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2024 Haryana Assembly to have 05 Muslim MLAs

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HARYANA :

The total number of Muslims winning the 2024 Haryana elections is 02 more than their tally in 2019 and 2014

Nuh MLA Aftab Ahmed with LoP Rahul Gandhi in a file photo.

2024 Haryana Assembly Election Results:

A total of 05 Muslims – all from the Congress party, have won the 2024 Haryana Assembly elections results of which were announced on Tuesday October 08, 2024.

The total number of Muslims winning the 2024 Haryana elections is 02 more than their tally in 2019 and 2014.

Haryana has a Muslim population of about 7%, and the state assembly has a total of 90 seats. Based on their population and the number of seats in the state assembly, representation of Muslims should have been higher.

List of Muslims who won the 2024 Haryana Elections

Mannan Khan (Mamman Khan) of Congress (Ferozepur Jhirka)
Aftab Ahmed of Congress (Nuh)
Mohd Ilyas of Congress (Punhana)
Akram Khan of Congress (Jagadhri)
Mohd Israeil of Congress (Hathin)

Aftab Ahmed, sitting MLA, former minister and Vice President of Haryana Congress, has defeated Tahir Hussain of Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) by more than 46,000 votes.

On the other hand, Mamman Khan defeated Naseem Ahmed, a BJP candidate, by 98,441 votes to win the Ferozepur Jhirka seat.

Congress candidates Mohammad Ilyas defeated Rahish Khan (Independent) and Mohd Aizaz Khan of BJP in Punhana.

Mohd Israel defeated his immediate rival Manoj Kumar of BJP in Hathin seat andTayub Hussain urf Nazir Ahmed. Akram Khan won the Jadaghdri assemby seat defeating Kanwar Pal of BJP.

According to the final result announced by the Election Commission, the ruling BJP has won 48 seats, Congress has won 38 seats, Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) has won 02 seats and Independent candidates have won 03 seats.

A party needs the support of at least 45 MLAs to form government in the state. Results, however, indicate that the state will have a hung house.

source: http://www.ummid.com / Ummid.com / Home> Haryana Elections Results 2024 / by Ummid.com News Network / October 08th, 2024

Nuh athlete Parvez Khan breaks national record in US Track event

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Chahalka Village (Tanadu Kasba, Mewat District), HARYANA :

Parvez Khan on the track

Nuh, a Meo Muslim dominated district of Haryana burst in celebration as the son of the soil Parvez Khan won a major sports title in the USA on Saturday.

Parvez won the 1500m title at the SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championship 2024 of Collegiate Athletics held in Louisiana, USA.

Parvez, 19, hails from the Chahalka village of Tawadu Kasba, and is studying in the US on scholarship from the University of Florida. On Saturday, he clocked 3 minutes and 42.73 seconds to win the race at the LSU Bernie Moore Stadium in Baton Rouge. His personal best is 3:38.76, which he achieved in California last month.

Parvez said, “Yes, representing India in the Olympics is on my mind. But qualifying for Paris is difficult because I am far behind others. However, I will give my 100 percent to reach there.”

Nuzhat Gull, secrertary of J&K Sports Council posted this video of Parvez Khan’s race to victory on X:

“I do my workout every day. People believe in me, so I am doing well day by day to execute my plans well and hopefully, I will achieve the Olympic standard.”

Later, Parvez competed in the 800m race and finished third with a time of 1:46.80, just seven-tenths behind his personal best in Florida in March.

Parvez is the National Games 2022 champion in the 1500m during which he broke the 28-year-old record of sports.

The locals are ecstatic and proud of Parvez’s achievements and are pouring in at his home to congratulate his parents.

Parvez’s brother Khalid said that in the SEC Track and Field Outdoor Championship 2024 held in Florida, America, Parvez participated in the 1500 m and 800 m competition on behalf of the University of Florida, in which more than two dozen athletes from different zones of America participated.

As soon as he got success in the 1500 meter heat event on Saturday, the people of the area expressed happiness and congratulated his family members on becoming the champion.

Growing up in Chahalka, a village in Haryana’s Mewat district, about 50 kilometers south of New Delhi, Khan was raised with limited financial resources.

His father, Nafees Ali, supports the family by cultivating wheat and fodder on the five acres of land he shares with his brothers.

Despite adverse financial conditions, Khan had aspirations beyond the limits of his village. His parents didn’t attend school.

His parents initially dissuaded him from sports and they thought there was no future for him there. “There are no players in my village, but I have always been someone who wants to do things differently.

Khan was inspired to run during physical preparation for army recruitment. He didn’t have a coach. Often even in adolescence, he used to outshine his older competitors.

Realizing the need for better training opportunities, Khan moved to New Delhi at the age of 13. He joined the coaching at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium and thus started his athletic journey.

Despite doubts about meeting academic standards, Khan’s talent as a sprinter continued to blossom. His notable achievements include winning gold in 800 meters at the Under-16 Nationals and a bronze medal at the Under-18 Khelo India Games.

