Clear Wakf property encroached by BJP leader: Zameer Ahmed challenges Anwar Manippady
Mangaluru, October 18: Wakf and Hajj Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan challenged state Minority Commission former chairman Anwar Manippady to get the Wakf property encroached by BJP leader Ravi Shankar Mijaru cleared if he had concerns over the encroachment of Wakf property.
Speaking after visiting the Moulana Azad Bhavan at Pandeshwar in the city on Thursday, the Minister said that 685 Wakf properties were safe in the district. A few properties were encroached. Of them, BJP leader Ravi Shankar Mijaru encroached 63 cents land and constructed a building on it. Mangaluru Assistant Commissioner court has directed him to handover the building to the Wakf department. Questioning the AC court order, Ravi Shankar Mijaru moved the Karnataka High Court. Anwar Manippady was from his district. His own party member encroached the property. If he has real concerns over protecting Wakf property, let Anwar Manippady get the property back from his party leader, the Minister said.
Manippady was in power for three years and his tenure was ended on February 26, 2012. He could have submitted a report on encroachment of Wakf property. Instead of that he had submitted the report after one month of his tenure was closed. Even after that, Sadananda Gowda was the chief minister for next one year. But Manippady did not speak a word. Now he was speaking about it. After he became the minister, he had invited Manippady twice for discussion. But he did not respond to his request, he said suspecting the role of Manippady in encroaching the Wakf property.
Progress review
After reviewing the progress of the department in the district, the minister ordered to release Rs 70 lakh from Shaadi Bhagya.
Felicitation
On the occasion, Yenepoya university vice chancellor Yenepoya Abdulla Kunhi, Dakshina Kannada District Wakf Committee president Kanachur Monu, Vice presidents Nekkare Bava and Shahul Hameed,Advisory committee former president S.M. Rasheed Haji, U.T. Iftikar Ali, ZP member M.S. Mohammad, Nooruddin Dalmatia, D.M. Aslam and others felicitated the minister.
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UDF leaders see local body poll trends as pointer to 2026 Assembly elections in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): Buoyed by the strong performance of the Congress-led UDF in the local body polls, KPCC president Sunny Joseph said on Saturday that the front's results indicated the people had rejected the LDF government.
According to early trends, the UDF was leading in more grama panchayats, block panchayats, municipalities and corporations than the LDF.
The local body polls were held in two phases in the state earlier this week.
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Speaking to reporters here, Joseph said the people of Kerala had extended their support to the UDF.
"We could expose the LDF government’s anti-people stance and the people understood it. The LDF’s fake propaganda was rejected by the people. The UDF is moving towards a historic victory," he said.
He said a united effort, proper preparations, good candidate selection and hard work had resulted in the Congress and the UDF’s victory in the elections.
Asked about the prospects in the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, Joseph said the party was studying the matter and would comment later.
LDF convenor T P Ramakrishnan said the results would be closely examined.
According to him, the government had done everything possible for the people.
"Why such a verdict happened will be examined at the micro level. People’s opinion will be considered and further steps will be taken," he said.
He added that decisions would be taken after analysing the results. "If any corrective measures are required, we will initiate them and move forward," he said.
AICC leader K C Venugopal said the results showed that people had begun ousting those who, he alleged, were responsible for the loss of gold at Lord Ayyappa’s temple.
"This trend will continue in the Assembly elections as well. It is an indication that the people are ready to bring down the LDF government," he said.
Venugopal said the UDF had registered victories even in CPI(M) and LDF strongholds.
"I congratulate all UDF workers for their hard work. Congress workers and leaders worked unitedly," he said.
Referring to remarks made by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan against the Congress on polling day, Venugopal said the voters had responded through the verdict.
"I do not know whether the chief minister understands that the people are against him. Otherwise, he does not know the sentiment of the people. The state government cannot move an inch further," he said.
He said the results indicated a strong comeback for the UDF in Kerala.
Asked whether the Sabarimala gold loss issue had affected the LDF in the local polls, Venugopal said the CM and the CPI(M) state secretary did not take the issue seriously.
"We took a strong stand on the matter. The BJP played a foul game in it," he alleged.
On the BJP's role in the local body elections, Venugopal alleged that the party operated with the CPI(M) 's tacit support.
"The CPI(M) supported the central government on issues such as PM-SHRI, labour codes and corruption in national highway construction. The CPI(M) is facing ideological decline, and the state government’s policies are against the party’s own decisions," he said.
Meanwhile, LDF ally Kerala Congress (M) leader Jose K Mani said the party could not win all the wards it had expected in the elections.
He congratulated winners from all parties and said the party would closely examine the losses and identify shortcomings. "Later, we will take corrective measures," he added.
Senior Congress leader and MP Rajmohan Unnithan said the trends in the local body elections indicated that the UDF would return to power in the 2026 Assembly elections.
"We will win 111 seats as in 1977 and return to power in 2026. The anti-government sentiment of the people is reflected in the elections," he said.
Unnithan said the people were disturbed and unhappy with the present government.
"The trend indicates the end of the LDF government," he added.
CPI(M) MLA M M Mani said the people had shown ingratitude towards the LDF despite benefiting from welfare schemes.
"After receiving all welfare schemes and living comfortably, people voted against us due to some temporary sentiments. Is that not ingratitude," he asked.
Mani said no such welfare initiatives had taken place in Kerala earlier.
"People are receiving pensions and have enough to eat. Even after getting all this, they voted against us. This is what can be called ingratitude," he said.
Muslim League state president Panakkad Sayyid Sadiq Ali Shihab Thangal said the results were beyond expectations.
"The outcome points towards the Secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram, indicating that a change of government is imminent. We are going to win the Assembly election," he said.
