Latest Blacktown City Council news stories and updates. Blacktown Mayor and Councillor Maninder Singh at the Hindutva event on Wednesday 5 August 2020. Westpac is sponsoring the project, which will be carried out in partnership with the Australian Catholic University. And, I am greatful for the Muslim leaders who took a stringent notice of it. Mr. Moninder also knows that since 5 August 2019, millions of Kashmiri people are locked down in Kashmir (without basic needs) by the Indian RSS Modi Government. Explanation, apologies and reassurance were given by Blacktown City Council officials during a meeting with Muslim community leaders on Wednesday 19 August for the Council’s involvement in celebration of the founding of a temple, on the land of razed Babri mosque in India, held on Wednesday 5 August 2020 corresponding with 5 August 2019, the day Kashmir was stripped of its special status and placed under military lockdown since. Sign up to the Government News newsletter, Your email address will not be published. Cumberland City Mayor Steve Christou said the research will arm councils with the information they need to deliver programs benefiting businesses and residents of the area. Councillor Moninder Singh has been elected by the multicultural Australian community and although he would have known that this Ayodhya Mandir is being built on the demolished ruins of a very well-known historical Babri Mosque, he did not take any action to stop this celebration and carried out actions which would divide the community. "Blacktown City Council’s charity awareness campaign has been a key feature on all our new waste trucks from Penske, right from the delivery of our first Dennis Eagle refuse collection vehicle in 2017," Bleasdale says. We hope that the Mayor and council members would prefer to promote the multi-cultural fabric of our community and reject the Hindutva driven activities prevalent in today’s India and in Kashmir. In the violence that ensured the Hindu extremists razed Muslim homes around the sanctuary, beating to death hundreds of residents. Great work brothers, May Allah SWT give you great reward, Ameen. We really admire readers like yourself. The riots and the divisive tactics used by the current ruling party BJP in India, under the watch of Modi, ripped apart the facade of India being a secular nation, a democratic republic. City of Parramatta Lord Mayor Cr Bob Dwyer. Your email address will not be published. Posted by Zia Ahmad | 21 Aug, 2020 | Australia, Featured | 5 |. The Blacktown officials attending the meeting included the mayor, Councillor Tony Bleasdale, Ward 1 Councillor Moninder Singh and Mr Peter Filmer, Manger, Community Events and Sister Cities. Subsequently in a letter dated Wednesday 19 August, after the meeting Councillor Singh wrote to AFIC saying, I would like to extend through the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils my sincere apologies for any offence caused, this was never my, nor Council’s intention. Curated news from various local and global sources. On Wednesday, 5 August 2020, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the cornerstone of a grand Hindu shrine on that very same spot. Corrections made. The Western Sydney Academy of Sport is excited to announce that Blacktown City Council has extended its wonderful support of the Academy for a further two years. Live coverage and timeline of Blacktown City Council. 34K likes. Zia Ahmad is the Editor-in-Chief of the Australasian Muslim Times AMUST and is based in Sydney. Government News is Australia’s independent online publication reporting on government in Australia. Mr Anjum Rafiqi from Stand With Kashmir, quizzed Councillor Singh reminding that him being of South Asian origins and of Sikh faith, he would have been privy to the dispute regarding Babri mosque/Ram mandir issue and the significance of the 5 August date in relation to Kashmir, but still failed to brief and advise on the issue to Blacktown Council officials.
Your email address will not be published. These include the future policy and regulatory environment, immigration, household and business debt level, employment, housing, people movement, remote working and demand for commercial office space. 2. If you have a news story or tip-off, get in touch at editorial@governmentnews.com.au. 14 Oct 2020 9:18 am AEST. Administrators shouldn't be making ANY big or long-term decisions. A petition (copied below) was submitted by the Muslim community leaders during the meeting signed by a number representatives of Muslim organisations in the Western Sydney area and beyond including Islamic Forum for Australian Muslims (IFAM), Australian National Imams Council (ANIC), Australian Federation of Islamic Councils (AFIC), Australian Forum for Kashmir (AFK), Stand with Kashmir and Islamic Association of Western Suburbs (IAWSS).
Blacktown City Show. “The Central City district is very important economically to NSW and we’ll be the fastest growing district over the next 20 years,” he said. I extend my hand in friendship to the Australian Muslim community and to all my constituents.”. Thank you for your prompt proofreading effort.
