SDPI slams police, govt for ban on Zakir Naik; denounces double standard

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January 1, 2016

Mangaluru, Jan 1: Hundreds of activists of Social Democratic Party of India on Friday, January 1, staged a demonstration in front of the office of deputy commissioner in the city to register their protest against decision of Mangaluru city to ban the entry of Islamic scholar Dr Zakir Naik into Mangaluru.

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The protesters slammed city police and Congress government of state for failing to differentiate between religious leaders and communal hate-mongers. They also accused the police and administration of bowing down to the pressure of Sangh Parivar.

Dr Zakir Naik was supposed to deliver a talk on ‘What is Islam’ at an interfaith peace conference previously scheduled for January 2 at Nehru Maidan in Mangaluru. However, the South Karnataka Salafi Movement (SKSM), the host of the event decided to postpone it by two months as per the advice of Karnataka home minister G Parameshwara in the wake of controversial ban order.

Addressing the protesters, Ilyas Mohammed Thumbay, SDPI general secretary, said that the state government, Dakshina Kannada district administration and police have been green signal to Sangh Parivar to take law into their hands.

“Neither district administration nor the police department took action against the RSS when its cadres held public meeting and took out march holding batons and swords in hand in Moodbidri violating prohibitory orders. On the other hand the police banned the entry of Zakir Naik and clamped prohibitory orders when a Muslim organization decided to host a peace convention,” he complained.

He also said that SDPI was denied permission by the district administration to hold awareness campaign against communal terrorism. “We wanted create awareness against communal terrorism. But, you are indirectly supporting communal terrorists by denying permission for such campaigns,” he said.

Mr Thumbay went on to claim that the Congress ministers in coastal Karnataka including Dakshina Kannada district in charge minister B Ramanath Rai are afraid of Sangh Parivar elements.

He also recalled a media sting operation wherein MLC Ganesh Karnik was caught admitting that the RSS had managed to strengthen its hold on police department and that the 60 per cent of police personnel hail from RSS back ground.

Dalit Sangharsha Samithi leader Ananda Mitthabail, former mayor K Ashraf, SDPI leaders Abdul Latif Puttur, Alphonso Franco, Akram Hasan, Haneef Khan Kodaje, Ataullah were present among others.

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Bhuvan Shenoy
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Saturday, 2 Jan 2016

I think ....this is blackmail policy of political parties..............this war is between Indians and curropted Poltcal Parties

SDPI is right in their vision and agenda . they include us even being Hindus

yousef
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Saturday, 2 Jan 2016

Congress government is dangerous than BJP Government everywhere chaddi now new home minister came and he wants to immediatly withdraw the case against mutalik (the pub attack and church attack case filed at BJP ruling time even that also he want to withdraw he want to give him clean chit what a nonsense then how we expect peace in costal karavali. why unnecesserily banned zakir naik to enter Managalore. i think next time we need to vote BJP

Shaan
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Saturday, 2 Jan 2016

Congress is cheating minorities, especially muslims

Nasim Akhtar
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Friday, 1 Jan 2016

We appreciate that SDPI is raising their on every occasion when injustice was done by any person or department. Zakir Naik's talks are academic and full of knowledge. He has all the rights to say his words. He never created law and order problems. Administration should reign on those who are causing violence, not a scholar...

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June 20,2020

Bengaluru, Jun 20: The Karnataka Health Department has issued guidelines on the admission of COVID-19 patients in private hospitals after clinical assessment, mandating that the district surveillance officer (DSO) should be first informed to initiate further procedures, an official said on Friday.

"A health team sent by the DSO should visit the home or hospital where the patient is staying. The team should conduct a rapid assessment of his or her health condition," said Karnataka's Additional Chief Secretary Jawaid Akhtar.

In the rapid health condition assessment, the team should first check the patient's body temperature, followed by SpO2 (oxygen saturation) level and confirm if there are any comorbidities such as hypertension, diabetes, tuberculosis, HIV, cancer, stroke etc.

Depending on the health condition of patients, Akhtar said, two categories have been made.

"Those who have body temperature greater than 37.5 degrees Celsius, SpO2 level below 94 percent, elderly (above 60 years) and suffering from known comorbid conditions should be taken to a dedicated Covid hospital (DCH)," he said.

"All other patients, even if older but not suffering from co-morbidities, those below 60 and suffering from co-morbidities and asymptomatic cases should be taken to a dedicated Covid health centre (DCHC) or a private hospital as opted by the patient," he added.

