Family of Ex-DU prof Saibaba to donate his body to govt medical college
Hyderabad, Oct 13: The family members of former Delhi University professor G N Saibaba, on Sunday said his body will be donated to the government medical college here, as per his wish.
They said his mortal remains would be handed over to the state-run Gandhi Medical College here on October 14.
Saibaba (58) died at a state-run hospital here due to post-operative complications, seven months after he was acquitted in an alleged Maoist links case.
The body, which is kept in the mortuary at the NIMS, will be taken to Gun Park on October 14, and from there it will be shifted to his brother's residence here and kept for public homage, the family said adding a condolence meeting will follow.
Saibaba was suffering from gall bladder infection and was operated on two weeks ago, but developed complications subsequently. He breathed his last on Saturday.
He was admitted to Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences(NIMS) for the last 20 days. Saibaba is survived by wife and daughter.
"That has always been his (Saibaba) wish (donate my body). We have already donated his eyes to LV Prasad Eye Institute (in Hyderabad) and his body will also be donated tomorrow," Saibaba's daughter Manjeera told PTI Videos.
Manjeera said they did not expect this (Saibaba's death). He was recovering from his gall bladder operation.
She recalled that the last time she spoke with her father was the day before evening and he told that it was going to be fine. "None of us, not even he could have anticipated something like this would have happened."
According to her, the family members were hoping that Saibaba would recover and come back.
"... he got COVID twice... his health condition was abysmal in jail. He still could make it. So, we were hoping for another miracle to happen, it did not happen this time. His body had borne too much all these years,” Manjeera said.
“I miss him. I still cannot believe he is not with us. I still feel that I will go and open the door and he will be there sitting on his wheelchair telling me to do this and that. I still feel that way. I still feel that he is still with us,” she said.
She said they were aware that his condition was severe since Saturday afternoon but at around 8 PM the doctors told the family that his heart stopped beating and they were trying to perform CPR on him. They pronounced him dead at 8.30 last night, Saibaba's daughter added.
In March, the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court acquitted Saibaba and five others in the alleged Maoist links case, noting that the prosecution had failed to prove the case against him.
The court also set aside his life sentence.
It had held as "null and void" the sanction procured by the prosecution to charge the accused under provisions of the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
Following his acquittal, the wheelchair-bound Saibaba walked out of the Nagpur Central Jail after 10 years.
Saibaba had alleged in August this year that he was not taken to a hospital for nine months by authorities despite the left side of his body getting paralysedand was just given painkillers in the Nagpur Central Jail, where he was lodged since his arrest in the case in 2014.
The former English professor had claimed that he was "kidnapped" and arrested by the police in order to silence his voice.
A native of Andhra Pradesh, Saibaba had said that he was warned by the authorities that if he did not stop "talking" he would be arrested in some false case.
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Essential to 'expose conspiracy' to seize waqf properties through waqf bill: Jamiat chief
New Delhi, Oct 13: Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind chief Maulana Arshad Madani on Sunday said it is essential to "expose the conspiracy" to seize waqf properties through the Waqf Amendment Bill and that a conference will be held next month to hold thorough discussions on what course of action should be taken to deal with such threats.
In a statement, Madani said the Jamiat has taken effective measures to ensure the protection of waqf properties from 1923 to 2013 and "we are moving forward with that commitment"
A grand conference of Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind will be held in Delhi on November 3, 2024, to promote the spirit of equality and compassion on the basis of humanity, uphold democracy and protect the Constitution of the country, he said.
It is essential to expose the conspiracy to seize waqf properties under the guise of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, which aims to deprive us of this valuable heritage.
Madani further said the November 3 conference will see thorough discussions on what course of action should be taken to address such grave situations and threats, and a roadmap will be prepared for the way forward.
The communal mindset is making a failed attempt and a "planned conspiracy" to marginalise a specific community, he alleged.
In preparation for the conference which will be held at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium here, Madani addressed the members and representatives from various states at the Jamiat office. He emphasised the purpose and objectives of the conference, stating that the current situation in the country is unprecedented in its seriousness.
He said that in view of the series of incidents occurring one after another, "there is now no doubt that India has fallen into the grip of fascism".
Efforts are not only being made to incite Muslims by creating new controversies, but there are also planned conspiracies aimed at marginalising them, he claimed.
