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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Belgaum, May 6: A police constable engaged in security duty at the Belgaum District Collector's bungalow committed suicide by shooting himself on Wednesday morning.

The deceased was identified as Prakash Gurvannavar (32) who was a native of Ambadgatti village in Kittur taluka in the Belgaum district.

Upon receiving information about the incident, Commissioner of Police Lokesh Kumar rushed to the spot.

Further investigation is underway.

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August 5,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 4: Deputy Chief Minister Dr.CN Ashwathnarayan instructed the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Commissioner Manjunatha Prasad to set up a separate high-level committee to ascertain the exact cause of coronavirus-related deaths in the state.

He spoke to reporters after a meeting with Prasad on Tuesday.

"The committee, headed by senior officials will audit the reason for the increase in death cases. Has there been a death due to treatment delay? Or are there any shortcomings in the treatment process?" the deputy chief minister said.

He pointed out that based on the report, the committee should try to correct the deficiency and reduce the death rate.

"How many beds are in which hospital? How many patients are on a ventilator? How many have gone home from the hospital? Etc. All information needs to be updated online at the moment. He suggested that this information should be made available to the public online," Ashwaththanarayana said.

Stating that some hospitals are not giving details about the number of beds correctly, he instructed the commissioners to take legal action if differences in their data are found.

He said that there is a shortage of ASHA workers in the city and it needs to be hired immediately.

According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, there are 74,477 active COVID-19 cases in Karnataka and the death toll in the state is at 2,594. 

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May 24,2020

Udupi, May 24: Three among the 18 coronavirus positive cases reported in Udupi district today were policemen. 

A police constable of Karkala Rural Police Station and ASI of Ajekar Police Station were tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday and authorities have taken steps to seal the Police Stations they were working. A policeman from Brahmavar police station also tested positive.

The district administration reported seal Karkala Rural Police station, Ajekar Police Station, and Brahmavar Police Station. Apart from them Karkala Town Station and Circle station are being sealed. All the policemen and policewomen working in these five stations will be quarantined.

Superintendent of Police N Vishnuvardha said that ''all the primary contacts of the police officers who were tested positive will undergo screening and their swabs will be collected and sent to Lab for test.''

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