JD(S) refuses to join BJP in protest against 4% Muslim quota, stands firm on party’s ideology
Bengaluru: The Janata Dal (Secular) has firmly stated that it will not join its alliance partner, the Bharatiya Janata Party, in protesting against the 4 percent reservation for Muslims in government tenders.
JD(S) leaders have directed their legislators to stay out of the protest and also informed the floor leader at Legislative Assembly Suresh Babu to make this stand clear when asked by the media, as reported by Deccan Herald on Sunday.
“We will not compromise on the party’s ideology and principles,” sources from JD(S) confirmed to DH. The regional party emphasised its support for the saffron party in areas like price hikes, guarantees failing to reach citizens, maladministration, and corruption. However, they reiterated that the 4 percent Muslim reservation was a policy provided by JD(S) supremo H.D. Deve Gowda, and as such, they cannot align with the BJP’s opposition to it.
Meanwhile, Opposition Leader R. Ashoka said that BJP would discuss the matter with JD(S), asserting that JD(S) should protest against the Muslim quota bill.
Furthermore, BJP state president B.Y. Vijayendra announced plans for a statewide campaign to raise awareness among Hindus about the alleged injustices they face under the Congress-led administration, claiming that Muslim reservation is unconstitutional. “We will take this fight against the Congress to a logical end. We will discuss with the party leaders and plan the agitation shortly,” he added.
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NEET aspirant found hanging in Kota, 9th suspected suicide this year
Kota, Mar 25 (PTI): A 17-year-old medical aspirant allegedly hanged himself from an iron rod in his hostel room in Kota’s Jawahar Nagar area on Tuesday, police said.
This is the ninth case of suspected suicide by a coaching student in Kota since January.
Harshraj Shankar, a native of Bihar’s Nalanda district, had been preparing for the medical entrance exam in a coaching institute here since April last year, they said.
After being informed by the hostel caretaker that this afternoon that the boy had bolted the door from inside and was not responding, a police team reached the spot, Jawahar Nagar SHO Ramlaxman.
The team broke open the room door and found the boy hanging to an iron rod, he added.
The ceiling fan in the hostel room was equipped with “anti-suicide devise”. So, the NEET aspirant arranged an iron rod to hang himself, the police said.
No suicide note was recovered from the spot, the SHO said, adding that the body has been shifted to the mortuary of a hospital and a post-mortem would be conducted after the arrival of his parents who have been informed.
A probe is underway.
This is the ninth student suicide this year that took place in the city famous for its being a coaching hub. Six coaching students -- five JEE, one NEET -- killed themselves in January alone.
Seventeen coaching students died by suicide in Kota in 2024. In 2023, the number stood at 26.
