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  • Patient dies after doctor prescribes ‘5 time namaaz’ for coronavirus, family undecided if hospital should be ransacked

    Patient dies after doctor prescribes ‘5 time namaaz’ for coronavirus, family undecided if hospital should be ransacked

    AURANGABAD: Family members and community leaders of Baburpura were deeply divided if they should break furniture and glasses of RML Hospital after a local resident died in the hospital.

    Ransacking hospitals and attacking doctors after a patient’s death is a widely popular form of paying tribute to the departed soul in the region, but doctors and staff at RML hospital were shell shocked to witness no such activity even after 5 hours of a patient passing away.

    “We have been wearing helmets instead of surgical masks for 5 hours now, expecting them to go full crazy and start hitting us anytime. But I can’t believe our luck! Not even a notebook has been torn by them yet!” Dr. Ramesh Ambedkar shared his joy and bewilderment when our reporter reached out for comment.

    “But we are not taking any chances. They can still go on a rampage anytime. The dead boy is still lying in the hospital,” he added.

    Abdul Ahwad, a 56-year-old patient was admitted with symptoms of coronavirus on 10 April 2020, and his reports came positive two days later. He was admitted into the hospital though was not quarantined or kept in isolation.

    “The family was simply not ready to leave Abdul alone. They said they wanted to see for themselves if we are treating him well. We were just too afraid to offend or anger them,” Dr. Ambedkar, who is also the head doctor at the hospital, explained to Junta Ka Reporter why such a decision was taken.

    On 10th April itself, Abdul was prescribed “5 time namaaz” (pray to the almighty Allah five times in a day) by one of the resident doctors as “sharitya ilaaj” (guaranteed treatment) to all the ailments. No other medication or treatment was offered to Abdul. Abdul passed away on 20th April after offering namaaz 50 times.

    “I can not reveal the name of the doctor due to security concerns, and I can’t even say whether he did the right thing or wrong. Let us wait for at least 48 hours,” Dr. Ambedkar said adjusting his helmet.

    If sources are to be believed, Abdul’s family and friends are itching to break everything in the hospital, but they have held it back as it might be considered blasphemy.

    “We beat up doctors and damage hospital property after accusing them of not providing the best treatment or care, but if we do that now, we will be essentially saying that ‘5 times namaaz’ is not the best treatment. Astaghfirullah!” Abdul’s cousin Abdullah shared his predicament.

    Family has been consulting everyone to figure out what should be their next step. “Our young cousin Zainab Sikandar, who works in a PR agency in Delhi, is asking us to not waste even a minute and start beating up the doctors. She says that the prescription was a conspiracy by the doctor. We discussed with her on a video call just an hour back where she did ‘thoo on us’ for not beating up any doctor yet,” Abdullah revealed.

    “Don’t know why but she had asked us to wear saffron clothes while beating up the doctors. That was weird suggestion. Which is why we are not taking her seriously,” Abdullah further revealed.

    In contrast to youngster’s wild and energetic ideas, family elders are suggesting a more nuanced view on the whole situation in order to not commit a blasphemy, which could potentially lead themselves to get beaten up by others in the region.

    “Five times namaaz is the best medicine, there is no denying that. We can’t say that the doctors didn’t try their best. They didn’t even keep Abdul in quarantine where we could have accused them of trying to secretly poison him. We were allowed to freely cough here and there in the corridors too. So, we are yet to find a strong reason to start ransacking the hospital,” Sheikhuddin, a local community leader and family friend of Abdul said.

  • Delhi man cured of Chikungunya after converting to Islam

    Delhi man cured of Chikungunya after converting to Islam

    NEW DELHI: In a miracle of sorts, a man Rajesh Jhunjhunwala was cured of Chikungunya when he decided to accept Islam – the religion of peace – and become a practicing Muslim. Rajesh was diagnosed with symptoms of the diseases this morning, but doctors found no such symptoms after his first afternoon prayer as a Muslim.

    “This is miracle, we have to accept,” Dr. Satyendra Sisodia of Mohalla Clinic in Rohini told Junta Ka Reporter, “We gave him some medicines in the morning, but medicines can’t show effects so soon. This indeed is a blessing from the almighty.”

    After accepting Islam, Rajesh has taken up the name “Rifat Javed” as he claimed that he got the idea of converting to Islam after reading tweets of a person of the same name.

    “That person publishes pamphlets for Aam Aadmi Party and tweets in support of AAP, and I was following him to troll him,” Rajesh said, “But this morning when I read his tweets on how beautiful it was to convert to Islam and why Indians should try it tout, I somehow didn’t feel like trolling him. I was already depressed because of the diagnosis showing Chikungunya symptoms.”

