There should be strong protest against Israel's alleged bombing of hospital in Gaza: CPI(M)
Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): The ruling CPI(M) in Kerala on Wednesday condemned Israel's alleged bombing of a hospital in Gaza that killed hundreds.
The CPI(M) state secretariat said there needs to be strong protests all over the world against this alleged action by Israel which can never be accepted by the civilised society.
There should be a strong protest from Kerala against the "murderous" attack, it said in a statement.
The Left party said that such actions which kill hundreds of civilians would only create obstacles in part of a peaceful resolution to the problems in that area.
It said that the attack was made on a population which was already deprived of water, electricity and food due to the blockade of the Gaza strip.
The Hamas militant group blamed the blast on an Israeli airstrike, while the Israeli military blamed a rocket misfired by other Palestinian militants
Regarding the ongoing violent conflict in the area, the CPI(M) said it was Israel which had been continuously attacking the Gaza Strip for some time and the Hamas only retaliated to the same.
It said the ongoing conflict in the region occurred at a time when there was growing international pressure to end the conflict between Israel and Hamas and give Palestine the state it deserves.
Meanwhile, a prominent Muslim Sunni scholar from Kerala, Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad, wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to intervene and end the crisis in the west Asian region.
The scholar is also popularly known as Kanthapuram A P Aboobacker Musliyar.
Musliyar's office, in a statement, said that he has sought a permanent solution to the Palestinian-Israeli crisis to create a peaceful common future.
The war that began on October 7 has become the deadliest of five Gaza wars for both sides.
The Gaza Health Ministry said 2,778 Palestinians have been killed and 9,700 wounded. Another 1,200 people across Gaza are believed to be buried under the rubble, alive or dead.
More than 1,400 Israelis have been killed, and at least 199 others, including children, were captured by Hamas and taken into Gaza, according to Israel.
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UP Cong holds statewide protest seeking probe into FIR against Swami Avimukteshwaranand
Lucknow (PTI): The Uttar Pradesh Congress on Wednesday staged a statewide protest demanding a fair and transparent inquiry into the FIR lodged against Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati and those who filed the complaint against him.
In a statement issued here, the party said memorandums addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi were submitted through district magistrates in all districts of the state.
Uttar Pradesh Congress spokesperson Manish Hindvi told PTI that the memorandums were handed over through the district administration in all 75 districts.
In the memorandum, the party alleged that Saraswati and his disciples were "unnecessarily harassed and humiliated" by police on the occasion of Amavasya and were prevented from taking a ritual bath (at the Magh Mela). It further alleged that some disciples were manhandled and taken to a police station.
The memorandum also claimed that an FIR was later registered against Saraswati, his disciple Swami Mukundanand Brahmachari and several unidentified persons in a sexual harassment case. It termed the case a "conspiracy" aimed at tarnishing the seer's reputation.
Citing Articles 25 and 26 of the Constitution, the memorandum stated that these provisions guarantee religious freedom and the right of religious denominations to manage their own affairs.
It described the position of shankaracharya held by Saraswati as "one of the highest spiritual posts in Sanatan tradition" and alleged that the entire episode appeared to have been "orchestrated in a planned manner".
"We request that the background of the persons who got the FIR registered be investigated in a transparent manner by a retired high court judge and strict action be taken against them," the memorandum said.
It also sought a "fair and transparent probe" into the allegations levelled against Saraswati so that the truth could be established.
Earlier, Uttar Pradesh Congress president Ajay Rai had told reporters in Varanasi after meeting Saraswati that the party stood firmly with him.
The Congress said it would continue to press for an impartial inquiry into the entire episode.
On February 21, an FIR was lodged in Prayagraj against Saraswati and his disciple Mukundanand Brahmachari on charges of sexually abusing two persons, including a minor, over the past year at a gurukul and religious congregations, including the recently concluded Magh Mela.
Days after he was booked, Saraswati had said on Monday that he would not oppose his arrest and asserted that the "fabricated story" would be exposed sooner or later.
At a press conference on Wednesday, Saraswati alleged that criminals rule in Uttar Pradesh, level allegations and influence investigations, as he denied having any contact with the two persons for whose alleged sexual abuse he has been booked.
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