Muslims have constitutional right to build Babri Masjid: JD(U) MP Kaushalendra Kumar
Nalanda, Bihar: Janata Dal (United) MP Kaushalendra Kumar on Monday expressed support for Humayun Kabir, the suspended Trinamool Congress MLA from West Bengal, who recently laid the foundation stone for a “Babri Masjid” in Murshidabad district. His remarks were reported by PTI.
Speaking to journalists in his Nalanda parliamentary constituency, the JD(U) leader said the Constitution grants every citizen the right to practice and propagate their religion, and therefore “nobody should have a problem” if building such a mosque aligns with the sentiments of Muslims.
Kaushalendra Kumar’s statement comes despite the JD(U) being an ally of the BJP both in Bihar and at the Centre. He distanced himself from the BJP’s stance that constructing a mosque in the memory of Babur would be akin to honouring an “invader” who later established the Mughal empire in India.
“I have not seen Babur and do not have much idea of what he stood for. But we have been following the Constitution since Independence, which guarantees the right to freedom of religion,” he said.
When asked about the BJP’s strong opposition to the proposed mosque in West Bengal ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections, the MP countered that the political situation was being misrepresented.
He argued that it was West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee who acted against a Muslim leader “for voicing his religious sentiments,” referring to Kabir’s suspension by the TMC over the mosque foundation event.
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Court orders FIR against Swami Avimukteshwaranand under POCSO ACT
Prayagraj (UP) (PTI): A special POCSO court here on Saturday ordered the Jhunsi Police Station SHO to register an FIR against Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati to investigate allegations of sexual abuse of boys.
Last week, the court of Special Judge (POCSO Act) Vinod Kumar Chaurasia reserved its decision on an application filed by Ashutosh Brahmachari Maharaj and others under Section 173(4) of the BNS after examining the evidence and recording the statements of the victimised 'batooks', the boys, as they are called at the ashram, Vidya Math.
The petitioner had filed the application seeking direction for an FIR against Avimukteshwaranand under sections 69, 74, 75, 76, 79, and 109 (all related to sexual assault) of the BNS, as well as sections 3/5/9 and 17 of the POCSO Act.
The court accepted the petition and ordered the police to conduct an investigation.
"Now we will get justice," Ashutosh Brahmachari said.
"Starting today, we are organising a Sanatan Yatra from here to Vidya Math (Varanasi). We will demonstrate how children are sexually abused on the fifth floor of Vidya Math. There is ample evidence of child abuse there. We have presented all the evidence to the court and will also provide it to the police," he said.
Avimukteshwarananda has been in the headlines for his confrontation with the organisers of the Magh Mela in Prayagraj. He accused the administration he was prevented from bathing on Mauni Amavasya.
