Mangaluru: SDPI holds meeting demanding reconstruction of Babri Masjid
Mangaluru, Dec 4: With the slogan 'let us regain Babri Masjid, regain India', SDPI district committee staged a protest rally from Hampankatta in the city and a dharna in front of the deputy commissioner's office here on Tuesday.
Inaugurating the meeting, SDPI state president Ilyas Mohammad Thumbay said that "there are records about the existence of Rama at Ayodhya. But there are plenty of evidences about the presence of Babri Masjid at Ayodhya. Even then, much against to the law of the land, the idol of Sri Rama was installed inside the Babri Masjid illegally in 1949. In order to establish democracy in the country, Babri Masjid should be reconstructed and the idol installed illegally should be removed for which, SDPI activists are ready for any sacrifice", he said.
"No temple or Masjid should be constructed illegally. But the Sangh Parivar has been trying to construct the temple on the site of demolished Masjid which is an insult to Hindu religion. Now Babri Masjid has not remained as just the Masjid. Instead it has become an emotional issue. So the demolished Babri Masjid should be reconstructed. Till then we will not rest", he said.
SDPI district president Athaulla Jokatte presided over the programme in which Tejas newspaper manager Naushad Malappuram, Imam Council state committee member Moulana muazzam spoke on the occasion.
Univef Karnataka state president Rafeeuddin Kudroli, SDPI district vice president Antony PD, dalit leader Anand Mittabail, PUCL district president Kabeer Ullal, PFI district president Haneef Katipalla, Jaffer Sadiq Faizi of Imam Council, CFI district president Imran PJ, corporator Ayaz, leaders Jaleel Krishnapura, Abdulathif K Puttur, Shahul SH, Rafiq Darimi Malar, Iqbal Gudinabali, Muslim Integration Forum president Ashraf Badriya and others were present. SDPI district secretary Iqbal Bellare welcomed the gathering.
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West Asia: India supplied 22,000 MT of high-speed diesel to Bangladesh in March, says MEA
New Delhi (PTI): Amid the ongoing West Asia conflict, India has supplied 22,000 metric tonnes of high-speed diesel to Bangladesh in March and has received a request from Seychelles and the Maldives to meet their energy requirements, the MEA said on Friday.
At his weekly briefing, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal in his response to a query related to requests received from India's neighbouring countries for fuel amid the West Asia situation, also said that India is "finalising a government-to-government agreement" for the supply of oil and gas, which will play an important role in reinforcing energy security of Mauritius.
The conflict in West Asia has now stretched to nearly 50 days, with global ramifications.
"So, we have received requests from our neighbouring countries for supply of fuel, and these are being looked into, keeping in mind our own requirements, availability and refining capacity," Jaiswal told reporters.
He further said India has "supplied 22,000 metric tonnes of high-speed diesel to Bangladesh in March 2026, and further supplies have continued this month as well".
"You would recall that last month we had supplied 38 metric tonnes of petroleum products to Sri Lanka as well," he added.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar visited Mauritius last week, the MEA spokesperson said, adding, "We are finalising a government-to-government agreement for supply of oil and gas, which will play an important role in reinforcing the energy security of Mauritius".
As far as Nepal is concerned, there is an existing arrangement between Indian Oil Corporation and Nepal Oil Corporation to supply petroleum products to Nepal as per its requirements. The supplies are continuing without any interruption, he said.
Energy supplies to Bhutan also continue according to the existing arrangement.
"As I had mentioned earlier, we have received a request from Seychelles and the Maldives to meet their energy requirements. We continue to be in touch with them in this regard, and are considering the request keeping in mind our own domestic requirements and availability of fuel.
"I would also like to add that our neighbouring country governments have expressed appreciation for the uninterrupted supply, fuel supply to them during the West Asian conflict," Jaiswal said.
Global oil and gas prices surged after Iran restricted the transit of ships through the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow lane between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman that handles roughly 20 per cent of global oil and LNG trade.
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