All religions are equal in Constitution: Siddaramaiah
Connect-2018 Community Convention
Grand Hubburasool Conference
Mangaluru, December 3: “Constitution was written on humanitarian ground. People of all religions in the country should live like one family members because, all religions are equal in the Constitution”, opined former chief minister Siddaramaiah.
Inaugurating the ‘Grand Hubburasool Conference’ of the ‘Connect-2018 Community Get-together’ organized to mark the fifth anniversary of the Karnataka Cultural Foundation (KCF) at Nehru Stadium here on Monday, Siddaramaiah said that the “country has the communities like Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Jains and Buddhists. No religion is above or below. Some people say that Siddaramaiah has been appeasing a single religion. But I have done my administration under the Constitutional provisions. The Constitution does not promote hatred. Instead, it has advocated tolerance, harmony and coexistence”, he said.
“India is a rich country and every individual has share in it. Unfortunately, the wealth is accumulated with a few people. The wealth of the nation should be distributed equally. I have ruled the state in this principle. I have not tried to appease any one religion”, he said.
Various schemes like Anna Bhagya, Ksheera Bhagya, Krishi Bhagya, Matru Poorna and other programmes have benefitted many people. But some people would not tolerate it. He would not hesitate to anything, but he would be committed to the Constitution as it was a guide to him, he added.
BJP-led NDA government has completely failed at the centre. They have failed to fulfill their promises. They remember Sri Rama only when they confront problems or elections. After election, definitely they would forget Rama. Every leader has got the benefit of the Constitution and it was their duty to protect it. More facilities should be ensured to the oppressed class to fulfill the intention of the Constitution, he said.
In his government, Rs 3100 crore was released for minority welfare. But he was not satisfied about it. If he had come to power, he would have kept Rs 10,000 crore to ensure social justice to everybody. He would urge the coalition government to release more funds, he said.
Urban Development and Housing Minister UT Khader said that Dakshina Kannada was a peace loving district. Though some people have been trying to instigate the people, they want peace and harmony, he said.
Yenepoya University Chancellor Abdul Kunhi Yenepoya said that Darul Aman Housing Scheme in Connect-2018 Community Get-together was an important programme. Sulthanul Ulama Shaikhuna Kanthapuram AP Abubakar Musliyar has made name not only in India, but in the world, he said.
Sulthanul Ulama Shaikhuna Kanthapuram AP Abubakar Musliyar delivered speech.
Sunni Jamiatul Ulama Karnataka president Tajul Fuqaha Sheikhuna PM Ibrahim Musliyar Bakel was felicitated by Siddaramaiah on the occasion.
Siddaramaiah also felicitated Minister UT Khader on behalf of Hawwa UT who represented India in International Quran reciting. Sunni Jamiatul Ulama Karnataka president Tajul Fuqaha Sheikhuna PM Ibrahim Musliyar Bakel presided over the programme.
Former minister Ramanath Rai, Haji SM Abdul Rasheed, Kanachur Monu Haji, BH Khader, NS Kareem, Muslim Central Committee president Muhammad Masood, former MLA Moideen Bava, Former MUDA president Ibrahim Kodijal, Congress leader Harish Kumar, Information officer Khader Shah, mayor Bhaskar Moily, Adur Tangal, Kodagu district composite Jamaat Edappal Naib Khazi Shaikhuna KA Muhammad Musliyar, SMA Karnataka president Syed Jalaluddin Hadi Tangal Madani Ujire, Syed Jaafar Assakhaf Tangal Koteshwara, State SSF vice president Syed Hamim Shibuddin Tangal Misbahi Balehonnur, Syed Shafi Naemi Jamalullaili Tangal Marenahalli Sakleshpur, Dr. Muhammad Fazil Razvi Kavalakatte, Jamia Saadiya, Kasaragod Prof. KP Hussain SaAdi KC Road, Abu Sufyan H.I. Ibrahim Madani Katipalla, SJM Karnataka president Atur Sahad Musliyar, SMA Karnataka general secretary NA Abdur Rahman Madani Jeppu, SJU DK district president Muhammad Ali Faizi Balepuni, SJU general secretary TK Muhiuddin Kamil Saqafi Thoke, DKSC Muloor general manager Mustafa Saadi Shirva, Mahboob Saqafi Kinya, Dikra Campus Moodabidri chairman Naufal Saqafi Kalasa, Udupi district composite Jamaat president S Abdul Haji Toufeeq Navunda, Ibrahim Bava Haji Mangaluru, Siddiq Haji of Supreme Traders, Haji A.H. Abubakar Sakaleshpura, Haji Syed Meeran Saheb Kadaba, SSF Karnataka general secretary KM Ilyas, SMA Karnataka secretary MBM Sadiq Malabettu, SSF Karnataka treasurer Sharief Bengaluru and others were present.
Dakshina Kannada District Composite Jamaat Khazi Syed Fazal Koyamma Tangal Madani Al Bukhari offered prayer, while SYS state general secretary Dr MSM Abdur Rasheed Saqafi Zaini Kamil welcomed. SYS state committee secretary MA Siddiq Saqafi Moolur proposed vote of thanks and Shafi Saadi Bengaluru compared the programme.
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3 US troops killed, 5 seriously wounded during Iran attacks, military says
Washington (AP): Three American service members have been killed and five others seriously wounded during the US attacks on Iran, the military said Sunday, marking the first American casualties in a major offensive that has sparked retaliation from the Islamic Republic.
US Central Command, which oversees the Middle East, announced the deaths in a post on X but did not say when and where they occurred. The statement said “several others sustained minor shrapnel injuries and concussions” and were going to return to duty.
Central Command described the situation “as fluid” and said it would withhold the identities of the service members who were killed for 24 hours after their families were notified.
The US military also denied Iranian claims that the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier was struck with ballistic missiles, saying on X that the “missiles launched didn't even come close.”
President Donald Trump had warned that American troops could be killed or injured in the operation.
“The lives of courageous American heroes may be lost, and we may have casualties,” the Republican president said in a video address released early Saturday. “That often happens in war. But we're doing this not for now. We're doing this for the future.”
Following the US-Israeli strikes that killed Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and other leaders, Iran's counterattacks have struck US bases in Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates.
Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard has threatened to launch its “most intense offensive operation” ever targeting Israeli and American military installations.
Before the strikes, Trump had built up the largest US military presence in the Middle East in decades. The arrival of the Lincoln and three accompanying guided-missile destroyers at the end of January bolstered the number of warships in the region.
The world's largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, and four accompanying destroyers later were dispatched from the Caribbean Sea to head to the Middle East.
The Ford was part of the US raid in Venezuela that captured leader Nicolás Maduro, who was brought to New York to face drug trafficking charges. The operation in January claimed no American lives but left seven US troops with gunshot wounds and shrapnel-related injuries.
One of those injured received the Medal of Honor during Trump's State of the Union address last week. Trump said Army Chief Warrant Officer 5 Eric Slover piloted the lead CH-47 Chinook helicopter that descended on the “heavily protected military fortress” where Maduro was staying.
Trump has launched several military operations during his second term, including strikes on members of the Islamic State group in Syria in retaliation for an ambush attack that killed two US troops and an American civilian interpreter in December.
The US military has also struck IS forces in Nigeria, after Trump accused the West African country's government of failing to rein in the targeting of Christians.
