Be Moderate – Say No To Extremism': SIO's state-wide campaign Aug 10-15

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August 7, 2016

Bengaluru, Aug 7: Today, there are lot of efforts are being done to spread communal and extremist thoughts among the people at national and international level in a very systematic way because of which differences are created between the people which resulted in hatred and intolerance, which fostered extremist thoughts at both individual and collective level. These extremist thoughts have encouraged the cancers like hatred, communalism, casteism, mob lynching and terrorism among the people, which has disturbed the peaceful atmosphere of our country. Such extremist thoughts are stimulated in the name of culture, language, religion, civilization, nation, and freedom of expression. Our young generation lacks the patience of checking, listening, understanding these versatile thoughts.

extremismEvil elements in society today are trying to utilise students and youth for violent activities. On the one hand they are used as political tool and on the other hand they are isolated from society in the name of spirituality. We shouldn't allow extremist thoughts to get in any of the matters be it personal or political differences or religious practises or in economic strategies or societal or family affairs. Islam promotes balance in thoughts and actions. The noble Quran says “Thus We have made of you an Nation (Ummah), justly balanced” We have to condemn extremist thoughts as well as actions. So SIO emphasises that the need of the hour is to utilise students and youth for the constructive activities in the society for the overall development of the nation.

Another reason for the rise of the extremist thoughts is deliberate attempt of creating misconceptions amoung people of different ideologies, faith, cultures, languages & religions. Sharing of thoughts with each other will definitely boost good relations & develop a sense of mutual trust, as many of us share many similarities. The culture of our country respects and honours every religion and it gives equal opportunity to everyone. Unity in diversity is the beauty of our country. It is the responsibility of every citizen of our country to stop all the extremist thoughts that disrupt the peace in our society. Amidst all the differences in ideologies and thoughts, we should continue to coexist peacefully respecting each other. It's our duty to promote balanced thoughts among the peoples of various religions, castes, cultures and ideologies. Youth should utilise their talents and capabilities in a constructive way for the overall development of the country and betterment of society as a whole.

So in order to sensitise the masses especially students and youth about the need of balance in thoughts & action, in diverse society like ours which has many religions, languages, cultures and ideologies and to comprehend the youth power in the constructive activities for the overall development of the nation, Students Islamic organisation of India (SIO), Karnataka has taken up a state wide campaign from 10-15th August under the theme “Be Moderate – Say No To Extremism: Balanced Thoughts for Constructive Society”. Various activities like press conferences, handbills distribution, posters, campus lectures, competitions and workshops are planned across the state as part of this campaign. Regional level Public conferences will also be organised in five places as follows:

1. Basavakalyan (Bidar Dist) on 10th August 2016 at BKDB Kalyan Mantap from 10:30am onwards.
2. Manvi (Raichur Dist) on 11th August 2016 at APMC Function Hall from 10:30am onwards.
3. Davangere on 12th August at Sreemad Abhinav Renuka Mandir, PB Road from 5pm onwards.
4. Tumkur on 13th August at Danah Palace from 11am onwards and
5. Mangalore on 14th August at Town Hall from 4pm onwards.

Mr. Iqbal Hussain, National President, SIO of India and many other religious leaders, social activists, Educationists and peace activists will join us in this campaign. We request all beloved citizens to actively participate and make this campaign a huge success.

With Regards
Abdul Kabeer
PR Secretary, SIO Karnataka

Comments

Abdul
 - 
Monday, 8 Aug 2016

Good job SIO. Go head. All the best...
Don't look at criticizing people. they self not doing anything and those doing good job, they don't want to join.

S.I.Hassan
 - 
Monday, 8 Aug 2016

Followers of the organisation (inspired by their leaders) calling the society to be moderate.

But, So called moderates (obsessed by those leaders) defaming students organisation by calling them Extremist, Foolish, Ignorant, Hypocrites.

Picture is clear.

Fairman
 - 
Monday, 8 Aug 2016

What is extremism.

Going in deep in any field. Extremity is not at all wrong, if use positively. Then only you are professional or having proficiency in that field.

In bad things, not only Extremism is bad, also it is bad in lower grade or middle grade.

Because the bad is bad whether small or big.

People should not use unclear or undefined statements.

Hussain
 - 
Monday, 8 Aug 2016

Dear Brothers,

This is nothing but hypocrisy of SIO, your great three leaders are main cause of terrorism, Sayyed Qutub , Hasan Al Banna and Maudoodi.
First ban books written by these so called leader. these are the people who led many innocent muslim youth to terrorism.

Aboobaker
 - 
Sunday, 7 Aug 2016

U guys speak about confronting extremism while u r ignorant of whom ur books are referring to. The whole idea of extremism comes from the people whom u refer to. The names include Hasan al banna from Egypt , Sayyed Qutub from Egypt , moidoodi Indian . All these guys are ur scholars while scholars of sunnah have refuted them and their ideas long time back. Foolish people trying to gain fame in the name of Islam.

