BJP MP BY Raghavendra criticizes Karnataka government's Yuva Nidhi Guarantee Scheme
Shivamogga: BJP Member of Parliament (MP) BY Raghavendra has accused the Karnataka state government of implementing projects that he believes will adversely affect the future prospects of the state's youth. Raghavendra specifically commented on the Yuva Nidhi guarantee scheme, launched by the Congress government in the city on Friday.
During a press meet in Shivamogga, the MP alleged that the Yuva Nidhi scheme was introduced in the lead-up to the Lok Sabha elections. He expressed suspicion that the unemployed youth in Karnataka might only benefit from the scheme after the polls.
Raghavendra highlighted the rising unemployment rate and the plight of farmers facing drought in Karnataka. He criticized the state government for not adequately addressing these issues.
While praising Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's decision to rename Freedom Park in the city after 12th-century Kannada poet-seer Allama Prabhu, Raghavendra welcomed the move. However, he criticized the CM for wrongly attributing the development of Freedom Park to his efforts. According to Raghavendra, the park was established under the BJP government led by former CM BS Yediyurappa.
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The press meet was attended by BJP District President TD Megharaj, MLC S Rudregowda, and other party leaders, including Madhusudan, Annappa, and Vincent Rodrigues.
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Stripped to identify religion, ears cut off: Muslim hawker from Bihar dies a week after lynching
Police deny religious angle in the case
Patna: Mohammed Athar Hussain, a 55-year-old Muslim cloth vendor, tragically died on Friday, a week after sustaining severe injuries in a horrific lynching, reported The Print.
Hussain, who made his living by selling clothes on a bicycle in the rural areas of Nawada for the last decade, is survived by his wife, Shabnam Parveen, and three children.
Before his death at a government hospital, Hussain recorded a video statement.
In the video, which is doing rounds on social media platforms, Hussain alleged that four men initially locked him in a room. They later returned late at night and, stripped him to find out his religion, identifying him as a "miyan ji" (a Muslim). He claimed the assailants then poured petrol on him, branded him with a hot iron rod, and used pliers to cut off his ear.
Furthermore, he stated, "The assault continued as some were beating with sticks, while others were using pliers to cut off my fingers and ear."
Speaking to The Print, his brother, Mohammed Shaqib, described the shock of seeing his elder brother's picture injured, telling that the family had been dealt a blow from which it would never recover.
No mention of lynching in FIR
Meanwhile, quoting Nawada Sadar SDPO Hulas Kumar, The Print reported that while the victim made serious allegations, his wife did not document the specific claim that her husband was stripped to determine his religion in her initial police complaint, dated December 6.
Furthermore, a senior police official in Patna denied this was a religious lynching, instead terming it a case of "mistaken identity" where the deceased was assaulted under suspicion of theft.
Bihar Director General of Police (DGP) Vinay Kumar confirmed that both the murder case against the assailants and a separate theft complaint, filed by one of the accused against Hussain, are being probed to reach a logical conclusion.
The DGP told The Print that while the theft case is being investigated, the focus is clearly more on the lynching case.
Following Hussain's death, Nawada Police upgraded the charges, adding Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, which deals with the offense of murder.
According to reports, police have successfully arrested nine people in connection with the assault, including four individuals specifically named in the FIR filed by Hussain’s wife.
One of the nine accused, Sikandar Yadav, is the same man who accused Hussain of theft, claiming that this accusation led to the assault.
The statements given by arrested suspects, including Sree Yadav and Ranjan Kumar, reportedly led police to the remaining five accused.
Further probe in this regard is underway.
