Opinion New Egypt
Despite the support garnered by the new president of Egypt,Mohammad Mursi,there is,in Urdu broadsheets,a sense of apprehension at the present state of affairs in that country
New Egypt
Despite the support garnered by the new president of Egypt,Mohammad Mursi,there is,in Urdu broadsheets,a sense of apprehension at the present state of affairs in that country. Daawat,the biweekly run by Jamaat-e-Islami,an organisation sympathetic to the Muslim Brotherhood,in its July 4 issue writes: The president took his oath before the highest court in the country,under the armys supervision… the judiciary will also keep an eye on him. The judiciary has already reduced the power of the president… There is a danger of clashes at every step.
Congress MP from Kishanganj,Maulana Asrarul Haq Qasmi,in his commentary in Rashtriya Sahara (July 3) writes about the challenges before the president: The more the new president moves away from the West,the more people will support him..
The daily Sahafat on June 28 writes: The change in Egypt cannot be compared to the revolution led by Imam Khomeini in Iran or the one led by Kemal Ataturk in Turkey. They were dissimilar,and the revolutions led by them were different too. But they had one thing in common: there was no one to challenge their leadership. Mursi is not that fortunate.
Sarabjeet or Surjeet?
Rashtriya Sahara,in an editorial on June 30,writes: Only Pakistan is responsible for the agony (of Sarabjeets family and of the Indian people),as it took many hours before a clarification was issued about the names of the two Indians in Pakistan prison… However,despite sorrow for Sarabjeet,one should be happy with the release of Surjeet after a prison term of 31 years.
The multi-edition daily,Inquilab (now a part of the Jagran group) in its editorial on June 29 writes: If the government of Pakistan has any respect for ethics and morality,it should tender an apology to the members of Sarabjeets family in particular and the people of this country in general… Besides an apology,Pakistans government should,as a correction of its mistake,release Sarabjeet.
Akhilesh at 100
Taking a dim view of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadavs government,the daily Siasat in its editorial on June 23 writes: Two things about the first 100 days of Akhilesh Yadavs rule are notable. First,the crime rate in the state has not shown a decrease and,in fact,it has increased somewhat. Second,minorities whose votes decisively brought him to power are not safe and are being targeted.
The daily Aag,published from Lucknow has,however,said he should have more time before a definitive assessment can be made. It should be recognised that Akhilesh is a young man who has become CM without any ministerial experience. He is making an effort to implement plans.
Akhileshs controversial move to let MLAs buy a car for upto Rs 20 lakh using their local development fund (reversed the next day),seemed to have caused Urdu papers,nowadays generally well-disposed towards the SP,considerable embarrassment. Leading dailies have played down this decision. Rashtriya Sahara (July 4) and Inquilab reported it briefly on an inside page,while Hamara Samaj ignored it completely.
Hangman no more
According to a report in the weekly Jadeed Markaz (June 17-23),the veteran roving hangman Ahmadullah has decided to quit. Apart from a careless orthopaedists failure to properly treat his injured wrist,which made it difficult for him to do his job,his decision is motivated by his dislike of the work and the fact that a hangman is looked down on by society. Ahmadullah,a devout Muslim,says that the most memorable day of his working life was when he was asked to hang the killers of Indira Gandhi in Delhis Tihar jail.
Compiled by Seema Chishti
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