Udupi: Masjid committee meet turns ugly; one opens fire, another brandishes sword

coastaldigest.com web desk

October 25, 2018

Udupi, Oct 25: The general body meeting of the management committee of a mosque at Katapady village in Udupi district on Wednesday took a violent turn as two groups engaged in clashes.

The clash began during the elections to the new Jamaat committee of the Katapady Jumma Masjid. Six people from both groups got admitted to different hospitals after the incident.

According to police, at the general body meeting held at a shed near the mosque, the members of the old committee resigned and elections were being held for the new committee.

But there were clashes between two groups during the elections. Members of one group assaulted members of the other group.

A member of one of the groups came out and opened fire in the air from his gun, and another member of the same group brandished a sword to scare away the other group.

The police, who received information, rushed to the spot, by which time both the groups had dispersed.

As a result of the clash, two members of one group, who were assaulted, M.M. Akbar and Anwar, got admitted to the District Government Hospital here, while A.R. Akbar, Hamid and two others of the other group also got admitted to a private hospital here.

The jurisdictional Kaup Police have registered two separated cases in connection with the incident.

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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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