Imran Ahmed Bava elected President of SKMWA at 33rd AGM
Doha: The South Kanara Muslim Welfare Association (SKMWA) held its 33rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 3 January 2024 at Hyderabad Palace Restaurant. During the meeting, Imran Ahmed Bava was elected as the new President of the association.
The event, hosted by Vice President Imran Bawa, began with a recitation of the Holy Quran by Ramzil Kausary, followed by a welcome note from outgoing Vice President Rizwan Ahmed. General Secretary Abdulhameed Rasheed Kakinje presented the Annual Report, highlighting the association's activities and achievements over the past year. Treasurer Mohammed Faisal Sheikh shared the Financial Report, providing a transparent account of the organisation’s financial status.
Outgoing President Suhaib Ahmed addressed the gathering, expressing gratitude for the members’ support during his tenure. He concluded his address with a vote of thanks, officially dissolving the outgoing committee.
The newly elected SKMWA Executive Committee was announced as follows:
- President: Imran Ahmed Bava
- Vice President: Mohammed Condana
- General Secretary: Abdul Rasheed Bambila
- Joint Secretary: Saleem Ali Ullal
- Treasurer: Ahmed Shamsheer Mohammed
- Joint Treasurer: Siddik Areej
- Sports Secretary: Ameer Hamza
- Joint Sports Secretaries: Ahmed Irfan and Mohammed Shameer Punjalkatte
- Cultural Secretary: Sabeel Abdul Rehman
- Event Secretaries: Saleem Ullal, Imthiyaz Abdul Razak, and Elyas Muriyala
- Event Coordinators: Mahammad Noushik, Abdul Rasheed BC Road, Ramzil Kousary, Abu, and Irfan Punjalkatte
In his address, President Imran Ahmed Bava congratulated the outgoing team for their dedication and contributions to the association. He expressed gratitude to the committee members for their support and pledged to continue working towards the association’s mission of community welfare and development.
Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.
Deputy CM DK Shivakumar asks Vokkaliga Sangha office-bearers to postpone caste census meeting
Bengaluru, Jan 12: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Sunday said that he has asked the Vokkaliga Sangha office-bearers to postpone the meeting on the caste census.
He also warned them to stop squabbling or else he would appoint an administrator in the Sangha.
"A team of our new office-bearers came to meet me. They all came together after reconciliation. I have warned them that if the squabbling continues then I will appoint an administrator in the Sangha. They have agreed that they will work together," Shivakumar said.
Asked whether he held a meeting with the Sangha office-bearers, the Deputy CM said he neither conducted any meeting nor felt the need for it.
"The Sangha office-bearers had decided to hold a meeting regarding the caste census. I have told them to postpone the meeting as it would create unnecessary confusion. I also told them that I would talk to the seer of Adi Chunchanagiri Math Nirmananandanatha Swami about it," he told reporters here.
Vokkaliga is one of the major dominant communities of agrarians in Karnataka which Shivakumar belongs to.
The Chairperson of the Commission for Backward Classes, K Jayaprakash Hegde, submitted the socio-economic and education survey report, commonly known as the caste census report, to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on February 29, 2024.
It has triggered a debate among various backward communities as some have opposed it.
State Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H K Patil said on January 2 during the cabinet briefing that the cabinet would discuss the caste census in its next meeting.
Asked about Legislative Council Chairman Basavaraj Horatti’s letter to the Home Minister about transferring the case pertaining to C T Ravi, the Deputy CM said the Home Minister would respond to it.
Ravi, a BJP MLC, is accused of using foul words against Minister for Woman and Child Welfare Laxmi Hebbalkar on the last day of the Legislative Council session in Belagavi on December 19, 2024.
A case has been registered against Ravi in this regard.