However, it was Khan’s victory in the 1500m at the Open National Championships in Warangal in 2021 that brought him into the spotlight. He got selected for the Indian Navy.

In 2022, Khan won the gold medal in 1500m at the National Games where he clocked his personal best of 3:40:89. This win paved the way for him to join the Indian national camp and subsequently train at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado, USA.

source: http://www.awazthevoice.in / Awaz, The Voice / Home> Story / by Yunus Alvi, Nuh / May 13th, 2024

Haryana boys led first mutiny of World War I

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HARYANA:

Chandigarh :

The first mutiny of World War I was led mostly by young men from villages of Hisar, Rohtak, Meham and Gurgaon districts of Haryana. The Singapore Mutiny, which is known as the first mutiny of WW-I and left an indelible mark on India’s freedom struggle, started on February 15, 1915. It was led by Muslim soldiers who belonged to British army’s 5th Light Infantry Brigade.

Even as the world observes the centenary of the Great War, the sacrifice of these soldiers has been all but forgotten as most of the soldiers and their descendants migrated to Pakistan after Partition.

The brigade mainly comprised Rajput Muslims and Pathans and had been sent from Madras to replace the Yorkshire Light Infantry in Singapore. They reached there in October 1914 and were to leave for Hong Kong in February. On the day of embarkment, a rumour spread that they were actually being sent to Turkey and would have to fight Muslims there.

Singapore Mutiny shook the foundation of British rule in Asia

A rumoured triggered the Singapore revolt. The sepoys killed British officers and seized ammunition. The mutiny went on for 5 days. Eight hundred Indian sepoys of the British army killed 47 British nationals; 200 sepoys faced court martial; 73 were given a range of punishments.

As many as 41 sepoys were shot by a firing squad in front of 15,000 spectators at Outram Prison in Singapore.

In his book “The Mutiny in Singapore”, author Sho Kuwajima has argued that the mutiny not only caught the British off-guard but also shook the foundation of British rule in Singapore and forced the British to reconsider their strategy in Asia.

“The mutiny had a great impact on India’s freedom struggle. Freedom fighters, including Ghadarites were vindicated when finally in 1946, the British decided to leave following the naval revolt of February 19, 1946 when they felt that their protective shield, the armed forces, had itself turned against them,” said historian Malwinder Jit Singh Waraich, who has penned a number of books on the freedom struggle.

Four of those executed in public were from Jamalpur (Hisar), three from Jatusana (Gurgaon) and two from Balyali (Hisar). According to Phul Chand Jain’s Swatantarta Sainik Granth Mala, most of these people belonged to Jamalpur, Paten, Balyali, Kirawad and Balliya Ali in Hisar; Jatusana, Karmpur and Kheri Nangal in Gurgaon; Garhi, Kani and Kahnaur in Rohtak. One sepoy each was from Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh, Karnal and Nabha in Punjab.

“These villages were gripped by violence of Partition, so, there is not much trace of their memories now,” says documentary filmmaker Daljit Ami, who is making a film on the Singapore Mutiny and has visited these villages a number of times. In the course of his research, he came across just one man who had heard about these heroes and their Haryana connection.

According to historians, the Singapore Mutiny was followed by the Russian soldiers’ mutiny in 1917 and a series of mutinies in the French armies.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> News> India News / by Sarika Sharma / TNN / July 05th, 2014

Why is Ghaseda village celebrating Mewat day today?

December 21, 2022Amazing Feats, Arts, Culture & Entertainment, Community Involvement / Social Issues, World OpinionAbdul Hai, December 19th - Mewat Day, Fajruddin Besar, Fajruddin Besar - Social Worker, Freedom Fighter Abdul Hai, Freedom Fighter Himmat Khan, Gandhi Gram Ghaseda, Ghaseda Village - Haryana, Himmat Khan, Historian Siddiq Ahmed Meo, Meo Muslim, Meo Muslims, Mewat Day - December 19th, Mewati, Mewati Muslims, Muslims of Ghaseda, Muslims of Haryana, Muslims of India, Muslims of Mewat, Positive News of Muslims of Haryana, Positive Stories of Muslims of Ghaseda - Haryana, Positive Stories of Muslims of India, Positive Stories of Muslims of Mewat, Siddiq Ahmed Meompositiveone@gmail.com

Mewat, RAJASTHAN /HARYANA/ UTTAR PRADESH:

Mahatma Gandhi with other freedom fighters

December 19 is celebrated as ‘Mewat Day’, for it was on this day in 1947, soon after the partition of India, that Mahatma Gandhi’s appeal to the Meo Muslims living in what is today the border areas of Haryana, UP, and Rajasthan, made them shun their desperation to move to Pakistan.

The community members were all packed with some belongings after facing harassment and violence at the hands of officials in the post-partition mayhem that had gripped both India and Pakistan. Lakhs of Mewatis got together and declared they would go to Pakistan when Mahatma Gandhi came on the scene. He assured to protect the life and property of Mewatis and give them full respect.

