Manjeshwar: Bike rider dies in accident
Manjeshwar, Dec 29: A 22-year-old bike rider killed and pillion rider injured when the scooter they were riding collided with a KSRTC bus on Saturday.
The deceased was identified as Mohammed Abdul Basith, son of Abdul Khader of Udyavara near Manjeshwar.
The incident occurred on National Highway 66 near Shiria today evening. It has been learnt that Basit killed on the spot when the bus proceeding in opposite direction rammed into his scooter. The seriously injured pillion rider boy has been hospitalized in Mangaluru.
Kumble police have registered a case regarding this.
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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.
