#BJP India

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Notices to private layouts not providing basic infrastructure: DCM D K Shivakumar

Bengaluru: Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar today said that he has instructed officials to issue notices to private developers who have not provided basic infrastructure in their layouts. Speaking to reporters after inspecting ‘Raja kaluve’ at Rachenahalli lake in North Bengaluru, he said, “One of the key reasons for flooding is lack of provision for rain water flow in private layouts. It is…

[ramalean]

 Muradabad Mourns: BJP Candidate Sarvesh Singh's Demise Raises Election Questions.

Uncertainty Looms: BJP Nominee Sarvesh Singh's Death Triggers Election Doubts in Muradabad.

Sarvesh Singh:

 Former Member of Parliament and BJP's Lok Sabha candidate Kunwar Sarvesh Singh (71) passed away on Saturday, April 20. He had been suffering from a serious illness for quite some time, and it was due to this that he passed away at AIIMS in Delhi. His demise has caused a wave of grief in the party, and now the question arises whether there will be a by-election in the Muradabad constituency.

[shehzadi]

so far, nearly 3 weeks on from the inauguration of ram mandir, indian authorities have demolished as many masjids and/or madrasas.

30.01.24 - akhoonji masjid & madrasa in delhi, also destroying a cemetery, shrine and all the students’ belongings in the process.

01.02.24 - a madrasa in maharashtra despite facing opposition from local muslims and one day before its scheduled court appeal.

08.02.24 - a masjid & madrasa in uttarakhand. this comes one day after uttarakhand became the first state to pass the uniform civil code (x, x) which aims to apply a ‘hindu code’ to all indians, infringing on the rights of dalits, adivasis, sikhs, christians, buddhists and muslims (i.e. anybody non-hindu) to practice their religion/lifestyle. muslim women protesting the demolition were lathi-charged (beaten with sticks) by police, a shoot-on-sight order was given resulting in 6 muslims killed and 300+ injured in the riots that followed, a curfew was put in place during which hindutva mobs burned down muslim homes and businesses while shouting abuse at muslims.

as always, no prior notice was given and bjp used it’s gold-standard excuse for each demolition, citing ‘illegal encroachment’.

in addition to these masjid demolitions, indian authorities bulldozed 2 neighbourhoods (ghettos, really) in the same timeframe and also without prior notice:

01.02.24 - jasola slum, which, having been around for at least 16 years, should not have been demolished without providing alternative housing, as the delhi slum policy states for slums which came up before 2015. obviously, housing hasn’t been provided.

06.02.24 - panchsheel nagar in mumbai which, having been around since 2011, entitled residents to paid rehabilitation, which has also not been given. this has left over 110 families homeless.

the demographic of both neighbourhoods, surprise surprise, is overwhelmingly muslim, buddhist and dalit.

bjp is enjoying the cover it is receiving from israel’s genocide in palestine to do whatever it wants and is getting bolder by the day. this ‘bulldozer justice’ has been happening for years, but not at such a rapid rate as it is now.

[metamatar]

india has pretty good voter turnout, rural areas do not need to be disproportionately weighted bc bangalore is more fascist than rural bihar, young people love bjp's social media game, gerrymandering is not even necessary because hindus are so reliable at voting in large majorities for the party that promises the restoration of hindu glory like.... like this country is so far ahead on the fascist road for the issue to be located in urging people to vote lol.

[curtwilde]

The oldest Sufi shrine in Delhi has been demolished.

"The earliest Sufi Shrine in Delhi - belonging to a relative of Prithviraj Chauhan and dating from BEFORE the Turkish conquest - has been Demolished by the Delhi Development Authority in an "anti encroachment" drive.

In the late 12th century, a group of Afghan pastoralists, suddenly burst onto the world stage. In a matter of years, they toppled their rulers of Ghazni and seized major Persian cities like Herat, and then established the major Indian sultanate in Delhi.

