Cast your vote without coming under any influence: BA Mohidin
Mangaluru, May 10: Voters must exercise their franchise without coming under any influence, appealed senior politician and former minister BA Mohidin.
"Exercise your right to vote by going to polling booths on May 12. Do not postpone your voting time until noon or evening. Participate in the voting as you have a great role in government formation. Do not stay back for any reason. Without coming under any influence, cast your vote in favor of a secular candidate," he appealed.
"With the election date approaching, messages to divide votes based on religion and ideology are being circulated in social media. These things can confuse voters. By giving their votes to a secular candidate, minorities must defeat the communal agenda of dividing votes," Mr. Mohidin stated.
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UP: 90 Bangladeshis, including 28 children, held in Mathura for illegal stay
Mathura (UP), May 16 (PTI): As many as 90 Bangladeshi nationals, including many children, were apprehended from Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district on Friday for alleged illegal stay in India, officials said.
They were taken into custody from local brickyards at Khajpur village under the Naujheel police station limits, a senior officer said.
"Regular searches were being conducted throughout the district. During one such operation, police were searching some local brickyards when they came across Bangladeshi nationals working there," SSP Shlok Kumar said.
Giving a break-up, the officer said in all, 35 men, 27 women and 28 children have been taken into custody.
"During interrogation, all of them admitted to being Bangladeshi nationals living illegally in India. They moved to Mathura three to four months back from a neighbouring state. Police are trying to establish their links," the SSP said, adding that their job contractor and other associates are also being questioned.
The officer told PTI that police also recovered some Aadhaar cards from the Bangladeshi nationals, apparently issued on forged documents in some other state.
Further legal proceedings are underway, Kumar said.
