Siddaramaiah, MLA Zameer Ahmed Khan hold meeting behind closed doors in Mysuru
Mysuru: Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly Siddaramaiah and MLA Zameer Ahmed are said to have held a confidential meeting at a private hotel in Banni Mantapa here on Friday night, allegedly in the backdrop of rumours that Telangana Chief Minister Chandrashekar Rao was planning to ensure a Congress defeat in the upcoming elections.
On learning of the meeting, reporters visited the hotel to speak to the former Karnataka Chief Minister. Siddaramaiah, however, refused to comment on the matter.
“I do not wish to react to the comments of the Telangana president,” Siddaramaiah said, adding with ire, “But why do you butt in private meetings of people? Be off!”
Zameer Ahmed, who spoke to the media on the occasion, said that he had not received any offer. “It is true that I visited Telangana, but did not receive any Rs 500-crore offer. Nor am I aware of any such deal,” he clarified.
“Telangana president of the Congress Revanth Reddy organized my meeting with the chief minister. It was only a courtesy visit,” the legislator added.
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Allahabad HC dismisses petition seeking permission to mount loudspeaker on mosque
Prayagraj, Jan 24 (PTI): The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday dismissed a writ petition seeking direction to the state authorities to permit the mounting of loudspeakers on a Masjid.
The court observed that the religious places were for offering prayers, therefore the use of loudspeakers was not a matter of right.
Dismissing the writ petition filed by Pilibhit-resident Mukhtiyar Ahmad, a two judge-bench, comprising Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Donadi Ramesh, observed, "Religious places are for offering prayers to the divinity and use of loudspeakers cannot be claimed as a matter of right, particularly when often such use of loudspeakers create nuisance for the residents".
At the outset, the state counsel objected to the maintainability of the writ on the grounds that the petitioner was neither a mutawalli, nor did the mosque belong to him.
The court also noted that the petitioner did not have locus to file the writ petition.
The term 'locus' is a legal concept that refers to the right of a person or entity to participate in a legal proceeding or bring a lawsuit.
