Anti-CAA Protests are second freedom struggle: MLC Ivan D'Souza in Mangaluru
Mangaluru: Member of Legislative Council (MLC) Ivan D’Souza on Sunday slammed Narendra Modi led BJP government at the centre for introducing laws like CAA and NRC that he alleged were the reason behid the chaos in the country.
Speaking at a massive protest rally against CAA, NRC, NPR and the recent Delhi violence, in Mangaluru, D’Souza asserted that the country had not faced similar crisis in more than 70 years after Independence. He added that the freedom struggle before the India got Independence was a similar crisis situation in the country when the people of the country were on street and were ready to sacrifice their lives to free India from the clutches of British rule.
“After India got Independence in 1947, this is for the first time the country is witnessing such crisis. Draconian laws like CAA, NRC and NPR have become the reason for the chaos in all parts of the country” D’Souza said.
He also added that these laws are not only the concern of Muslims but of every citizen who believes in the secular fabric of India. He added that participating in these protests and struggle was equal to participating in India’s freedom struggle.
Welfare Party of India's Karnataka President, Tahir Hussain who also addressed the gathering of thousands of people, attacked Union Home Minister, Amit Shah and Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the introduction of CAA and NRC. He opined that over 44 crore people in the country were categorized as 'illeterate' and that they do not possess any document to prove their identification of citizenship.
Hussain questioned what the government intended to do with as many as these 44 crore people of the country who are illiterate and cannot provide their documents. He also added that these laws were in violation of the Articles of the Constitution of India which forbids differentiation among the people of the country on the basis of religious lines.
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
