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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January 24,2020

Mangaluru, Jan 24: Aditya Rao, who was arrested for planting Improvised explosive device (IED) at Mangaluru airport on January 20, was brought to the airport on Friday for recreation of the crime scene as part of the investigation process.

Yesterday, one more case was registered against Rao in connection with a hoax call to the terminal manager of the airport on January 20, police said.

"One more case has been registered against Aditya Rao at Bajpe Police station for a hoax call to the terminal manager of Mangaluru International Airport on January 20," said PS Harsha, Mangalore Commissioner of Police on Thursday.

Earlier, Harsha informed that Rao, who surrendered before the Bengaluru Police, is now in the custody of Mangaluru Police.

"Our investigation team arrested Aditya Rao in Bengaluru in connection with the planting of an explosive device at Mangaluru airport. We produced the accused before Bengaluru's first JMFC court and the court issued a transit warrant," Harsha said.

"We have brought him to Mangaluru from Bengaluru and now the accused is in our custody. Our investigation team will interrogate him. We will investigate all aspects. He will be produced before Mangaluru 6th JMFC Court," he added.

Rao hails from Udupi and has engineering and MBA degrees.

According to the police, the IED was recovered from a bag at the Mangaluru airport. It was later defused in an open field by the personnel of the bomb disposal squad.

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June 14,2020

Bengaluru, Jun 14: Karnataka Medical Education Minister K Sudhakar on Sunday said there was no question of reimposition of the lockdown amid speculation that it would be done.

"The question of lockdown is not in front of us. There is such speculation as the Prime Minister is holding a video conference with all Chief Ministers on June 16 and 17.

On June 17 our state will be taking part in it at around 3 pm," Mr Sudhakar said in response to a question.

Speaking to reporters at Kalaburagi, he said the current situation would be discussed in that meeting. Mr Sudhakar said the Prime Minister has repeatedly been holding such video conferencing exercises to take stock of the situation and plan for the future.

"There will not be a lockdown anymore according to me," he added.

There has been speculation that there would be another shutdown from this month owing to a rapid rise in the number of cases.

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Mr Sudhakar had on Friday said experts have indicated a surge in COVID-19 cases in the state in August and that the government was taking all precautionary measures in that direction.

As of June 13 evening, cumulatively 6,824 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state, which includes 81 deaths and 3,648 discharges.

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March 25,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 25: Karnataka Minister Dr K Sudhakar has been allocated all matters related to COVID-19 by the Governor on the advice of Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa.
Health Minister B Sriramulu, who earlier handled matters related to COVID-19, has been allotted the Backward Class Welfare Development portfolio.
Karnataka on Monday announced a complete lockdown in the state till April 1.
"In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, the entire state will be locked down from 12 o'clock night of March 23 to April 1. People are requested to strictly follow it to contain the coronavirus spread," Yediyurappa had said.

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