Name your leaders who fought for India's independence: Mevani Challenges RSS
Bantwal : Gujarat MLA and Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani has challenged the RSS to reveal the number of its leaders who have given their lives for the independence of India. Mevani described those who are speaking about changing the constitution are anti-nationals.
Mevani was speaking at the 'Swabhimani Samavesha' organised as part of ' Save Constitution Campaign' at Sparsha Kalamandir at BC Road on Saturday.
Mevani stressed that we don not want the rule of Hindutva Corporates here. He urged all to come together and fight to form a secular government.
" Prime Minister Modi is reluctant to come to Karnataka. He only speaks of false development. Let him to come to Karnataka. He is also Gujarati and i am also Gujarati. Let us sit together in Karnataka and discuss about development" Mevani challenged Modi.
Actor, activist Prakash Rai who spoke on the occasion said BJP will never form the government in Karnataka. ' Wife of Mangaluru South BJP Candidate Vedavyas Kamath is seeking votes in the name of saving Hindutva. No one should use religion to seek votes. BJP is supporting rapists. First, it should stop that ' Rai urged.
K L Ashok, state committee member of ' Samvidhana Ulisi' campaign said that we don't vote for those who killed Gandhi and Gauri. Those who oppose Ambedkar and constitution have no right to rule our country. This is an election between hate and love and not between religions, said Ashok.
Student leader Richa Singh said party like BJP has only one agenda.They want to finish Loktantra ( Democracy) and implement Sangh Tantra ( Sangh rule). She called upon the 15 lakh youth voters who are voting for the first time to ensure that BJP does not come to power.
Senior activist Suresh Bhat Bakrabail presided over the event. D M Kulal, Haji Mustafa Kempi, Nirmal Kumar, Alwyn Colaco, Pushparaj Shetty, Vani Periyodi were present.
Event was inaugurated by releasing the book Red Alert. Umar UH welcomed the gathering. Ismath Pajeer compered the program.
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Assam to lift all cases against Koch Rajbongshis in Foreigners' Tribunals: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
Guwahati, Apr 4 (PTI): The Assam cabinet has decided to lift all cases pending against people from the Koch Rajbongshi community in the Foreigners' Tribunals, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday.
They will also no longer carry the tag of 'D' or doubtful voters, he said.
''There are 28,000 cases pending in different Foreigners' Tribunals in the state against people of the community. The cabinet has taken a historic decision of lifting the cases with immediate effect,'' Sarma said at a press conference here after the cabinet meeting.
The government believes that the Koch Rajbongshis are an indigenous community of the state and they are an inextricable part of ''our social and cultural fabric'', he asserted.
The people of this community are poor and have suffered a lot over the years, he said.
''They will no longer carry the tag of foreigners or ‘D’ voters,'' the CM said.
Foreigners Tribunals are quasi-judicial bodies, particularly in Assam, established to determine if a person residing in India is a "foreigner" as defined by the Foreigners Act of 1946, based on the Foreigners (Tribunals) Order of 1964.
These tribunals are designed to address matters related to citizenship and the presence of “foreigners” in India, specifically focusing on cases where someone is suspected of being an illegal immigrant.
There are 100 Foreigners’ Tribunals across Assam.
The Koch Rajbongshis have a sizeable presence in Assam, West Bengal, Meghalaya, and parts of Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan, and they demand Scheduled Tribe status.
