DK secular parties, organizations urge incharge Minister action against communal activities
Mangaluru: When the Congress came to power in the state, it promised to take action to control communal activities in the Dakshina Kannada district. However, communal activities inciting hatred have continued, stated a joint Forum of secular parties and organization demanding action to prevent such incidents, submitted a request to the district in-charge minister.
Minister Dinesh Gundurao received the request from the forum, led by Secretary Munir Katipalla, at the Deputy Commissioner's office on Monday.
"Recently, the police department registered a case against Sharan Pump Well for inciting communal riots related to an incident of inviduals offering namaz on the roadside in Kankanady. However, the High Court stayed the case. Similarly, the High Court stayed a case of communal incitement in front of Gerosa School. These repeated incidents have undermined the police department's efforts to take legal action against communal incitement," the letter read.
In the letter, the forum also questioned whether the police's FIRs are weak, allowing such serious cases to be easily dismissed.
In the letter it was also alleged that a systematic conspiracy was plotted to enrage Muslims and create communal tension under the guise if the BJP's election victory. Incidents where BJP workers illegally gathered and shouted provocative slogans in front of the Karopadi Masjid and Boliyar Masjid during celebrations, despite prohibition orders."
The forum further urged for a strict legal action in these cases and called for proper measures to prevent such future incidents.
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UAE condemns 'terrorist' attack on Indian-flagged vessel off Oman coast
Dubai (PTI): The UAE has condemned a strike on an Indian-flagged vessel off the coast of Oman, calling it a "terrorist attack" and a "dangerous escalation" that threatens the stability of critical waterways.
The commercial vessel, which was sailing from Somalia, came under attack on Wednesday, according to India's Ministry of External Affairs.
All 14 crew members were rescued by Omani authorities, but it was not immediately known who carried out the strike, it said.
"The UAE strongly condemns terrorist attack on Indian-flagged ship off the coast of Oman," the UAE's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said in a statement issued on Thursday. "This attack constitutes a grave threat to the security of international navigation and represents a dangerous escalation aimed at undermining the stability of critical waterways."
The incident took place amid the fragile situation in the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway close to the coast of Oman through which roughly one-fifth of the world's energy supplies pass.
It has been severely disrupted by the conflict in West Asia that started on February 28, with the US and Israel launching joint attacks on Iran, triggering retaliatory strikes.
The MoFA further said that the attack on the India-flagged vessel on Wednesday was a violation of UN Security Council Resolution 2817, which affirms the importance of freedom of navigation and rejects the targeting of commercial vessels or the obstruction of international maritime routes.
It emphasised that "targeting commercial shipping and using the Strait of Hormuz as a tool of economic coercion or blackmail represent acts of piracy and constitute a direct threat to the stability of the region, its peoples, and global energy security".
The UAE expressed solidarity with India and its support for all measures aimed at safeguarding the security and safety of its vessels and interests, the statement said.
Earlier, India had described the attack as "unacceptable".
At least two other Indian-flagged ships have been attacked since the conflict broke out.
