BJP members returning from Amit Shah's programme thrashed youths, stones pelted on houses
Mangaluru: BJP workers, who were returning after attending Fishermen's Conference held on Tuesday evening at Malpe, reportedly thrashed two youths of Bengre and pelted stones at houses.
The injured have been identified as Ameen (16), and Safwan (16).
For Fishermen’s Conference, which was held in Malpe under the leadership of BJP Supremo Amit Shah, five buses were sent from Bengre. While returning after attending the programme, people in one such bus started raising Jai Shri Ram slogans, to which locals opposed. This erupted a verbal argument between Kasaba Bengre residents and BJP workers. Angered by this, BJP workers started throwing stones at houses, attacked Ameen and Safwan.
The injured have been hospitalized for further treatment.
Panambur police have registered a case, and substantial police protection is provided in the area.
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Assam to lift all cases against Koch Rajbongshis in Foreigners' Tribunals: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
Guwahati, Apr 4 (PTI): The Assam cabinet has decided to lift all cases pending against people from the Koch Rajbongshi community in the Foreigners' Tribunals, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday.
They will also no longer carry the tag of 'D' or doubtful voters, he said.
''There are 28,000 cases pending in different Foreigners' Tribunals in the state against people of the community. The cabinet has taken a historic decision of lifting the cases with immediate effect,'' Sarma said at a press conference here after the cabinet meeting.
The government believes that the Koch Rajbongshis are an indigenous community of the state and they are an inextricable part of ''our social and cultural fabric'', he asserted.
The people of this community are poor and have suffered a lot over the years, he said.
''They will no longer carry the tag of foreigners or ‘D’ voters,'' the CM said.
Foreigners Tribunals are quasi-judicial bodies, particularly in Assam, established to determine if a person residing in India is a "foreigner" as defined by the Foreigners Act of 1946, based on the Foreigners (Tribunals) Order of 1964.
These tribunals are designed to address matters related to citizenship and the presence of “foreigners” in India, specifically focusing on cases where someone is suspected of being an illegal immigrant.
There are 100 Foreigners’ Tribunals across Assam.
The Koch Rajbongshis have a sizeable presence in Assam, West Bengal, Meghalaya, and parts of Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan, and they demand Scheduled Tribe status.
