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Hans India
17-07-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
With eye on JH seat bypolls, Cong to appoint Minority Cell chairperson
Hyderabad: As the Congress gears up for the Jubilee Hills bypolls, fearing loss of minority votes, the party has decided to streamline the Minority Wing. It will be filling up the position of Chairman of TPCC's Minority Wing along with its members, as the wing does not have a head for about 2-years. With over one lakh Muslim voters comprising some 33% of the key Assembly segment in the city, the Congress party remains hopeful of making a mark this time in the Jubilee Hills constituency. Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has also urged the party members to ensure for a victory this time. Since the party has failed to get even a single seat in the Assembly polls, the Ministers including City incharge Ponnam Prabhakar is leaving no stone unturned and making regular visits. However, amidst intense lobbying for Minority chairman's post, some seniors are irked by the alleged consideration given to 'juniors' for the department. A few also have written to AICC incharge Meenakshi Natarajan over the injustice. The top aspirants include PCC spokesperson Syed Nizamuddin, PI Ahmed Nasir, Indian Youth Congress leader, Mohammed Irfan, Nizamabad district general secretary and Arshad Shaikh, chairman Greater Hyderabad Congress Committee's Minority Department. Muslim leaders within the party argue that without streamlining the Minority leadership in the State, the party would risk losing even this time to rival parties. 'It's high time the party realises how crucial Minority leadership is for Congress if it wishes to win seats within the GHMC area. Now that the party has some kind of understanding with AIMIM, the party leadership could raise its flag in the constituency with a strong candidate and backing of Muslim votes. If the Minority wing is streamlined, it will immensely contribute even in the other upcoming polls across the State,' feels a party leader. During 2023 Assembly polls, cricketer turned politician Azharuddin lost to BRS candidate Maganti Gopinath by 16,337 votes. While AIMIM which fielded Rashed Farazuddin was able to secure 7,848 and BJP's L Deepak Reddy obtained 25,866 votes. Azharuddin blamed his defeat on AIMIM's splitting of votes. The bypolls are now necessitated by the death of the sitting MLA.
Time of India
29-04-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Ministers condemn mob lynching incident in Mangaluru
Mangaluru: Home minister G Parameshwara and minister for health and family welfare and district minister Dinesh Gundu Rao condemned the alleged mob lynching incident reported near Bhatra Kallurti Temple in Kudupu in the city. Home minister Parameshwara told reporters that police would take the issue very seriously. "An incident of mob lynching was reported, and his name has not yet been identified. His identity, whether he was from the same district or outside, has not yet been ascertained at this point. According to the initial report, this individual was shouting 'Pakistan Zindabad' and things like that when a local cricket match was going on. Hearing this, a few people got together and beat him. He did not die on the spot, but later succumbed to injuries. I need to get the actual report," Parameshwara said. These kinds of incidents should not happen anywhere, not only in Karnataka but also in any other place. Karnataka is such a peaceful state, and we do not want to allow these kinds of incidents. "Even if he shouted 'Pakistan Zindabad', they could have handed him over to police instead of taking the law into their hands," the home minister said and appealed to the public to maintain peace and harmony. District minister Dinesh Gundu Rao, in his X handle, wrote: "The incident near Kudupu on the outskirts of Mangaluru, where a young man was brutally murdered by being hit with a stone, is highly condemnable. While playing a game of cricket, an argument broke out between a group of players and a youth from another community, which led to an assault on the youth. Such incidents sow the seeds of communal hate. I have instructed police officials to take strict action against the culprits involved in the incident." Meanwhile, Shahul Hameed KK, president of Minority Wing, Dakshina Kannada District Congress, expressed dissatisfaction with the statements made by the home minister and the district minister and urged them to visit the district immediately to assess the situation. Blaming failure on the part of police department's intelligence division, he said that if locals are questioned about the mob lynching of the migrant worker, clear information could be obtained.
