AAP nominates three candidates in Dakshina Kannada for Karnataka Assembly elections
Mangaluru, Mar 21: AAP's Dakshina Kannada unit on Tuesday said three candidates had been nominated for Mangaluru South, Mulki-Moodbidri and Sullia in the district for the forthcoming assembly elections in Karnataka.
The Aam Aadmi Party, which is attempting to gain entry into state politics, had on Monday released its first list of 80 candidates for the upcoming assembly elections.
Santhosh Kamath will fight the poll from Mangaluru South, Vijayanath Vithal Shetty from Mulki-Moodbidri and Sumana Bellarkar from Sullia, AAP Dakshina Kannada unit president Ashok Adamale told reporters here on Tuesday.
Adamale said the party had decided to field candidates in all 224 assembly constituencies of Karnataka. The next list of 100 candidates will be released on March 27, he added.
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Waqf Bill anti-secular, will snatch rights of Muslims: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata (PTI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday described the Waqf (Amendment) Bill as “anti-secular”, claiming that it would snatch the rights of Muslims.
Banerjee, speaking in the assembly, also said the Centre did not consult with states over the matter.
“The bill is anti-federal and anti-secular; it is a deliberate attempt to malign a particular section. It will snatch the rights of Muslims... The Centre did not consult with us on the Waqf Bill,” she said.
The chief minister added that “if any religion was attacked”, she would wholeheartedly condemn it.
Opposition parties have stridently criticised the amendments proposed by the bill in the existing Waqf Act, alleging that they violate the religious rights of Muslims.
The ruling BJP has asserted that the amendments will bring transparency in the functioning of the Waqf boards and make them accountable.
A parliamentary committee has been constituted to scrutinise the contentious bill.
