SEDC crystal jubilee: Voice raised against UCC, communal politics

November 13, 2016

Mangaluru, Nov 13: Speakers at the crystal jubilee of Sunni Educational Development Committee (SEDC) of Karnataka raised their voice against uniform civil code, communal politics and called upon the Muslims to give more importance to education.

Thousands of Muslims including clerics and madrasa students took part in the half day event held at Nehru Maidan in the heart of the city on Saturday afternoon.

Addressing the gathering Kanthapuram A P Aboobacker Musliyar, general secretary of All India Sunni Jamiyyathul Ulama, said that Muslim community will never accept uniform civil code as their Sharaih cannot be changed.

“In a country like India we need unity in diversity and not uniformity. We have different religions, castes and creeds. We should uphold unity. But, you cannot force all of us to follow a common civil code if our faiths and religions are not common,” he said.

Emphasising that Islam never encourages talak, he said that targeting the Muslim Personal Law by showing sporadic cases of misuse of triple talak is very cheap politics.

Several religious and political leaders belonging to different parities were on the dais. On the occasion industrialist and Janata Dal (Secular) leader BM Farooq was conferred with Sadhana Award by SEDC.

HD Kumaraswamy, State president of JD(S), promised on the occasion to raise voice in the Karnataka Assembly for justice for PDP leader Abdul Nasser Madani.

The SEDC demanded the state government to launch a new scheme to provide pension to madrasa teachers.

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Money makers with money makers. (SSF, Sakala Sthalathum Foundation for money). Do some hard work for money.

How come this people organize the such mass convision without their patron Sri.. Sri,.. Sri. Pejavara swami and their Chief Convenior Chakravarthi Solebali..

Hahaha.. What a drama sirjee....
Khanthapuram friend Modi only reason for all this..

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Mangaluru’s ₹1,200 crore fix: Massive sewage overhaul to end city’s drainage woes

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December 19,2025

Mangaluru: In a decisive move to tackle the city’s deteriorating sanitation infrastructure, the Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) has announced a massive ₹1,200 crore action plan to overhaul its underground drainage (UGD) network.

The initiative, spearheaded by Deputy Commissioner and MCC Administrator Darshan HV, aims to bridge "missing links" in the current system that have left residents grappling with overflowing sewage and environmental hazards.

The Breaking Point

The announcement follows a high-intensity phone-in session on Thursday, where the DC was flooded with grievances from frustrated citizens. Residents, including Savithri from Yekkur, described a harrowing reality: raw sewage from apartments leaking into stormwater drains, creating a "permanent stink" and turning residential zones into mosquito breeding grounds.

"We are facing immense difficulties due to the stench and the health risks. Local officials have remained silent until now," one resident reported during the session.

The Strategy: A Six-Year Vision

DC Darshan HV confirmed that the proposed plan is not a temporary patch but a comprehensive six-year roadmap designed to accommodate Mangaluru’s projected population growth. Key highlights of the plan include:

• Infrastructure Expansion: Laying additional pipelines to connect older neighborhoods to the main grid.

• STP Crackdown: Stricter enforcement of Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) regulations. While new apartments are required to have functional STPs, many older buildings lack them entirely, and several newer units are reportedly non-functional.

• Budgetary Push: The plan has already been discussed with the district in-charge minister and the Secretary of the Urban Development Department. It is slated for formal presentation in the upcoming state budget.

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