Eid al-Fitr celebrated on Friday in Udupi district; religious leaders give message of peace, harmony
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Udupi: Eid al-Fitr was celebrated by members of the Muslim community on Friday, with the Masjids in Udupi town and Kapu, Brahmavar, Kundapur, Byndoor, Hebri and Karkala taluks holding special Eid Namaz for the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
As part of the celebration, Muslims paid Zakat al-Fitr, the donation to the needy, on Friday morning, before visiting the mosques in large numbers, wearing new clothes.
The Eid Namaz was offered at the Jamia Masjid in Udupi led by Maulana Abdur Rashid Nadwi, while at the Anjuman Masjid, the prayers were offered under the leadership of Maulana Inaythullah Razvi.
Udupi District Muslim Federation President Muhammad Moula extended greetings to all Muslims on the occasion.
In Muloor, a special prayer and Khutba were offered at the Juma Masjid, the central mosque of the Udupi District Samyukta Jamaat, with Khatib Hafil Muhammad Ashraf Sakhafi leading the rituals.
Coastal Development Board President MA Gafoor participated in the Eid prayer.
In Kundapur, a procession was taken out for Eid from the Juma Masjid and special prayers offered at the Idgah Maidan. The Jamaat's Khateeb Shahid Hussain led the Dua and Namaz.
Kundapur Jamia Masjid President Muhammad Wasim Basha, Vice President and former Municipality member Abu Muhammad Muzaffar and Secretary Shams Tabrez were among those present for the celebrations.
The participants celebrated by hugging each other, exchanging greetings and eating sweets.
Imam Obaidur Rahman Nadwi of Hashimi Masjid led the special Eid prayers in Brahmagiri Nairakere.
The religious leaders, in their Eid messages, raised awareness among the youth not to fall prey to drug addiction and also urged everyone to live as brothers and sisters and create an atmosphere of peace.
Imam Obaidur Rahman Nadvi stressed on the role of parents in taking care to prevent their children from getting addicted to drugs. He also pointed out that youngsters today are riding at high speed and carelessly, leading to fatal road accidents. The Imam advised the parents to pay greater attention to their children in this regard.
As a precautionary measure, tight police security was provided to most mosques across Udupi district to prevent any untoward incident during the festival.
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Cong high command, CM to decide on K'taka Cabinet reshuffle: Minister Parameshwara
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Friday said any decision regarding the cabinet reshuffle rests solely with the Congress high command and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
His remarks come as several party legislators step up their demands for a ministerial role.
Defending the MLAs' right to express their desires, the minister said, "It is natural to have aspirations and there is nothing wrong in seeking a minister post. What is wrong in them (MLAs) asking for an opportunity? Whether to give or not is upto the high command to decide... it is the Chief Minister's discretion..."
Speaking to reporters here, Parameshwara said the high command will look into these things and decide what needs to be done.
A group of senior Congress legislators, who have served as MLAs for over three terms, called on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday, urging him to rejig the cabinet and give them an opportunity to serve as Ministers.
The group of about 40 legislators has planned to travel to New Delhi on April 11 after the by-polls, to meet the Congress high command and discuss the induction of at least 20 of them during the reshuffle.
Some first and second-time legislators have also recently pressed for a cabinet reshuffle.
Amid the ongoing power tussle within the ruling Congress with speculations about CM change that has intensified after the government completed half way mark in November, a section of Congress MLAs has been pushing for a cabinet rejig for some time, with several aspirants openly expressing their wish to be inducted.
Karnataka has a sanctioned strength of 34 ministers, including the chief minister. Two cabinet berths are currently vacant — following the resignation of B Nagendra over allegations of embezzlement at the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki ST Development Corporation, and the sacking of K N Rajanna from the cabinet on the instructions of the party high command.
Asked whether the Congress faced difficulty in finalising candidates for the April 9 by-polls to Bagalkot and Davangere South Assembly segments, Parameshwara said there was no difficulty, and that the party is evaluating candidates in both constituencies, based on winnability as a criterion.
"The Davangere seat was earlier represented by Shamanur Shivashankarappa, so naturally there is demand for the ticket for his family, also as the minority community population is higher in that segment they too are asking for the ticket. Ultimately, the party will decide. In Bagalkote too, there is a demand that tickets be given to the late MLA Meti's son; there are also other aspirants there seeking tickets. The party will decide," he said.
Based on reports from the local workers about winnability, the party will decide on the candidates, he added.
Bypolls for the Bagalkote and Davanagere South assembly constituencies have been necessitated following the deaths of sitting Congress MLAs H Y Meti and Shamanur Shivashankarappa, respectively.
To a question regarding AICC General Secretary in-charge of Karnataka Randeep Singh Surjewala's visit to the state, the Home Minister said he is most likely here for discussions regarding the by-polls, and there may also be other matters.
"AICC General Secretary may have come with certain mandates."
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