SKSSF demands public apology from SDPI leaders for allegedly criticising religious scholars
SKSSF alleged that SDPI is criticising religious scholars for political gains
Mangaluru: SKSSF District Committee on Tuesday demanded a public apology from SDPI leader for allegedly criticising religious scholars for political gains.
Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday at the Mangaluru Press Club here, SKSSF Secretary Abdul Khader said that SKSSF is a religious organisation and keeps itself away from politics. “Recently the SDPI who is opting for caste polarization ahead of the Lok Sabha Election, had criticised Muslim Scholars and has portrayed discriminatedly. They have also criticised Shariat related matters” he said.
“SKSSF wants to maintain communal harmony and strongly condemns such caste based politics. SDPI speaks as if they represent the community” he further added.
“The SKSSF has time and again worked towards maintaining communal harmony and for protecting the religious interests in the region under the leadership of various religious scholars who takes timely decision for the betterment of the religion. The SDPI on the other hand has been trying to take control over the religion and its matters. Shariat cannot be an agenda for the elections”.
“Let the politicians do politics there are religious scholars to take care if the religion. If politicians try to interfere in our religion, we know how to put them at their right places. We demand public apology from SDPI leaders for their interference in religious matters. We will take further decision in this regard later” Khader said.
SKSSSF District President Kasim Darimi, General Secretary Ismail Yamani, Arif Badaqabailu and Syed Basha Tangal were also present at the press meet.
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Another North Goa nightclub sealed; Kejriwal says corruption led to fire tragedy
Panaji (PTI): As part of a crackdown against tourist establishments violating laws and safety norms in the aftermath of the Arpora fire tragedy, Goa authorities on Saturday sealed a renowned club at Vagator and revoked the fire department NOC of another club.
Cafe CO2 Goa, located on a cliff overlooking the Arabian Sea at Vagator beach in North Goa, was sealed. The move came two days after Goya Club, also in Vagator, was shut down for alleged violations of rules.
Elsewhere, campaigning for local body polls, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said the fire incident at Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub at Arpora, which claimed 25 lives on December 6, happened because the BJP government in the state was corrupt.
An inspection of Cafe CO2 Goa by a state government-appointed team revealed that the establishment, with a seating capacity of 250, did not possess a no-objection certificate (NOC) of the Fire and Emergency Services Department. The club, which sits atop Ozrant Cliff, also did not have structural stability, the team found.
The Fire and Emergency Services on Saturday also revoked the NOC issued to Diaz Pool Club and Bar at Anjuna as the fire extinguishers installed in the establishment were found to be inadequate, said divisional fire officer Shripad Gawas.
A notice was issued to Nitin Wadhwa, the partner of the club, he said in the order.
Campaigning at Chimbel village near Panaji in support of his party's Zilla Panchayat election candidate, Aam Aadmi Party leader Kejriwal said the nightclub fire at Arpora happened because of the "corruption of the Pramod Sawant-led state government."
"Why this fire incident happened? I read in the newspapers that the nightclub had no occupancy certificate, no building licence, no excise licence, no construction licence or trade licence. The entire club was illegal but still it was going on," he said.
"How could it go on? Couldn't Pramod Sawant or anyone else see it? I was told that hafta (bribe) was being paid," the former Delhi chief minister said.
A person can not work without bribing officials in the coastal state, Kejriwal said, alleging that officers, MLAs and even ministers are accepting bribes.
