[Reader-list] all militants should be treated equally

[Rajendra Bhat Uppinangadi]

Javed ji,
it is observed on regular basis, on this list, you are leading light when it
comes to "defending' the terror accused if they happen to be followers of
one faith, which is supposed to be "minority" in India, but is spread all
over the world with second highest numerical strength only to christianity.
Amusing and noteworthy issue is no hindu supports any terror acts of the so
called "hindu terror' even when investigations are overstretched, narco
tests are repeatedly conducted, and respond by posting" the let the
investigations reveal the facts."
If a few talk of any irregularity in the investigations, many ids
immediately jump to justify the wrongs with "communal" rhetorics as if islam
and christian terror is NOT communal, perpetretated by very fanatics of
those communities, and our secular hindus join petitions, marches and
protests for the terror accused in custody as if they have some sort of
special sympathy for the accused terror perpetrators.!
That a news channel, which has practically no viewership is stooping so low
to accuse and allege about a organisation is but visuals are so amatuer that
an average computer techinician can do much better work than the visuals
shown on the "special ' investigation of this channel is not missed by
citizens. Also after all men and women are also from society, where greed
plays major role in all media activities of partisan reportage, support of
oldest party for such acts is not missed by citizens.
At the same time, media seems to be keeping a very low profile in its
"special investigation" of the support, violence of TMC in west bengal, role
of TMC in violence, cadre violence between cadres of TMC and CPI (M) is not
missed by citizens, also the role of media in this reportage.
Ofcourse the thehelka and its misadventure with political funding in the
"expose' is another story to be wondered at as they seem to have special
love for a political party where crores are bribes, not lakhs. All said and
done, media men and women are also humans with all the negative attributes
of greed, aspirations to be celebrities, and ofcourse who can forget the
awards to the celebrities who anchored 24 times a day during the elections
"genocide" while overlooking over three thousand deaths in Delhi riots.?
That media men and women are just as ordinary mortals with little ethics and
morals is not much in doubt when the entire lot joins hands to shield the
guilty partisan reporters, as birds of the same feathers flock together in
every walk of life, be it doctors, judges or babus and politicians.!All this
partisan reportage reflects the rot in society as in the last twent four
hours, there has been two violent/ partial violent attacks on men and women
of media or the offices of media. this again shows the intolerence of the
citizens for the "freedom" when used as license for propaganda for gains by
media, for padmashree awards for its "story reporting"
Rajdeep achieved a new benchmark in shrill reporting and Arnab had the
polish of being humble demeneour in his vitriolic talks as anchor,Barkha,
the weeping baby of reportage has made it more of journalism of weeping
anchors.! All thse get celeb status while those in print media do not even
get the recognition truely they deserve for the untiring honest, credible,
verified reportage, ofcourse the guilty have shekhar Gupta showing the way
to be "nice' in obtaining personal gains.
In democracy media is often referred as fourth pillar of good governance,
but visual media has distinguished itself as partisan, sensation seeking,
trp driven bunch of scoundrels just like the political leaders.A degree in
some faculty ans a mass communication does not make one "journalist" if he
is not credible and uses technology to fudge with facts as we see today in
media houses in visual media.
It does not , thus surprise anyone, when "journalists" atleast some of them
end up as criminals blackmailing the rich, patronised by political paties to
propagate percieved ills of the Opposing parties.How many channels have
truely reported the voting on N-deal with money power by the honest prime
minister, what happened to the sting of another channel which claims the
"first" in reportage.?
When citizens loose their faith in media for their acts , commissions and
ommissions, goons in society are at work, again for personal gains.After
friday prayers, emotionally charged vandals destroying the public property
is as bad as the violence , verbal assault of men and women of media, as
tolerence diminishes, it is imperative that the public life of these men and
media is also stinged and exposed as to why they stoop to such low level of
yellow "journalism"
regards
rajen

On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 10:28 PM, Javed <javedmasoo at gmail.com> wrote:

> Now that the role of RSS in terror activities is fast getting
> confirmed, isn't it time to ban the party/organization just like SIMI
> and IM etc. If RSS is allowed to remain free, then the ban should be
> lifted from SIMI etc. too (I am not suggesting that SIMI is innocent -
> I am only talking of justice and equality in terror). But I doubt even
> if the UPA govt will have the courage to ban RSS.