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January 15,2020

Mangaluru, Jan 15: Thousands of people on Wednesday boarded boats from Ullal's Kotepura to join a massive protest against the amended Citizenship Act and National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Adyar here.

People travelling through boats and steamers decorated with national flags, raised slogans during their journey through the Netravathi River.

The innovative mode of transportation was used by the protestors to reach the venue, as it not only saved time but was also more convenient for the fishermen, as large number of people from this community joined the protest.

The protestors docked their boats at the shore, which was barely 500 metres from the site of protest, being held at Shah Ground in Adyar.

The distance between Kotepura to the Shah Ground is approximately 15 kilometres but protesters would have to walk more five kilometres to reach the venue because of heavy traffic.

Due to protest, the national highway was also blocked and resulted in huge traffic snarls on routes leading to agitation site. 

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June 18,2020

Bengaluru, Jun 18: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) nominated Prathap Simha Nayak, M.T.B. Nagaraj, R. Shankar and Sunil Valyapure to contest in the June 29 biennial elections for 4 of the 7 Karnataka legislative Council seats, an official said.

"Our high command selected 3 of the 4 candidates the state core committee recommended on Tuesday, excluding H.R. Vishwanath, a former Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) rebel, who lost in the December 5 Assembly by-elections from Hunsur in Mysuru district on a BJP ticket," a party official said.

Nagaraj, a former Congress rebel, who also lost in the Assembly by-election from Hoskote in Bengaluru Rural district on a BJP ticket, was the state housing minister in the 14-month-old JD-S-Congress coalition government, which fell on July 23, 2019 after 17 of their rebels resigned then.

Shankar, who was an Independent and a minister in the former coalition government, was not given the BJP ticket to contest in the December Assembly bypolls though he too resigned from the Ranebennur assembly seat in Haveri district, about 340km northwest of Bengaluru, along with former Congress and JD-S rebels.

Valyapure is the party's grass-root leader from Chincholi in Gulbarga district in the state's northern region, about 586km from Bengaluru.

Valyapure extensively campaigned in the May 2019 general elections and ensured the victory of BJP candidate Umesh Yadav from the reserved Gulbarga Lok Sabha seat, defeating Congress senior leader Mallikarjun Kharge.

Nayak is also the party's grassroot cadre who rose from the ranks to become its Dakshina Kannada district president in the state's coastal region.

As the ruling party has 116 legislators in the 225-member Assembly, all its 4 candidates will need 28 votes each to win the contest.

Of the 7 outgoing Council members, 5 are from the Congress and one each from the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) and an Independent.

With 68 lawmakers, the Congress will be able to retain 2 seats and the JD-S one as it has only 34 legislators in the lower house.

The Congress has nominated its outgoing Rajya Sabha member B.K. Hariprasad and outgoing Council member Naseer Ahmed to contest for 2 Council seats.

Of the 75-member Council, the opposition Congress has 37, BJP 19, JD-S 16, two Independents and one Chairman.

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April 20,2020

Hubballi, Apr 20: Dejected over failure to get alcohol for almost one month, a forty-five year old man and his sister died after consuming hand sanitizer in Kalghatgi taluk of Dharwad district on Sunday.

The deceased persons, identified as Basavaraj Venkappa Kuruvinkoppa and Jambavva Kattimani (50) of little hamlet Gambyapur, died at Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS).

The wife of the deceased person has lodged a complaint at Kalghatgi police station stating that her husband had been addicted to alcohol since the last 10-12 years.

Basavaraj and his sister have reportedly consumed hand sanitizer several times since the last 2-3 days, severely deteriorating their health as they felt it is replacement for liquor and has high levels of spirit content.

They were admitted to KIMS only by Sunday early morning after complaining of serious pain in the stomach. The KIMS director Dr Ramalingappa Anthartani said that the deceased appears to have consumed too much sanitizer and the doctors couldn't save their life as they approached the hospital very late.

He also claimed that he is awaiting the postmortem report to know how much quantity of hand sanitizer the deceased had consumed.

"Condition of the patients was very critical when they were admitted to KIMS hospital. It seems that they had drunk too much hand sanitizer for non-availability of liquor. Consumption of hand sanitizer could prove fatal as it has high chemical contents" KIMS director Dr Ramalingappa Anthartani said

The Karnataka government has prohibited the sale of liquor ever since the Centre declared lockdown to control the spread of Coronavirus. This has prompted the alcohol addicts to buy liquor by paying hefty prices in the black market.

But, many poor people in villages have started consuming cheaper hooch and this trade has recently flourished in the rural areas.

Hooch trade has also prompted officials of the excise department to conduct raids in several villages of North Karnataka region. The many theft cases of liquor shops are reported in Karnataka as drunkards have become desperate to get alcohol.

The Karnataka government was planning to allow the sale of liquor after the end of the first phase of lockdown. But, the rising cases of Corona positive cases has prompted it to extend the ban on liquor sale until May 3.

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