Muslims, Dalits urged to unite to fight against atrocities

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August 28, 2012

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Mangalore, August 28: H Pattabhirama Somayaji, English Lecturer at University College, Mangalore, said that people should consider what the Indian Constitution said rather than thinking along the lines of communal divide.

Speaking at an Eid Milan programme organised by Popular Front of India (PFI) on Tuesday at St Aloysius College Auditorium, he said that the Sangh Parivar had a unique way of creating terror in the country. Along with an agenda, they have the means to carry it out. There is interference of right-wing outfits in law enforcement agencies as well, he said.

There are very few organisations that have been keeping an eye on the activities and agenda of such dangerous outfits with clarity, and PFI is one of them, he added.

Prof. Bhoomi Gowda, Lecturer at St. Agnes College, said that India could never become a Hindu nation. “The Sangh Parivar follows anti-people policies and policies of apathy. It is an unfortunate thing that they believe they cannot be displaced once they come into power. This makes them more liable to dictate their policies. Barring the upper class, they firmly believe that people are not human beings at all. A situation has arisen wherein we are inevitably required to learn how to safeguard ourselves,” he said.

Speaking on the occasion, senior advocate Purushottam Poojary said that a Muslim was the one who completely surrendered himself to Allah. “We are above all human beings, and should follow the same in our actions,” he said.

In his concluding speech, Ilyas Mohammed Thumbay, State President of PFI, expressed concern over the situation of riot hit Assam, where a large number of people lost their lives and thousands of people were displaced.

“The Muslim community has always suffered by the hands of political leaders, bureaucrats, police and goondas. They are wrongly being jailed without being charge-sheeted. Several of them have been languishing in jails without any reason. We need to fight against the atrocities committed on Muslims. If we have to stop the atrocities against Muslims, Dalits and other backward classes, we need to be united,” he said.


Abdul Razak, PFI State Council member, said that the Sangh Parivar had succeeded over the years in portraying Muslims as traitors. They have been repeatedly jailed for no fault of theirs, and subjected to torture, he said.

Freedom from this injustice could be attained only through struggle, he stressed.

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April 12,2020

Mangaluru, Apr 12: Swift and strict action by the District Administration has resulted in the district achieving ‘Clean’ week with no new cases of COVID-19 reported for the seventh day in a row.

Meanwhile, in a happy coincidence, the district’s only infant allegedly affected – a ten month old child – was totally cured and discharged from the hospital along with infant’s mother and grandmother who were considered to the primary contacts. They are never tested positive for the virus, it is reported. Health experts attributed this to their natural immunity.

The child is said to have contracted the infection during a family visit to Kasargod, which has turned in to a Covid-19 hot spot. The family which hails from Sajipanadu in Bantwal-taluk had been kept in isolation ever since the child had tested positive on March 25. The quarantine was extended to the entire village as a preventive measure and the District Administration undertook the responsibility to providing essential supplies.

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February 5,2020

Bengaluru, Feb 5: Despite installing a BJP government in Karnataka through disguised operation Kamala, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led union government has continued its step motherly attitude towards this south Indian state.

Under the new formula adopted to share central taxes among states Karnataka will be the worst-affected. Though the 15th Finance Commission has recommended a special grant of Rs 5,495 crore for the state for 2020-21, the Centre appears reluctant to pay up and instead has asked for the proposal to be reviewed.

During the Union budget, the report of the 14th Finance Commission headed by NK Singh for 2020-21 was tabled in Lok Sabha. It shows besides Karnataka, Telangana, Mizoram and Kerala saw their central tax share decrease, while Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Maharashtra were top gainers.

Karnataka's share has decreased from 4.7% provided by the previous finance commission, to 3.6%. Acknowledging there is a steep decline in Karnataka's share from 2019-20, the finance commission has recommended a special grant of Rs 5,495 crore for the state.

Its share in 2019-20 was Rs 36,675 crore, but under the new formula, Karnataka will get only Rs 31,180 crore in 2020-21 from the divisible pool of Rs 8.5 lakh crore - a decline of 22.5%.

Also, the decrease for Karnataka comes on the back of a shortfall in 2019-20. While the state was entitled to Rs 39,806 crore from the divisible pool, it got only Rs 36,675 crore as the Centre suffered a tax revenue shortfall of Rs 1.5 lakh crore.

What is more disheartening though is the Centre's refusal to pay the special grant. Instead, the Union finance ministry has asked the finance commission to reconsider the recommendation. This has prompted the state to take up the issue with the Centre.

"The decline in central taxes devolution comes at a time when the state is going through a tough financial situation. Steps are being taken to ensure Karnataka gets justice," said chief secretary TM Vijay Bhaskar.

Officials said besides corrective measures for 2020-21, the focus will be on ensuring a fair share in subsequent years. However, Karnataka has little chance of getting its dues as the Centre is known to be prudent when distributing tax proceeds among states.

"The Centre has certain views on devolution. We have done our duty by submitting the interim report. It's up to the states to convince the Centre," said Ravi Kota, joint secretary of 15th Finance Commission.

Under the new formula, the commission changed the weightage for some of the six criteria it considers - population, area, forest cover, income distance, demographic performance and tax effort.

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March 16,2020

Kalaburagi, Mar 16: In the wake of coronavirus scare, the public gatherings including local markets, village fairs, Urs festival in Kalaburagi district have been banned, said B Sharat, Deputy Commissioner, on Sunday.

"Gatherings including local markets, village fairs, Urs festival in the district have been banned as a precautionary measure against the coronavirus until further orders," Sharat said.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared that Europe has become the new 'epicenter' of the global coronavirus pandemic that has infected more than 15 lakh people with over 4,000 deaths globally.

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