Bhatkal: Coastal Karnataka NRI Forum inaugurates Mobile Clinic services
Mohammed Meeran Manegar donates hi-tech ambulance for Mobile Clinic
Bhatkal: Coastal Karnataka NRI Forum on Sunday inaugurated its first mobile clinic at an event held at MM Resort in Shirur here. Prabhuling Kavalikatti, Deputy Commissioner of Uttara Kannada District was present as the Chief Guest of the event.
The DC inaugurated the mobile clinic built on a hi-tech ambulance that was donated by prominent NRI and Philanthropist Mohammed Meeran Manegar.
Mohammed Meeran Manegar, Managing Trustee and Senior Vice President of Green Valley International School, spoke about how he developed the idea of Mobile Clinic and it was brought to reality. He thanked Yunus Kazia and SM Arshad for the support they extended for the idea.
Uttara Kannada Deputy Commissioner Prabhuling Kavalikatti termed the Mobile Clinic service as a noble cause and congratulated the Forum on initiating the service.
"COVID-19 taught us several lessons, one among them was the lesson of unity. People were scared for their life, and by fighting together we have come past it."
Speaking about Meeran Manegar, the DC said he had reached to a point where his life is dedicated for the society and philanthropists like him were hard to find.
Moulana Abdul Rab Nadvi, Qazi Jamatul Muslimeen Bhatkal, in his address spoke about the importance and significance of charitable work and social services adding that it plays an important role in bringing different communities together.
Moulana Khaja Akrami Madani, Qazi Markazi Khalifa Jamatul Muslimeen Bhatkal, also addressed the event and congratulated the Forum and Mohammed Meeran Manegar for the initiative and also shed lights on how the Almighty stresses on coming out of religious lines for helping people in need. He also hoped the Mobile Clinic would be a successful project and would prompt others to start similar projects.
Coastal Karnataka NRI Forum's President Yunus Kazia in his presidential address shed lights on the purpose of initiating Mobile Clinic service in the region and thanked Meeran Manegar for generously supporting the cause by donating ambulance for the project.
Secretary of the Forum Amin Saifullah spoke about the features and facilities that the Mobile Clinic would provide for the people.
Bhatkal Assistant Commissioner Mamata Devi, Qazi Jamatul Muslimeen Manki Moulana Shakeel, Bhatkal Muslim Khaleej Council General Secretary Atiqur Rahman Muniri, BMKC President Farooque Musba, Bhatkal TMC President Parvez Kashimji, local philanthropist Dr. Hassan, Bhatkal THO Dr. Savita Kamath were present on dias during the event.
The event began with the recitation of Holy Quran by Moulana Irshad Afrika and was compered by Musab Abida and Arun.
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TMC MP Mahua Moitra moves SC challenging Waqf (Amendment) Act
New Delhi (PTI): Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra has also approached the Supreme Court challenging the validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025.
Meanwhile, a three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justices Sanjay Kumar and KV Viswanathan has listed for hearing on April 16 ten other petitions, including the one filed by AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi, challenging the validity of the law.
Samajwadi Party MP from Sambhal, Zia-ur-Rahman Barq, had recently also filed a plea on the issue in the apex court.
Moitra, who filed her plea on April 9, has said the controversial amendment not only suffered from serious procedural lapses but also violated several fundamental rights enshrined in the Constitution.
“It is submitted that the violation of parliamentary practices during the law-making process has contributed to the unconstitutionality of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025,” the plea said.
“Procedurally, the Chairperson of the Joint Parliamentary Committee flouted parliamentary rules and practices both at the stage of consideration and adoption of the draft report of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Waqf Amendment Bill and at the stage of presentation of the said report before Parliament,” it said.
The plea said that dissenting opinions from the opposition MPs were reportedly redacted without justification from the final report presented in Parliament on February 13, 2025.
Such actions undermined the deliberative process of Parliament and violated established norms as outlined in authoritative parliamentary procedure manuals, it said.
The plea said the new law allegedly infringed upon Articles 14 (equality before the law), 15(1) (non-discrimination), 19(1)(a) and (c) (freedom of speech and association), 21 (right to life and personal liberty), 25 and 26 (freedom of religion), 29 and 30 (minority rights), and Article 300A (right to property) of the Constitution.
Moitra sought striking down of the Act in its entirety, citing its procedural irregularities and substantive violations of the Constitution.
AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi, AAP leader Amanatullah Khan, Association for the Protection of Civil Rights, Arshad Madani, Samastha Kerala Jamiathul Ulema, Anjum Kadari, Taiyyab Khan Salmani, Mohammad Shafi, Mohammed Fazlurrahim and RJD leader Manoj Kumar Jha have also moved the top court on the issue.
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and Congress MPs Imran Pratapgarhi and Mohammad Jawed are other key petitioners in the case.
