Defamation case against BJP MLA Yatnal: DK Shivakumar
Bengalurua: Minister DK Shivakumar said that he would file a defamation case against BJP MLA Basana Gouda Yatnal for Rs 2 crore for giving a statement 'DK Shivakumar supports BJP to form government in state' on the day of announcing the verdict in a case.
Speaking at the House on Tuesday, Shivakumar said that he was not unhappy. But he was pained because of Yatnal's statement. He was facing various cases in disproportionate assets case. But the BJP leaders have been saying that Shivakumar would go to jail. By saying this, they have conspired to send him to the jail. But he was ready for every thing. He was the jail minister in his young age and he would not hesitate to go to jail, he said.
"I have fought with the Prime Minister and the Chief Minister. I have been fighting for my self esteem. I would never go back. I have carried the palanquin of the MLAs who have resigned and now, I have to pay my condolences", he ridiculed.
I have informed Minister MTB Nagaraj that our meeting would be in the war field. I would answer him through elections.
- DK Shivakumar, Minister
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Flagrant injustice to underprivileged: Mehbooba on govt action against Shopian school
Srinagar (PTI): PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said declaring Dar Ul Uloom Jamia Siraj Ul Uloom in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian an unlawful entity under the UAPA was a "flagrant injustice" to the underprivileged sections of society.
She also alleged that banning such "altruistic institutions" without any solid evidence of anti-national activity "shows a deep seated prejudice and ill intention".
The institution allegedly run by individuals affiliated with a banned organisation has been declared an "unlawful entity" under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
In a post on X, Mehbooba said, "Every single day the j&k government acts as a mute bystander & a timid enabler of vicious assaults on J&Ks identity & dignity. Declaring Dar Ul Uloom Jamia Siraj Ul Uloom as an unlawful entity under UAPA is a flagrant injustice to the poor underprivileged sections of society".
The former chief minister said the institution served as a "beacon of quality education" for students unable to afford expensive schooling.
"It has produced reputed doctors and professionals who served this nation with dedication. Banning these altruistic institutions without any solid evidence of anti national activity shows a deep seated prejudice & ill intention," she added.
Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Anshul Garg issued a two-page order based on the dossier presented by Senior Superintendent of Police Shopian pointing towards the alleged illegal activities at Darul Uloom Jamia Sirajul Uloom at Imam Sahib in Shopian district in south Kashmir.
According to the order issued by Garg on April 24, there were "credible inputs and evidence on record, to indicate sustained and covert linkages of the institution with Jamaat-e-Islami, which the Government of India banned in 2019.
