St.Agnes student leader Naureen says she received threat call from abroad
Scarf row takes a new turn
Mangaluru: Vice President of St Agnes College Student Association has said that she received a threat call from abroad for exiting the WhatsApp group 'Justice for Scarf & Namaz.'
Speaking at a press conference called by the college principal here on Friday regarding the scarf issue that is going on over the past five days at St. Agnes College, Naureen said that she was added to this WhatsApp group. "I did not respond in any way to the scarf controversy. Besides, I came out of the group amidst discussions were in place. Meanwhile, I got an anonymous threat call from abroad," she said.
Speaking at the occasion, College Principal Dr. M. Jeswina said "no professor of the college pulled off any student's scarf. It has been instructed not to wear the scarf inside the classroom. But, there is no restriction in wearing a scarf or burqa inside the campus. A student of the college Fatima Anees, who earlier spoke to media in front of the college, attended all the classes from next day wearing the uniform set by the college. It has been instructed to the girls, who protested on that day, to clarify in writing within three days in the presence of their parents. We have not taken signatures of any students on blank papers," she clarified.
Anees, the father of Fatima Anees, said that the scarf controversy could be solved by the college administration, principal, students, and parents. It is not right to create a controversy outside the college.
Secretary Dr. Maria Roopa, Vice Principal Dr. Venice, Registrar Charles Stani Paisa, Disciplinary Committee Coordinator Dr. Devi Prabha Alva, staff member Neena, Old Student Nayana and others were present.
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Maharashtra polls: Rahul Gandhi's bag checked, Congress leader questions authorities
Amravati(PTI): Poll authorities on Saturday checked the bag of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi at Dhamangaon Railway in Maharashtra's Amravati district.
He was here to address a public rally for the November 20 assembly polls.
Gandhi's bag was checked after his helicopter landed at the helipad in Dhamangaon Railway, which is among the eight assembly seats in Amravati district.
Former state minister and Congress' Teosa MLA Yashomati Thakur, speaking to reporters, questioned the action of the poll authorities and asked why they were not checking bags of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah or Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.
The checking of bags of leaders, a practice of the poll authorities to enforce the model code of conduct, came to the fore in the state's election campaign after Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray was subjected to it in Yavatmal.
Thackeray not only shot a video of the procedure but also chided the poll authorities on not checking bags of Modi, Shah, Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis.
However, videos that surfaced subsequently showed bags of Shah, Shinde, Fadnavis, Ajit Pawar etc being checked by poll authorities.