    “Some inner voice told me that maybe I got Chikungunya because I used to troll Rifat Javed too much. So I decided to atone for my sins by becoming a good Muslim like Rifat Javed. And lo and behold! I got cured within hours!” a visibly happy Rajesh-turned-Rifat said.

    The news of Chikungunya being cured due to conversion to Islam has spread like wildfire and sources tell us that many Delhi residents are now planning to become Muslim and change their names to Rifat Javed to escape the epidemic.

    While this has potential to keep the capital city safe, main opposition party BJP is threatening to bash up anyone becoming a Rifat Javed.

    “This is a rumor spread by AAP’s Mohalla Clinic to turn people into AAPtards,” a BJP worker claimed.

    But AAP has rejected such charges by biased BJP workers.

    “This is shameful. BJP bhakts just think about politics while we think about wellbeing of people. We will provide security to people becoming Rifat Javeds,” AAP spokesperson Ashutosh said.

  • Narendra Modi refused to promote Irrfan Khan’s movie because of his religion?

    Narendra Modi refused to promote Irrfan Khan’s movie because of his religion?

    NEW DELHI: Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan these days is busy promoting his upcoming film Madaari. As part of the promotions, he had met some political leaders like Lalu Prasad Yadav earlier. Later on Twitter, he asked Arvind Kejriwal, Rahul Gandhi, and Narendra Modi to meet him and help him in promoting his movie.

    But while Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi agreed to meet him and promote his movie, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was non-committal. Both Arvind Kejriwal and Rahul Gandhi asked Irrfan Khan to meet them in person, while the office of the Prime Minister asked the actor to send a letter.

    The Prime Minister’s Office claimed that Narendra Modi was busy with the upcoming monsoon session so an immediate meeting was not possible. This was in stark contrast with request for a meeting being accepted immediately by the Delhi Chief Minister.

    Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) immediately pointed out this difference and claimed that this was a case of religious discrimination by the Prime Minister.

    “Such behavior by the Prime Minister is shameful and raises questions on his commitment to secularism,” AAP leader Ashutosh said. “When a very busy and hard working man like Arvind Kejriwal can take time out to meet a Muslim actor, why is Modi not doing the same?”

    Lalu Yadav and Irrfan Khan
    Lalu Yadav, who is known for his secularism and for his friendship with Arvind Kejriwal, was among the first one who had agreed to promote Irrfan Khan’s movie.

    When asked if it was the job of a Chief Minister to promote a movie, Ashutosh said that the job of a Chief Minister was to take care of everyone, which included taking care of actors and movie goers.

    “Questioning the judgment and wisdom of Arvind Kejriwal is like questioning the beauty of Taj Mahal,” Ashutosh said. “Arvind Kejriwal is an expert on arts, and he understands movies, unlike Modi who can’t understand any art form.”

    Many experts too agree that the response by the Prime Minister’s Office was not helpful in maintaining the secular fabric of India.

    “When there are communal tensions in the country due to killings of innocent Muslims in Kashmir, Narendra Modi shouldn’t have rejected the request of a Muslim. It will negatively impact communal harmony in the country,” neutral analyst Abhay Kumar Dubey said.

    BJP refused to react when Junta Ka Reporter asked its leaders if Narendra Modi’s refusal to meet Irrfan Khan was due to the Bollywood actor’s religion. Their silence has only given strength to such rumors and it seems that the ruling party has not dropped its communal agenda from governance.

  • Terror apologists too will get between 7 to 22 virgins, Islamic preacher claims

    Terror apologists too will get between 7 to 22 virgins, Islamic preacher claims

    MUMBAI: While terrorists get to enjoy 72 virgins in paradise after successfully carrying out a terror attack, people who give context, justify, or show the bigger picture around acts of terror too are rewarded for their pious act, an Islamic preacher has claimed.

    The preacher Zakir Naeem referred to some old stories of 7th century Arabia and logically proved that not only terrorists, but even the terror apologists were qualified to get virgins in the afterlife, because they had played a crucial role in furthering the cause of Jihad.

    “Communal bigots think that friends of Jihad are being paid to write those articles or make those documentaries, but the truth is that they are doing so out of their own free will and goodwill,” Zakir Naeem claimed, using the term “friends of Jihad” for those who are branded terror apologists by the BJP and RSS.

    The preacher further claimed that these “friends of Jihad” will be rewarded in the heaven with virgins, ranging from 7 to 22 based on the “quality” and “purity” of their friendship and work.

    “Someone like Rana Ayyub will surely get 22 virgins, which is the maximum a friend of Jihad can get,” Zakir Naeem explained, giving example of the former Tehelka journalist, who is currently doing independent publishing. Arundhati Roy was another name the preacher took as an example for someone who deserved the maximum.

