Mulbagal Congress candidate’s nomination rejected
Kolar: The returning officer of Mulbagal Assembly Constituency (SC) on Thursday rejected the nomination papers of Congress nominee Kottoru J Manjunath.
The scrutiny of Manjunath was postponed by the respective RO in view of Karnataka high court verdict.
The court held that Manjunath failed to establish that he belongs to a ST community, the Beda Jangama. It declared that he belongs to the Byragi caste, which is a Backward Caste.
Due to this, other candidates asked the election authorities to reject Manjunath’s nomination. Following which his nomination has been rejected.
Munianjenappa, a JDS candidate contesting against Manjunath, had given a complaint to the election commissioner saying Manjunath had submitted fake caste certificate to the Election Commission. Following which the RO has rejected Manjunath’s nomination papers.
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Waqf bill attacks Muslims, sets precedent to target other communities in future: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi (PTI): Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday alleged the "Waqf Bill attacks Muslims" and "sets a precedent to target other communities in future".
In a post on microblogging site X, Gandhi shared an article which claimed that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has now shifted focus to Catholic Church land after the passage of Waqf Bill.
"I had said that the Waqf Bill attacks Muslims now but sets a precedent to target other communities in the future," he wrote on X.
"It didn't take long for the RSS to turn its attention to Christians," the Congress leader wrote referring to the article.
"The Constitution is the only shield that protects our people from such attacks -- and it is our collective duty to defend it," Gandhi wrote.
Congress leader KC Venugopal too shared another article pointing to Catholic Church surpassing Waqf Board in landholdings and said, "As predicted, first one minority targeted, now onto the next."
