Belagavi: SIO Karnataka condemns ‘communal conspiracy’ to target Muslim Headmaster
Bengaluru: The Karnataka unit of the Students Islamic Organisation of India (SIO) has condemned the alleged attempt to poison children at a government primary school in Belagavi district, calling it a shocking act driven by communal hatred aimed at removing a Muslim headmaster from his post.
In a statement released on Sunday, SIO Karnataka expressed concern over the incident that occurred at the Government Lower Primary School in Hoolikatti village of Savadatti taluk. The organisation said the poisoning of the school’s water tank was a “heinous conspiracy” intended to harm children and malign the headmaster, Suleman Gorinayak, solely because of his religious identity.
According to the statement, Gorinayak has been serving at the school for the past 13 years and was allegedly targeted in a deliberate effort to get him transferred. “This shameful act of attempting to kill 41 innocent children just to remove a Muslim headmaster is a disgrace to civil society,” said the statement. It noted that 12 children reportedly fell ill after consuming the contaminated water.
SIO said the incident is a dangerous reflection of how hatred and intolerance have taken root in society. “The fact that communal hatred has stooped to a level where innocent children’s lives are put at risk is extremely worrying,” it stated.
The organisation welcomed the police action in arresting the accused but urged the Karnataka government to take the matter seriously and ensure that strict legal action is taken. SIO further demanded exemplary punishment for those responsible so that such acts are never repeated.
It also called for proper medical care for the affected children and justice for their families.
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Niqab incident: Nitish Kumar perhaps revealing his true colours, says J-K CM
Srinagar (PTI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday criticised his Bihar counterpart over the niqab incident and said that Nitish Kumar might be slowly revealing his true nature.
"Nitish Kumar, who was once considered a secular leader, may be slowly showing his true colours," Abdullah told reporters here on the sidelines of a function.
Abdullah said Kumar removing the face veil of a Muslim woman doctor was wrong and cannot be justified by any means.
"We have seen this kind of incident here several years ago. Have you forgotten how Mehbooba Mufti removed the burqa of a legitimate voter inside a polling station? That act was wrong, and this act (of Kumar) is also wrong.
"If the (Bihar) chief minister did not want to hand over the order to her (Muslim woman), they could have kept her aside. However, to humiliate her like this is totally wrong," the Jammu and Kashmir chief minister said.
Kumar stirred a huge controversy after he removed the face veil of a Muslim woman at a function earlier this week.
