Mangaluru: A host of local organisations and Muslim leaders on Tuesday organised a felicitation event for Dakshina Kannada MP and recently appointed State President of BJP, Nalin Kumar Kateel at Hotel Ocean Pearl in Mangaluru.
Speaking at the event, Nalin Kumar Kateel added that he will ensure that he will work for the cause of people and fulfill their demands. He also added that the development of Dakshina Kannada District is on top of his agenda and that he will take everyone in confidence for the betterment of the District.
“I come from RSS background. There I have been taught patriotism and to see god in humans. There is no doubt about it. The place where I was born and brought up had more than 80% of Muslim population. I then joined BJP and then the atmosphere changed for me. But the way I am being honored and felicitated by Muslim leaders today, this will go a long way and will stay as a pleasant memory for me” Nalin Kumar said during his address.
Y Abdullah Kunhi, Chancellor of Yenepoya Group of Institutions in his address lauded Nalin Kumar and added that the abilities of Nalin Kumar has prompted the party high command to appoint him as the state chief.
Talent Research Foundation founder and Managing Director of Vishwas Bawa Builders, Abdul Rauf Puthige, former MLA Rukmaya Poojary, Beary’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry president S M Rasheed, President of Ullal darga Abdul Rasheed and others were present during the event.




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Bengaluru: Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot has given assent to the ‘Karnataka Scheduled Castes (Sub-Classification) Bill-2025’, which had been pending for several days. With this, the process of recruitment to various government posts is expected to begin soon.
The Bill had earlier been kept pending by the Governor due to differences and concerns raised over the distribution of internal reservation among sub-groups within the Scheduled Castes.
In the meantime, a delegation led by Social Welfare Minister Dr H.C. Mahadevappa, along with ministers K.H. Muniyappa, Dr G. Parameshwara, R.B. Thimmapur, Priyank Kharge and Satish Jarkiholi, met the Governor and requested him to grant assent to the Bill.
During the discussions, they also referred to the protests by job aspirants in Dharwad demanding that recruitment be initiated. Following this, the Governor signed the ‘Karnataka Scheduled Castes (Sub-Classification) Bill-2025’. The government is now likely to commence recruitment procedures shortly.
The Bill relating to internal reservation among Scheduled Castes was introduced and passed on December 19 during the winter session held at Suvarna Vidhana Soudha in Belagavi. It was then sent to the Governor for assent.
Earlier, the Governor had returned the Bill to the government seeking clarifications, which temporarily delayed the implementation of internal reservation.
As per the recommendations of the Justice Nagamohan Das Commission, quota distribution has been fixed at 6 per cent for Left-Hand sub-groups, 6 per cent for Right-Hand sub-groups, and 5 per cent for other sub-groups including Koracha, Lambani and Bhovi.
