Asaduddin Owaisi rejects 'Z' security, asks govt to file case under UAPA
New Delhi, Feb 4: AIMIM member Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday rejected 'Z' security cover extended to him by the government after an attack on him.
Speaking in the Lok Sabha, Owaisi urged the government to charge those who attacked him with stringent provisions of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act and appealed to end radicalisation in the country.
"I don't want Z category security. I want to be an A-category citizen, at par with you all. Why was UAPA not invoked against those who fired at me? ...I want to live, to speak. My life will be safe when the poor are safe. I will not get scared of those who shot at my car," he said in Parliament.
On Thursday, gunshots were fired at Owaisi's vehicle at Hapur in western Uttar Pradesh when he was returning to Delhi after campaigning for the assembly elections.
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said the state government has arrested the culprits and also seized the weapon and vehicle used in the attack.
Goyal said Home Minister Amit Shah will make a statement in the House on Monday.
“मुझे Z कैटेगरी सिक्योरिटी नहीं चाहिए। मुझे A कैटेगरी का शहरी बनाइए ताकि हमारी आपकी ज़िंदगी बराबर हो। मैं 1994 से राजनीति कर रहा हूँ मैं घुटन की ज़िंदगी नहीं जी सकता। मैं सिक्योरिटी हरगिज़ नहीं लूंगा। आप इंसाफ़ कीजिए। गोली चलाने वालों पर UAPA लगाइए” : @asadowaisi @aimim_national pic.twitter.com/1W4VSdODuz
— Umashankar Singh उमाशंकर सिंह (@umashankarsingh) February 4, 2022
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School headmaster dies after bike falls into roadside ditch in Karnataka's Chitradurga
Chitradurga (Karnataka) (PTI): A school headmaster died and another person was seriously injured after their bike allegedly fell into a roadside ditch in this district on Wednesday, police said.
The deceased has been identified as Premkumar (45) of Rampura village in Molakalmuru taluk.
He was serving as the headmaster at Basaveshwara Rural High School in BG Kere village, they said.
The accident occurred near Vittalapura close to Devasamudra in Molakalmuru taluk on Wednesday evening, police said.
According to police, the accident occurred when the bike allegedly fell into a roadside ditch at a curve on the road connecting Rayadurg in Andhra Pradesh to Rampura.
The injured person has been identified as Ramanjaneya of Pakkurthi village. As he sustained severe injuries, he has been admitted to VIMS Hospital in Ballari for treatment, a senior police officer said.
A case has been registered at Rampura Police Station, police said, adding that further investigation is underway.
