Entire Muslim community should unite under 'Samastha' banner

March 21, 2011

Uppinangady, March 21: The entire Muslim community should unite under the 'Samastha' banner, said Kotumala Bapu Musliyar, Central Committee Secretary of 'Samastha'.

He was speaking after inaugurating the second day of the Sunni conference organized at Uppinangady here on Saturday.

NPM Zainul Abideen Thangal, DK District President of 'Samastha' called upon people to build a mighty society following the values of 'Samastha'.

Mangalore Qazi Thwaqa Ahmed Musliyar presided over the function. He said the contribution of 'Samastha' leaders towards the betterment of society is remarkable.

Panakkad Sayyid Bashir Ali Shihab Thangal, Kumbol Sayyed Ali Thangal offered Du'a on the occasion.

Religious scholars including Hadi Ibrahim Thangal, Abdul Jabbar, Anas Muthukoya Thangal, BK Abdul Khader Khader Al Kasimi and others were present.

Prior to the stage programme, an institutional rally from Darga Shareef Kootel to the dais was held. Puttur Taluk SKSSF President Sayyid Sharafuddin Thangal inaugurated the rally which was accompanied by Daff and Thaleem show.

Haji Musthafa Kempi, Chairman of Conference Publicity Committee welcomed the gathering. SB Muhammad Darimi, Mudarris of Uppinangady Kendra Jumma Masjid delivered introductory remarks. Rafeeq Master, KMA Kodungai, Sirajuddin Faizi, KV Abdul Majeed Darimi compered the programme.

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Voting underway in Karnataka bypolls: Family legacies and political heavyweights battle across 3 segments

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November 13,2024

Bengaluru: An estimated overall 10.14 per cent voter turnout was recorded during the first two hours, since the voting began for bypolls to three Assembly segments in Karnataka on Wednesday, election officials said.

The voting began at 7 am and will go on till 6 pm.

More than seven lakh voters are eligible to cast their votes in about 770 polling stations in Shiggaon, Sandur and Channapatna, where a total of 45 candidates are in the fray.

While Channapatna recorded 10.34 per cent voter turnout till 9 am, it was 10.08 per cent in Shiggaon, and 9.99 per cent in Sandur, election officials said.

Voters, including women and elderly were seen queuing up in front of polling booths in these segments.

By-polls for Sandur, Shiggaon, and Channapatna are necessitated, as the seats fell vacant following the election of their respective representatives -- E Tukaram of Congress, former CM Basavaraj Bommai of BJP, and Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy of JD(S) -- to Lok Sabha in May elections.

As many as 31 candidates are in the fray from Channapatna, while Sandur and Shiggaon have six and eight contenders, respectively.

Elaborate security arrangements have been made in the three segments for the smooth conduct of the polls.

The by-polls will witness a straight fight between the ruling Congress and BJP in Sandur and Shiggaon segments, while in Channapatna, JD(S) which is part of the NDA alliance is in contest against the grand old party.

Among the three segments, Channapatna is considered to be a "high profile", where the contest is between C P Yogeeshwara, a five time MLA from the segment and former Minister, who joined the Congress quitting BJP ahead of nomination, and actor-turned -politician Nikhil Kumaraswamy, who is Kumaraswamy’s son and former PM H D Deve Gowda's grandson.

BJP's Bharath Bommai, son of Basavaraj Bommai, is fighting Congress Yasir Ahmed Khan Pathan, who had faced defeat against the former Chief Minister in the 2023 Assembly polls, in Shiggaon.

Bharath Bommai and his father cast their vote at a polling booth in Shiggaon segment.

In Sandur, Bellary MP Tukaram's wife E Annapurna of Congress is contesting from the seat vacated by her husband, against, BJP ST Morcha president Bangaru Hanumanthu, who is considered close to party leader and former mining barron G Janardhan Reddy.

Annapurna, Tukaram and other family members cast their votes at a booth in the segment.

With Nikhil Kumaraswamy and Bharath Bommai contesting, the third generation of Gowda and Bommai families are in the fray in this by-poll. Both their fathers and grandfathers have served as Karnataka's Chief Ministers in the past.

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