Goodinabali rape case: Jamaat committee, various organizations hold silent march
Protest staged, shops remain shut demanding stringent action against the perpetrators
Bantwal: In a bid to condemn the sexual assault on a minor girl of Goodinabail and demanding strict action against the perpetrators; Goodinabali Jamat Administrative Committee, various organizations, and a number of citizens wore black ribbons and carried out a silent march to BC Road on Thursday.
In addition, shopkeepers pulled down their shutters in support of the protest.
“The government should take this case seriously and provide legal protection and compensation to the victim’s family. The accused, who were involved in this inhuman act and are still on large, should also be arrested. Besides, people who are trying to cover up the case should also be punished,” the protesters demanded.
Meanwhile, the protestor s submitted a memorandum to the government via Tahsildar Purandar Hegde and Bantwal SI Chandrashekhar.
Earlier in the day, Goodinabail Masjid held a condemnation meeting.
Jamaat President Haji Mohammad, former councilor Iqbal IMR, GK Ahmed Bava, GK Basheer, journalist Farooq Koodinbali, Abubakar KH, Latif Khan Abubakar, Israr, Parvez, Hayaz Khan, and the town’s hundreds of citizens were present.
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By-election result not a mandate for the government: Basavaraja Bommai
Bengaluru: The results of the by-elections in three constituencies do not represent a mandate for the state government, said MP Basavaraja Bommai, adding that ruling party MLAs are dissatisfied with the lack of development in the state.
Speaking to the media at the BJP office on Tuesday, he stated that by-elections typically favor the ruling government. "When we were in power, we won 13 out of 17 by-elections. The Congress should not assume that this is a verdict in their favor," he remarked.
Bommai emphasized that these results are confined to the constituencies where the by-elections were held. He also accused the state government of poorly implementing its guarantee schemes without adequate financial preparation, claiming that the schemes are being halted due to financial strain.
He alleged that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's government has borrowed over ₹1 lakh crore, leading to difficulties in financial management. Bommai pointed out that the state government is yet to release over ₹2,000 crore to local bodies, including village panchayats, as recommended by the 15th Finance Commission.
"Anganwadi workers and contract workers are not receiving their salaries, and contractors are refusing to take up work due to non-release of funds, even after tenders have been floated," he added.
Responding to questions about internal dissent within the BJP, Bommai denied any significant issues, stating, "There is no dissent in the BJP. Everyone is committed to the party. There may be differing opinions on some matters, but I am confident that everything will be resolved within a month." He also noted that a motivated BJP team is actively working for the party.
