SSF Golden 50 Conference: “SSF’s service in education sector commendable," Minister Zameer Ahmed
Bengaluru: Bengaluru's Palace Grounds hosted the golden fifty grand conference of the Sunni Students Federation (SSF) on Sunday, where Housing and Minority Affairs Minister Zameer Ahmed commended the organization's significant contributions to education.
Minister Zameer Ahmed praised SSF for its five decades of service in the field of education, stating that the organization had become a global model. He emphasized the vital role of education in the country's prosperity and acknowledged SSF's frontline involvement in this endeavor, with many of its alumni now serving as IAS and IPS officers.
The minister also commended SSF leader A.P. Aboobaker Musliyar Kantapuram for his influential role within the organization. He highlighted the Karnataka Congress government's commitment to supporting minority community students in their educational pursuits, especially higher education, through various programs and assistance.
Minister Zameer Ahmed mentioned plans to introduce Kannada language teaching in Madrasas within the state and the consideration of establishing a Madrasa Board. He drew inspiration from Kerala's Madrasa education system as a model.
SSF State President Hafiz Sufiyan emphasized the organization's educational priorities and its commitment to running thousands of madrasas. He emphasized that SSF members have not been associated with any detrimental activities in society.
The conference also featured the presence of notable figures such as Kerala Muslim Jamaat General Secretary Syed Kalilul Bukhari Thangal, Waqf Board President Anwar Basha, Former President Shafi Saadi, Mufti Aboobaker, Nasir Lucky Star, and others.
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Congress using hijab issue to pacify minority anger, alleges Karnataka LoP R Ashoka
Bengaluru: Leader of Opposition in the Assembly R. Ashoka has accused the Congress government of using the hijab issue to placate what he described as discontent among minority voters after the Davanagere by-election.
In a post on X on Wednesday, Ashoka alleged that the state government, instead of addressing issues such as price rise, corruption, farmers’ distress and law and order, was attempting to retain its minority vote base by reviving the hijab issue.
Referring to the 2022 dress code introduced by the BJP government, which prohibited hijab in schools and colleges, Ashoka said the Karnataka High Court had upheld the policy and emphasised the importance of discipline in educational institutions.
He questioned the Congress government’s move to revisit the issue and asked whether setting aside the court-backed policy to benefit one community could be described as secularism.
Ashoka further alleged that while the government was willing to permit hijab, it continued to prohibit saffron shawls.
He accused the government of dividing students on religious lines rather than treating schools and colleges as spaces of equality.
Drawing a comparison with Mamata Banerjee’s government in West Bengal, Ashoka claimed that excessive appeasement politics had harmed the state and warned that the Congress in Karnataka could face a similar political response.
He said voters in Karnataka would teach the Congress a lesson for what he termed “vote-bank politics” and for compromising constitutional and judicial principles.
