Despite heavy rain, thousands join protest march against Mob lynching in Bhatkal
Bhatkal: Thousands of people gathered in a rally called by Bhatkal’s socio-political organisation, Majlis-e-Islah wa Tanzeem, protesting against growing incidents of Mob Lynching and Hate Crimes in the country, on Friday, July 5, 2019 here.
Condemning the growing incidents of hate crimes and mob lynching of minorities in the country the Tanzeem had called for a protest march on Friday that began from Eidgah and marched till Public Chabutra here where local leaders made public addresses to create awareness among the people against the Mob lynching trend that is gripping the country.
The office bearers of Tanzeem also submitted a memorandum to the President of India through Bhatkal Assistant Commissioner. The memorandum urged the President to direct the Central and State Governments to take immediate and necessary steps to curb the fear mongering that is being done through Mob lynching and to take confidence building measures amongst the families of the victims.
The memorandum described the of mob lynching as “Murder of innocents in hands of organised mob defying the process of law intended to arouse fear and insecurity in the minds of minorities and venerable sections of the society”.
It also blamed the political class and bureaucracy of being mute spectators of the scenario, while also calling for stringent action against the accused and demanding a compensation of Rs. 50 lakh to the victims of mob lynching. The memo also urged the President to write to state governments to immediately enact anti-mob lynching laws to stop chaos in the country.
Convener of the protest committee Advocate Imran Lanka, spoke and detailed about mob lynching and presented its brief history and questioned how the Prime Minister of the country is dreaming of making India a five trillion economy while it continues to fight evils like mob lynching.
Former General Secretary of Tanzeem and senior journalist Dr. Haneef Shabab in his address strongly condemned acts of mob lynching and said “Today, Muslims in India are being treated like they are a burden on the country. Muslims were never a burden on this country, Muslims gave this country assests like Lal Qila, Taj Mahal etc. For those who asks us to go to Pakistan, let it be very clear to them, you can kill us here, we are ready to go to Qabristan (Graveyards) here but we won’t go to Pakistan. This is as much our country as much as it is yours”.
“We did not kill Mahatma Gandhi, Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi. We all know who did it and we all know who worship their killers” he added.
Moulana Abdul Aleem Khateeb also addressed the event and appealed to the people to follow the principles of Islam to deal with any and every situation that arises. “We should make our decisions wisely, we should surrender ourselves to our leaders and we should follow whatever they decide. If we react blatantly to these acts, the unity, the diversity of this country will take a hit” he noted.
Activist Idris from Udupi also addressed the event and noted that the fascist forces are trying to take over the democracy of the country and that it is high time that steps should be taken to curb the nuisance mob lynching has caused in the country.
The event began with the recitation of Holy Quran by Abubaker Ukhasha followed by Kannada translation by Raza Manvi. Tanzeem General Secretary Abdul Raqeeb MJ read out memorandum towards the conclusion of the event.
Tanzeem President SM Parvez, Former Tanzeem Vice President and JD(S) Leader Inayathullah Shabandri, Moulana Abdul Azeem Kazia, Imtiyaz Udyawar, Altaf Kharuri and others were present on the diaz during the event.
Interestingly the protesters continued the protest despite heavy showers of rain and stood out with umbrellas to express their dissent over the hate crimes.
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Prime organiser of Messi event in Kolkata arrested over ‘mismanagement’ after stadium chaos
Kolkata (PTI): The police on Saturday arrested Satadru Datta, the prime organiser of the Lionel Messi football event at Salt Lake Stadium here, following widespread chaos at the venue, which prompted the Argentine World Cup-winning captain to leave the field early.
Taking suo motu cognisance of the stadium unrest, Datta was held by the Bidhannagar Police for “mismanagement” of the event from the Kolkata airport, where he had gone to see off Messi and his entourage on their way to Hyderabad.
"We are looking into whether there was any mismanagement from the organiser's side, which led to the chaos at the stadium. He has been detained, and the police have now brought the situation under control," West Bengal DGP Rajeev Kumar said at a press conference.
A senior police officer later confirmed that Dutta has been arrested. Till reports last received, the police were interrogating him and his manager inside one of the departure lounges of the airport.
The organiser has given in writing that he will refund the prices of tickets he sold to the disappointed spectators, Kumar said.
What was supposed to be a marquee football spectacle turned into widespread violence and disorder at the stadium after Messi’s brief and tightly ring-fenced appearance, his first at the venue since 2011, left large sections of the crowd frustrated, as they failed to catch a glimpse of their superstar despite having travelled from far and wide, paying hefty sums for tickets.
Police said they were also investigating how organisers allowed sale of bottled waters and beverages inside the stadium premises, which are banned items during such events.
Thousands of water bottles were used as missiles and lobbed inside the pitch by angry spectators, who also uprooted bucket seats from the gallery and used them as ammunition inside the field against the defending police and security personnel.
Spectators alleged that water bottles were being sold at a massive premium inside the stadium despite police disallowing such items from outside at the entry gates.
Police agreed there was an underlying tension in the galleries on account of Messi not showing his footballing skills on the field, which only got aggravated after a bunch of VIPs, including State Sports Minister Aroop Biswas and unidentified people, blocked the football icon’s view during the limited time he spent on the ground.
“We are on the job, and will ensure that whoever is responsible for what happened today at Salt Lake Stadium will be punished, and action will be taken against the authorities concerned,” said Jawed Shamim, ADG, Law and Order.
