It was terrible to read about how Indians in search of employment have even gone to Russia and are being forced to fight the war in Ukraine. They now want to return and the government should do everything possible to ensure their safe return. A study should be conducted on why these men go to foreign countries risking their lives in search of jobs.
Such incidents go to show how serious unemployment has become in India with thousands of youngsters lining up for even a handful of jobs during recruitment drives. Unemployment is the biggest problem the country faces and unless serious efforts are made to address it, there is no respite in sight. It will only make many more people go abroad in desperation.
Shajahan Shaikh
Bengaluru, Karnataka
UP Passes ‘Unlawful’ Conversion Bill
It was reported in the print media that the UP Assembly has passed a bill stipulating maximum punishment of life imprisonment for unlawful conversion, amending a 2021 law that provided for a 10-year jail term. The bill proposes to make all such offences non-bailable.
Unlawful conversion in UP could henceforth invite a maximum punishment of life imprisonment.
Swami Vivekananda has quoted in VivekanandaraKrantikariVicharagalu,Pp. 62/63: “It is totally incorrect to say that in India people were forcibly brought into Islam. The victory of Muslims in India came like liberation to the poor and the weak.”
And a Dalit writer of UP, S.L. Sagar has quoted that “Muslims, Dalits, Backward castes, Christians, Sikhs are blood relatives.” Islam is the world’s second largest religion – B.B.C News. And there is no need of forcible conversion in Islam. The BJP should stop playing dirty politics of hate between Hindus and Muslims. All are equal before law.
ChowdhryNisar Ahmed
Noorullah Pet, Ambur (T.N.)
Ensure Permanent Peace in Jammu & Kashmir and Manipur
Our soldiers and army personnel are being killed and getting injured regularly in Jammu & Kashmir. The Union Government continues to report that after the abrogation of Article 370, there is peace in the region. The families of hundreds of civilians as well as soldiers, who have been either killed or seriously injured have no answers.
There are hundreds of political prisoners languishing in jails. Our PM is frequently visiting foreign countries, instead of this he should seriously think to solve this problem once and for all. He should also visit Manipur and establish peace.
Nazeer Ahmed Kazi
Prof Secab, Vijaypur, Karnataka
Israel’s Accusation is Meaningless
Israel is accusing Hizbullah of killing children of Druze community in the Golan Heights, who were playing football. And of course providing no evidence at all.
Many points emerge from their accusation:
Why would Hizbullah target Muslim community in the Golan Heights?
Hizbullah have been shelling military targets of Israel inside Israel, since Oct. 8th
They have no records of killing civilians; in fact, Israel has a rich history of targeting civilians intentionally.
And the Golan Heights is illegally occupied by Israel since 1967 war, from Syria, which remains in Israel’s control ever since.
Israel is looking for a pretext to bombard Lebanon (of course with US help) with lies.
And the dead are Muslims. Why Israel wants to retaliate for Muslims’ sake, where they have massacred 2 million since October 7.
The take is, that Israel couldn’t complete what it set out to do in Gaza, so to divert attention, and prolong its aggression in the region, it is on a Suicidal path to escalate the conflict in the region.
And, lastly, it responded as if the civilians killed were Israelis, and the area is Israel’s territory, but in fact the people of Druze community are Muslims and are Syrians, and not Jews, and the land does not belong to them, they are illegal occupiers.
Nazir Ahmed
Mumbai, Maharashtra