BJP leader Yatnal, family of Sayed Tanveer Hashmi are business partners: Report
MLA Yatnal recently accused Hashmi of having links with ISIS, other terror outfits
Kalaburagi: A report published in Prajavani on Friday has stated BJP MLA Basanagowda Patil Yatnala and family Sufi leader Sayed Tanveer Hashmi, popularly known as Tanveer Peera are business partners. This revelation comes amidst accusations by MLA Yatnal against Tanveer Hashmi of having links with ISIS and other terrorist organizations.
According to the report, both are reportedly partners in the 'Tourist Hotel' located near Gandhi Chowk in the city. The houses and commercial shops of the two families are also situated next to each other near the Vijayapura-Kalaburagi National Highway in Mahal Ainapur village in the outskirts of the city.
The issue has sparked controversy, and KPCC spokesperson S.M. Patil Ganihar, addressing a press conference, questioned the moral right of MLA Yatnal to accuse Tanveer Hashmi when their families are involved in a business venture together. Ganihar urged Yatnal to either substantiate the charges or resign from his position as an MLA. He also called on the state government to take action against Yatnal.
Reacting to the reports, Karnataka Rakshana Vedike District Unit President M.C. Mulla said “Yatnal was very close with Hashmi. I have met Tanveer Hashmi and Yatnal at our house during the election. We all had lunch together. Both of them have shared stages on various occasions,” he said.
Adding to the debate, Ahinda leader Somnath Kallimani accused Yatnala of spreading hatred by linking Tanveer Hashmi to ISIS based on Hashmi's political affiliations during the recent assembly elections.
“Yatnal is spreading hatred by posting pictures from Hashmi's Facebook asserting that he has links with ISIS just because Hashmi was in favor of the Congress candidate in the recently held assembly elections,” Somnath said.
Tanveer Hashmi, belonging to the Hussiani Hashmi Family, is a patron of various academic, social, and religious activities of Sufi Sunni Muslims in India. Recently appointed as the President of Jamaat E Ahle Sunnat, Karnataka, he also leads the Al Hashmi Educational Welfare & Charitable Trust, providing Islamic and formal education. Hashmi is the President of the Muslim Muttahida Council (MMC), a consortium of Muslim organizations, and a member of the Muslim Personal Law Board.
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PWD, Google Maps officials booked in Bareilly bridge death case
Budaun (UP), Nov 25: Police here have booked officials of the Public Works Department and Google Maps in connection with the death of three men whose car rolled over an under-construction bridge while following directions on the navigation app, an officer on Monday said.
The car fell into the Ramganga river from a partially constructed bridge in Dataganj Police Station area early Sunday.
Nitin and Ajit, aged 30, both brothers from Farrukhabad district, and Amit, 40, from Mainpuri district, were on their way from Noida to Faridpur in Bareilly to attend a wedding.
According to police, the driver was led by Google Maps into taking the unsafe route.
The incident took place on the Bareilly-Budaun border.
Dataganj Police Station SHO Gaurav Bishnoi said an FIR on charges of laxity in duty and others was filed against four engineers of the PWD, along with some unknown people.
The regional officer of Google Map has also been brought under the scope of investigation. His name is yet to be included in the FIR.
Meanwhile, a spokesperson of Google in a statement said, "Our deepest sympathies go out to the families. We're working closely with the authorities and providing our support to investigate the issue."
On Sunday, Faridpur Circle Officer Ashutosh Shivam said, "Earlier this year, floods caused the front portion of the bridge to collapse onto the river, but this change had not been updated in the system."
He said the bridge had no safety barriers or warning signs on the approach.