At the time of the partition of India, Mewat, Gurgaon, and Faridabad of Haryana were ruled by the British, and Alwar, Bharatpur of Rajasthan by the kings. At the time of partition, like other parts of the country, Mewat also saw communal violence.

At this stage freedom fighters Abdul Hai, Himmat Khan, and a few other Muslim leaders came to know of a conspiracy to force Mewati Muslims to leave India for Pakistan and they met Mahatma Gandhi and invited him to visit Mewat.

Mahatma Gandhi reached Ghaseda village of Mewat on 19 December 1947. He was accompanied by many leaders including the then Chief Minister of Punjab Gopi Chand Bhargava, Ranbir Singh Hooda, father of former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda.

Mahatma Gandhi’s speech on 19th December 1947 in the village of Ghaseda before lakhs of Mewatis is historic. He said, “Today my sayings do not have the same power as it would have earlier.

“But what I say any as much impact as it would have earlier, today not a single Muslim would need to leave the Indian Union, nor would any Hindu-Sikh be required to leave their homes in Pakistan and seek refuge in the Indian Union.

A sorrowful Bapu said: “My heart is filled with sorrow after hearing what is happening here. All around arson, looting, killing, coercive religious conversion and kidnapping of women, and demolishing temples, mosques and gurudwaras is madness. If this is not stopped, both communities will be annihilated.”

Historian Siddiq Ahmed Meo, who has 10 books on the history of Mewat to his credit, says, “Gandhiji also read out the complaints sent to him by Mewati Muslim representatives to the assembled crowd.”

He assured the Mewatis that they would be given full respect. If any government official commits any atrocity with the Mewatis, then the government will take strict action against him. Gandhiji said, “I will be happy if my words can console you a little.”

He expressed grief over the Muslims who were expelled from the princely states of Alwar and Bharatpur.

Gandhiji said in his speech, “A time will come in India when all hatred will be buried in the ground and both societies will be able to live in peace.”

Mewat’s social worker Fajruddin Besar says, after Gandhiji’s assurances, the Muslims reversed their decision. “If they were not stopped at that time, there would be not a single Muslim in Haryana and Rajasthan today.” He says Gandhiji did a big favour to the Muslims by stopping them from going to Pakistan. “Today, Muslims in India are living a life of more peace and respect than in Pakistan. In Pakistan, there is always fighting among Muslims.”

In 2007, chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda declared Ghaseda an ideal village and renamed it Gandhi Gram Ghaseda. He also released about Rs 10 crore for development works in the village.

This year Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will also reach the village on December 22 and celebrate Mahatama Gandhi’s visit to the village on that day.

source: http://www.awazthevoice.in / Awaz, The Voice / Home> India / by Yunus Alvi, Nuh (Haryana) / December 19th, 2022

Juned and Ramandeep rewrite men’s and women’s 35km race walk national records

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HARYANA :

The 23-year-old Ramandeep clocked 3:00.04s and clipped more than 13 minutes from Priyanka Goswami’s earlier national record of 3:13.19s.

The 23-year-old Ramandeep clocked 3:00.04s and clipped more than 13 minutes from Priyanka Goswami’s earlier national record of 3:13.19s, set in the World Athletics Race Walking Championships in Muscat last month. Goswami did not take part in the 35km event on Sunday. She had taken part in the 20km event on Saturday but could not finish the race.

Ramdeep’s Punjab team-mate Manju also came inside Goswami’s earlier national mark to take the silver in 3:07.49s.

In the men’s 35km event, 22-year-old Juned pulled away from Ram Baboo and Chandan Singh after the 20km mark to lower the national record by five minutes, clocking 2:40.16s. Eknath Sambhaji Turambekar, who held the earlier national record of 2:45.17s, was among the four who were bunched in the lead till the 20km mark but dropped out after being second with 10km to go.

The 35km race walk event was introduced in India only last year in the wake of World Athletics’ decision to do away with the 50km event after the Tokyo Olympics.

Uttarakhand’s Sachin Bohra edged out Gujarat’s Rohit Kumar Yadav by a mere second to win the men’s U-20 10km crown with a time of 43:12s. Deepika Sharma of Rajasthan won the women’s U-20 10km race with a time of 51:32s

The Results:

Men’s 35km:

1. Juned Khan (Haryana) 2:40.16;

2.Ram Baboo (Uttar Pradesh) 2:41.30;

3. Chandan Singh (Uttarakhand) 2:42.02.

Women’s 35km:

1. Ramandeep Kaur (Punjab) 3:00.04;

2. Manju (Punjab) 3:07.49;

3. Payal (Uttarakhand) 3:15.47.

Men U-20 10km:

1.Sachin Bohra (Uttarakhand) 43:12;

2. Rohit Kumar Yadav (Gujarat) 43:13;