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The Hindu
31-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
DK Congress issues show cause notices to Shahul Hameed, K. Ashraf
The Dakshina Kannada District Congress Committee (DKDCC) on Saturday, May 31, issued notices to its minority wing president K.K. Shahul Hameed and former Mangaluru Mayor K. Ashraf to show cause why disciplinary action should not be initiated against them for painting the party in bad light. In separate notices to the two leaders, DKDCC General Secretary Vikas Shetty said their reported move to tender resignations to party positions in protest against the alleged inaction of the State government on Abdul Rahiman murder case has caused embarrassment to Congress even at the National level. Being senior leaders of the party, it was their responsibility to convince community members about the steps being taken by the Congress and the State government to ensure justice to the victims and safety to all. In the notice to Mr. Hameed, the DCC said MLCs Manjunatha Bhandary and Ivan D'Souza had contacted Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Minister B.Z. Zameer Ahmed Khan, Chief Minister's Political Secretary Nazeer Ahmed and senior leader B.K. Hariprasad to air the grievances of Muslim community members in Dakshina Kannada. Despite the senior Party leaders assuring Mr. Hameed to take all necessary action and asking him not to proceed with holding any meeting or tendering resignation, the latter went ahead with them. Mr. Ashraf was told that he had issued statements asking community members not to meet the district in charge Minister during his visit to Dakshina Kannada and also had spoken low of the Minister. Besides being a responsible representative of the government, the Minister was also a senior leader of the party, the notice said. The statements and actions of both the leaders were against the party discipline, Mr. Shetty said asking them to respond to the notices within seven days.
Scroll.in
30-05-2025
- Politics
- Scroll.in
Karnataka: Several Muslim Congress leaders quit posts, cite failure to curb communal violence
Several Muslim leaders from the Karnataka Congress resigned from their posts on Thursday to protest the alleged failure of the state government to contain communal violence in the Dakshina Kannada district, The Indian Express reported. Those who resigned included Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee General Secretary MS Mohammed and Dakshina Kannada District Minority Wing chief KK Shahul Hameed. The resignations came in the wake of the murder of a man named Abdul Rahim in Bantwal near Mangaluru on Tuesday. Rahim's friend and co-worker was also injured in the incident. On Thursday, the party leaders announced their resignations at an emergency meeting convened in Mangaluru's Bolara area, The Hindu reported. While the leaders had initially discussed waiting a few days for the response of the state government, party workers forced them to announce their resignations. During the meeting, Hameed told party workers that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had urged the community leaders not to take any hasty decisions, adding that the matter had reached the party high command. However, the workers demanded that the leaders tender their resignation. The leaders, including several district and booth-level workers, then decided to quit. Hameed told party workers the Congress government in Karnataka had failed to rein in the Bharatiya Janata Party and Sangh Parivar's 'harassment' of Muslims even after the minority community had stood with the party during times of trouble, The Indian Express reported. 'Even our mothers, wives and children are asking why we are with the Congress when they cannot protect Muslims,' The Indian Express quoted the Congress leader as having said before announcing his resignation. The region has seen three murders over the past few weeks. On April 27, a 36-year-old man from Kerala named Ashraf was lynched in Mangaluru after he allegedly shouted pro-Pakistan slogans during a cricket match. On May 11, a Hindutva activist named Suhas Shetty was murdered. Eleven persons were arrested for the killing, The Indian Express reported. Shetty, who had five cases against him, was a prime accused in the murder of a person named Mohammed Fazil in Surathkal in July 2022. In Tuesday's incident, Rahim was killed while unloading sand near a customer's house, according to the newspaper. His friend and co-worker, Kalandar Shafi, was severely injured in the attack. On Thursday, the police said that three men, 21-year-old Deepak Poojary, 21-year-old Prithviraj and 19-year-old Chiranthan, had been arrested for Rahim's murder, The Indian Express reported. The reason for the killing was yet to ascertained.
Indian Express
29-05-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
Karnataka Congress Muslim leaders quit as anger over Dakshina Kannada murders grows
In more trouble for the embattled Karnataka Congress, several leaders of the party belonging to the Muslim community resigned from their party posts on Thursday, including KPCC general secretary M S Mohammed and Dakshina Kannada district minority wing president K K Shahul Hameed, over a spurt in communal violence in Dakshina Kannada. In the latest incident, Abdul Rahim was hacked to death in broad daylight in Bantwal near Mangalaru Tuesday, with a friend and co-worker left seriously injured. The Congress workers who quit have accused the Home Ministry, headed by G Parameshwara, of failing to curb communal incidents in the region. On Thursday, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah dropped in to meet Congress MLC B K Hariprasad, who hails from Dakshina Kannada, to discuss the situation in the district. Later in the day, the state government changed police officers across coastal districts. After several Congress minority leaders posted on social media that they would be resigning Thursday, minister Zameer Ahmed had tried to stop them, appealing to them to rethink. Ahead of an emergency meeting called by the Muslim party leaders in Mangaluru, there was speculation that the prominent faces may heed Ahmed's appeal and delay their resignation decision. However, at the meeting, the leaders faced much anger from workers, who slammed them for going back on their word, and sought justice for the victim. Finally, the leaders decided to go ahead and quit. Several district and booth-level workers also resigned. Addressing the gathering before he resigned, Hameed said though the minority community had stood with the Congress during times of trouble, the party's government in Karnataka had failed to rein in the BJP and Sangh Parivar's 'harassment' of the Muslim community. 'Even our mothers, wives and children are asking why we are with the Congress when they cannot protect Muslims,' he said. Hameed also talked about coming under attack from angry workers when they visited the hospital where Rahim was taken after the attack on him. Known to be a communally sensitive region, the Dakshina Kannada district is back on the boil after three murders in the past month. First, a migrant labourer, Ashraf, was lynched, following which a 'Hindutva activist' with several cases against him, Suhas Shetty, was killed. Two days ago, Rahim was hacked to death. After the latest murder, police imposed prohibitory orders in the district for the second time in a month and these will be in place till Friday. Police announced the arrest of three youths for Rahim's murder Thursday, and said they were looking for the other accused, adding that they did not know the reason for the killing yet. The three – Deepak Poojary (21), Prithviraj (21), and Chiranthan (19) – are residents of Bantwal taluk, and have been charged under Sections dealing with murder, attempt to murder and rioting, among others. Home Minister Parameshwara said the government was determined to ensure that the accused paid for their crime. A day earlier, the state government notified a 'Special Action Force' to curb communal incidents in the districts of Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Shivamogga. Rahim, 32, was killed while unloading sand near a customer's house. Kalandar Shafi, 29, who was severely injured in the attack, is in the ICU. In the murder of Hindutva activist Shetty on May 1, 11 people have been arrested. Shetty, who had five cases against him, was the prime accused in the murder of Mohammed Fazil in Surathkal in July 2022. On May 19, one of the accused in Shetty's murder, Naushad, was pelted with stones in Mangaluru prison and was transferred to Mysuru jail.
