Udupi: Mob attack hotel belonging to father of student who filed petition in HC over Hijab row
Victim student's 20-year-old brother hospitalised after being attacked
A hotel belonging to the father of one of the students who have filed petition in Karnataka High Court in the Hijab row, was on late Monday night attacked, here in Malpe of Udupi district.
The incident was reported around 9:30 pm on Monday when about 70-100 people barged into the 'Bismillah Hotel' in Malpe market and pelted stones at the property. The attack has incurred losses to the property with several glasses and other valuables damaged.
Saif (20), who is the brother of the petitioner students was also allegedly attacked by the mob.
Saif is reportedly being treated at a private hospital in Udupi after the attack. Malpe police have reached the spot.
More details awaited.
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Assam to lift all cases against Koch Rajbongshis in Foreigners' Tribunals: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
Guwahati, Apr 4 (PTI): The Assam cabinet has decided to lift all cases pending against people from the Koch Rajbongshi community in the Foreigners' Tribunals, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday.
They will also no longer carry the tag of 'D' or doubtful voters, he said.
''There are 28,000 cases pending in different Foreigners' Tribunals in the state against people of the community. The cabinet has taken a historic decision of lifting the cases with immediate effect,'' Sarma said at a press conference here after the cabinet meeting.
The government believes that the Koch Rajbongshis are an indigenous community of the state and they are an inextricable part of ''our social and cultural fabric'', he asserted.
The people of this community are poor and have suffered a lot over the years, he said.
''They will no longer carry the tag of foreigners or ‘D’ voters,'' the CM said.
Foreigners Tribunals are quasi-judicial bodies, particularly in Assam, established to determine if a person residing in India is a "foreigner" as defined by the Foreigners Act of 1946, based on the Foreigners (Tribunals) Order of 1964.
These tribunals are designed to address matters related to citizenship and the presence of “foreigners” in India, specifically focusing on cases where someone is suspected of being an illegal immigrant.
There are 100 Foreigners’ Tribunals across Assam.
The Koch Rajbongshis have a sizeable presence in Assam, West Bengal, Meghalaya, and parts of Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan, and they demand Scheduled Tribe status.
