BJP's Manjinder Singh Sirsa files police complaint against Alt News cofounder Zubair over tweet
New Delhi, Sep 5: BJP leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa has filed a police complaint against fact checker and co-founder of Alt News website Mohammed Zubair, accusing him of "spreading hate" against cricketer Arshdeep Singh and the Sikh community with his tweet.
The player became a victim of vicious trolling on social media after he dropped a catch during India's five-wicket loss to arch-rival Pakistan in the Super four match of the Asia Cup in Dubai on Sunday.
In his complaint filed at the Parliament Street police station, Sirsa cited a tweet by Zubair where he had shared screenshots of tweets against Singh posted on various handles.
The BJP leader claimed that most of these tweets were from ''Pakistani accounts'' and alleged that Zubair had acted at the behest of "anti-national elements".
He demanded that an FIR be filed against him and an investigation launched to unearth the conspiracy.
"Mohammed Zubair acting in connivance with anti-national elements across the border has cleverly taken screenshots from Twitter of various Twitter handles after searching with the word- Khalistani and has then posted a tweet at 00:05 hours on September 5, 2022 combining all these tweets," he alleged.
Sirsa alleged that Zubair was "trying to portray that such abusive and malicious tweets were posted by Indian Twitter handles, whereas the reality is that most of these Twitter accounts are Pakistani accounts".
He claimed some were created just for the purpose of this tweet, "'the sole intention behind which was to spread hate against a nationalist and national level player who has given his heart and soul playing for the country and also against the entire Sikh community."
Zubair was arrested on June 27 for allegedly hurting religious sentiments through a tweet against a Hindu deity in 2018. He was in custody for 24 days on allegations of hate speech and is now out on bail.
Multiple FIRs were lodged against Zubair in Uttar Pradesh -- two in Hathras and one each in Sitapur, Lakhimpur Kheri, Muzaffarnagar, Ghaziabad and Chandauli.
He was released after the Supreme Court granted him interim bail, saying the "exercise of the power of arrest must be pursued sparingly".
Police complaint agnst @zoo_bear who worked with Pak agencies to set “Khalistani” narrative agnst #ArshdeepSingh in India. Zubair’s screenshots were used by Pak handles to defame India and fuel hate campaign against Sikhs in India. He was a part of planned conspiracy agnst Sikhs pic.twitter.com/wtQAdr8May
— Manjinder Singh Sirsa (@mssirsa) September 5, 2022
His screenshots were used by Pak handles to defame India and fuel hate campaign against Sikhs in India. This is a planned conspiracy to create communal disharmony in our nation. We demand an enquiry into who supported Zubair in creating this “Khalistani” agenda@ANI @PTI_News pic.twitter.com/DeXoOHrIqK
— Manjinder Singh Sirsa (@mssirsa) September 5, 2022
I have filed a police complaint against @zoo_bear as he was a part of Pak’s conspiracy to defame Sikhs and fuel hate campaign against Sikhs in India. His screenshots are used by Pak handles. I have demanded enquiry into who supported Zubair in creating this “Khalistani” agenda pic.twitter.com/xtc5U5yEsj
— Manjinder Singh Sirsa (@mssirsa) September 5, 2022
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Karnataka High Court urges Parliament to enact Uniform Civil Code
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has urged Parliament and state legislatures to enact a Uniform Civil Code (UCC), stating that such a law would uphold equality for women, promote harmony among castes and religions, and protect individual dignity.
The observation came from a bench headed by Justice Hanchate Sanjeevkumar while hearing a property dispute involving the estate of Abdul Basheer Khan, who died intestate, leaving behind both inherited and self-acquired immovable properties.
In its judgment, the court directed the Registrar General to send a copy of the order to the Principal Law Secretaries of the Union government and the State of Karnataka. It stressed that enacting a UCC would align with Article 44 of the Constitution and the principles laid out in the Preamble—justice, liberty, equality, fraternity, and national unity.
The bench noted that a UCC would ensure justice and equal opportunity for all, particularly women, regardless of caste or religion, and would safeguard the dignity and individuality of every citizen. It also cited Goa and Uttarakhand as examples of states that have introduced UCC laws and encouraged others to follow.
In the case at hand, the High Court upheld a lower court ruling that recognised Shanaz Begum’s right to a share in three properties. The appeal filed by the sons of Abdul Basheer Khan was dismissed, along with a cross-objection by Shanaz Begum seeking a larger portion of the estate.
Article 44 of the Indian Constitution states that the State shall endeavour to secure a uniform civil code for all citizens across India.
