Everyone should read Prophet Muhammad: Dr L Hanumanthaiah
Bengaluru, November 18: Rajya Sabha Member and writer Dr L Hanumanthaiah said that people from all languages and religions should read Prophet Muhammad who advocated the message of peace as people who have not read the Prophet might misunderstand the religion.
Speaking at a programme organized to release books - Prophet Muhammad (collection of articles of writers), Prophet Muhammad (Prophet in the eyes of world scholars), organized by the Shanti Publications at Kannada Sahitya Parishat here on Sunday, he said that the Prophet Muhammad had advocated a message to the world for the peace and survival of mankind. So, not only Muslim community, but the people from all languages and religions should read the Prophet. The Prophet had said that Jihad means fighting against desire and luxury. But nowadays, jihad means creating fear among people. In the name of jihad, terrorism was dominating the world making the life of people hell, he said.
Some people have been appeasing the minorities keeping the Supreme Court verdict on Talaq and they have been doing politics in allowing the women into the Sabarimala temple which is ridiculous. The efforts of using the religion as a political pawn were there in all times. So, there was a need to disclose the truth of a religion. In view of this, Prophet Muhammad should be taken to the people, he said.
Writer Shakira Khanum said that in the book Prophet Muhammad (Prophet in the eyes of world scholars), opinions of total 25 philosophers of the world including five from India including Gandhi, Vivekananda and Sarojini Naidu were collected. The Prophet had said that ‘God means seeing ourselves’, she said.
Senior journalist NS Shankar, Muhammad Kunhi, Shanti Publication president Mohammad Attarulla Sharif and others were present.
“Woman is also has life. She also has dreams of leading her life independently. Understanding this, Prophet Muhammad had given rights to them. The Prophet had given message to the world that good will win over the evil and truth will win over the lies at any time. Apart from this, he had introduced the moral strength to the society. He was in favour of showing concerns and mercy to the enemies. So these two books will help to reach the message of such a personality to the people”.
- Shakira Khanum, Writer
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Leadership issue: Cong high command will call us at 'appropriate time,' will wait, says Shivakumar
Bengaluru, Dec 20 (PTI): With the leadership issue involving him and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah coming to the fore again, deputy CM DK Shivakumar on Saturday said the Congress high command has told the two leaders as to when they will be called to Delhi to to discuss the matter.
He said that both of them will go to Delhi and meet the high command, when summoned.
"I will inform you, I won't do anything without informing you. I will not go hiding from you," Shivakumar told reporters here in response to a question on him and Siddaramaiah's likely visit to the national capital to meet the party high command after the just concluded legislature session.
Asked if there was any invitation from the high command, asking him and CM to come to Delhi, he said, "they have told something to both of us, they have told both of us over phone as to when they will call us. We will go, both of us will go."
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"They (high command) have said they will call both of us at the appropriate time, we will wait for the call," the Karnataka Congress chief added.
Shivakumar's statement came a day after Siddaramaiah asserted in the Assembly that he would continue in office. He had also said that the Congress high command was "in my favour" and asserted that no decision was made on him staying at the helm for only two-and-a-half years, as per a rumoured 2023 agreement on power-sharing with his deputy.
Shivakumar, had said that he and CM Siddaramaiah have come to an agreement with the involvement of the Congress high command, and both of them will abide by it.
The power tussle within the ruling party has intensified amid speculations about a change in chief minister in the state, after the Congress government reached the halfway mark of its five-year term on November 20.
The speculation was fueled by the "power-sharing" pact between Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar in 2023.
Meanwhile some 'Naga Sadhus' visited the Deputy CM's residence and blessed him.
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Stating that he is going to Delhi on Tuesday to meet various central ministers, Shivakumar, who is also the Minister for water resources said, "the central government's water resources department has called us regarding interlinking of rivers."
"I will go there and discuss matters related to the state's river projects like Mahadayi, Krishna water award, Mekedatu, and Upper Badhra."
He said he will also meet the central water resources minister, forest minister, urban development minister.
"There are a lot of issues. We wanted to meet them along with MPs from the state, but still I will go and meet. Then after that, if needed, we will meet the Prime Minister also with the issues," Shivkumar added.
Hitting out at the Modi government at the Center for replacing the existing rural employment law MGNREGA, and removing Mahatma Gandhi's name from it, Shivakumar accused it of insulting the father of the nation.
He also challenged the government to remove Gandhiji's image from currency notes.
"The country wants Gandhi. People of the country will respond to it," he said.
"They want to change Gandhi's name...let them change this picture of Gandhi also," he said, showing a currency note.
"With Gandhi's name we had started an employment guarantee scheme under the leadership of Sonia Gandhi and (late) Manmohan Singh (former PM), the MGNREGA.....they want to kill the scheme, so they have changed its name. A big movement will start against it from Karnataka itself," he said.
