No urgent hearing on plea against Karnataka government: SC
New Delhi, June 8: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to hold an urgent hearing on a plea challenging the JD-S-Congress coalition government in Karnataka, contending that it was against the wishes of the people of the state.
A lawyer from Karnataka urged a vacation bench of Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel and Justice Ashok Bhushan to hear the matter later in the afternoon, saying that the people of Karnataka had voted for the BJP by giving it 103 seats but H.D. Kumaraswamy (of the Janata Dal-Secular) became the Chief Minister against the wishes of the voters.
He sought the reversal of the top court order passed following a "midnight" hearing of a plea by the Congress and the JD-S against Governor Vajubhai Vala's decision to invite BJP leader B.S. Yeddyurappa to take oath and form the government.
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Muslim leaders submit memorandum to JPC member Imran Masood against Waqf Bill
Jaipur (PTI): A delegation of Muslim leaders associated with the Congress met party MP Imran Masood, who is a member of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, in Ajmer on Sunday and submitted a memorandum against the provisions of the bill.
The bill was introduced in Lok Sabha on August 8 and referred to a joint parliamentary panel after a heated debate. The 31-member panel will submit its report by the next session of Parliament.
While the government has asserted that the proposed law did not intend to interfere with the functioning of mosques, the opposition called it targeting of Muslims and an attack on the Constitution.
The delegation of Muslim leaders met Masood, who was on a visit to Ajmer, and said the members of the community are opposed to the amendments because Waqf is a religious matter of the Muslims.
"We will not allow the government to interfere in our religious matters. The Constitution allows us to function according to our religion. The truth is that the government's intentions are not right," stated the memorandum addressed to the JPC's head Jagdambika Pal.
"Waqf is a completely religious matter and interference in it will not be right," it said.
The delegation included Ghulam Mustafa Chishti, Muzaffar Bharti, Rab Nawaz Jafri, Manzoor Ali, Ashraf Buland Khan, Ajmat Khan and Wahid Mohammad.