>
> ------
>
> Saffron brigade's terror plots exposed
> Ashish Khetan
> New Delhi, July 15, 2010
>
> As per information accessed from investigators by Headlines Today, a
> meeting was held in Faridabad in January 2008. It was attended by Dr
> R.P. Singh, an endocrinologist at one of Delhi's biggest hospitals,
> Dayanand Pandey, Lt Col Purohit and B.L Sharma. In this meeting, the
> failed bid to target Ansari was talked about.
>
> Pandey: Let me tell you that an awards ceremony was held at Jamia
> Millia Islamia University in which Vice-President Hamid Ansari was
> present.
> Dr Singh: I had gone to raise a protest at that meeting. I took 15
> litres of petrol with me but I didn't get a chance.
>
> In the same meeting, Purohit said they had stopped believing in the
> Indian Constitution and would fight to establish a 'Hindu rashtra'.
>
> Sources in the Maharashtra ATS told Headlines Today that since there
> was no direct evidence to link Dr Singh to the Malegaon blasts, he
> wasn't arrested.
>
> But the police said Dr Singh was part of the larger saffron terror
> ring and other agencies should have investigated him.
>
> Headlines Today has accessed tapes recovered from Pandey's laptop that
> detail many such terror meetings. Here is what Dr Singh is heard
> saying in one these tapes:
>
> Dr Singh: Muslims are enemy no. 1 and I want to kill them, beginning
> from Delhi. They own thousands of showrooms here that I want to loot.
> Pandey: To strengthen our finances.
> Dr Singh: The financial situation is weak... The Hindus will not give
> so some (Muslim) homes have been spotted for looting.
>
> Dr Singh even mentions how he has accumulated weapons through a police
> officer in Assam. In one of the terror meetings, he can also be heard
> asking Purohit to supply him grenades, detonators and RDX.
>
> A plot to target Vice-President Hamid Ansari. An RSS functionary
> mentoring the Ajmer Sharif and Mecca Masjid bomber. And a BJP leader
> planning an underground outfit to kill Muslims. The saffron brigade's
> terror agenda against minorities has been exposed.
>
> Headlines Today has exclusively accessed material - in the form of
> video tapes and witness accounts available with investigators - that
> puts elements within the Sangh Parivar under the scanner.
>
> Among those in the dock are RSS leader Indresh Kumar, BJP leader B.L.
> Sharma, Delhi-based endocrinologist Dr R.P. Singh and Dr Sharad
> Kunthe, head of the chemistry department at Pune's Wadia College.
>
> INDRESH KUMAR, RSS
> A Headlines Today investigation has found that RSS leader Indresh
> Kumar shared close links with Sunil Joshi, who had planted bombs in
> 2007 at the Mecca Masjid in Hyderabad and the Ajmer Sharif dargah.
>
> As per a written statement of the witness recorded by the Rajasthan
> ATS and CBI, Indresh was aware of the terror plot and even approved of
> it.
>
> Indresh is a member of the Akhil Bharatiya Karyakari Mandal, the
> central decision-making body of the RSS. He is a close aide of RSS
> chief Mohan Bhagwat and also wields immense clout in the BJP.
>
> Headlines Today tracked down the witness, and his revelations are damning.
>
> Reporter: So Indresh was the driving force behind Sunil Joshi's activities?
> Witness: If you mentor someone and are his godfather, it cannot be
> possible that you aren't aware of his activities.
> Reporter: And Joshi was very close to Indresh?
> Witness: Yes he used to claim so.
> Reporter: He said he was always with him?
> Witness: He would say that he was in constant communication with Indreshji.
