Not a member of Karnataka Ulema Coordination Committee: DK Qazi Twaka Ahmed Musliyar clarifies
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada District Qazi Alhaj Twaka Ahmed Musliyar has issued a clarification stating that he is neither a member nor a director of the Karnataka Ulema Coordination Committee, despite reports suggesting otherwise.
In a statement, Musliyar said that he had attended a press meet regarding protests against the Waqf Amendment Act at the invitation of Dakshina Kannada District Waqf Advisory Committee President Abdul Nasir Lucky star. "It was only after attending that I came to know about the formation of the committee. I also participated in the subsequent protest. However, I had no information regarding the committee’s expansion," he clarified.
He further said, “It has come to my notice that my name has been mentioned as a director of the committee. I have not taken on any responsibility within it. I have no association with the committee in any official capacity.”
The Karnataka Ulema Coordination Committee was recently formed to intensify protests against the Waqf Amendment Act. Prominent religious scholars associated with the committee include Sayyid Ismail Hadi Thangal, K.P. Hussain Saadi (K.C. Road), B.K. Abdul Khader Al-Qasimi (Bambrana), Dr. Muhammad Fazil Razvi (Kavalkatte), N.K. Muhammad Shafi Saadi (Bengaluru), and K.M. Usmanul Faizi (Thodar), among others.
Following its formation, the committee organised a major protest in Adyar Kannur. It also intervened in recent incidents, including the murder of Abdul Rahman in Kolattamajalu and the death of Wayanad native Ashraf, who succumbed to injuries after a mob lynching in Kudupu, raising demands for justice before concerned authorities.
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Police crack whip against inciteful social media posts
Mangaluru (Karnataka) (PTI): Police have registered a case on their own after discovering a series of alarming and provocative posts on Instagram, allegedly aimed at inciting communal hatred, glorifying violence and threatening revenge attacks in the city.
According to the FIR, filed by Police Sub-inspector Anita Nikkam of the Kankanady Town Police Station, the officer who was monitoring social media platforms on December 2 as per the instructions of senior officials, came across multiple Instagram accounts sharing inflammatory content.
The FIR states that posts and stories on 16 Instagram accounts reportedly carried images of unknown individuals brandishing weapons, including pistols, revolvers, swords and machetes, some with their faces masked.
Police said the posts were crafted to instil fear, provoke violence, create hostility between communities and disrupt public order in Mangaluru.
The FIR states that the content appeared to be part of a larger attempt to incite hatred between religions and communities, encourage unlawful activities, and disturb peace and communal harmony.
The complaint notes that Mangaluru is a 'sensitive region', and that the posts indicated a coordinated attempt to create fear, trigger riots, conspiracies and criminal acts through social media.
Police have initiated action under relevant sections of law and are tracing the individuals behind the Instagram accounts.
Further investigation is under way.
