Bhatkal: Umbrella organization of Muslim bodies in and around Bhatkal, Majlis-e-Islah wa Tanzeem, on Saturday afternoon, called on all the local traders and businessmen to keep their businesses closed in solidarity with the martyrs of Pulwama attack.
The organization further asked people to gather at Bhatkal Tahsildar’s office in the evening while it submits memorandum addressed to the prime minister of the country, through Tahsildar.
Hundreds of people joined the event and expressed their solidarity with the martyrs and victims of the attack and their families while also voicing their strong protest against the perpetrators of the attack, urging the prime minister to take strict action against them.
Senior Journalist Raza Manvi, while speaking at the event said that the community stands together in this fight against the terrorism and it is the hour of need that we should stand united in this moment of grief, and console the families of the martyrs.
Tanzeem’s former General Secretary and senior journalist, Dr. Haneef Shabab, also voiced the opinion of the community and said “We might have differences of opinions with the current government, but in these moment of grief, we have set aside all our differences and are standing with all the other communities, groups and the government in this fight. We will not tolerate anybody’s invasion into the country”.
Tanzeem Vice-President Inayatullah Shabandri, said “If need be, we will defend our borders, we will defend our countries. We will always be ready for situations like that, to fight and die for our country”.
The memorandum condemned the attack and urged the prime minister to initiate strong action against perpetrators and bring them to justice.
Tanzeem GS, Altaf Kharuri, TMC President Sadiq Matta, Siddiq DF, Moulana Azeez Ruknuddin and others were present.
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Mumbai(PTI): Outgoing Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, who returned to Mumbai from New Delhi on Friday morning, is travelling to his native village in Satara district amid continuing suspense over his successor a week after the assembly poll results.
Shinde had told reporters in New Delhi on late Thursday night that the next meeting of the Mahayuti alliance on government formation will be held in Mumbai on Friday.
However, the caretaker CM, who heads the Shiv Sena, is travelling to his native village Dare in Satara district in western Maharashtra and the meeting is now expected to take place on Sunday, the sources said.
The Shiv Sena leader has repeatedly said he would not be an obstacle in the government formation and abide by the decisions taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on the next chief minister.
Different viewpoints are emerging in the Shiv Sena over Shinde's place in the next government to be headed by the BJP, the biggest constituent in the Mahayuti, which posted a thumping win in the just-held assembly polls.
Many leaders in the Shiv Sena are asking Shinde to accept deputy CM's post if offered by the BJP. However, another section feels it wouldn't be right for him to accept No. 2 position after serving as CM for more than two-and-a-half years, the sources said.
"The government formation process will start after the BJP announces its legislature party leader," they said.
During his Delhi trip, Shinde had met Shah and discussed formation of the next government in the state. His deputies in the outgoing state cabinet Devendra Fadnavis (BJP) and Ajit Pawar (NCP) had also met the senior BJP leader.
Talking to reporters in the national capital, Shinde called the discussion “good and positive”.
Shinde, Fadnavis and Pawar had also met BJP president J P Nadda.