AKHADA PARISHAD BACKS CM’S PROPOSED LAW TO STOP ‘LOVE JIHAD’
Akhil Bharatiya Akhada Parishad (ABAP), the top decision-making body of country’s 13 recognised Hindu monastic orders, has welcomed and extended its support to chief minister Yogi Adityanath’s initiative of introducing a strict law against ‘love jihad’.
Parishad’s president Mahant Narendra Giri on Sunday appealed to the CM that a law be enacted at the earliest so as to pave way for strict action against those indulging in such acts.
‘Love jihad’ is a term used by saffron groups to describe interreligious marriages, which they allege involve conversion of the woman, either by force or guile, to marry a Muslim man.
Addressing a rally in Jaunpur on Saturday for the Nov 3 assembly bypoll, Yogi, while citing the Allahabad high court’s order that conversion only for marriage was not necessary, said his government was working to bring a strict law to curb incidents of ‘love jihad’.
Giri said failure of strict action had resulted in boosting of the morale of ‘love jihadis’ in the last 15-20 years.
“The time has come that stringent laws are enacted to stop such serious crimes. The Akhara Parishad fully supports such a move,” he said.
Giri said this was also one of the major problems in the country. He even demanded capital punishment in full public view for those found in involved in such incidents.
Akhil Bharatiya Akhada Parishad head said that although the Indian Constitution does not allow interfering in one’s personal life but this does not mean that one can deliberately ruin women’s lives in an organised manner.
NCC cadets writing their ‘B’ certificate examination on Sunday.
National Cadet Corps (NCC) Group Headquarters, Prayagraj, conducted ‘B’ certificate examination for NCC cadets of 10 districts in Prayagraj, Fatehpur, Banda, Pratapgarh and Ayodhya on Sunday.
Altogether 3,200 cadets appeared for the exam. Out of eight centres, four were set up in Prayagraj and one each in other districts, said Wing Commander, Shailendra Pandey, public relations officer (Defence), Prayagraj.
This examination is conducted every year in February/ March, but this year it was conducted late due to Covid-19 outbreak. During the examination, all necessary instructions regarding prevention from Covid-19 were followed, he added.
The written examination of ‘B’ certificate was conducted from 10am to 1pm, followed by practical examination. The practical examination included test in drill, weapons handling, field craft, battle craft, map reading and communication among others.
NCC officers of the Group Headquarters, Prayagraj inspected the exam centres. Training officer of Group Headquarter, Lt Col Damodaran PP said that along with 2,278 boy cadets, 922 girl cadets also appeared for the examination with great enthusiasm.
NCC cadets have to do hard work and rigorous training to get a ‘B’ certificate. This certificate is beneficial in their moral, character and career building, said the PRO.
THIS EXAMINATION IS CONDUCTED EVERY YEAR IN FEBRUARY/MARCH, BUT THIS YEAR IT WAS CONDUCTED LATE DUE TO COVID OUTBREAK