Salman's bail plea hearing on Monday, reaches Jodhpur
Jodhpur, May 6: Bollywood super star Salman Khan arrived here on Sunday afternoon, a day ahead of hearing on his bail plea here after his conviction in a 1998 blackbuck poaching case by a Jodhpur trial court.
Salman's fans were seen trying hard to get a glimpse of the Bollywood superstar while he was leaving the airport.
He was accompanied by his sister Alvira, friend Baba Siddiqui, and his lawyers.
On Monday, his bail plea will be heard by District and Session Judge Chandra Kumar Songara, during which Salman needs to be present in court.
Salman was convicted and handed a five-year imprisonment on April 5 by Chief Judicial Magistrate Dev Kumar Khatri for killing two blackbucks 19 years ago. He spent two nights in the Jodhpur Central jail, before he was granted bail by the sessions court on April 7.
Both Khatri and District and Session Judge Ravindra Kumar Joshi, who gave him bail, have since been transferred.
Salman's Bollywood colleagues Saif Ali Khan, Tabu, Neelam and Sonali Bendre were acquitted by the trial court. Another accused Dushyant Singh, an area resident, was also acquitted.
Salman was accused of shooting and killing blackbucks in Kankani village near Jodhpur on October 1, 1998, during the shooting of the film "Hum Saath Saath Hain".
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RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat's temple-mosque statement supported by RSS mouth-piece Panchjanya
Nagpur: RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat's recent statement on searching temples under mosques has received support from Panchjanya, a magazine affiliated with the RSS.
Bhagwat had recently said that there is no need to search for temples in every mosque, adding that some individuals are trying to become 'Hindu leaders' by raising such issues, which is unacceptable. His statement was supported by some, while Hindu nationalist groups and certain saints rejected it.
In an editorial, Panchjanya described Bhagwat's remarks as a "pragmatic approach" and called for society to adopt a balanced stance on the temple-mosque controversy. The editorial emphasised that while temples are central to Hindu faith, using them for political gains is not acceptable.
It also expressed concern over the unnecessary debates and misleading propaganda surrounding the issue, which have been amplified through social media.
