Postponement of State Waqf Board chairman election
Bengaluru: The election for the post of the State Waqf Board chairman, which was scheduled to be held today (Feb 17) at 12 PM, has been postponed.
It was reported that preparations were underway to re-elect former Waqf Board chairman K. Anwar Basha for another term. However, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) Vice President Muhammad Ubaidullah Sharif and Syed Ashraf, who had served as the political secretary to former Prime Minister V.P. Singh, recently held a press conference, releasing documents and demanding that Anwar Basha should not be re-elected due to allegations of encroachment on government graveyard land.
Additionally, concerns were raised regarding the government's nomination of members to the Waqf Board without consulting senior leaders. Minority Welfare and Waqf Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan was accused of making unilateral decisions in this regard.
Sharif and Ashraf had warned that if Anwar Basha was reappointed as chairman, they would systematically release documents related to land encroachments and land grabs involving him and other board members.
By postponing the election, the government appears to be attempting to address the dissatisfaction among senior community leaders.
Recently, the government nominated former chairman Khalid Ahmed, Maulana Syed Muhiyuddin Husaini Peer Zade, Maulana Mir Qasim Abbas, and IPS officer Sara Fatima as members of the Waqf Board.
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RCB beat MI by 18 runs after batters fire
Mumbai (PTI): Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Rajat Patidar, Phil Salt and Virat Kohli blasted half-centuries as the defending champions beat Mumbai Indians by 18 runs in an Indian Premier League match here on Sunday.
Salt (78 off 36 balls) and Kohli (50 off 38 balls) stitched together a 120-run stand for the opening wicket before Patidar scored a rapid 53 off just 20 balls as RCB posted 240 for 4.
In response, Mumbai Indians were restricted to 222 for 5, with RCB spinner Suyash Sharma (2/47) putting the skids on the home side with a double strike in the eighth over, from which they could not recover.
Sherfane Rutherford top-scored for MI with an unbeaten 71 off 31 balls.
While opener Rohit Sharma appeared to be struggling with a hamstring issue and had to retire hurt on 19, his partner Ryan Rickelton made 37, while Suryakumar Yadav (33) and Hardik Pandya (40) were the other contributors for MI.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 240 for 4 in 20 overs (Phil Salt 78, Virat Kohli 50, Rajat Patidar 53, Tim David 35 not out).
Mumbai Indians: 222 for 5 in 20 overs (Sherfane Rutherford 71 not out, Ryan Rickelton 37, Hardik Pandya 40; Suyash Sharma 2/47).
