Udupi: Micro finance company booked under new ordinance
Udupi: The Udupi Town Police have booked a microfinance company based in Surathkal for harassing a man and his daughter over unpaid loans, following the state government's newly introduced ordinance.
In a complaint, as cited by Deccan Herald on Monday, Shamshad (53) from Bailuru Korangrapadi village and his daughter Shahnaz had borrowed Rs 30,000 each from the microfinance company. They had been making regular loan payments through Google Pay, but due to recent financial hardships, they were unable to pay on time, leading to overdue installments.
Representatives from the finance company visited their home multiple times, pressuring them to repay the loan along with high-interest charges. Despite requesting more time to settle the dues, the company refused to grant an extension.
The situation escalated on February 25 when a staff member of the finance company illegally entered their home, verbally abused both Shamshad and Shahnaz with offensive language, and made life-threatening threats, added the report.
A case has been registered at the Udupi Town Police Station under sections 8 and 12 of The Karnataka Micro Loan and Small Loan (Prevention of Coercive Actions) Ordinance, 2025, as well as sections 329(4), 351(2), and 352 of the BNS.
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CPIM's M A Baby frontrunner for general secretary post, Bengal leaders back AIKS' Dhawale
Madurai (PTI): Former Kerala minister M A Baby appeared to be the frontrunner for the post of CPI(M) general secretary with the Politburo backing him, even as leaders from West Bengal backed All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) president Ashok Dhawale.
According to sources, many leaders backed Baby at a meeting of the Politburo, the highest decision-making body of the CPI(M), on Saturday night.
However, leaders from West Bengal, including Nilotpal Basu, Tapan Sen, Ram Chandra Dome and Md Salim, put their weight behind Dhawale, the sources said.
Dhawale initially proposed Salim's name but Salim said he wanted to continue as the secretary for West Bengal, where the CPI(M) is working to regain foothold. The leaders from the state then proposed Dhawale's name.
The final decision on the general secretary will be taken after the new Central Committee and Politburo are decided on Sunday.
Many of Baby's supporters gathered at the venue of the ongoing party congress, held once every three years, in Sitaram Yechury Nagar here and raised slogans backing him.
Several top leaders of the Politburo are likely to step down as they have crossed the age of 75.
According to the sources, members said during the Politburo meeting that Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan should get another extension.
Vijayan, 79, was given an extension in the last party congress as well.
Brinda Karat (77), Subhashini Ali (77), Prakash Karat (77), Manik Sarkar (76), Suryakant Mishra (76) and G Ramakrishnan (75) are among the Politburo members who have crossed or reached the age limit of 75 set by the party.
The 24th party congress of the CPI(M) began on April 2 and will end on Sunday.
