Dr. B.K. Yusuf re-elected as the President of Bearys Cultural Forum
Dubai: Bearys Cultural Forum (BCF) Trust organised its 12th Annual General Body Meeting at Mr. M.E. Moolur's Residential Hall in Dubai, UAE.
Dr. Kaup inaugurated the AGM. Dr. Kaup, the GS of the BCF Trust welcomed all the members to the AGM including the ladies wing members. He said as per the provisions of the Trust Regulations, the AGM of BCF has been convened in order to fulfill the requirements of all the stakeholders of the BCF Trust, Mangalore. The meeting was presided over by Dr. B. K Yusuf.
“It is very proud to say that we have completed 17 years of existence while serving the community” Chairman Yakub Dewa said while welcoming all the members to the meeting. He further said “We should bring in more innovative and creative ideas to BCF on how we can serve the community better. All the members should actively come in and be part of the development of BCF”.
Dr. B.K. Yusuf, President of BCF respectfully, welcomed all the executive members including the ladies wing members and thanked all of them for attending this AGM and also thanked for supporting BCF at all points of time. He spoke about how the BCF was formed at his residence in Jumeirah. He also added how the members of the organization have made him proud by working day in and day out for the betterment of the organization and community.
M.E. Moolur Vice President added that BCF is like a family and where people are free to talk to each other. He said he is happy that the AGM is conducted in his Residence Hall. He also spoke about how the organization is being led ideally under the leadership of President Dr. B. K Yusuf. He mentioned that scholarship is collaborated with Iftar and several other projects including BCF’s future plan of establishing a full pledged BCF Job Oriented Technical Institution at Mangalore. He thanked the BCF Ladies wing for their immense contribution to BCF. He advised the BCF members to follow the teaching of Prophet Mohammed and adopt the Islamic value of universal brotherhood.
Mrs. Mumtaz, President of Ladies Wing - She mentioned that 17 years of existence of BCF has gone very fast. She thanked Dr. Yusuf for being a good leader for BCF and also thanked all the ladies wing members for their support from time to time and also thanked all the executive committee members for their continuous support.
Dr. Kaup presented the video and power point presentation to depict BCF's activities and projects and also read minutes of previous meeting. Dr. Kaup apprised the social activities done by BCF in the UAE and India. He mentioned that BCF primarily conducts Students educational Scholarship function every year under the Chairmanship of Mr. M.E. Moolur whereby more than 650 poor students are issued educational scholarships in Mangalore. He mentioned that, BCF is concentrated on issuing educational scholarship which leads to a platform for bringing up the poor families in terms of their status, livelihood and education. Dr. Kaup mentioned that till today in the last 17 years, BCF has issued scholarship to several thousands of students. He also mentioned that BCF conducts Iftar every year under the Chairmanship of Mr. Latif Mulky and it has been very successful. Similarly, BCF also conducts Sports Day every year under the chairmanship of Mr. Sajpa and Afeeq which receives good response.
Mr. Abdul Lathif Mulky, the Vice President, thanked all the members and read the list of items/gifts maintained by BCF for the year 2017 and 2018. Mr. Ataullah / Mrs. Mumtaz presented the statement of accounts for the year 2017 and 2018. Dr. Kaup, the internal Auditor presented the Audit Report of BCF for the period 2017 and 2018.
All the members of the Managing Committee for the year 2017 and 2018 were relieved and the platform was given to the AGM Chairman Mr. Yakub Dewa to manage the election process for BCF.
The following members were elected to the Central Executive Committee and Ladies Wing Executive Committee for the year 2019 and 2020.
Yakub Dewa, Chairman of AGM and Mr. Aslam Karaje, Election Officer elected the above members to the new Managing Committee for the year 2019 and 2020. The introduction of the new managing committee was done at Dr. B.K. Yusuf's residence at Jumeirah Island followed by a Gala Dinner sponsored by Dr. Yusuf.
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NDA's win in Bihar Assembly bypolls a matter of concern: Prashant Kishor
Patna, Nov 23: Political strategist turned activist Prashant Kishor on Saturday dubbed as "a matter of concern" the NDA's win in assembly by-polls in Bihar despite "failure" of the BJP-led coalition to end the state's chronic backwardness during it's decades-long rule.
Talking to reporters here shortly after the results were out, Kishor also drew succour from the fact that his fledgling Jan Suraaj won "10 per cent" of the total votes polled in four seats, but rubbished the claim that it had played a role in the RJD's defeat in three of these.
"RJD is a 30-year-old party. The son of its state president finished third. Can Jan Suraaj be faulted for that? In Belaganj all Muslim votes went to the JD(U) candidate. In Imamganj, the Jan Suraaj cut into NDA votes. Else, the victory margin of (Union minister) Jitan Manjhi's Hindustani Awam Morcha would have been bigger", asserted Kishor.
Notably, Imamganj, a reserved seat, was retained by Manjhi's daughter-in-law Deepa, who defeated the RJD candidate by a thin margin of less than 6,000 votes. Jan Suraaj candidate Jitendra Paswan finished third, polling more than 37,000 votes.
When pointed out that in three of the four seats, candidates of Jan Suraaj had polled less than one-sixth of the total votes and ran the risk of losing their deposits, Kishor shot back "That should not be a matter of concern (chinta ki baat). If there is a matter of concern, it is the ability of the NDA to make a clean sweep despite having ruled Bihar for so long and "failed" to end the state's backwardness".
The IPAC founder, who had a brief stint in the JD(U), insisted that the party's supremo Nitish Kumar, the Chief Minister of Bihar, was a "spent force" and its candidate, former MLC Manorama Devi, had won on her own steam.
"We have always said that our fight is with NDA, not with RJD despite its claim of being the largest party in Bihar.....(but) Nitish Kumar is no factor. His party polled just about 11 per cent of total votes", said Kishor.
About his own party's inability to make a mark, Kishor said "We have secured 10 per cent votes..... in seats where Jan Suraaj had no presence since these areas were yet to be covered by my padyatra. Also, please note that we got our poll symbol after filing of nomination papers was over".
He also maintained that the Jan Suraaj will go solo in the assembly polls due next year when it will contest "all 243 seats".
"We were initially written off but by garnering about 10 per cent votes, in a state known to vote along predictable caste lines, we have proved a point. In the next few months we shall be strengthening the organization to ensure that vote share of the Jan Suraaj improves", he said.
