“Neither candidate nor his parents invited me for campaign,” says MLC Abdul Jabbar
Don’t know if they are sidelining us or if we are not needed: Jabbar
Davangere: Congress MLC and State President of the Minority Cell of the party, K. Abdul Jabbar, has stated that neither the candidate nor his parents invited him to campaign for the upcoming Davangere South by-polls.
Jabbar, a senior leader from the party in the district, told Vartha Bharati that, “neither the (Davanagere South by-poll Congress) candidate nor his father or mother have called me to the campaign.”
His remarks come amid ongoing discussions over allegations that the minority community was insulted by being denied a ticket in the Davangere South by-polls, scheduled to be held on April 9.
He further stated that, “even when the Chief Minister came for campaigning, he did not invite me. At the very least, I did not receive any call from the Chief Minister’s office either.”
“How are we supposed to go without being invited? If we go without being invited and they later say we have ruined it, what will we do? I don’t know if they are sidelining us or treating us as if we are not needed," Jabbar questioned.
"They may be confident that we will win regardless of who comes or not, and that is why they did not invite us," Jabbar alleged.
Speaking to VB, Jabbar also expressed displeasure, stating that locals were upset over “Minister (Mallikarjuna’s) remarks that Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan did not need to campaign in the constituency.”
However, he clarified that he holds no resentment towards the party or its senior leadership.
“I am satisfied with the position I have been given in the party, and the party is implementing good programmes for minorities,” he added.
He further expressed disappointment, stating that when the high command was asked to announce in a press meet that Muslims would be given tickets after two years, they [the leaders] responded dismissively, saying “we will see about all that later."
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NEET student hangs self in Rajasthan's Sikar
Jaipur (PTI): A student preparing for the NEET examination allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in a rented room in Rajasthan's Sikar on Friday, police said.
According to the police, the student allegedly hanged himself from a ceiling fan using his sister's scarf while one sister was attending coaching classes and the other was in the bathroom.
He had appeared in the NEET UG exam 2026, which was cancelled due to paper leak, they said.
Udyog Nagar SHO Rajesh Kumar said that the deceased, identified as Pradeep Meghwal, was a resident of Kanika ki Dhani village in Jhunjhunu's Gudha Gaudji area.
He had been living in a rented room in Sikar's Jaldhari Nagar area with his two sisters while preparing for NEET over the last three years.
His elder sister later found him hanging and informed the landlord and police after bringing him down, officials said.
The SHO said the body was kept at SK Hospital mortuary, and a postmortem had not been conducted.
The student's father, Rajesh Kumar Meghwal, told police that Pradeep's NEET examination had gone well and the family was expecting him to score around 650 marks.
Former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot expressed grief over the incident and linked it to anxiety among students after reports of irregularities and paper leaks in NEET 2026.
Pilot said repeated paper leak incidents and cancellation of examinations were affecting students' mental health and demanded a time-bound investigation and strict action against those responsible.
