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“Highly Objectionable, Anti Constitution”: Brinda Karat On Mohan Bhagwat’s Safe Muslim Remarks

RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat

New Delhi: Senior CPM leader Brinda Karat on Wednesday hit out on Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat over his recent remark, saying his statement was “highly objectionable, anti-Constitution and provocative”.
In an interview with the Organiser and the Panchjanya, publications that are considered mouthpieces of the RSS, Bhagwat said, “The simple truth is this — Hindustan should remain Hindustan. Our Muslim community is safe and secure. They are not harmed in today’s Bharat. If they wish to stick to their faith, they can. If they want to return to the faith of their ancestors, they may. It is entirely their choice. There is no such stubbornness among Hindus. Islam has nothing to fear. But at the same time, Muslims must abandon their boisterous rhetoric of supremacy.” He added that anyone who lives in India should abandon the notion of supremacy.
in response to Bhagwat’s comment, Karat said, “The RSS chief’s statement is against the Constitution. It is objectionable and provocative. The court should also take suo moto notice of his statement.”

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The former Rajya Sabha MP added, “It seems Bhagwat ji will prepare and decide the criteria (for living in India). Bhagwat ji and all his Hindutva brigade should read the Constitution, especially articles 14 and 15, among others. Every citizen has equal rights in our country irrespective of religion.”
“Should Mohan Bhagwat decide how we behave? Former RSS Chief Madhav Sadashivrao Golwalkar had said if Muslims want to live in India then they will have to remain subordinate. The present RSS chief wants to impose this understanding and thinking even today,” she alleged.
The RSS chief had also said population control cannot be by a force, adding that Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) people also have a Right to Life and deserve social acceptance.

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by HW News staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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Delhi HC reserves order on suit seeking stay on release of web series based on Uphar cinema tragedy

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New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday reserved its order on a suit moved by real estate baron Sushil Ansal against the upcoming Web series ‘Trial By Fire’, which is based on the 1997 Uphar Cinema tragedy.
Businessman Sushil Ansal, who was convicted in the Upahar Tragedy case, through a suit, sought a permanent and mandatory injunction restraining the production company and others from releasing the limited web series, which is slated for release on January 13, 2023, on the OTT platform Netflix. After hearing the submissions at length, the Bench of Justice Yashwant Varma reserved the order in the matter.
Appearing for Plaintiff Sushil Ansal, senior advocate Siddharth Aggarwal submitted that the plaintiff was held guilty under Section 304A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) — causing death by negligence and not murder.
“It is well settled that negligence excluded mens rea and therefore, to call the Plaintiff a ‘murderer’ and a killer in the Impugned Book is grossly defamatory and wilfully false,” the court noted.
Senior advocate Vikas Pahwa, appearing for Upahar Tragedy Victims Association (UPTVA), opposed the suit saying, “When the book was published, an application was filed in the Apex Court that they shouldn’t be allowed to travel abroad. Notice was issued to them and reference of the book was in application.”
Appearing for Netflix, senior advocate Rahiv Nayar submitted that the plaintiff is not entitled to any relief as the book, on which this web series is based, is in the public domain since 2016 and is being given a character of a picture. The concept of the book has been transformed into a film. On January 4, when the official trailer was released, the plaintiff did not approach the court, Nayar said, adding that it only did so on January 10 “when we are scheduled to release it on January 13, 2023”.
The bestseller ‘Trial By Fire: The Tragic Tale of the Uphaar Fire Tragedy’ was written by Neelam Krishnamoorthy and Shekhar Krishnamoorthy. The Netflix series stars Rajshri Deshpande and Abhay Deol as the authors Neelam and Shekhar.
Businessman Sushil Ansal also sought restraint of further publication and circulation of the book, published by Penguin Random House Ltd.
The suit further stated that the ‘impugned series’ is said to be based on true events pertaining to the tragic fire that took place on June 13, 1997, at Uphaar Cinema in Green Park, New Delhi. The official teaser/trailer for the series was released on January 4, with direct references to the plaintiff and the dramatized role of the plaintiff in the said incident and its aftermath, the suit said.

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The portrayal of the plaintiff in the trailer and teaser of the series has the propensity to cause further immense and irreparable harm to the Plaintiff’s (Sushil Ansal) reputation and his right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution of India, it stated further.
Ansal stated that the release of the series will lead to further prejudice and harm to him and will be in grave breach of his fundamental rights, inter alia, to privacy as envisaged by the Constitution, it stated.
It said that on January 4, the plaintiff and his family “were shocked and perturbed to come across a trailer on the OTT platform of Netflix announcing the release of the Impugned Series titled ‘Trial by Fire’ starring prominent actors, produced by Endemol India Pvt Ltd and House of Talkies”.
On June 13, 1997, a fire broke out in the erstwhile Uphaar Cinema at Green Park, New Delhi, in which 59 people lost their lives and over 100 were injured. The fire broke out during the screening of the Hindi film ‘Border’.
Sushil Ansal, along with his brother and several others, were convicted in the case that came to be known as the ‘Uphaar tragedy’.
The owners of the Uphaar Cinema, Gopal and Sushil Ansal, were sentenced to a year in prison after they were found guilty of causing deaths by negligence. However, the latter was pardoned due to his old age.

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