The Hindu
29-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Congress Muslim leaders announce resignation from party positions following demand by party workers
Several Muslim leaders of the Congress in Dakshina Kannada, right from booth-level to state-level, on Thursday, announced their resignations from their party positions in protest of the government's alleged failure to contain the series of 'communal murders' in the district and sidelining community leaders. The announcement was made during an emergency meeting of party workers convened at Shadi Mahal in Bolara here, under the leadership of M.S. Mohammed, general secretary of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee. As the leaders discussed waiting a few more days for the government's response, angry workers forced them to announce their resignations. District Minority wing president of the Congress, Shahul Hameed, told party workers that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had called him, urging community leaders not to take any hasty decisions. Mr. Hameed said that the CM told him the issue had reached the party high command as well and asked him to wait for some more time. However, this statement did not go down well with the party workers, who rushed towards the leaders demanding immediate resignation. Following this, the leaders announced that they would abide by the decision of the party workers. Leaders Suhail Kandak, Abdul Rauf, Mr. Mohammed, and Mr. Hameed were among those who announced their resignations. Soon after the burial of Abdul Rahiman, who was murdered by miscreants at Ira Kodi on May 27, several Congress leaders from the Muslim community announced that they would resign from their party positions.
Indian Express
29-05-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
Muslim Congress leaders quit in Karnataka as anger over Dakshina Kannada murders grows
In more trouble for the embattled Karnataka Congress, several leaders of the party belonging to the Muslim community resigned from their party posts on Thursday, including KPCC general secretary M S Mohammed and Dakshina Kannada district minority wing president K K Shahul Hameed, over a spurt in communal violence in Dakshina Kannada. In the latest incident, Abdul Rahim was hacked to death in broad daylight in Bantwal near Mangalaru Tuesday, with a friend and co-worker left seriously injured. The Congress workers who quit have accused the Home Ministry, headed by G Parameshwara, of failing to curb communal incidents in the region. On Thursday, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah dropped in to meet Congress MLC B K Hariprasad, who hails from Dakshina Kannada, to discuss the situation in the district. After several Congress minority leaders posted on social media that they would be resigning Thursday, minister Zameer Ahmed had tried to stop them, appealing to them to rethink. Ahead of an emergency meeting called by the Muslim party leaders in Mangaluru, there was speculation that the prominent faces may heed Ahmed's appeal and delay their resignation decision. However, at the meeting, the leaders faced much anger from workers, who slammed them for going back on their word, and sought justice for the victim. Finally the leaders decided to go ahead and quit. Several district and booth level workers also resigned. Addressing the gathering before he resigned, Hameed said though the minority community had stood with the Congress during times of trouble, the party's government in Karnataka had failed to rein in the BJP and Sangh Parivar's 'harassment' of the Muslim community. 'Even our mothers, wives and children are asking why we are with the Congress when they cannot protect Muslims,' he said. Hameed also talked about coming under attack from angry workers when they visited the hospital where Rahim was taken after the attack on him. Known to be a communally sensitive region, the Dakshina Kannada district is back on the boil after three murders in the past month. First, a migrant labourer, Ashraf, was lynched, following which a 'Hindutva activist' with several cases against him, Suhas Shetty, was killed. Two days ago, Rahim was hacked to death. After the latest murder, police imposed prohibitory orders in the district for the second time in a month and these will be in place till Friday. Police announced the arrest of three youths for Rahim's murder Thursday, and said they were looking for the other accused, adding that they did not know the reason for the killing yet. The three – Deepak Poojary (21), Prithviraj (21), and Chiranthan (19) – are residents of Bantwal taluk, and have been charged under Sections dealing with murder, attempt to murder and rioting, among others. Home Minister Parameshwara said the government was determined to ensure that the accused paid for their crime. A day earlier, the state government notified a 'Special Action Force' to curb communal incidents in the districts of Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Shivamogga. Rahim, 32, was killed while unloading sand near a customer's house. Kalandar Shafi, 29, who was severely injured in the attack, is in ICU. In the murder of Hindutva activist Shetty on May 1, 11 people have been arrested. Shetty, who had five cases against him, was the prime accused in the murder of Mohammed Fazil in Surathkal in July 2022. On May 19, one of the accused in Shetty's murder, Naushad, was pelted with stones in Mangaluru prison and was transferred to Mysuru jail.
