Mass resignations begin in Cong minority unit: Former Mangaluru Mayor Ashraf resigns from party
Mangaluru, May 29: The process of mass resignations from the Congress party has been initiated by members of the party’s minority unit in Dakshina Kannada, expressing dissatisfaction over the state government's handling of recent communal tensions and the murder of Abdul Rahman in the district.
The resignations come ahead of a crucial meeting scheduled for Thursday afternoon (May 29) at Bolara Shadi Mahal, called by the Dakshina Kannada District Congress Minority Unit to discuss the ongoing atrocities against Muslims and what they described as the government’s inaction.
As a precursor to the meeting, several minority leaders began submitting their resignations on Wednesday evening, sending a message to the Congress leadership at the state and national levels. The move is being seen as an attempt to put pressure on the government to take stronger action against what they term as growing communalism and targeted violence in the region.
Former Mayor Ashraf, who was also serving as Vice President of the D.K. District Congress Committee, has officially announced his resignation from both the post and the party. In a statement, he said the Congress-led state government had failed to control atrocities by Sangh Parivar groups and curb the rise in hate speech and communal killings. He alleged that innocent individuals were being arrested, while officials were engaging in religious discrimination. He added that both police and intelligence agencies had failed to prevent Abdul Rahman’s murder despite open threats being issued in the district.
Ashraf also criticised the statement made by District In-charge Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao, who had described Abdul Rahman’s murder as a result of personal enmity. Ashraf accused the minister of being misled by officials and demanded that the statement be withdrawn immediately, calling it insensitive and misleading.
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Illegally stored gas cylinders seized
Thane (PTI): Authorities have seized illegally stored 1,839 gas cylinders and seven vehicles worth over Rs 67 lakh in the Dombivli MIDC area of Thane district, officials said on Saturday.
A special vigilance team of the Mumbai Rationing Department detected an illegal storage of domestic and commercial LPG cylinders in Phase-2 of Dombivli (East).
Cylinders belonging to multiple gas agencies were found stockpiled in closed vehicles, unauthorised warehouses, and open sheds without mandatory permissions from the Explosives Department, Fire Department, or oil companies, according to an official release.
