West Bengal IPS officer Bushra Bano was transferred to a new post following social media backlash over her use of Islamic phrases in a video about her UPSC journey.
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Hindu Legal Fund
2 quotes“A serving officer representing the Indian state should maintain neutrality and use national expressions in public communication. Seeking appropriate review and action”
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…(peace be upon you). After filing its complaint with the police, the Hindu Legal Fund alleged that Bano “began with Assalamualaikum, used Inshallah, ended with Jazakallah — and did not use Vande Mataram or Jai Hind”. “ A serving officer representing the Indian state should maintain neutrality and use national expressions in public communication. Seeking appropriate review and action ,” it said on X. Amid claims that Bano was transferred over the Islamic greeting, a senior officer, seeking anonymity, said the move was a “routine transfer”, HT reported on Monday. The notification was issued by the…
“a serving officer representing the Indian state should maintain neutrality in public communication and use national expressions.”
Mahua Moitra
1 quote“For a country whose Prime Minister inaugurated new Parliament with sengol & bare chested sadhus, transferring a Muslim IPS officer for saying Assalamalaikum & Inshallah is ridiculous. We are a nation gone mad, poisoned with hate & bigotry.”
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…reshuffle. “It was a routine transfer,” the senior officer said, seeking anonymity. The transfer sparked reactions from several opposition leaders, who linked the move with the “Assalamalaikum & Inshallah”. “ For a country whose Prime Minister inaugurated new Parliament with sengol & bare chested sadhus, transferring a Muslim IPS officer for saying Assalamalaikum & Inshallah is ridiculous. We are a nation gone mad, poisoned with hate & bigotry. God Save India,” Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra wrote on X. Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday said on X, “Bushra Bano’s transfer after saying “Assalamu Alaikum”, “InshaAllah”…
Mehbooba Mufti
1 quote“First our food, clothes and marriages , now even our vocabulary and our votes are being policed”
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…community as a whole doesn’t shock us anymore.” What is rather amusing, Mufti said, is that “three simple words peace be upon you, God willing, and God be praised can apparently rattle a party so large and powerful.” “ First our food, clothes and marriages , now even our vocabulary and our votes are being policed ,” ,Mufti said, slamming the BJP as an “insecure” party. Insecurity, thy name is BJP, she wrote. - ABOUT THE AUTHORNayanika SenguptaNayanika is a Chief Content Producer at Hindustan Times, based in New Delhi, with over…
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- [1]Hindustan TimesneutralAssalamalaikum, then ‘routine’ transfer: Bengal IPS officer Bushara Bano's transfer sparks row
- [2]The Times of Indianeutral‘Inshallah’: How remarks in UPSC video landed Bengal IPS officer Bushra Bano in soup