Hundreds join ‘Upwasa Satyagraha’ protests across Coastal Karnataka
Mangaluru: The District committee of We the People of India on Thursday organised ‘Upwasa Satyagraha’ (fasting) urging the government to withdraw laws like NRC and CAA while also calling on the government to withdraw NPR process.
Hundreds of people participated in the protest near Mini Vidhan Soudha (Clock Tower) that was held to commemorate the 90th anniversary of Dandi March which was a part of India's freedom struggle.
Speaking at the protest, the Managing Director of the Shanti Foundation, Mohammed Kunhi, said that Satyagraha had its own importance since Mahatma Gandhi contributed a lot to the country through Satyagraha. "Satyagraha will be effective in defying the NPR and CAA regulations of the central government," he said.
Former MLA JR Lobo, Former Mayor Ashraf K., Nazeer Ullal, Rafeeuddin Kudroli, Vidya Dinakar, N. Nandagopal, Aamir Tumbe, A. K. Kukkila, Shekhar Laila, Advocate Sharif, KM Sharif, Rafeeq Darimi, M.G. Hegde, UH Khalid and others were present.
Similar Satyagraha protests and fasting were reported from across Coastal Karnataka including places like Udupi and Bhatkal where hundreds of people observed fasts to mark the 90th anniversary of Satyagraha and registered their protest against CAA, NRC and NPR.
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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).
