Adduru: Illegal sand den raided
Mangaluru, Jan 15: A team led by Mangaluru Assistant Police Commissioner on Tuesday carried out a raid on an illegal sand den in Adduru in the limits of Bajpe police station on Tuesday morning.
Based on specific information, the assistant commissioner conducted the raids in between 3 am to 5 am on Tuesday morning and seized two sand-laden lorries and a truck that was used for the sand transportation.
It is said that the sand was brought from the Phalguni river illegally and stored in the areas of Adduru and Mutturu villages.
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Waqf Bill anti-secular, will snatch rights of Muslims: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata (PTI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday described the Waqf (Amendment) Bill as “anti-secular”, claiming that it would snatch the rights of Muslims.
Banerjee, speaking in the assembly, also said the Centre did not consult with states over the matter.
“The bill is anti-federal and anti-secular; it is a deliberate attempt to malign a particular section. It will snatch the rights of Muslims... The Centre did not consult with us on the Waqf Bill,” she said.
The chief minister added that “if any religion was attacked”, she would wholeheartedly condemn it.
Opposition parties have stridently criticised the amendments proposed by the bill in the existing Waqf Act, alleging that they violate the religious rights of Muslims.
The ruling BJP has asserted that the amendments will bring transparency in the functioning of the Waqf boards and make them accountable.
A parliamentary committee has been constituted to scrutinise the contentious bill.