Private hospitals have been asked to pitch in due to the rising number of cases in Karnataka. Currently, there are 2943 active cases in the state after 337 cases were reported on Friday.

"The patients are assessed clinically and evaluated at DCHCs or private hospitals with appropriate diagnostic tests. After evaluation, if the patients are asymptomatic, they are shifted to a COVID Care Centre (CCC) for further management," said Akhtar.

CCCs are expected to be equipped with ventilated rooms, pulse oximeters, handheld thermal scanners and blood pressure apparatus.

A nurse has to be present round the clock for every 50 patients and should visit each patient twice a day for assessment whereas the medical officer has to visit the CCC once a day. He should also be available on call in case of an emergency.

Staff serving food and others should wear personal protective equipment and an N-95 mask. Explaining the procedures at DCHCs, Akhtar said general examinations for medical conditions like body temperature, BP, pulse, oxygen saturation and urine output should be in place.

Investigations such as complete blood count, fasting blood sugar, random blood sugar, liver function tests, renal function tests, ECG and chest X-ray facilities should be available.

"DCHCs should ensure that above examinations are over in an orderly timeline of 24 hours and depending on the examination, the patient is continued to be lodged at the DCHC or sent to DCH or CCC," said the senior officer.

Likewise, the discharge policy should be done as per the protocols issued by the Health Department from time to time.

The Karnataka government is yet to fix an upper limit on the cost of treating COVID-19 patients in private hospitals. While reports indicated that this could be capped at Rs 5200 per day, health officials are yet to specify this is the case. Private hospitals in the state have asked the government to take a collaborative approach in deciding the fixed cap on treatment cost.

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March 1,2020

Kochi, Mar 1:Adheringto a policy of "zero tolerance" towards clergy who sexually exploit minors, Pope Francis has expelled a Kerala priestconvicted of rape from all priestly duties and rights, according to church officials.

Syro-Malabar Church priest Robin Vadakkumchery is currently serving a jail term for impregnating a 16-year-old girl in Mananthavady diocese.

"Vadakkumchery has been dispensed from the exercise of priestly duties and rights. That means he has been reduced to the state of a layman", a Church official told PTI.

He was suspended from priestly duties soon after the news about his crime was reported in early 2017.

A POCSO court in Thalassery last year had sentenced Vadakkumchery to 20 years of Rigorous Imprisonment and slapped a fine of Rs three lakh on him.

The priest, 50, was the vicar of the local church in Kottiyur in Kannur district and manager at the school where the victim was studying.

He was arrested two years ago while trying to flee to Canada.

The Vatican's action came two years after Pope Francis made it clear that all bishops should adhere to a policy of "zero tolerance" for clergy who sexually exploit children.

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March 18,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 18: Karnataka Congress President DK Shivakumar on Wednesday met the Director-General of Police in Bengaluru and demanded police protection for Madhya Pradesh Congress MLAs and the removal of BJP workers from the hotel in Bengaluru, where the legislators are currently lodged.

"The (Madhya Pradesh) legislators have come here and have requested police protection, that is all. Let the police give them protection, our candidate (Digvijaya Singh) has come, let him meet the legislators. Why are BJP workers protecting them? We know that they are under threat and hence we need to vacate them (BJP workers)," Shivakumar told reporters here after the meeting.

"We will give protection to our men and that is why we are telling them they cannot stop us. They should be in a free and fair position. I have communicated to DGP that BJP needs to vacate," he added.

Earlier today, Congress' Rajya Sabha candidate from Madhya Pradesh and former chief minister Digvijaya Singh was placed under preventive arrest after he sat on a dharna near Ramada Hotel here, allegedly for not being allowed by police to meet the 21 Congress rebel MLAs lodged in a hotel.

"I am a Rajya Sabha candidate from Madhya Pradesh, voting is scheduled for March 26. My MLAs have been kept here, they want to speak to me, their phones have been snatched, the police is not letting me speak to them saying there is a security threat to MLAs," Singh told reporters.

Singh who sat on the dharna with a face mask on said: "We were expecting them to come back, but when we saw they're being held back, messages came from their families...I personally spoke to five MLAs, they said they're captive, phones snatched away, there is Police in front of every room. They're being followed 24/7," Singh said.

The development comes amid the political crisis in Madhya Pradesh after the exit of Jyotiraditya Scindia from the Congress party.

Scindia's departure was followed by 22 Congress MLAs resigning from the party as well as from the state legislative Assembly.

The resignation of these MLAs has left the Kamal Nath government below the majority mark.

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