Do you know how many Muslims, Christians enter Vidhana Soudha?
Number decreases considerably
Bengaluru, May 15: As per the result of the Karnataka Assembly election announced on Tuesday, the number of Muslim MLAs has come down to seven, which is the lowest number in the history of the state. In the last election, total 11 Muslims were elected to the Assembly.
UT Khader from Mangaluru, Raheem Khan from Bidar, Jameer Ahmed from Chamarajapete in Bengaluru, Kaneez Fathima from Kalaburgi North, Tanveer Sait from Narasimharaja in Mysuru, Roshan Beig from Shivajinagar and NA Harris from Shantinagar in Bengaluru were elected from Congress.
Fyroz Sheit, Iqbal Ansari and Moideen Bava who were elected from Belagavi North, Gangavati and Mangaluru North respectively in the last election were defeated this time.
Only One MLA from Christian community
KJ George who was elected from Sarvagna Nagar in Bengaluru was the lone MLA from Christian community in this election. JR Lobo who was elected from Mangaluru South last year was defeated this time. However, Ivan D’Souza, belonging to Christian community, is an MLC.
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Davangere: Two policemen injured in stone pelting during Ganesha procession
Davangere: Reports state that two groups engaged in stone pelting at each other during Ganesha idol immersion ceremony in Davangere on Thursday. Two police personnel were injured in the incident.
Few days ago, two groups of youth engaged in verbal altercation regarding raising of a flag for Eid Milad celebration. On account of the clashes, police had heightened security for the Ganesha procession. Despite the additional security, stones were pelted at the procession, sources stated. Inspector Gururaj and constable Raghavendra were injured in the incident. The procession continued after the police brought the situation to control. However, the stone pelting resumed once again as the procession surged forwards.
Security has been tightened up in the area and all shops have been closed down by the police. The two police personnel, who were injured in the stone pelting, are undergoing treatment at a hospital.