During the meeting Mr Peter Filmer strongly denied that the event was organised by the Blacktown Council and explained in detail as to how the organisers managed to hold the event without any formal permission. Almost 30 years ago, Hindu extremists, armed with pickaxes, tore down a 16th-century mosque in the northern Indian town of Ayodhya, sparking riots that killed thousands of Muslims. Blacktown City Council's official Facebook page. Refuse to engage in a partisan approach to sensitive events and discussions. Blacktown City Council, Blacktown. What to do if ASIO, the AFP or State Police come to visit, Structure of Salary and Wage in Australia, Interpersonal relationships and human rights: Affinity continues with difficult but necessary conversations, Here Come the Habibs: Racist but hilarious, Canberra joins world condemnation of Macron’s Islamophobia stance, The beheading in France: An act of blasphemy in itself, Shaoquett Moselmane returns to Parliament, Overwhelming support for Rudd petition against Murdoch media, Webinar on press freedom and democracy in Egypt and Turkey, Pro-Iranian militias accused of killing Iraqi activists, Macron played makar (deception) and God has his plans, The religious supporters and opponents of Donald Trump, ICSOA Webinar: Educational issues of Indian Muslims, Macron’s recalcitrant stand over cartoons ignites conflict, Human Rights violations in India: Round table from NSW Parliament, Community support after Gallipoli mosque vandalised, Abla Kadous voted Westfield Local Hero for Burwood. Against this backdrop, we were extremely disappointed to note that Blacktown City Council chose to partake and in effect, demonstrate a partisan approach to the sensitivities associated with the two events in India. We are a modern bustling city of 48 residential suburbs and home to 370,00 people. To our surprise we later found out that they had set up an LCD screen,” Mr Filmer explained. It was reported that the Hindu Council Australia installed a huge LCD screen in the Blacktown Council car park next to Civic Centre on Wednesday 5 August 2020 relaying the foundation stone laying ceremony of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, India by PM Modi. We endeavor to give the Australian community greater transparency and access to government information and other developments free from encroaching corporate, ideological or any other interests/influences.
In 1992, Hindu Karsevaks — many of them members of Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) — attacked and demolished a mosque, igniting communal violence across the Indian subcontinent. Australasian Muslim Times, AMUST is a community newspaper for all presenting news and views using multimedia technologies. Subsequently in a latter dated Wednesday 19 August (“letter” instead of “latter”) We demand that the Council put an end to indulging in and appeasing the Hindu supremacist RSS Ideology driven by Hindutva, thinking and practices that have only one parallel in history and that is Hitler’s Nazi Germany. Picture: NCA NewsWire/ Monique Harmer. We demand Councillor Moninder Singh as well as the Mayor provide an explanation leading to their poor lapse of judgement regarding this matter, provide a written apology/statement and assure the members of the community that this will not recur in future. The mosque was a 16th-century monument known as Babri Masjid, or Babri mosque, erected in Ayodhya by India’s first Muslim emperor. 1. The petition questioned the Council in its role on the divisive celebration reportedly organised by the Hindu Council Australia that has hurt the feelings of Muslim community at large. “Let us clarify that Blacktown City Council did not provide the screen for the event on 05 August 2020. the screen was displayed by a private party and we sincerely apologise any offence caused,” Councillor Singh explained. I think it refes to the riots that were orchestrated in Gujarat 2002. A large section pf the community in the Blacktown City Council (“of” instead of “pf”). What is happening today? A large section pf the community in the Blacktown City Council area has serious concerns about the Inauguration ceremony held on 5 August 2020 at Blacktown City Council to celebrate the Ram Mandir in India. Hindu-Muslim riots spread across South Asia. Required fields are marked *. Councillor Maninder Singh also provided a detailed explanation leading to the holding of this event and denied any role in facilitating the celebrations. We provide independent coverage of local, state and federal government and their administration of programs and initiatives. “We will respond decisively and innovatively together to achieve the desired socioeconomic outcomes for our region.”. “As the world grapples with the ongoing effects of the coronavirus, there is strong evidence that damage caused by the pandemic will ripple through the national and state economies and have its greatest impact at the local level,” he said. In recent years, minority Muslims have increasingly become victims of hate crimes and lynching. Independent community news for the City of Blacktown and the western suburbs of Sydney. We understand that the temple inauguration ceremony held on razed Babri mosque land in Ayadhya India on Wednesday 5 August 2020 coinciding with brutal lockdown of Kashmiris since 5 August 2019 was celebrated at Blacktown Council and was organised by Councillor Moninder Singh and joined by the Mayor. The Future Directions project focuses on the socio-economic impact on the local government areas that make up Sydney’s Central City District – Blacktown City Council, Cumberland City Council, The Hills Shire Council, and City of Parramatta Council. The Mayor said that he agreed to say a few words at the gathering with the understanding that it was a religious celebration, admitting his ignorance of the historical background to the disputed site where the temple is going to be built. All you need to know about Blacktown City Council. Australasian Muslim Times, AMUST is a community newspaper for all presenting news and views using multimedia technologies. “The word ‘Ayodhya’ brings back haunting memories. Two typos; This was done without the will of Kashmiri people and despite the UNO resolutions “Right of Self Determination”. Promote principles of multiculturalism and inclusivity and refrain from endorsing events that can cause offence and harm to other members of the community; Ensure that the community is a safe space for all. P.S. The Western Sydney University study will examine socio-economic ‘influencers’ affecting the district over the next ten years.
News, views and analysis of government in Australia. The Hills Shire Mayor, Dr Michelle Byrne, said the project would shed light on the true impact COVID has had, City of Parramatta Lord Mayor Bob Dwyer, welcomed it as a chance to help local communities emerge from the pandemic stronger than ever. Under Modi, both Ayodhya and Kashmir have become symbols of Hindu nationalist dominance over India, despite the secularism enshrined in its constitution, and a painful affront to the country’s Muslims. Would help if its corrected.