Bengaluru, Nov 18: Separate delegations representing different Muslim bodies recently met Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah and home minister Dr G Parameshwara demanding a fair probe into the communal clashes that erupted during Tipu Jayanti celebration in Madikeri and subsequent clashes in other parts of Karnataka including Dakshina Kannada.
Kanthapuram AP Aboobacker Musliyar, general secretary of the All India Sunni Jam-Iyyathul Ulema called on the duo and urged them to conduct a high level probe in the Madikeri violence and to take necessary steps to nab real culprits and release innocents allegedly detained by the police.
A delegation of leaders from Muslim Central Committee led by president K S Mohammed Masood also called on Mr Siddaramaiah in his residence in the state capital and submitted a memorandum.
The delegation appealed to the chief minister with regard to atrocities committed by the police at the time of communal tension in Dakshina Kannada district as well as atrocities on the Muslim community by Sangh Parivar organisations.
Responding to their appeal, Siddaramaiah assured the delegation of conducting an investigation and taking appropriate legal action in this regard.
The delegation consisted of Muslim Central Committee vice-president Ibrahim Kodichal, State Wakf Board member Yenepoya Mohammed Kunhi, District Wakf Advisory Committee president S M Rasheed and general swcretary Mohammed Haneef.
A delegation from Sunni Students Federation (SSF) also called on Dr Parameshwar and submitted a memorandum urging proper investigation with regard to the clashes and appealing to maintain the law and order situation in the coastal districts of Karnataka.
While appealing to the home minister not to apprehend innocent persons from Hindu or Muslim communities over the clashes that occurred in Madikeri in Kodagu district over the issue of celebrating Tipu Jayanti, the SSF state committee urged strict action against those who were responsible for the clashes. There is an ongoing conspiracy to spark further clashes and disrupt peace in coastal districts in the name of bandh. Proper measures should be taken in this regard to maintain the peace and harmony in the districts, the delegation said.
Responding to their appeal, