CM Bommai to inaugurate first Yakshagana Sammelana in Udupi
Mangaluru (PTI): The first state-level Yakshagana Sammelana to be held in Udupi will be inaugurated by Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on February 11.
The two-day event is being organised by the Department of Kannada and Culture.
State Minister for Kannada and Culture V Sunil Kumar released the invitation card for the convention at Uchhila Mahalakshmi temple in Udupi on Wednesday. The executive president of the Sammelana G L Hegde was present.
Hegde said the convention will be held at the MGM college grounds in Udupi. Yakshagana performances, various sessions, felicitations and an exhibition of handicrafts relating to Yakshagana will be organised as part of the event.
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Waqf Bill anti-secular, will snatch rights of Muslims: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata (PTI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday described the Waqf (Amendment) Bill as “anti-secular”, claiming that it would snatch the rights of Muslims.
Banerjee, speaking in the assembly, also said the Centre did not consult with states over the matter.
“The bill is anti-federal and anti-secular; it is a deliberate attempt to malign a particular section. It will snatch the rights of Muslims... The Centre did not consult with us on the Waqf Bill,” she said.
The chief minister added that “if any religion was attacked”, she would wholeheartedly condemn it.
Opposition parties have stridently criticised the amendments proposed by the bill in the existing Waqf Act, alleging that they violate the religious rights of Muslims.
The ruling BJP has asserted that the amendments will bring transparency in the functioning of the Waqf boards and make them accountable.
A parliamentary committee has been constituted to scrutinise the contentious bill.
