the road leading to the special court set up inside Arthur Road Jail in central Mumbai. One side of the road was closed to traffic. Security personnel in plainclothes were seen moving around the court. Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel, who are also guarding Kasab in the jail, patrolled around the area near the court premises. Media persons were checked multiple times prior to entering the court and were not allowed to carry anything on their person, including notepads and pens. A separate enclosure has been created for media vehicles some distance away from the court. No vehicle parking was allowed anywhere around the court. A special vehicle obtained by the Mumbai Police to scan for explosives has also been pressed into service around the court.

The question is not about how every effort is being held to conduct a fair trial but its around the fact that our hard earned tax money is being spent by our government on a person who waged a war against the innocent people of India. Even the United States does not conduct or reveal any information about spies held in their custody or rebels captured in Iraq for that matter.

It goes without saying that a 26/11 terrorist should not be equated to a captured soldier and the Kasab episode should soon end with him terminated as per the law.
This drama made sense if there was a ray of hope that Pakistan would agree for once that the terrorists were trained by their army. But given that its a remote possibility, lets bring the Kasab episode to its forgone conclusion.

Source: www.societymirror.info

Insaaf ki dagar pe, Bachchon dikhaao chal ke, Ye desh hai tumhaaraa, Netaa tumhi ho kal ke :)

By reading this news, i remembered a song from the movie 'Ganga Jamuna' where a teacher sings and explains his students that "Walk on the Path of justice, dear children...This is your nation and you're the leaders of tomorrow"
If this is what the teachers of modern india teaches their stundents, such shameful incidents would not occur.
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In a swift action, two Class XI students of a Delhi government school were arrested Sunday for allegedly molesting a 21-year-old woman from Jamia Millia Islamia University inside their school in Bharat Nagar in New Friends Colony on October 22. According to the police, Sandeep Kumar and Sandeep Singh, both 20, are students of class XI in the school.

The two students were identified by the victim during a test identification parade (TIP) Sunday.

As reported in these columns on October 24, a 21-yearold woman from Arunachal Pradesh was allegedly molested inside the government school in Bharat Nagar.

The woman was surrounded by a pack of about 200 school boys who allegedly pulled her skirt, pounced on her and molested her for over 30 minutes. No teacher or guard came to her rescue, according to media reports.

After going through all the trauma, the woman mustered courage to lodge a complaint with the police. But the police had a strange way to investigate the crime. She was sent back to the school in the name of an undercover operation. She was accompanied by policemen in plain clothes and a large number of her own classmates of Jamia Millia college hoping that the same boys would target her again.

Seeing a large number of persons, the alleged molesters did not come anywhere near her. She was then sent from class to class to identify the boys who had misbehaved with her. Ultimately, she identified a few boys who were interrogated by the police and let off.

School principal Javed Qamar had a different version. He said he came to know about a woman being eve-teased outside the school. "I had even sent three teachers out to see what had happened but they could not find anyone. We will help the girl and the police to identify the offenders, and if found guilty, their names will be struck off from the rolls. But a lot of times, ex-students too come to the school in uniform. The school has a security guard but he had gone to switch off the water pump at the time of the incident", he was quoted in the media.

According to the victim, she was going to the university on a rickshaw at around 3.30 pm when some boys started passing lewd comments. One of them even touched her. She stopped the rickshaw and chased the boys who had entered the school premises. It was then that about 200 boys surrounded her and started pulling her skirt and pouncing on her.

Source: news.in.msn.com, 26/10/2009

I have no faith in Indian court: Kasab : Look Who is saying

Look who is saying what.
This guy Kasab should be hanged to death by wasting no more time.
He doesnt have faith in Indian court it seems. Bull Shit ! Who Cares.
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After facing trial in the Mumbai attack case for nearly six months, the lone surviving Pakistani gunman Ajmal Kasab today said he had "no faith" in Indian court and made a dramatic plea for transfer of the case to an international court.

But Judge M L Tahaliyani rejected 22-year-old Kasab's plea saying "it is misconceived".

"I have no faith in Indian court and this case may be transferred to an International court", Kasab said in an application to the court. He had moved the application written in his own hand in Urdu.

The application was filed through jail authorities who translated it into Marathi and produced before the court.

The judge asked Kasab whether he had written the application and he replied "ji huzoor" (Yes, Sir).

The trial of Kasab, whom police formally charged in February with several offences including "waging war" against India, began on March 23 via a video link with his Arthur Road prison in Mumbai. Kasab and other suspected Laskhar-e-Taiba (LeT) operatives killed 166 people in a three-day rampage in the city on November 26 last.

In another development, the judge also rejected the plea of co-accused Fahim Ansari to stay the proceedings on the ground that he had filed a petition in the Bombay High Court seeking transfer of the 26/11 case to some other court alleging that the recording of evidence was incorrect.

"This is yet another attempt by the accused to delay the trial", noted judge Tahaliyani while rejecting Fahim's plea to stay the proceedings.

Source : Times of India,12 October 2009

Son Plants Bomb in Goa and Dad sends legal notice to Police

I remembered the song "IT Happens Only In India", by reading about this particular incident. The Great Indian Son plants bomb killing and injuring several people in Goa, and his much Greater Indian Father sends legal notice to Police about his sons dead body.

Siddhagonda Patil, father of the deceased Malgonda Patil, who was killed in the Margao bomb explosion, has served a legal notice on Margao police for their failure to hand over him his son's body.

The notice, which is served through his lawyer V M Deshpande, demands that the State should pay Rs 20,000 for the family of Malgonda as they incurred in these expenses in coming to Goa to take over the body.

Police called Malgonda Patil's family members to take the possession of the body to perform final rites but at the last minute told that the postmortem is yet to be conducted, the lawyer Deshpande said this evening.

Malgonda Patil is named as a prime accused in the 16/10 Margao blast case. Patil was killed few hours after one amongst the three explosives exploded and his accomplice Yogesh Naik, died on Tuesday after being critically injured.

Siddhagonda wanted that after receipt of the notice, police, with due respect, should bring the body to Karjanagi, Post Nigadi, Taluk Jat, District Sangli.

Source : Zee News,21 October 2009.