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Muslim parties' foolishness helps BJP in Karnataka, CPIM in Kerala

[email protected] (Ashfaq Ahmed, Riyadh)
May 17, 2014
Mangalore, May 17: The petty politics and foolishness on part of minor parties led by Muslims have once again given adverse results in many Lok Sabha constituencies including Mysore and Bidar in Karnataka and Kasaragod in Kerala.

The political awareness created by Muslim dominant parties like Social Democratic Party of India and Welfare Party of India has proved to be beneficial only for communal forces so far in the region.

sdpiIn Kerala, Popular Front of India and its political arm Social Democratic Party of India always consider the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPIM) as their biggest rival. However, this time PFI and SDPI played a major role in the hat-trick victory of CPIM MP P Karunakaran in Kasaragod constituency.

Congress party's Muslim candidate and former Youth Congress president T Siddique, who secured 3,78,043 votes in Kasaragod was defeated by the CPIM candidate with a slight margin of 6,921 votes.

Had SDPI refrained from fielding its candidate N U Abdul Salam in Kasaragod constituency, a Muslim candidate would have easily defeated Mr Karunakaran. Division of Muslim votes played a crucial role in CPIM's victory.

In Karnataka's prestigious Mysore constituency too SDPI's foolishness and alliance with JD(S) resulted in the thumping victory of BJP candidate Pratap Simha, who had dedicated his journalistic career to promote Moditva and demonize Muslims in Karnataka. Mr. Simha polled 5,03,908 votes against 4,72,300 for Mr. Vishwanath and won by a margin of 31,608 votes. Chandrashekaraiah of the Janata Dal (Secular) polled 1,38,587 votes and finished third. SDPI had openly campaigned for the JD(S) candidate and had given a call to defeat Mr Vishwanath. On the other hand several JD(S) leaders, who were sure about their candidate's defeat had backed BJP candidate to defeat chief minister Siddaramaiah's closest ally.

On the other hand frustration of Muslim organizations in Bidar, where number of Muslim voters exceeds five lakhs, resulted in the victory of BJP candidate and political greenhorn Basvantrao Khuba against former chief minister N Dharam Singh of Congress.

The Karnataka Muslim Muttahida Mahaz (KMMM), an umbrella body of Muslims in Karnataka, had earlier demanded Congress to field a Muslim candidate in Bidar. However, when Congress refused to fulfill their demand many Muslims lost interest in polls. Moreover Welfare Party of India fielded its own candidate. The lack of collective decision among Muslims in Bidar ultimately helped BJP candidate.

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July 8,2020

Kasaragod, Jul 8: A 48-year-old man, who died on Tuesday, has tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday.

A native of nearby Mogral Puthur in Kasaragod district, Abdul Rahmn was running a business in Karnataka’s Hubli since long time.

He had recently returned to his hometown from Karnataka through Talapady border on the outskirts of Mangaluru.

Sources said, despite the man having acute fever, the authorities at the Talapady border not only took any action including informing the concerned, but allowed him to cross over the border in a vehicle.

He was rushed to Kasargod General Hospital soon after returning. Those who had accompanied him from Karnataka to Kerala are now under ouarantine.

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April 29,2020

Mangaluru, Apr 29: One person was arrested on charges of murdering a middle-aged couple on Wednesday in Yellinje near Kinnigoli.

The area falls under the jurisdiction of Mulky police.

Police said that the deceased were identified as Vincent D’Souza (50) and his wife Helina D’ Souza (45).

The arrested was identified as Alphonso (55). He will be sent to judicial custody, said police.

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July 2,2020

A 7-year-old Dalit girl who had gone missing from outside her residence in Tamil Nadu’s Pudukkottai district on June 30 was found dead last evening. 

Police sources said that the body with severe injures was found in a forest area bordering her village. The young girl had been sexually assaulted before the murder, according to police.

Victim’s neighbour, Raja, 25, who belongs to the Pandaram caste, has been arrested in connection with the incident.

While they have included murder charges in the First Information Report (FIR) against him, they are awaiting the post-mortem report to add sections of the Protection of Children against Sexual Offence Act (POCSO act) in the FIR.

"The girl was playing outside her home at 4pm. Her parents then found her missing and her father filed a complaint at the station at around 7pm. Efforts were then underway to find the girl," said an investigating official.

They found the minor's body in the forest area near her village on the evening of July 1. Her clothes were in a state of disarray and her face was severely injured.

"She has been beaten with sticks on the face and injuries are clearly visible. The post-mortem will reveal the actual cause of death," says an official from the district.

Police sources further add that the neighbour had found the minor roaming around the area on Wednesday and allegedly took advantage of the fact that she was alone.

"During inquiry he admitted that he had sexually assaulted and murdered the girl," says a police official from the district. "Further investigation is underway and we will have more clarity once we get the post mortem report," he adds.

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