Letter to PM demanding action against Ananth Kumar Hegde
Seek apology of Muslims within a week: Ansar
Udupi, May 3: Union Minister Ananth Kumar Hegde who insulted the Muslims and hurt their religious sentiments by saying that masjids have amassed crores of rupees in the name of zakat and were purchasing weapons and bombs, should tender apology of Muslim community within a week.
Addressing the Muslims who staged a protest condemning the statement of the Union Minister near the Memorial of the Servicemen at Ajjarakadu here on Thursday, Karnataka Rakashana Vedike district president Ansar Ahmed said that if the Minister failed to apologize, they would intensify their protest. Islam has five tenets like kaleema, namaz, zakat, ramzan and hajj. But without having this knowledge, the Minister has spoken like that. They were ready to give information to the Minister who does not know anything about the Islam, he said.
Now the minister is issuing derogatory remarks against the religion. In future, he might question the roots of the religion. So, Prime Minister Narendra Modi should warn his colleague against giving such statements. Otherwise, the entire Muslim community may revolt against the Minister. The Prime Minister should take steps to maintain religious harmony by keeping a gag on Hegde and they have written a letter to the Prime Minister about this development, he said.
He also condemned the act of insulting the religious practice of Lord Tirupati Thimmappa in a private TV channel. People should respect other religions as they respect their own religion and this is real human religion, he added.
Leaders Zunaid, Samshuddin, Asif, Irshad and others were present.
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London, Nov 22: A bomb disposal squad deployed as a “precaution” to the South Terminal of Gatwick Airport concluded an investigation into a "security incident" on Friday after making a “suspect package” safe.
The South Terminal of Gatwick Airport, the UK's second busiest airport after Heathrow, which was briefly shut owing to the incident reopened following the incident.
The Gatwick is around 45 km south of London.
Two people detained during the enquiries have since been allowed to continue their journey as the airport was opened.
“Police have concluded their investigation into a report of a suspect package at Gatwick Airport. Officers from the EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) team made the package safe, and the airport has been handed back to its operator,” Sussex Police said in an updated statement.
“Two people detained while enquiries were ongoing have subsequently been allowed to continue their journeys. There will remain an increased police presence in the area to assist with passengers accessing the South Terminal for onward travel,” the statement added.
Earlier on Friday, the incident caused severe disruption at the busy airport’s South Terminal, while the North Terminal of Gatwick Airport remained unaffected.
“Police were called to the South Terminal at Gatwick Airport at 8.20 am on Friday (November 22) following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage,” a Sussex Police statement said.
“To ensure the safety of the public, staff and other airport users, a security cordon has been put in place whilst the matter is dealt with. As a precaution, an EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) team is being deployed to the airport. This is causing significant disruption and some roads around the South Terminal have been closed. We’d advise the public to avoid the area where possible,” it said.
Footage on social media taken outside the airport showed crowds of frustrated travellers being moved away from the terminal building.
Gatwick said it was working hard to resolve the issue.
“A large part of the South Terminal has been evacuated as a precaution while we continue to investigate a security incident," the airport said in a social media post.
“Passengers will not be able to enter the South Terminal while this is ongoing. The safety and security of our passengers and staff remain our top priority. We are working hard to resolve the issue as quickly as possible.”
Train and bus services that serve the airport were also impacted while the police carried out their inquiries.
In an unrelated incident in south London on Friday morning, the US Embassy area in Nine Elms by the River Thames was the scene of a controlled explosion by Scotland Yard dealing with what they believe may have been a “hoax device”.
“We can confirm the 'loud bang' reported in the area a short time ago was a controlled explosion carried out by officers,” the Metropolitan Police said in a post on X.
“Initial indications are that the item was a hoax device. An investigation will now follow. Some cordons will remain in place for the time being but the majority of the police response will now be stood down,” it added.
