Sahebaan Community Forum’s Eid Milan held in Padubidri, focus on unity, community growth
Udupi: The Sahebaan Community Forum (SCF) of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts came together on Sunday to celebrate Eid Milan at Premier Greens in Padubidri. The event turned out to be a day of togetherness, celebration and strong messages about unity, leadership, and helping each other grow as a community.
The programme began at 8 am with fun games and quiz competitions that kept the participants engaged. Soon after, the formal inauguration was held with the presence of key guests and respected members of the community.
The event began on a spiritual note with Qirath recited by Inaya Ayesha Mubeen. This was followed by the welcome address by Afroz Assadi, who thanked everyone for turning up in large numbers and said that the forum was created to bring people together and to remind everyone that community progress depends on participation and shared efforts.
Iqbal Manna, Secretary of SCF, gave a brief introduction about the forum. He said that the forum was not formed just to host events, but to build a strong platform that connects families, supports students, encourages youth, and gives people a space where they can come together to talk, share, and grow. “We want this forum to be a place where every Sahebaan feels seen, heard and supported,” he said.
The chief guest, Siraj Ahmed, Chairman and Managing Director of In-Land Builders, praised the efforts of the organisers and especially appreciated the leadership of Afroz Assadi. “Our community has always had talent and potential, but we have lacked strong leadership. Afroz has shown what it means to take responsibility and lead from the front. If more people take that step, our community will be in a much better place,” he said. He also stressed that personal opinions should not come in the way of unity. “It’s time we leave behind small differences and think about the bigger picture. Only when we are united, we can move forward,” he added. He assured his full support for future activities of the forum.
Nasir Syed, Founder and CMD of Creative House Scaffolding, Dubai, expressed happiness over the growth of the community. “It feels good to see so many people come forward. We have people in different professions and different walks of life. If we all join hands, I’m sure our community will continue to grow. We must also make sure more families and individuals from both Dakshina Kannada and Udupi take part in these gatherings,” he said.
Matheen Ahmed Chilmi, MD of Petrosolutions FZE, Sharjah, focused on the importance of supporting those who are struggling. “A community is only strong when even its weakest members feel supported. We should not treat this forum just as a place to celebrate. It should also be a place where people can share their problems, get guidance, and find support. Let us be there for each other in both good and bad times,” he said. He also assured his complete support to the forum and encouraged others to come forward in whatever way they can.
The event was conducted by Aliya Khan and Riffath Gurkar, who served as the comperes for the day. Several students were also recognized and honored for their academic performances during the last academic year.
Following the inauguration, the rest of the day was filled with games and entertainment programmes for both children and adults. The activities were set to continue till 4:30 pm.
The Management Committee of Sahebaan Community Forum was introduced during the today's Eid Milan function.
President : Afroze Assadi
Vice President : Juned
Secretary : M. Iqbal Manna
Treasurer : Rafiq Assadi
Committee members :-
Dr. Ruksar Anjum
Dr. Firdos, Principal
Ashfaq Ahmed, C. A
Kabir Ali, Architect
Mohammed Ifthikar Adil, Coffee Estate
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TMC MP Saket Gokhale slams Bihar electoral roll revision, claims 1.26 crore voters 'deleted'
New Delhi(PTI): Trinamool Congress MP Saket Gokhale on Monday said 1.26 crore voters have been "deleted" from Bihar's electoral rolls following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise and challenged the government to a debate on the issue in Parliament.
Sharing the Election Commission's SIR data in a post on X, Gokhale said the poll panel "conveniently" did not share any information regarding its claim of having found foreign nationals in Bihar.
As the month-long first phase of the SIR has concluded, the EC on Sunday said that enumeration forms from 7.24 crore or 91.69 per cent of voters of the state have been received.
It also said 36 lakh people were found to have either permanently shifted from their previous addresses or were not found. It pointed out that seven lakh Bihar voters were found to have enrolled themselves at multiple places.
"ECI has deleted 1.26 crore voters in Bihar from the 2024 Lok Sabha voter list overnight," Gokhale, the TMC Rajya Sabha MP, said on X.
Calling the details revealed by the EC "bizarre", Gokhale pointed out that of a total of 7.90 crore voters, forms have been collected from only 91.69 per cent -- 7.24 crore voters.
"This means that forms were not collected from 65 lakh voters, and they will be deleted. About 22 lakh voters (2.83 per cent) have been deleted because they're claimed to be deceased, about 36 lakh voters (4.59 per cent) have been deleted because they're claimed to be untraceable, and about 7 lakh voters (0.89 per cent) claimed to be found as duplicate entries so half i.e. 3.5 lakh entries deleted," he said.
"ECI has conveniently not disclosed how many voters were found to be non-citizens of India. This is important because ECI had claimed that the SIR was being done to 'remove illegal immigrants'," Gokhale said.
EC sources had earlier said their field-level functionaries found "a large number of people" from Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar during house-to-house visits made for the ongoing intensive review of the voters' list in Bihar.
Gokhale further said the names "deleted" were on the voters' list in the last Lok Sabha polls.
"A total of 1.26 crore voters in Bihar, whose names were on the Lok Sabha 2024 voter list just one year ago, have been deleted from the new voter list," he said.
"To give you a comparable idea, the number of deleted voters in Bihar during the current SIR is equal to the entire combined population of Uttarakhand plus Himachal Pradesh or the entire combined population of all 6 states of the North-East (excluding Assam)," he said.
He said EC needed to answer some questions "urgently".
"The voter list was revised by ECI before the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. How on earth did 1.26 crore voters become ineligible in just one year?" he said.
"How many voters has the ECI been unable to reach for collecting their forms? Under the rules of SIR, those whose forms were not collected will be deleted. Therefore, what is the total number of voters whose names have been deleted only because their forms were not collected?" he questioned.
He said the EC has not collected documents along with the forms from all 7.24 crore voters.
"Does this mean that more voters will be deleted if their documents have not been collected with their forms?"
He reiterated West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's statement that the SIR exercise "is NRC by the back door".
"ECI had claimed 'removing foreigners from the voter list' as one of the reasons for conducting this SIR. Why has the ECI not disclosed how many actual 'foreigners' were found and deleted from the voter list during this SIR?" he said.
"It makes zero sense that 12 million people in Bihar have become 'ineligible' voters in just one year between the 2024 Lok Sabha elections till date... When 12 million people in a single state lose the right to vote overnight, it is a serious issue," he said.
He added that the opposition MPs have been pressing for a debate on the issue.
"Why is the Modi Govt so scared to have an open discussion on this in Parliament?" he added.
Meanwhile, the EC has asserted that no names will be deleted from draft rolls without following due process.
VERY IMPORTANT AND SHOCKING
— Saket Gokhale MP (@SaketGokhale) July 28, 2025
ECI has deleted 1.26 CRORE voters in Bihar from the 2024 Lok Sabha voter list OVERNIGHT
Last night, the ECI published details of ongoing "special intensive revision" of the electoral roll being conducted in Bihar. The deadline for collection of forms… pic.twitter.com/E7x2egYfCw
