Kasaragod, October 20: P.B. Abdurrazaq, who was elected as the MLA from Manjeshwara constituency for two terms to the Kerala Assembly, took oath of office in Kannada language and thus drew the attention of the state.
He was elected as the MLA for the first time in 2011 and took oath in Kannada and raised voice in favour of the Kannadigas in the state. After late Cherkalam Abdulla who took the oath in Kannada for the first time in 2001, Abdurrazaq became the second person who took oath in Kannada in Kerala Assembly.
Abdurrazaq became the MLA for the second time in 2016 and again took oath in Kannada. He raised his voice for Kannadigas in the Kerala Assembly several times. He has concerns towards the Kannadigas and Kannada language. He used to attend the Kannada programmes without fail.
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New Delhi (PTI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said businessman Gautam Adani should be arrested after his indictment in the US and accused the government of protecting him.
Speaking to reporters outside Parliament, Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, said when hundreds of people are arrested on "tiny" charges in the country, why is Adani not in jail?
The reiteration by Gandhi comes hours after the Adani Group said the billionaire and his nephew Sagar Adani have not been charged with any violations of the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) in the indictment filed by US authorities in a court in a bribery case.
The duo has been charged with securities fraud that involves levy of monetary penalties.
"You think the Adanis are going to accept the charges. Which world are you living in? Obviously, he is going to deny the charges," Gandhi said when asked about the denial of charges by the Adani Group.
"The point is he has to be arrested. As we have said, hundreds of people are being arrested on tiny charges and the gentleman has been indicted in the United States for thousands of crores. He should be in jail... The government is protecting him," the former Congress chief said.
Gandhi was the first to demand the arrest of Adani after charges of alleged bribery were made out by the US against the businessman.
Earlier, Adani's lawyer Mukul Rohtagi said there are no specific charges against the businessman or his associates and the accusations of bribery are very general and no specifics on who gave the bribe to whom are not specified.