Mangaluru: SSF, SYS stage protest against media houses that framed Abdul Rauf as 'terrorist'
Mangaluru: In the wake of a recent incident wherein a Belthangady Madrasa employee Abdul Rauf was telecasted as “Terrorist” by some of the major media houses of the region, Sunni Students Federation (SSF) and Sunni Yuvajana Sangam on Monday staged protest outside Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner’s office at State Bank here.
The protesters raised slogans against the media houses while also calling such incidents as “Media Terrorism”.
SYS Karnataka Chief G. M Mohammed Kamil added that the protest was not against all the media houses but only against those who ‘misuse their freedom of press’ to harass ordinary citizens of the country by labelling them anti-national.
Mohammed Ali of SSF Dakshina Kannada remarked that the media had tarnished the image of innocent man Abdul Rauf by showing him as a terrorist on TV. “These media houses are the dark spots of the media and journalism industry” he said while further criticizing them for their irresponsible and questionable reporting.
Adding that the media’s irrensponsible and biased attitude will hurt the secular fabric of the country, he said “The society will not accept such media houses and they will lose their credibility if they keep attacking one single religion”.
SSF District President Ibrahim Sakafi stressed that a media house should work as a force to secure democratic and secular values in the country. He called upon the police to take action against the media houses spreading fake news while also noting that the organisation will continue protesting in state and national capital if action is not initiated against these media houses.
Victim Abdul Rauf Musliyar, SSF District Secretaries Hafil yakub Saidi, KP Sirajuddin Sakafi and Ashraf Kinara and others were present during the protest.
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Uttarakhand Assembly passes censure motion against opposition over women's reservation bill
Dehradun (PTI): The Uttarakhand Assembly passed a censure motion against the Congress and other opposition parties on Tuesday for allegedly blocking the passage of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, in Parliament.
The motion, which expressed the House's formal disapproval of the opposition's conduct, triggered a massive uproar by Congress members, leading to the adjournment of the House sine die.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Subodh Uniyal moved the censure motion, citing the "uncooperative attitude" of opposition parties toward the bill seeking 33 per cent reservation for women in legislative bodies.
Addressing a special daylong session convened specifically to discuss "Nari Samman -- Rights in Democracy", Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said the bill's passage would have benefitted every political party.
Dhami noted that after delimitation, the number of Assembly seats in the hill state would have gone up to 105, with 35 reserved for women. He added that the number of Lok Sabha seats from Uttarakhand would have risen from five to seven or eight.
"The opposition fears that if women from ordinary households enter politics, the shops of dynastic politics run by certain parties will shut down," the chief minister claimed.
He compared the opposition's conduct in Parliament to the assembly in Mahabharat where Draupadi was insulted. Dhami further likened the opposition's behaviour to the "arrogance of Ravan".
The chief minister highlighted his government's initiatives, asserting that Uttarakhand was the first state to implement a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) to protect women's rights. He said the UCC freed Muslim women from practices like "halala", "iddat", polygamy and child marriage.
Leader of Opposition Yashpal Arya questioned the technical feasibility of the bill, calling the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) claims of providing reservation by 2029 "misleading".
He argued that the bill is linked to census and delimitation processes. The Congress leader said the 2026 census would conclude by 2027 and the final data publication would take two more years.
"The delimitation process will take another six years. The actual implementation of this bill is not possible before 2034," Arya said, describing the move as a strategy to protect the BJP's "political ground".
The session also saw high drama outside the Assembly gates, where Congress MLA Virendra Jati staged a protest, demanding the payment of "outstanding" dues to farmers by sugar mills.
Jati arrived at the Assembly's main gate with a tractor-trolley loaded with sugarcane and dumped it on the road. The move brought the traffic to a halt, prompting traffic and security personnel to intervene and clear the area.
Women Congress workers also staged a demonstration against the "anti-people policies" of the state government.
