New Delhi, Feb 25: All India Sunni Ulama Federation national general secretary Sulthanul Ulama A.P. Aboobacker Musliyar said that as the Muslims were lagging behind in getting education and failing to get their rights despite the equal opportunities entitled by the Constitution without any difference between majority and minority, the successive governments should create a conducive environment for the development of Muslims in the country.

He spoke at the valedictory of the SSF National Convention at the Ramlila Maidan on Monday.

Senior leader Syed Javed Mannan Mia Hazrat Barelvi inaugurated the valedictory of the convention. Syed Ibrahim Khaleelul Bukhari, Dr Hussain Saqafi, Dr AP Abdul Hakeem Azhari, Dr Farooq Naeemi and others spoke on the occasion.

Jodhpur university vice chancellor Dr Akhtar Vasi inaugurated the two-day convention. SSF national president Maulana Shaukat Bukhari presided over it. Dr Muhammad Fazil Hazrat, ICF Kuwait national leader Abdullah Vadagara, Suheiruddin Noorani Bangal and others gave oration on the occasion.

SSF National secretary KM Abubakkar Siddiq welcomed and campus secretary Syed Sajid Bukhari Kashmir proposed vote of thanks. A mega students rally was taken out from Rajghat to Ramlila Maidan.

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Panaji (PTI): A 26-year-old student of BITS Pilani was killed, and another suffered grievous injuries after their motorcycle collided with an oil tanker in South Goa, police said on Sunday.

The accident occurred around 5.15 pm on Saturday near a junction at Upasnagar in the Zuari Nagar area, an official said.

He said that the tanker was heading towards Vasco town from Upasnagar when the driver, Pedro Ivo Medeira (66), allegedly took a right turn to enter another lane without ensuring the safety of the oncoming traffic.

The victim, Karan Narasimha Murthy, who was riding towards Verna from the BITS Pilani campus, crashed into the rear left side of the tanker.

Murthy and his friend, Soham Adhikari (26), another student of BITS Pilani, suffered grievous injuries and were rushed to a hospital, where the former succumbed to his injuries.

Adhikari is undergoing treatment at the Goa Medical College and Hospital in Bambolim, the official said, adding that the tanker driver was arrested and later released on bail.