URDU Media's Anti-National behaviour came to fore

Among all newspapers in India only English and up to certain extent Hindi and Urdu newspapers have nationwide presence.Urdu newspapers have big significance particularly Muslim readers.Hindi papers are mainly spread over Hindi belt of North India and Western India.

But special feature of Urdu papers is their animosity towards law enforcement agencies of country and Armed Forces which are mainly engaged in bloody war with militants in Jammu Kashmir,North East India and Naxalite areas.But since last 10 years forces are getting engaged with Militants in almost all parts of country due to increased terrorist attacks.And before going deep in to such terror related incidences or before studying sincerely the circumstances in which Security Forces took the action Urdu newspapers unilaterally starts vicious propaganda campaign against Forces for killing Bekasoor Muslim Naujawans i.e. innocent Muslim youth.

These papers go on writing that forces are deliberately targeting Muslims and they are becoming part of larger conspiracy hatched by Americans and Israelis to punish Muslims for no fault but only for being Muslim.

Thus Urdu newspapers are trying hard to alienate Muslim readers from national mainstream by creating fictitious sense of discrimination and bias by Indian State.

Delhi based Prof Rakesh Sinha of India Policy Foundation in his scholarly work " Terrorism and the Indian Media: A comparative study of approach of English, Hindi and Urdu newspaers towards Terrorism" first shed the light on this dubious role played by Urdu newspapers in the issue of terrorism.Urdu media termed this book as attempt to defame Urdu Media.But the comparative study by Prof Sinha effectively showed how Urdu papers can blatantly ignore the menace of terrorism while falsely grilling Security Forces for Human Rights violation.

Now once again Urdu media's Anti-National and Pro-Pakistani stance has came in to light when Mumbai based lawyer Adv. Prashant Maggu on 7th August,filed court suit against Rojanama Rashtriya Sahara,the Urdu newspaper for it's unsubstantial,fabricated,anti-national and Pro-Pakistani reports regarding Mumbai terror attacks of November 2008 in which paper has published reports of involvement of Intelligence Bureau,RAW and Mumbai Police in Mumbai terror attack.

Now Mumbai Police is investigating in to this matter and will submit the report to the Court after which Court will take further action.

It is right time to thoroughly scrutinize the role of Urdu Media with reference to National interest

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Navi Mumbai court orders FIR against Bennett, Coleman & Co and Times of India

Navi Mumbai court orders FIR against Bennett, Coleman & Co and Times of India

Navi Mumbai sessions Court has ordered the Navi Mumbai Police to file FIR against Managing Director of Bennett, Coleman & Co, Editor-in-Chief of Times of India and Publisher of Times of India for publishing unsubstantial, communally provocative and malicious reports regarding Kandhamal Violene in Orissa.

Adv.Prashant Maggu for complainant Mr.Rajendra Diwate had filed the suit against Managing Director of Bennett, Coleman & Co, Editor-in-Chief of Times of India and Publisher of Times of India in Navi Mumbai court for publishing reports in the newspaper referring “Hindu Fundamentalists” ”Hindu militants” and other reports connecting particular faith with terrorism under sections 107,116,117,124(A), 153,153(A), 153(B), 505,505(2) of IPC and 13(2) of PCI.

Adv. Prashant Maggu produced the reports to court, published in TOI in which paper mentioned that while raping a woman in Kandhamal District of Orissa, miscreants shouted the slogan of “BHARAT MATA KI JAY”, which has no evidence at all.

In another report paper wrote that “70 Dalit Homes Torched in Kandhamal”,Adv Maggu pleaded in court that this type of reports in which there is reference of cast, has a tremendous potential to flare up communal tension and create communal divide in society.

In report published on 4^th October 2008 in TOI titled “HINDUTVA HELPS JIHAD” paper had maliciously referred religious faith in act of terror. For publishing such type of false, malicious and unsubstantial report Adv. Maggu demanded immediate and exemplary action against The Publisher so as to maintain communal harmony in the society.

Adv Prashant Maggu took strong objection on all such reports defaming religious faith and having potential of disturbing communal harmony.

Court took the matter very seriously and ordered Navi Mumbai Police to lodge FIR against The Company and The Paper for trying to disturb communal harmony.

Adv Prashant Maggu and complainant Rajendra Diwate expressed happiness over the court order and stressed that they will continue to fight against all ill practices followed in Newspapers

For further details of the case contact Adv. Prashant Maggu-098215-10382