Government scheme beneficiaries’ convention held in Mangaluru
Mangaluru: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai inaugurated a convention of the beneficiaries of the central and state government schemes here on Thursday.
The event was organized at the Karavali Utsav Maidan in the city.
District In-charge Minister V Sunil Kumar, Fisheries Minister V Angara, Social Welfare and Backward Classes Minister Kota Srinivas Poojari, Minister for Cooperation Somashekhar, MLAs Vedavyas Kamath, Dr Bharat Shetty, Sanjeeva Matandur, Umanath Kotian, Rajeev Nayak and Harish Poonja, MLC Prathap Simha Nayak and Mangaluru Mayor Jayananda Anchan were among the dignitaries who attended the inauguration of the event.
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Waqf Bill anti-secular, will snatch rights of Muslims: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata (PTI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday described the Waqf (Amendment) Bill as “anti-secular”, claiming that it would snatch the rights of Muslims.
Banerjee, speaking in the assembly, also said the Centre did not consult with states over the matter.
“The bill is anti-federal and anti-secular; it is a deliberate attempt to malign a particular section. It will snatch the rights of Muslims... The Centre did not consult with us on the Waqf Bill,” she said.
The chief minister added that “if any religion was attacked”, she would wholeheartedly condemn it.
Opposition parties have stridently criticised the amendments proposed by the bill in the existing Waqf Act, alleging that they violate the religious rights of Muslims.
The ruling BJP has asserted that the amendments will bring transparency in the functioning of the Waqf boards and make them accountable.
A parliamentary committee has been constituted to scrutinise the contentious bill.