>
> The witness, who is from Gujarat, was closely associated with Joshi, a
> Madhya Pradesh-based RSS pracharak.
>
> The blast at Mecca Masjid killed 17 people while two people died in
> the explosion at Ajmer Sharif. The Mecca Masjid blast is being probed
> by the CBI while the Ajmer Sharif probe is with the Rajasthan Police.
>
> In May this year, the Rajasthan ATS arrested two RSS pracharaks on
> terror charges. But the RSS has denied it has anything to do with
> terror.
>
> "There is no such thing as Hindu terror. The investigating agencies
> wanted some information. We are extending full co-operation," RSS
> leader Ram Madhav said.
>
> Now, with material emerging against Indresh, the RSS central
> leadership will have much to explain.
>
> Indresh holds several important responsibilities in the RSS. One of
> them ironically being the head of Muslim Rashtriya Manch, the Sangh's
> Muslim cell.
>
> When contacted by Headlines Today, Indresh denied all allegations.
>
> B.L. SHARMA, BJP
> Another Sangh Parivar leader in the dock is B.L. Sharma of the BJP.
> Headlines Today has accessed a video that shows Sharma in league with
> Dayanand Pandey and Lt Col Srikant Purohit, both accused in the 2008
> Malegaon blasts and in jail.
>
> In the video, Sharma is holding a meeting where he talks about
> starting an underground terrorist movement against Muslims. The
> meeting happened at a temple in Nasik in 2007 - at a time when Lt Col
> Purohit was posted there - and laid the foundation for the formation
> of Hindu militant group Abhinav Bharat.
>
> Also present was Bhai Dalvi, a self-styled Hindu fanatic from Mumbai.
>
> Here are excerpts from their conversation:
>
> Dalvi: There should be blasts across India. People should die in lakhs
> and crores. Only then will they (Muslims) panic and come on our side.
> Pandey: This will create pressure and they will convert on their own.
> Dalvi: Yes.
> Pandey: Once the conversion begins, it will not take long for the
> entire country to get converted (to Hinduism).
> Sharma: They will return (to Hinduism) just the way they went away.
> Pandey: You are right.
>
> Sharma is a two-time BJP MP. He was elected from the East Delhi
> constituency in 1991 and 1996. He fought the 2009 Lok Sabha elections
> from North East Delhi but lost.
>
> Investigators said Sharma also participated in other terror meetings
> that Abhinav Bharat held across the country. In public, however, he
> presented a different face, telling Headlines Today that he is a
> peace-loving man and against all terror activities.
>
> DR R.P. SINGH, ENDOCRINOLOGIST
> The saffron terror ring also had a vicious plan to target
> Vice-President Hamid Ansari.
>
> Dr Singh: I need grenades, high-voltage detonators and batteries and
> RDX. Those of whom we approached say the army can provide these. If we
> get these items, we can do a spectacular war.
>
> DR SHARAD KUNTHE, PUNE
> If Dr Singh was being a disgrace to his profession, Pune's Dr Sharad
> Kunthe was poisoning young minds.
>
> Dr Kunthe, head of the chemistry department at Wadia College, was
> suspected of holding training camps and teaching his students to
> assemble bombs.
>
> He was grilled by the Maharashtra ATS for his alleged role in the
> Malegaon and Nanded blasts and is now under the CBI's scanner.
>
> Dr Kunthe has been nailed by one of his aides Rakesh Dhawde, who
> helped him in his missions. "In June 2003, Dr Kunthe asked me to
> conduct a survey of the Pune Satara Road and Akansha bungalow near
> Sinhgadh Qila and let him know which would be better for a terror
> camp. After a survey, I suggested Sinhgadh would be appropriate,"
> Dhawde told a magistrate.
>
> Dhawde is an accused in the Malegaon blasts case and is lodged in the
> Nashik jail along with Lt Col Purohit.
>
>
> http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/Story/105546/saffron-brigades-terror-plots-exposed.html?page=0
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