Udupi, June 14: Strongly reacting to the statement of Congress leader and former minister Tanveer Sait, Housing and Urban Development Minister UT Khader said that “the community is not in the pocket of any one person. People would decide on this issue. I have not missed the chance of anyone getting the minister post. It would not happen too. Everything was happened as per the decision of the party high command”.

Congress leader Tanveer Sait had said that Khader does not have the ability to represent the community. When reporters asked Khader’s reaction about the statement here on Thursday, he said that “I have not listened to his statement. But I came to know about this through media. I have not claimed myself as a leader in the political career. Being the MLA and Minister, I have worked for the people of the state. I had completed my responsibility as the minister of Food and Civil Services and Health in the previous government without any black mark”, he said.

Party high command has the details of every leader. He would work honestly to meet the expectations of people and the party. “We are like brothers. I would pray in this sacred month that the dream and desire of Tanveer Sait would come true”, he said.



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Mumbai (PTI): The gunning down of Badlapur case accused Akshay Shinde on Monday was the "killing of justice", said Asim Sarode, lawyer for the two minor girls he allegedly sexually assaulted.

Shinde was killed near Mumbra Bypass around 6:15pm when he allegedly snatched the gun of a policeman while he was being ferried in a police vehicle as part of a probe into a case registered on the complaint of his former wife.

After he shot and injured an API, another personnel from the escort team fired at him, and he was declared dead by doctors at a nearby hospital.

"While representing the two minor girls, I noticed it was becoming uncomfortable for the local politics of the Thane district and even for the educational institution where Akshay Shinde was working. Shinde's death in such a manner is killing of justice," Sarode told a regional news channel.

"Now, the case of sexual assault of the two minor girls will get sidelined. The case of these two minor girls was becoming difficult for the educational institute, as it is affiliated with a certain political family. Such a practice would lower the confidence of people in police and the judiciary," he claimed.

Sarode said he will be filing a plea before the Bombay High Court demanding thorough inquiry into the firing incident.

"Shinde's case could have brought up certain aspects that would have been negative politically for the government. I wonder how Shinde could access the gun and how he could unlock it when his hands were tied. This is political murder and is absolutely wrong," he said.