Mortal remains of Madhukar Shetty cremated at Yadadi
Udupi, December 30: The mortal remains of senior IPS officer Madhukar Shetty were consigned to flames at his native place Yadadi near Shiriyara in Kundapura taluk on Sunday with full state honour.
Thousands of public, family members and officials had darshan of the body.
MLAs Haladi Srinivas Shetty, Sukumar Shetty, former minister Jayaprakash Hegde, opposition leader in the legislative council Kota Srinivas Poojary, senior journalist Dinesh Amin Mattu, KPCC general secretary MA Gafoor, police officers NPA Barman, Pratap Reddy, Arun Chakravarthy, Udupi ADC Vidya Kumari and others paid their homage to the departed soul.
Later, armed forces fired three rounds in the air to pay the respect led by Minister UT Khader, Deputy Commissioner Priyanka Mary Francis and SP Lakshman Nimbaragi. Later, his son Sharu, daughter Shamya and brother Murali Shetty lit the pyre at the farm house. His wife and brothers were present on the occasion.
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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.
