Sunday, August 30, 2015
Sunday, August 23, 2015
Assam Congress heavyweight Himanta Biswa Sharma meets Amit Shah, to join BJP
GUWAHATI-DELHI: In a major jolt to the ruling Congress in Assam prior to next year's assembly elections, former state public health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today met BJP national president Amit Shah in New Delhi, he is likely to join BJP soon.He accompanied by Assam BJP president Siddhartha Bhattacharya to meet BJP national president Amit Shah. and discussed a series of issues including the current political situation in Assam like floods etc.
He expressed willingness to work under the strong and outright leadership of PM Narendra Modi and BJP president Amitbhai Shah.
He posted a on his Facebook wall: "Obeying massive calls since last few months from people of Assam from all communities, I will be formally joining Bharatiya Janata Party for A strong and resurgent Assam and Northeast under the bold and vibrant leadership of PM Narendra bhai Modiji.
"Requesting all here to forge together for a Resurgent and strong Assam and Northeast," Sharma wrote.
Sarma has been representing Guwahati's Jalukbari assembly segment since 2001, was one of the important leader of the ruling Congress Party in Assam and played a key role in wresting the power power in Assam in last 3 elections.
Sarma is expressing discord since 2011 and stressing for a change in the Assam state leadership. He vociferously resigned from Gogoi cabinet in 2014.
Saturday, August 22, 2015
India formulated dossier on Dawood Ibrahim having details of his 9 residences in Pakistan
Dawood Ibrahim possess nine houses within Pakistan, including one purchased near Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's son, few years ago, and possess three Pakistani passports which he usually uses to travel.
As per a dossier formulated by India to be handed over to Sartaz Aziz, there are nine locations where Dawood Ibrahim, lives in Pakistan.
The latest home of Dawood bought is situated at Shireen Jinah Colony in the vicinity of Ziauddin Hospital at Cliffton area of Karachi.
This property was bought in September, 2013 and situated near the nursing home where he could be ptreated whenever needed. This is adjacent to the residence of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, ,the dossier reads.
The other locations where he regularly visits are: Moin Palace (Abdullah Shah Gazi Dargah), Cliffton-Karachi, 6A Khyaber Tanzeem, Phase 5, Defence Housing Complex- Karachi, ISI safe house situated at Bhoubhan Hill about 20km from Islamabad along Islamabad-Muree Road,
"Dawood is known to change his places in Pakistan. He has gathered huge property in Pakistan and remains under the protection of Pakistani agencies,quotes the dossier.
Tuesday, August 11, 2015
NIA not to Oppose Bail Granted To Swami Aseemanand
(CNN)
Prior to the proposed NSA level talks with Pakistan, the government has decided not to challenge the bail granted to main accused of the Samjhauta blasts and so called terror mastermind, Swami Aseemanand.
Pakistan is expected to strongly rake up this with India during the talks, drawing parallels with India's demand that Pakistan should challenge the bail granted to Zaki-Ur-Rehman Lakhvi in the Mumbai 26/11 attack case.
"The Punjab and Haryana High Court passed an order granting conditional bail to Swami Aseemanand on August 28, 2014 in the Samjhauta Express blast case. However, the certified copy of the said order was issued by the court only on May 1, 2015. The NIA examineed the feasibility of filing an SLP and decided that there were no grounds to challenge the order in the Supreme Court," the Home Ministry has said in a written reply in Lok Sabha to a question raiseed by MP Asaduddin Owaisi.the first to report on July 16 that NIA was unlikely to challenge the same bail granted to Swami Aseemanand, which is now expected to fuel allegations that the NIA is going soft in right-wing terror cases.
The bail was approved by the High Court (HC) on August 28 last year after BJP's legal cell head, Satya Pal Jain, had appeared as Aseemanand's counsel. Aseemanand however continues to be in jail as he is still to procure bail in the Ajmer and Mecca Masjid blast cases in which he is also framed as an accused. CNN has learnt Aseemanand is planning to apply for bail in the Ajmer blasts case. Last month, he was allowed 10-days parole by the HC to visit Kolkata to see his ailing mother under NIA's constant supervision.
