The Punjab and Haryana High Court denied anticipatory bail to a man accused of removing the national flag from a mosque’s top and replacing it with a saffron flag, calling the act a serious threat to communal harmony and peace.
Mamata Banerjee has launched a fierce attack on the BJP, accusing it of inciting communal tensions and violence linked to the Waqf Bill and recent clashes in Murshidabad. With assembly elections looming, she asserts the TMC will not implement the controversial law. Banerjee emphasizes the BJP’s alleged role in unrest and highlights national security concerns.
Today, On 24th March, The Bombay High Court issued a stay on the demolition of houses belonging to two individuals accused in the Nagpur violence case. Criticizing the administration’s approach, the court termed it “high-handed.” Meanwhile, amid tight police security, civic authorities proceeded with the demolition of accused Fahim Khan’s house, citing unauthorized construction.
NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party leader and Member of Parliament, Iqra Choudhary, has filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court, urging the full implementation of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991. This Act seeks to maintain the status quo of religious places as they were on August 15, 1947, and prohibits any legal proceedings that aim to alter the religious character of these places.
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Maulana Mahmood Madani, President of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind, urged Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna to intervene against mosque surveys that may incite communal discord. He called these activities threats to national unity and the secular fabric of India, highlighting the need for judicial action to prevent unrest and uphold social harmony.
A plea filed by the Shahi Idgah Management Committee was dismissed by the Delhi High Court, which criticized the appeal as politically motivated and a potential source of communal tension. The court indicated that the installation of a statue of Rani Lakshmi Bai would proceed as planned by the MCD, emphasizing women’s empowerment.