We don’t need development that can affect mankind: Fr. Victor Vijay Lobo
'Sauharda Sangama, Hubburasool Prabhashana' programme in Mangaluru
Mangaluru, December 2: “Mushrooming of industries have been affecting the human life in a great extent. We don’t need any development which can affect the mankind”, said Mangaluru Diocese PRO Fr. Victor Vijay Lobo.
‘Sauharda Sangama, Hubburasool Prabhashana’ programme organized as part of the campaign of ‘Grow plants, shun drug habits’ to mark the 17th anniversary of Sunni Sandesha, at the Nehru Maidan on Saturday, was inaugurated by Khasim Darimi.
DCP (Law and Order) Hanumantharaya said that ‘Grow plants, shun drug habits’ was a model programme and the same kind of programme was being conducted by the police department during December and hailed the efforts of the Sunni Sandesha for conducting awareness on environment.
Presiding over the programme, Hubburasool Speech Reception Committee president Abdul Rauf Puthige said that ‘if Saudi Arabia waged war against India which is my pride, I would face it for my country. If people from all faiths worked together and achieved, India would become a super power in the world”, he opined.
Sunni Sandesha Editor-in-Chief Haji KS Hyder Darimi, former minister Ramanath Rai, Reception Committee honorary president Mansoor Ahmed wished the programme. After the inaugural programme, noted speaker Ustad Hafil Sirajuddin Qasimi delivered a speech on Hubburasool .
Rajiv Gandhi University for Health Sciences Senate Member U T Ifthikar, Dakshina Kannada and Udupi Muslim Central Committee president Masood, Rasheed Haji Ullal of Ullala Darga, Reception Committee vice president Mustafa Bharat, Qatar businessman Monu, Abdul Khader Darimi Bambrana, Tabub Darimi, Mohammed Beary Yedapadavu, Hakeem Parthipadi, Yusuf Haji Addur, MH Haji Addur, Abdul Khader Darimi Kukkila, Abdul Rehman Haji Nasima, Umar Dirimi Pattori, Mahil Darimi, Siddiq Faizy Karaya, Zain Sakhafi, district Congress Minority wing president NS Kareem, Ibrahim Baqavi KC Road, Usman Faizy Todar, Usman Todar, Farooq Ullal, Nazeer Ullal, Sharief Ustad Ulla, Suleiman Sheik, Harun Ahsani, SDPI district president Ataulla Jokatte, Prakash Shetty and others were present.
while Reception Committee convener Naushad Haji Suralpadi welcomed the guests and Naufal Kudtamuger compared the programme.
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Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao condemns removal of sacred thread during CET
Bengaluru (PTI): The controversy over the alleged removal of sacred threads and other religious symbols during the KCET examination intensified on Saturday, with Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao condemning the act as "inhuman" and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad demanding strict action, calling it a violation of religious rights.
Reacting to the incident at Krupanidhi College in Madivala, the Minister said the government had taken note of the matter and assured transparent action, even as police have registered a case and initiated an investigation.
“The inhuman act of asking students to remove their ear studs, bangles, hijab or sacred thread, and even cutting long sleeves with scissors thereby affecting their morale is unacceptable and condemnable,” Rao said in a post 'X'.
He asserted that examination centres must test students’ knowledge and not undermine their dignity, adding that the government would take stringent steps to prevent recurrence.
The Minister also urged affected students not to lose confidence, saying the government stood firmly with them.
Meanwhile, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Karnataka South, strongly condemned the incident, alleging that it had hurt the religious rights and self-respect of the Hindu community.
“The incident of students removing and cutting off their Janivaras during the CET examination has violated the religious rights, culture and self-respect of the Hindu community,” the organisation said in a press note.
Calling the sacred thread a symbol of religious heritage and dignity, it said, “Society will not tolerate any act that insults it,” and demanded a thorough probe and stringent action against those responsible.
It also pointed out that similar incidents had been reported in the state last year, terming the recurrence “unfortunate and condemnable.”
The organisation further alleged that such incidents were damaging the well-being of society and claimed that some schools and colleges are promoting hatred against the Hindu society.
The row erupted after students alleged that invigilators at the examination centre asked them to remove religious symbols, including the sacred thread, during the Common Entrance Test (CET).
Following the incident, an invigilator was suspended and police 'secured' three staff members for questioning.
The CET is conducted for admission to professional courses across the state.
