SDPI accuses police of anti-Muslim bias; DK MP says Hindus are victims

CD Network | Sumedha V
June 18, 2017

Mangaluru, Jun 18: Accusing Dakshina Kannada district police of being communally biased against Muslims, Social Democratic Party of India has said that several innocent Muslims have been targeted by the cops in the wake of recent communal disturbances in Kalladka town of Bantwal taluk.

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Addressing a press conference at BC Road, near here, Ashraf Manchi, district secretary of SDPI, said the cases booked against the accused belonging to Muslim and Hindu communities in the aftermath of June 13 clash exposed the communal mindset of the police.

“Police have registered 10 cases in connection with Kalladka clash. However, they have registered complaints against 82 persons from Muslim community and only against 19 persons from Hindu community,” he said.

He said that though police have arrested nine persons each from Hindu and Muslim communities, Muslims have been slapped with cases under IPC Section 307 (attempt to murder), while most of the arrested Hindus have been slapped minor cases under weaker Sections like 324. “32 Muslims have been booked under Section 304, while only 4 members of the Sangh Parivar, which is mainly responsible for the incident have been booked under the same Section,” he lamented.

He said that activists of the Sangh Parivar had pelted stones on the Masjid and Madrasa from atop a building owned by Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat. “The president of the Masjid, Abubakar Haji, has informed the police regarding the damage caused. However, they have not registered case against any of the accused in the incident. Ironically, complaint has been registered against 30 Muslims on charge of pelting stones at a Sri Rama temple,” he said.

Mr Manchi also accused the police of committing atrocities against Muslims. “Bantwal Circle Inspector B K Manjayya and Bantwal town police station SI Rakshit A K, along with a team with no women police entered the houses of innocent Muslims late at night and committed atrocities against family members irrespective of women, elderly people and sick. The police also damaged the doors and windows of the Muslim houses during midnight raids. The shocked women have been admitted to a hospital in Mangaluru, but the police are not ready to take the statements of the victims,” he complained.

“In fact stones were pelted at SI A K Rakshit when he was trying to disperse the violent crowd near the Sri Rama Vidyakendra after dispersing crowd in front of the mosque. In this case police have named 23 accused. Ironically all of them are Muslims and they were also booked under Section 307,” said Munish Ali, a local SDPI leader and member of Bantwal Town Municipal Council.

Calling Kalladka clash as a pre-planned conspiracy of Sangh Parivar, he said that the government had completely failed in thwarting the plot of the communal outfits. “Their intention was to create a major communal riot. Had the district administration and police department taken enough precautionary measures after two innocent Muslim youths were stabbed on May 26 by Sangh Parivar activists, this wouldn’t have happed,” he said accusing both Congress and BJP of resorting to vote bank politics.

Police targeting innocent Hindus, says MP

Meanwhile Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel has accused the police of arresting innocent Hindus due to political pressure. “Both police department and communal mafia trying to suppress Hindu power and Hindu sentiments,” he told media persons in Puttur.

He said that the police department has become a mere puppet in the hands of the politicians in Congress ruled Karnataka. “The hands of able and efficient police officers have been tied. Even though miscreants of other communities are harassing Hindus, police are arresting innocent Hindus for the sake of head count,” he lamented.

He went on to claim that the police invoked the Goonda Act against innocent Hindu youths in order to create fear among Hindu society, while the real culprits are roaming free.

He said that BJP will extend full support to the protest scheduled to be organized by Hindu Jaagarana Vedike on June 24 at Kalladka. He said that BJP state president B S Yeddyurappa will also take part in the protest.

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Abdullah
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Monday, 19 Jun 2017

Wake up Mr. Khader, Bawa and Siddharamayya....
Else give your seat to others in next election.

abdul
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Monday, 19 Jun 2017

Mr.MP we remember very well your statement on Karthik Raj murder case , and that proved you are unfit for this post and when real culprit got caught you disappeared with shobakaaaa ( one more unfit )

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March 14,2024

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Mangaluru, Mar 14: “Hindutva is my commitment and development is my priority,” said Indian army veteran and entrepreneur Captain Brijesh Chowta after the BJP high command announced a ticket to him from Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency.

Known as a BJP stronghold, Nalin Kumar Kateel has served as the MP of this constituency for the past 15 years.

Soon after the announcement was made, 42-year-old Chowta, who is also the BJP state secretary from Dakshina Kannada constituency, sought the blessings of his parents and went to Shree Sharavu Mahaganapathi Temple and visited the war memorial to offer tributes.

A BSc graduate from St Aloysius College, he completed his executive business Management program from the Indian Institute of Management, Indore.

