Mangaluru: Two arrested in graffiti wall writings case; Police Commissioner calls it publicity stunt
Mangaluru: City Police on Saturday arrested two people in connection with objectionable graffiti writings on walls case. Pro-terrorist writings were found in two different places in the city last month.
The arrested accused have been identified as Mohammed Shariq (32) and Maaz Muneer Ahmed (22), both residents of Thirtahalli in Shimoga district. Police on Saturday added that Shariq was working at his father’s clothes shop at his native while Maaz is a third-year engineering student at a private college in Mangaluru.
In a press conference held at the Police Commissioner’s office after the arrest of the accused, Mangaluru Police Commissioner Vikas Kumar added that the writings were a publicity stunt by the two accused and that no links of the accused were found with any organisations so far.
The police, Vikas said will seek police custody of the accused to further investigate the case.
Vikas Kumar also lauded the several police teams that worked to crack the case. He congratulated the teams led by DCP Vinay Gaonkar and other police officials that cracked the case and arrested the accused.
On being asked if there were more people involved with the accused, Vikas said that will be revealed during the further course of investigations.
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JD(S) wants changes in certain provisions in One Nation-One Election proposal
Bengaluru (PTI): The JD(S) has requested its ally BJP to make changes in certain provisions of the proposed 129th Constitutional Amendment Bill linked to the ONOE proposal, particularly the special powers proposed to be given to the ECI to recommend postponement of elections in any state.
The Parliamentary Joint Committee held discussions with political parties in Bengaluru on Saturday regarding the Constitution Amendment Bill connected to 'One Nation-One Election' and sought their suggestions and opinions.
The JD(S) said suitable amendments had been proposed to the provisions empowering the Election Commission of India to recommend to the President the deferment of state elections, while also seeking legal safeguards for the stability of coalition governments and protection for regional parties during simultaneous elections.
"With regard to the Bill, the JD(S) extended support to the Constitutional amendment with certain conditions and amendments, while suggesting safeguards to ensure that regional parties are not adversely affected by the aggressive election campaigns of national parties during simultaneous elections," the statement said.
The party stated that coalition governments have been formed and functioning at both the state and national levels for several decades in recent years, and "there is a need for legal protection to ensure their stability".
"Therefore, it also suggested incorporating legal safeguards for the stability of coalition governments in the proposed Constitutional amendment," the party, headed by former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda, said.
The proposed Constitutional amendment grants special powers to the ECI to recommend to the President the postponement of elections in any state. Suitable amendments to these special powers have been proposed, the party said.
"On the above stated subjects, suitable submissions were made to the JPC," the party said in a statement, which has been posted on its 'X' handle.
According to the statement, the JD(S) delegation was led by M Mallesh Babu and included former MP D Kupendra Reddy, former Assembly Deputy Speaker M Krishna Reddy, former minister Venkatrao Nadagouda, MLA T N Javarayi Gowda, former MLA K A Tippeswamy and party legal cell president A P Ranganath.
