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Time of India
14-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Magadh University VC presents research paper at South Korea conference
Magadh University VC S P Shahi presented a research paper at the International Political Science Association conference in Seoul, South Africa, focusing on the political empowerment of scheduled castes in Bihar. PATNA: Magadh University vice-chancellor (VC) S P Shahi presented his research paper at the 28th world conference of the International Political Science Association held at Seoul in South Korea on Monday. In his paper entitled "Political empowerment of scheduled castes in Bihar", Shahi made an attempt to showcase the empowerment of the marginalized sections of the society in Bihar by ensuring their social awakening and effective participation in democratic processes. Based on his research findings, Shahi pointed out that political transformation of scheduled caste people in Bihar has been one of the crucial but contradictory developments. Citing evidences from Gaya and West Champaran districts, he said that they have not only been mute spectators to this political change, but also played a participatory role in this change. However, this socio-political change has not been uniform everywhere in the state. The change depended on their regional history, education, landlessness, sex and political consciousness, he said. The VC underlined the birth of new hopes and aspirations among the Dalit women and youths through their ever-increasing political awakening and use of digital platforms. The study shows that scheduled castes in Bihar are getting empowered through the constitutional guarantee of social justice and equality, he added.
Time of India
14-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
MU VC presents research paper at South Korea conference
Patna: Magadh University vice-chancellor (VC) S P Shahi presented his research paper at the 28th world conference of the International Political Science Association held at Seoul in South Korea on Monday. In his paper entitled "Political empowerment of scheduled castes in Bihar", Shahi made an attempt to showcase the empowerment of the marginalized sections of the society in Bihar by ensuring their social awakening and effective participation in democratic processes. Based on his research findings, Shahi pointed out that political transformation of scheduled caste people in Bihar has been one of the crucial but contradictory developments. Citing evidences from Gaya and West Champaran districts, he said that they have not only been mute spectators to this political change, but also played a participatory role in this change. However, this socio-political change has not been uniform everywhere in the state. The change depended on their regional history, education, landlessness, sex and political consciousness, he said. The VC underlined the birth of new hopes and aspirations among the Dalit women and youths through their ever-increasing political awakening and use of digital platforms. The study shows that scheduled castes in Bihar are getting empowered through the constitutional guarantee of social justice and equality, he added.
Time of India
14-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
MU VC presents research paper at South Africa conference
Patna: Magadh University vice-chancellor (VC) S P Shahi presented his research paper at the 28th world conference of the International Political Science Association held at Seoul in South Africa on Monday. In his paper entitled "Political empowerment of scheduled castes in Bihar", Shahi made an attempt to showcase the empowerment of the marginalized sections of the society in Bihar by ensuring their social awakening and effective participation in democratic processes. Based on his research findings, Shahi pointed out that political transformation of scheduled caste people in Bihar has been one of the crucial but contradictory developments. Citing evidences from Gaya and West Champaran districts, he said that they have not only been mute spectators to this political change, but also played a participatory role in this change. However, this socio-political change has not been uniform everywhere in the state. The change depended on their regional history, education, landlessness, sex and political consciousness, he said. The VC underlined the birth of new hopes and aspirations among the Dalit women and youths through their ever-increasing political awakening and use of digital platforms. The study shows that scheduled castes in Bihar are getting empowered through the constitutional guarantee of social justice and equality, he added.