We often think of this "Islamic invasion" as the start of the Muslim presence in India. Yet recent scholarship has shown that by the time of Ghori's conquest of Delhi, Muslims were already a central part of Indian society

Some of the earliest mosques are found in Kerala, dating from a few decades after the prophet Muhammad's death. Tamil Pallava, Chola and Pandya kings all built sizeable mosques

Delhi also had a single sufi shrine before the Afghan conquest - this one.

Until 31 January, when it was demolished, the shrine of Baba Haji Rozbih had been located by the Fateh Burj, or Victory Gate of Lal Kot. The grave next to it under a reddish Chador belongs to his female disciple Bibi. Bibi was said to be a close relative of Prithviraj Chauhan who embraced Islam under the aegis of Haji Rozbih.

This demolition is an UTTERLY MINDLESS LOSS and complete cultural desecration.

What's more the "anti encroachment" drive is apparently scheduled to include the Aashiq Allah Dargah dated to 1317AD which is where the great Punjabi Saint Baba Farid used to meditate, and his small 'chillagah' is still visible here.

Please do share and write about this so we can save what remains! "

- from the historian Sam Dalrymple .

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This is the third Islamic structure to be demolished in Delhi this month. Isn't it funny how only certain structures are the victim of anti- encroachment drives? This is part of a planned programme by the current right-wing government of India that is violently islamophobic and wants to create a hindu ethnostate modeled after Israel.

[slicedblackolives]

the author describes my dread v accurately um

[taricide]

Its absolutely terrifying how India is possibly in the beginning stages of a full blown genocide of muslims and dalits and other non Hindus and no one is talking about it. All the major news channels are controlled by the media, the prime minister hasn't given a single press conference in the nine years that he's ruled, one of the major opposition MPs was recently outsed from parliament in a bullshit move and BJP party members and supporters are openly lynching people and raising genocidal slogans publicly. And no one is talking about it

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Kumaraswamy and Revanna are not terrorists to tap their phones: DCM D K Shivakumar

Bengaluru, May 20: Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar today dismissed allegations of phone tapping saying Kumaraswamy and Revanna were not terrorists to warrant such action. Speaking to reporters at his official residence in Kumarakrupa, he said, “Government taps phones of terrorists with due processes, there is no need to tap the phones of political leaders in the state. They are casting…

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found this on Pinterest; named 'Lana del Slay'

This is especially gorgeous to me because of the വാഴകൾ around, in a time when its so difficult to relate to your culture because of its religious extremism, Kerala is my little haven.

(Hilariously, most people reblogging this is hindutva crazy, just proving that they cant really read lol)

[revrioli]

a mosque was destroyed on 23rd january in mira road, a day after the ram mandir celebrations. in a city like bombay, this is the last thing i imagined happening. as if that's not enough, apparently bjp mla's have been planning on doing this for a few years now, but were awaiting, as they put it, the 'right opportunity'. the world, and this country, becomes a more horrific and sick place to live in every single day, and i do not have enough words to describe how scared and sorry i feel for my muslim, as well as christian friends. our constitution preaches secularity, but our government and courts fail you every single day. i am on your side.

[shehzadi]

[anarchistin]

Kashmir has been colonized by the Indian state since 1947, but recent changes demonstrate how it is increasingly becoming a settler-colonial project.

As opposed to classic colonialism that aims to unlawfully retain control of a territory, take advantage of its resources, and deny its people self-determination, settler-colonialism seeks to acquire land so that colonists can settle permanently and form new communities in what they see as their new “home.”

In Kashmir, we have seen a combination of classic as well as settler-colonial strategies.

[curtwilde]

I'm going to just say it. If you want BJP to not come into power, regardless of who you support, you need to vote Congress. That's the only way out. Voting left or voting for regional parties that don't have national reach is only going to divide the opposition vote and BJP is going to win - the same way they did in 2019.

[artcinemas]

Madras Cafe, 2013

The worst part is so many people genuinely have been brainwashed into thinking that Modi is the saviour of this nation, no he is not. Don’t call yourself Bhagat Singh if you are a right winger, especially a privileged right winger who benefits from this Hindutva Politics.