He was commissioned into the 7th battalion of the 8 Gorkha Rifles and served in counter-insurgency operations in Assam and Manipur and was part of Elite Ghatak team. He also served as the adjutant to the battalion. He has been associated with the BJP since 2013. He is the president of Mangaluru Kambala and organiser of Mangaluru Lit Fest.

“Humbled and grateful to our party seniors led by our commander-in-chief PM Narendra Modi for giving me this opportunity to be our party’s candidate and representative of his work and vision in Dakshina Kannada. I pledge to continue to work with even greater rigour for the welfare of our region and people driven by the mantra of ‘Nation First’. I humbly bow down to all our karyakartas & everyone who stood by me & toiled with me to make this happen. Our task has just begun, as we work towards making Dakshina Kannada the number one in the state,” Captain Chowta said on X.

Kateel welcomes change 

Meanwhile, sitting Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel has welcomed the party’s decision to field Capt Brijesh Chowta as the BJP candidate for Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency.

He said the change aligns with the party’s strategy of fostering new talent to broaden its base and activities. He hoped that he will win by a margin of more than 3 lakh votes.

Soon after the list was announced on Wednesday, the three-time MP told reporters that he has brought projects worth about Rs 1 lakh crore during the last 10 years, under the Modi government.

He thanked the party for giving him a big responsibility of leading the party in the state. “I have worked honestly,” he said.

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March 27,2024

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Hassan: Former Prime Minister and JD(S) supremo H.D. Deve Gowda has announced that his son, former Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy will contest from state's Mandya parliamentary seat as NDA candidate.

Deve Gowda told reporters on Tuesday that the decision to field Kumaraswamy, who is also JD(S) state president, in Lok Sabha polls from the Mandya seat was taken amid mounting public demand. "People are demanding that Kumaraswamy should contest from Mandya. In the core committee meeting as well, all members suggested that he should contest from Mandya," Deve Gowda said.

The former Chief Minister's son Nikhil Kumaraswamy had lost to independent candidate Sumalatha Ambareesh from Mandya in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

The JD(S) supremo further said that the name of senior leader Mallesh Babu has been finalised from the Kolar seat.

Deve Gowda's grandson and former Karnataka Minister H. D. Revanna's son sitting JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna will be contesting as the NDA candidate from the Hassan seat.

Earlier in the day, Kumaraswamy in a media briefing indicated that he would contest from Mandya amid mounting public pressure on him.

Congress has fielded Venkatarame Gowda popularly known as ‘Star Chandru’ from the Mandya seat dominated by Vokkaligas. Star Chandru is a close associate of Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar.

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March 18,2024

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Mangaluru, Mar 18: The rising temperature has become a growing concern for residents of coastal district of Dakshina Kannada, as the issue of drinking water shortage continues to worsen in several parts. 

Though the water supply of Mangaluru city has not been affected much, nearby urban local bodies, including Ullal, Kotekar, Bajpe and other parts on the outskirts of Mangaluru have been facing an acute shortage of drinking water.

Though the water level in the Thumbe vented dam across Nethravati River has started going down in the last few days, officials have ruled out possibility of rationing the water supply in the city.

According to officials, the water level at Thumbe dam of the Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) stood at 5.8 m as against the maximum storage capacity of 6m height on March 16. The water level at the dam during the same period last year was 5.3 metres. The water level reduced from 5.9 m on March 15 to 5.8 m on March 16 due to the scorching heat, causing evaporation.

The MCC has been drawing 160 MLD of water from the Thumbe vented dam. According to officials, without inflow, the maximum water stored in the dam will be sufficient for only 50 days. Meanwhile, the MCC has already started pumping backwater from downstream of the Thumbe vented dam back to the dam using pumpsets. Water from Thumbe dam can be drawn only if it has more than 1.5m of water in it.

DC Mullai Muhilan MP said that the district administration is closely monitoring water levels in all the dams that supply water.

The AMR dam located upstream of Thumbe dam has 18 m of water from sea level. If the water level in the Thumbe vented dam recedes, then water from the AMR dam will be released into the Thumbe dam. There is water in a dam at Biliyoor, which is located upstream of the AMR dam, the DC said.

“Drawing water for irrigation purposes from Thumbe and AMR dams has been banned,” the deputy commissioner said, adding that an order in this regard has already been issued. Some of the pockets in rural areas too have started facing water crisis.

“We have made arrangements to supply water through tankers in Ullal, Kotekar and Bajpe areas. We will not introduce water supply rationing in MCC limits for the time being,” he said and appealed to citizens to use water judiciously.

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