Hindustan Times
05-07-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
HC rejects plea to call Mathura's Shahi Eidgah disputed structure
The Allahabad high court on Friday dismissed an application by Hindu petitioners asking that the Shahi Eidgah mosque in Mathura be referred to as a 'disputed structure' during the legal proceedings on the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Eidgah title dispute. The suits filed by Hindu litigants since 2022 seek the removal of the Shahi Eidgah mosque as well as restoration of the temple. (PTI) The controversy is related to the Mughal-era mosque at Mathura, which Hindu groups say was built by emperor Aurangzeb after demolishing a temple at the mythical birthplace of Lord Krishna. The suits filed by Hindu litigants since 2022 seek the removal of the Shahi Eidgah mosque as well as restoration of the temple. The Muslim side has rejected the petitions and said they are barred under the 1991 Places of Worship Act, which freezes the religious character of shrines as they were at the time of independence, barring the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute in Ayodhya. The Hindu petitioners asked the court to direct the stenographer to use word 'disputed structure' in place of order 'Shahi Idgah Mosque' during further proceedings of the suits and other connected matter. The Muslim side said it was an abuse of the process of the law. 'A bare perusal of the pleading of the parties in the suit reveals that there is dispute between the parties with regard to the site where Shahi Masjid Idgah is existing. Parties have claimed their respective title over suit property. Therefore, it may be termed as property in dispute,' said justice Ram Manohar Narain Mishra. 'In pleadings of the parties also, the structure in question is referred as Shahi Masjid Idgah and at this stage, where hearing of the suits is yet to commence and even issues have not been framed, it is neither desirable nor expedient to issue any direction to stenographer, as prayed by the applicants, to refer Shahi Masjid Idgah in judgments and orders as 'disputed structure',' the judge added. 'There is no dispute with regard to identity of property in suit, therefore, the prayer made in the application A-44 cannot be granted at this stage.' Mahendra Pratap Singh, a lawyer from Mathura who moved this application, said that legal experts will be consulted and the order will be analysed. 'We will challenge the order in the Supreme Court after consultation,' said Singh, adding that the order dismissing the application to term the Shahi Eidgah Masjid as a disputed structure will not harm the original suit. Meanwhile, secretary for Shahi Eidgah Masjid management committee and its counsel Tanveer Ahmed welcomed the order and said, 'Justice has been done.' 'Regular namaz is held at the mosque till date and has a separate access. So, there is no dispute. This cannot be called a disputed site,' said Ahmed, adding that the petitioners are wasting the court's time. The Hindu side had submitted that the Shahi Idgah mosque was constructed on the site historically recognised as the birthplace of Lord Krishna. The site holds immense religious significance for Hindus, they argued. But the Muslim side argued that the mosque was in existence for the last 400 years and its existence was sought to be undermined by the present application, which was not permissible under law. Allowing the present application will amount to pre- determination that the Shahi Masjid Idgah is not a mosque at an early stage, the Muslim side said. The religious dispute simmered in the first half of the 20th century but a 1968 agreement calmed tempers. On October 12, 1968, an agreement was signed between the Shri Krishna Janmasthan Seva Sansthan and the Shahi Masjid Idgah Trust, which divided the land between the two parties and relinquished any claims of the Hindu parties to the land of the mosque. But the Hindu side's petition challenged the settlement and alleged that the pact had no legal validity because the Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi Trust, which the petitioners claimed had the ownership and title of the land, was not party to the settlement. The Hindi suit claimed that Shahi Eidgah Masjid was constructed on a part of 13.37-acre land belonging to the Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi Trust. They demanded the mosque, which abuts the temple, be removed and the land returned to the trust because it is the mythical birthplace of Lord Krishna. The Allahabad high court on December 14, 2023 directed the appointment of a court commissioner to supervise the survey of the mosque premises. However, the Supreme Court on January 16, 2024 stayed implementation of the December 14, 2023 order. The case is part of a decades-old ideological project by Hindu groups that argue that medieval-era Islamic structures were built by demolishing temples and demand rights over those structures. Cases by Hindu groups and individuals in Varanasi and Mathura are currently being adjudicated in courts across Uttar Pradesh, even as a larger issue relating to the Place of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 is being heard by the Supreme Court.
Hindustan Times
25-06-2025
- Business
- Hindustan Times
Minister warns of stern action against fertiliser blackmarketing
Issuing a stern warning against blackmarketing, forced product bundling, or overpricing, Uttar Pradesh agriculture minister Surya Pratap Shahi on Tuesday said farmers would get urea, diammonium phosphate (DAP), and nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium (NPK) fertilisers strictly at notified retail prices. Agriculture minister Surya Pratap Shahi said farmers would get urea, DAP, and NPK fertilisers strictly at notified retail prices. (HT File) Addressing a press conference in the state capital on Tuesday, Shahi said that during surprise inspections on June 23 (Monday), several fertiliser outlets in Lucknow and Sitapur were found violating norms. While some shops were sealed, licences of others were suspended, he said. 'In Sitapur, Jain Enterprises was sealed for stock irregularities and under-supply to retailers, while Balaji Agro Traders and several other outlets were found violating record-keeping norms or selling without proper display boards,' the minister said. 'In Lucknow, wholesalers Om Prakash and Jai Prakash were caught overcharging retailers. Their licences were suspended. FIRs will be lodged against those indulging in forced sales or inflated pricing,' he added. Expressing satisfaction over fertiliser availability in the state, Shahi said that of the 39.58 lakh metric tonne (MT) supplied for the 2025 kharif season so far, 25.62 lakh MT had already been sold, with nearly 9.91 lakh MT in stock. To ensure transparency, the minister directed that all fertiliser sales must be done via point of sale (POS) machines and linked to farmers' land records and crop requirements. District magistrates, SPs and agriculture officers have been instructed to closely monitor supply and distribution, Shahi said. He reiterated that no fertiliser sale would be allowed without a receipt, and violators would face action under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 and the Fertiliser Control Order, 1985.
