Taliban’s weeklong blitz has left the war-torn nation Afghanistan staring on the greatest humanitarian disaster. Now, an argument has erupted within the state of Rajasthan due to the identify of the Islamic fundamentalist group. Reportedly, a cricket group named after the Taliban participated in a cricket event that was organised in Bhaniyana village in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer district on Monday, August 23, attracting criticism from varied quarters.
Controversy erupted after the scoreboard began displaying the identify of the ‘Taliban Club C’ in the course of the match.
Image credit score: JaisalmerNewsProtests erupted throughout Jaislamer over the ‘Taliban Cricket Club’ participation within the Aladin Khan memorial cricket event. Many Hindu outfits, together with Bajrang Dal, submitted a memorandum to the district collector and the SP on Tuesday, August 24, demanding motion towards the individuals who have “Taliban thinking”.
Bajrang Dal convener Lalu Singh Sodha mentioned that Jaisalmer has at all times been a delicate place the place anti-national actions retaining going down periodically. Denouncing Taliban for the arms assault on cities and cities in Afghanistan and its radicalism, the Sodha mentioned that some anti-social components on the nation assist the Taliban ideologies. With this act, it seems that efforts are being made to arrange Taliban in India, mentioned the Bajrang Dal convenor.
VHP district secretary Pawan Vaishnav mentioned that there’s resentment within the individuals of Jaisalmer over the incident and immediate motion needs to be taken earlier than the resentment flares up. He mentioned that each one the members of the ‘Taliban’ membership, the organising committee and the organisers needs to be questioned and there needs to be an in depth background verify to see which organisations are supporting them. He additionally demanded strict motion towards them.
Meanwhile, social media customers have additionally been outraging and criticising the organisers for permitting the ‘Taliban Cricket Club’ to take part within the event.
‘Taliban’ cricket group eliminated after first match, organisers apologise for the inadvertent mistake
Following the outrage, the organisers of the event acknowledged that the group ‘Taliban Cricket Club’ has been included by mistake and never solely has the identify been eliminated however even the group has been banned from taking part within the competitors.
A member of the organising committee additionally acknowledged that they failed to note the group’s identify due to the net scoring system used this time round.
Ismail Khan, one of many organisers of the cricket event, apologised for his or her inadvertent mistake: “We were not aware of the team. The applications were invited online, so we have not paid attention to them. We had thrown out the team when this matter came to our notice through social media and other means. Sorry about this whole incident, and we are deeply sorry”.
The Aladin Khan Memorial cricket trophy is organised yearly within the Jesurana village in Jaisalmer. Many groups close to the city participate and play matches within the trophy. The competitors is organised within the reminiscence of a social employee, Aladdin Khan.
The ‘Taliban’ membership’s cricket group consisted of Mathar Khan (captain), Abal Baazigar Khan, Aladdin Khan, Amin Khan, Gumanaram, Haji, Jako, Jamal Khan, Kamal Jan, Khamish Khan, Madhe Khan, Mahesh and Merab Khan.
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