Death of woman: MLA Khader promises compensation
Heavy rains in and around Mangaluru
Mangaluru, May 29: Saying that compensation would be given shortly to the family members of Mohini who died when the compound wall collapsed here on Tuesday, MLA UT Khader said that he has already directed the officials concerned to give compensation to the houses damaged in the rain within a week.
Mangaluru and other parts of the district received heavy rains and in some places, houses were damaged. So, the district level officials were directed to identify such houses and give compensation to them. If needed, gruel centres would be opened for the flood victims, he said.
Complain to central minister
Khader said that because of the unscientific construction of the national highway, artificial flood was created during the rain in the city. There is no proper way to let the rain water in the highway. Though memorandums were submitted to National Highway Authority of India to rectify it, no action was taken. The officials have not responded to his appeal of conducting the meeting and discuss the issue. For name sake, an assistant officer has inspected the area and promised of solving the problem. But no action was taken so far. He would write a letter to Union Minister of Transportation Nitin Gadkari to make proper exit points in the highway and convene a meeting of the NHAI shortly, he said.
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AIMIM wins Malegaon Central seat by 162 votes
Malegaon (Maharashtra), Nov 23: In a closely contested election, Mohammad Ismail Abdul Khalique of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has retained the Malegaon Central assembly seat, winning by a razor-thin margin of 162 votes.
This victory in the north Maharashtra constituency marks a significant turnaround for Khalique, who previously enjoyed a commanding lead in the 2019 elections, winning by over one lakh votes.
Khalique, an Islamic scholar, received a total of 1,09,653 votes this time, narrowly defeating his nearest rival, Asif Shaikh Rasheed of the Indian Secular Largest Assembly of Maharashtra party, who got 1,09,491 votes.
There were a total of 13 candidates contesting in this Muslim dominated constituency. Barring Khalique and Rasheed, two other candidates -- Shaan-e-Hind Nihal Ahmed of Samajwadi Party and Ejaz Baig Aziz Baig managed below 10,000 votes. Other remaining candidates were below 1,000 votes.
This election marks Khalique's third term as an MLA. He initially represented the Malegaon Central seat in 2009 as a member of the Jan Surajya Shakti party.
However, Khalique faced a setback in the 2014 elections when he contested under the banner of the Nationalist Congress Party and lost.
His return to the assembly in 2019 under the AIMIM banner solidified his political presence, and despite the significantly reduced margin this year, he has once again emerged victorious.
The results highlight the competitive nature of the Malegaon Central constituency and underscore Khalique's resilience in maintaining his position amidst changing political dynamics.
