Protest intensifies against Nava Yuga: One falls ill during hunger strike
Padubidre, Jan 15: The Karntaka Rakshana Vedike's indefinite hunger strike against the collection of toll from the local vehicles at Hejamadi, and against the alleged unscientific work; has entered the ninth day on Tuesday. During the hunger strike, a protester fell critical on Tuesday morning.
KRV district president Ansar Ahmad, president of Kapu unit Syed Nizamuddin, Razak Kanchinadka, who led the protest, had started a hunger strike from Monday morning. They had decided to fast for 100 consecutive hours.
Medical officers of Padubidre primary health center examined Syed Nizam on Tuesday and said that blood pressure and diabetes was high. In this backdrop, the police visited the spot and tried to take Nizam to the hospital. But he said "I will not move from this place for any reason. The district administration has not yet responded to our protest. The district in-charge minister and the DC must come to the spot."
Then the police tried to convince and took all the three to the hospital. Subsequently, Sulaiman continued the hunger strike.
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Waqf Bill anti-secular, will snatch rights of Muslims: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata (PTI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday described the Waqf (Amendment) Bill as “anti-secular”, claiming that it would snatch the rights of Muslims.
Banerjee, speaking in the assembly, also said the Centre did not consult with states over the matter.
“The bill is anti-federal and anti-secular; it is a deliberate attempt to malign a particular section. It will snatch the rights of Muslims... The Centre did not consult with us on the Waqf Bill,” she said.
The chief minister added that “if any religion was attacked”, she would wholeheartedly condemn it.
Opposition parties have stridently criticised the amendments proposed by the bill in the existing Waqf Act, alleging that they violate the religious rights of Muslims.
The ruling BJP has asserted that the amendments will bring transparency in the functioning of the Waqf boards and make them accountable.
A parliamentary committee has been constituted to scrutinise the contentious bill.