NIA officials cited to a December 12, 2014 Supreme Court order in another NIA terror case of north-east granting bail to one Jayant Kumar Ghosh on grounds of the person being in jail for nearly five years and the trial being far from completion. "The case of Aseemanand is similar to that case as he has been in jail since 2010 and the Samjhauta trial is far from over - the same grounds have been cited by the HC while granting him bail," a senior government official told . Sources said NIA may have also taken a compassionate ground in the case given Aseemanand's old age - he is 78 years old.
he development could lead to a diplomatic stand-off with Pakistan which has been raising the issue of India making a 'weak case' against Aseemanand, who is alleged to be responsible for the bombing of the Delhi-Lahore Samjhauta Express in which 68 people, mostly Pakistani nationals, were killed. The neighbouring country points to the slow progress in the case when confronted by India about the release of 26/11 conspirator Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi - the same was pointed out by Pakistan National Security Advisor Sartaj Aziz two days ago. Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif had also raised the Samjhauta trial with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during talks in Russia. The issue is again expected to figure in the NSA-level talks between both countries in Delhi this month. NIA is already facing the heat after its special public prosecutor, Rohini Salian, alleged she was asked by NIA to go soft against accused in right-wing terror cases.
The NIA has earlier not challenged the bail granted by Andhra Pradesh High Court last April to right-wing terror accused Devendra Gupta, Lokesh Sharma and Bharat Bhai in the Mecca Masjid case as the new BJP government denied permission for the same. The trio though remains in jail as they are accused in Ajmer and Mecca Masjid blasts too.
Prior to the proposed NSA level talks with Pakistan, the government has decided not to challenge the bail granted to main accused of the Samjhauta blasts and so called terror mastermind, Swami Aseemanand.
Pakistan is expected to strongly rake up this with India during the talks, drawing parallels with India's demand that Pakistan should challenge the bail granted to Zaki-Ur-Rehman Lakhvi in the Mumbai 26/11 attack case."The Punjab and Haryana High Court passed an order granting conditional bail to Swami Aseemanand on August 28, 2014 in the Samjhauta Express blast case. However, the certified copy of the said order was issued by the court only on May 1, 2015. The NIA examineed the feasibility of filing an SLP and decided that there were no grounds to challenge the order in the Supreme Court," the Home Ministry has said in a written reply in Lok Sabha to a question raiseed by MP Asaduddin Owaisi.the first to report on July 16 that NIA was unlikely to challenge the same bail granted to Swami Aseemanand, which is now expected to fuel allegations that the NIA is going soft in right-wing terror cases.
The bail was approved by the High Court (HC) on August 28 last year after BJP's legal cell head, Satya Pal Jain, had appeared as Aseemanand's counsel. Aseemanand however continues to be in jail as he is still to procure bail in the Ajmer and Mecca Masjid blast cases in which he is also framed as an accused. CNN has learnt Aseemanand is planning to apply for bail in the Ajmer blasts case. Last month, he was allowed 10-days parole by the HC to visit Kolkata to see his ailing mother under NIA's constant supervision.
NIA officials cited to a December 12, 2014 Supreme Court order in another NIA terror case of north-east granting bail to one Jayant Kumar Ghosh on grounds of the person being in jail for nearly five years and the trial being far from completion. "The case of Aseemanand is similar to that case as he has been in jail since 2010 and the Samjhauta trial is far from over - the same grounds have been cited by the HC while granting him bail," a senior government official told . Sources said NIA may have also taken a compassionate ground in the case given Aseemanand's old age - he is 78 years old.
he development could lead to a diplomatic stand-off with Pakistan which has been raising the issue of India making a 'weak case' against Aseemanand, who is alleged to be responsible for the bombing of the Delhi-Lahore Samjhauta Express in which 68 people, mostly Pakistani nationals, were killed. The neighbouring country points to the slow progress in the case when confronted by India about the release of 26/11 conspirator Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi - the same was pointed out by Pakistan National Security Advisor Sartaj Aziz two days ago. Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif had also raised the Samjhauta trial with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during talks in Russia. The issue is again expected to figure in the NSA-level talks between both countries in Delhi this month. NIA is already facing the heat after its special public prosecutor, Rohini Salian, alleged she was asked by NIA to go soft against accused in right-wing terror cases.
The NIA has earlier not challenged the bail granted by Andhra Pradesh High Court last April to right-wing terror accused Devendra Gupta, Lokesh Sharma and Bharat Bhai in the Mecca Masjid case as the new BJP government denied permission for the same. The trio though remains in jail as they are accused in Ajmer and Mecca Masjid blasts too.
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