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 Ashraf accused the minister of being misled by officials and demanded that the statement be withdrawn immediately, calling it insensitive and misleading.
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PM Modi is controlled by Donald Trump, wants to do the same in TN: Rahul Gandhi
Ranipet (Tamil Nadu) (PTI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was being "controlled" by US President Donald Trump and that the PM wanted the AIADMK to capture power so that he could control Tamil Nadu Chief Minister.
Also, he claimed that the prime minister "handed out our energy security and gave away our data, besides selling our farmers and small and medium industries."
"You saw yesterday (in Parliament) the face of Prime Minister Narendra Modi completely lacking confidence," Rahul said on the delimitation bill.
"He (PM) could not even face the opposition. He was sitting sideways. And the reason is, he is controlled by the United States. He signed the India-US deal that sold our country out," Rahul said while addressing an election rally here.
He further said, "Today, if Donald Trump tells Modi to jump, Modi jumps. If Donald Trump tells Modi to lie down, Modi lies down. Why? Because Donald Trump controls Modi fully. How does he control him? He controls through the Epstein files. He controls him because he knows Modi's financial systems and understands Modi's link with Adani," the Congress leader alleged.
Just as he was being controlled by Trump, Modi wanted to do the same to the chief minister of Tamil Nadu. "That is why he wants to put AIADMK in power in TN," Rahul said.
The Union government had rejected references to PM Modi in the latest Jeffrey Epstein case files, describing it as “little more than trashy ruminations by a convicted criminal that deserves to be dismissed with the utmost contempt”.
