Santhosh Patil death case: cases registered against three including Minister Eshwarappa
Udupi: Concerning the death of contractor Santhosh Patil, a relative of the deceased Prashanth Gowdappa Patil, a resident of Belagavi has reportedly registered a case against Minister K. S. Eshwarappa and two close aides identified as Basavaraj and Ramesh under section: 306 Rw 34 IPC at the Udupi police station on during the early hours on April 13, Wednesday.
Reportedly the complaint states that Santhosh Patil had died under suspicious circumstances between the time frame of 11 pm on April 11, Monday to 10 am on April 12, Tuesday at Udupi's Shambhavi Hotel located near the KSRTC bus stand. Accordingly, on grounds that Minister Eshwarappa, Basavaraj and Ramesh were responsible for his death, a case was registered against them.
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Kerala CM Vijayan urges PM Modi to withdraw FCRA amendment provisions
Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has expressed concerns over certain provisions in the proposed FCRA Bill and sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s intervention to withdraw them.
In a letter to Modi, Vijayan said the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, introduced in the Lok Sabha on March 25, has sparked concern among various sections of society, particularly minority communities.
A copy of the letter, sent on Sunday, was shared on his Facebook page on Monday.
In the letter, Vijayan noted that a perusal of the bill’s clauses indicates that powers have been granted to authorities to take over assets even for technical omissions.
“The apprehension is that granting such sweeping powers to authorities could lead to arbitrary exercise, and such concerns cannot be dismissed as baseless,” he said.
The chief minister pointed out that the existing law already provides sufficient powers to deal with misuse by entities permitted to receive foreign contributions.
He further said the amendment proposes enabling the takeover of assets, including places of worship and charitable organisations, even in cases involving technical issues such as violations of time limits.
Vijayan warned that the provisions could adversely affect institutions engaged in selfless service in areas such as education, healthcare, and the welfare of the poor and marginalised, even in the absence of significant lapses.
Stating that the issue has triggered concerns among religious groups and minority communities, the CM urged the prime minister to intervene in the matter at the earliest.
He also urged the PM to take steps to withdraw the provisions related to the takeover of assets in the amendment bill, noting that the existing Act has adequate safeguards to address violations.
The chief minister wrote to Modi at a time when reports about the proposed provisions in the FCRA Bill had triggered widespread reactions among political parties and various church denominations in poll-bound Kerala.
