Letter to PM demanding action against Ananth Kumar Hegde
Seek apology of Muslims within a week: Ansar
Udupi, May 3: Union Minister Ananth Kumar Hegde who insulted the Muslims and hurt their religious sentiments by saying that masjids have amassed crores of rupees in the name of zakat and were purchasing weapons and bombs, should tender apology of Muslim community within a week.
Addressing the Muslims who staged a protest condemning the statement of the Union Minister near the Memorial of the Servicemen at Ajjarakadu here on Thursday, Karnataka Rakashana Vedike district president Ansar Ahmed said that if the Minister failed to apologize, they would intensify their protest. Islam has five tenets like kaleema, namaz, zakat, ramzan and hajj. But without having this knowledge, the Minister has spoken like that. They were ready to give information to the Minister who does not know anything about the Islam, he said.
Now the minister is issuing derogatory remarks against the religion. In future, he might question the roots of the religion. So, Prime Minister Narendra Modi should warn his colleague against giving such statements. Otherwise, the entire Muslim community may revolt against the Minister. The Prime Minister should take steps to maintain religious harmony by keeping a gag on Hegde and they have written a letter to the Prime Minister about this development, he said.
He also condemned the act of insulting the religious practice of Lord Tirupati Thimmappa in a private TV channel. People should respect other religions as they respect their own religion and this is real human religion, he added.
Leaders Zunaid, Samshuddin, Asif, Irshad and others were present.
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Minor girl kidnapped and raped; main accused and two cafe owners held
Latur (PTI): A minor girl was allegedly kidnapped and raped by an 18-year-old man in Latur, leading to the arrest of the main accused and owners of two cafes where the crime occurred on December 4, police said on Saturday.
Police traced the girl within hours of registering the complaint. The accused, identified as Rihan Gulab Shaikh, was arrested based on the girl's complaint. Two others are owners of two cafes where the crime occurred, police said.
Police registered a case under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), POCSO Act, and the Prevention of Atrocities Act, an official said.