    “Yes, even women get virgins. Islam is the best when it comes to women’s rights,” he added.

    When asked about Barkha Dutt, the Islamic preacher said that in his opinion, she could get anywhere between 15 to 19 virgins. Journalists of The Indian Express could be getting around dozen virgins each according to Zakir, while he calculated a maximum of 9 virgins for Rajdeep Sardesai. Ravish Kumar had earned 10 virgins till now, Zakir claimed.

    “He will be one of the virgins,” Zakir said when asked about the prospects of Rahul Kanwal, the colleague of Rajdeep Sardesai and an employee of India Today.

    “Allah is merciful and is compassionate. Everyone will be rewarded,” the Islamic preacher concluded.

    The claim by Zakir Naeem has become controversial as expected. The named journalists have slammed the preacher for giving a bad name to the good preachers. The journalists have reiterated that they were doing their job to secure human rights for others, not to secure virgins for themselves.

    However the terrorists have welcomed the preaching and have said that they were now confident of getting 72 virgins if the terror apologists were with them even after death.

    “Burhan is not alone even after his death,” a Kashmiri terrorist said, welcoming the arguments of Zakir Naeem.

  • Zakir Naik hires Delhi government’s PR agency for image makeover

    Zakir Naik hires Delhi government’s PR agency for image makeover

    MUMBAI: Under attack for his speeches that allegedly endorse violence and intolerance, Islamic preacher Zakir Naik has announced that he will be using the services of same PR agency that has been chosen by the state government of Delhi for publicity and public relations.

    Sources confirm that Zakir Naik has contacted Perfect Relations, the PR agency that was chosen last month by the AAP government of Delhi, and asked it to improve his image the same way it intends to improve Arvind Kejriwal government’s image.

    “Zakir Naik thinks he and the Aam Aadmi Party have lot in common, so he can try the same solution that AAP tried,” Yusuf Raza, a close aide of Zakir Naik told Junta Ka Reporter. Yusuf confirmed that Dilip Cherian, head of Perfect Relations has agreed to take the assignment.

    Marketing and publicity experts say that Naik has taken the right step as he indeed shares some traits with Arvind Kejriwal, the AAP founder and Delhi Chief Minister.

    “Both Zakir Naik supporters and Arvind Kejriwal supporters believe strongly in statements issued by the respective leaders, and the supporters trace their energy to the speeches,” an expert pointed out the similarities in both the cases.

    “Both Zakir Naik and Arvind Kejriwal were made popular by speeches broadcasted on television, while their popularity and reach grew exponentially thanks to internet, and now both of them are being targeted by Right Wing Hindu groups,” the expert proved how both the leaders were similar and thus their problems and solutions were also similar.

    The details of this arrangement is not known, but sources suggest that even Zakir Naik could be paying something in the range of 200 crores to the PR agency, which is similar to what the Delhi government is reported to be paying to publicize its hard work and good governance.

  • UNESCO declares Islam as the most peaceful religion of the world

    UNESCO declares Islam as the most peaceful religion of the world

    PARIS: In a major development that should silence critics of Islam who have been blaming it for terrorism, UNESCO has declared that Islam is the most peaceful religion of the world.

    The United Nations body released a statement earlier today that revealed that UNESCO had partnered with International Peace Foundation six months back to study all religions of the world and find out which was most peaceful amongst all.

    “After six months of rigorous study and analysis, we have concluded that Islam is the most peaceful religion,” Robert McGee, head of comparative studies wing of International Peace Foundation declared in a press conference that was attended by UNESCO officials too.

    When asked about the terror attacks being carried out in the name of Islam, including the recent ones in Dhaka and Baghdad, the UNESCO official denied that it had anything to do with Islam.

    “Terror has no religion,” he said, “Islam means peace.”

    To document this official recognition, UNESCO will issue certificates to interested Muslim bodies, which can choose to display them at various places like madarsas, Islamic study centers, mosques, halal stores, slaughterhouses, etc.

    Junta Ka Reporter was also given a copy of certificate so that we can display the same to our readers. A copy has also been put in the office of our founder Mr. Mofat Javed.

    Islam means Peace
    A copy of the certificate issued by UNESCO.

    “Right Wing organizations should stop maligning Islam and Muslims at least after this certificate from UNESCO,” our founder editor Mofat Javed hoped.

    The certificate and announcement from UNESCO has been welcomed by world leaders and religious leaders across the world. Dalai Lama is reported to have asked other religions to learn from Islam and try to be as nonviolent and compassionate as the religion of peace.

    However, some Muslim scholars have said that the act of UNESCO was not needed as Islam was already the best and final religion, and a certificate to the same amounts to trivializing the issue as it states the obvious.