BJP politicising Ram Mandir inauguration: Congress leader Padmaraj
Mangaluru, Jan 3: The BJP is trying to politicise the consecration ceremony at Ram temple in Ayodhya to create a rift between people and reap electoral gains, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) General Secretary R Padmaraj said on Wednesday.
Addressing reporters here, he said Lord Ram will not accept the politics being played by BJP leaders over the inauguration of the temple at Ayodhya.
Padmaraj said the Ram temple at Ayodhya has been built after the contentious issue related to it was resolved by the Supreme Court and that the BJP need not take credit for it.
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He also alleged that the BJP is resorting to unwanted politics over the arrest of two persons in Hubballi who had a warrant against them.
On Udupi MLA Yashpal Suvarna's demand to declare January 22, day of the consecration of the temple, a state holiday, he said since the ceremony is being held at the national level, the Centre can declare a holiday if they wish to do so.
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Flagrant injustice to underprivileged: Mehbooba on govt action against Shopian school
Srinagar (PTI): PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said declaring Dar Ul Uloom Jamia Siraj Ul Uloom in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian an unlawful entity under the UAPA was a "flagrant injustice" to the underprivileged sections of society.
She also alleged that banning such "altruistic institutions" without any solid evidence of anti-national activity "shows a deep seated prejudice and ill intention".
The institution allegedly run by individuals affiliated with a banned organisation has been declared an "unlawful entity" under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
In a post on X, Mehbooba said, "Every single day the j&k government acts as a mute bystander & a timid enabler of vicious assaults on J&Ks identity & dignity. Declaring Dar Ul Uloom Jamia Siraj Ul Uloom as an unlawful entity under UAPA is a flagrant injustice to the poor underprivileged sections of society".
The former chief minister said the institution served as a "beacon of quality education" for students unable to afford expensive schooling.
"It has produced reputed doctors and professionals who served this nation with dedication. Banning these altruistic institutions without any solid evidence of anti national activity shows a deep seated prejudice & ill intention," she added.
Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Anshul Garg issued a two-page order based on the dossier presented by Senior Superintendent of Police Shopian pointing towards the alleged illegal activities at Darul Uloom Jamia Sirajul Uloom at Imam Sahib in Shopian district in south Kashmir.
According to the order issued by Garg on April 24, there were "credible inputs and evidence on record, to indicate sustained and covert linkages of the institution with Jamaat-e-Islami, which the Government of India banned in 2019.
