Mangaluru, Dec 23: The Muslim Central Committee of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi has urged the Karnataka state government to clarify who ordered police firing on December 19 in Mangaluru that claimed lives of two innocent men and injured many.
Addressing a press meet, committee president K.S. Mohammed Masood condemned the police firing and also registering a case against firing victims. Registration of the case against the two was an attempt to protect the Police Department and the government. The government should take action against the erring police officials, he said.
He said government should order a judicial inquiry into the police firing during the protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 in the city which claimed two lives on Thursday.
He said that Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, during his visit to the city on Saturday, mentioned that an inquiry will be conducted into the whole incident. But he has not specified the nature of the inquiry.
He said that the government should provide government jobs to the family members of those who died in the firing and bear the education expenses of the two children of Jaleel who died in the police firing.
The government should also bear the expenses for the medical treatment of the injured who are admitted in different hospitals, he said
Masood said that the police should stop treating civil society members as enemies. The committee also condemned the lathi-charge. Innocents have been beaten up, he said.
He said that in view of Thursday’s incidents and the subsequent developments, the committee has postponed its protest against the CAA planned at Nehru Maidan here on December 28. Now, the protest will be held on January 4. The committee will approach the police for permission. If police deny permission, the committee will later decide on its future course of action.
Mr. Masood said that there is no clarity in the CAA and the National Register of Citizens (NRC).
He said that the committee is appealing to all those who are protesting against the CAA to do it peacefully. The committee will extend all cooperation in maintaining peace in society.
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