Raichur: Man with lethal weapon enters stage during MLA Yatnal’s speech in Lingasugur
Raichur: An incident was reported from Lingasugur town on Sunday, when a man armed with a lethal weapon entered the stage where Vijayapura legislator Basanagouda Patil Yatnal was speaking, during a programme organized by Sri Rama Sena.
The accused, identified as Srinivas from Hatti town, has been taken into custody by the police. He is reportedly an employee of the Hatti Gold Mines company and residing in Lingasugur.
The programme, 'Hindu Samrajyotsava', had been organized by Sri Rama Sena on the Government Pre-university College campus. Yatnal was addressing the gathering when Srinivas entered from behind the stage with a sickle in hand, in spite of the tight security provided to the area. While his entry gave rise to panic for a few minutes, Sri Rama Sena activists took quick action to prevent any untoward incident. They caught and handed over Srinivas to the police officers who were on the spot.
The police have taken the man into custody and are interrogating regarding his actions.
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SC notice to Centre on PIL against Muslim personal law sections being 'discriminatory' against women
New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court on Thursday sought the Centre's response on a PIL challenging the constitutional validity of certain provisions of the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937, on the ground that those are allegedly discriminatory against women.
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Panchol took note of the submissions made by lawyer Prashant Bhushan, who appeared in the matter for petitioners Poulomi Pavini Shukla and the Nyaya Naari Foundation, and issued a notice to the Union Ministry of Minority Affairs.
The plea says the current Shariat inheritance rules are "manifestly discriminatory" against women, often granting them only half or less of the share allocated to their male counterparts.
Bhushan said the 1937 Act violates Article 14 (right to equality) of the Constitution.
He said matters of succession are civil in nature and do not constitute an "essential religious practice" protected under Article 25.
"Saying women will get half or even less than half compared to male counterparts is discriminatory," the lawyer said.
