Sunni group defies Wakf Board fiat, offers Juma

October 26, 2013

Mangalore, Oct 26: An uneasy calm prevailed near Syed Madani Dargah in Ullal for sometime on Friday as police stood vigil to ensure Juma prayer at the nearby Mohiuddin Juma Masjid passed off without any untoward incident.

Two Sunni groups have locked horns over starting the Juma (Friday) prayer at the masjid. Clashes and stone pelting last Friday led to injuries to six persons including a few policemen leading to a lathi-charge. Shamsuddin (40), one of the injured, is receiving treatment at the intensive care unit of a hospital in Mangalore.

Juma prayers were offered at the masjid for the second consecutive Friday despite an interim order issued yesterday by the Karnataka State Wakf Board urging the people concerned not to offer'Juma kutba namaz” at the masjid “till further orders”.

Police took into custody Mustafa, president of the managing committee of the masjid, when he along with six others tried to enter the masjid to offer prayer at noon. The committee's contention is that the masjid was no longer in the control of the Dargah and that that it was entitled to hold prayer on its premises. On the other hand, the committee looking after the management of the Dargah, has secured a ban on prayers from the Wakf Board.

Mr. Mustafa claimed that more than 50 people offered Friday prayer at the masjid. He said the people who arrived at the masjid for early morning prayers stayed till noon and offered Juma and thereby thwarted attempts by police to prevent people from entering the masjid.

Assistant Commissioner of Police (South) Pavan Nejjur, who was on the spot, said that police did not allow anyone into the masjid as requested by the Wakf Board. “We don't know what happened inside the masjid.”

A three-member team of officials of Karnataka Wakf Board which visited the masjid advised the managing committee not to give scope for disturbing peace. The Board has in a letter assured the police that a solution would be hammered out in 15 days in consultation with khazis.

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JD(S) leader G T Devegowda backs CM Siddaramaiah in MUDA row, taunts HDK

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October 4,2024

Mysuru: Chairman of JD(S) core committee and Chamundeshwari constituency MLA G T Devegowda on Thursday expressed his solidarity with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah saying the latter need not resign, while lambasting leaders of his own party and alliance partner BJP, including Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy.

In his speech during Mysuru Dasara inauguration he said that if persons against whom FIR is registered have to resign, many leaders from all the three parties, including Opposition Leader R Ashoka, will have to resign.

“All are sitting in glass houses... Since I know Siddaramaiah well, I am talking about him. At a time when mines and real estate are ruling politics, Siddaramaiah has survived in politics. He has never done any favour,” Devegowda said.

He added, “Allegations against Siddaramaiah are unexpected and accidental. If the Governor and Chief Justice order an investigation, it does not mean that he should resign."

He continued, asking, "Have they told Siddaramaiah to resign or have they asked to imprison him? When a person becomes a Central minister, he or she should realise their dignity and responsibility. Instead of recognising the good work done by Siddaramaiah, they ask him to resign. Will Kumarswamy (facing an FIR) resign? Should Siddaramaiah, who has become CM with a support of 135 MLAs, resign?"

"Opposition leaders are not remembering the good work of earlier CMs Kengal Hanumanthaiah, Veerendra Patil, Ramakrishna Hegde, H D Deve Gowda or S M Krishna. Karnataka is a model state. It is a bad trend to topple an elected government which is doing good work,” he further said.

Devegowda added, “Siddaramaiah is Goddess Chamundeshwari’s ‘Varaputra’ and hence has her blessings during tough times. He won the election in Chamundeshwari Assembly constituency, when the BJP-JD(S) government was in power in 2006. With the blessings of the Goddess, he has held varied positions right from becoming an MLA for the first time in 1983. He presented 15 budgets and has become CM for a second time. He took H C Mahadevappa, a Dalit leader to the state level. Siddaramaiah has the support of Deputy CM D K Shivakumar as ‘Jodeththu’. Blessings of the beneficiaries of guarantee schemes are with him (Siddaramaiah).”

Siddaramaiah said, “Devegowda was a MUDA member. He knows the truth. Hence, he is saying this. His words have filled strength in me. ‘Satyameva Jayate’, Truth will always triumph.”

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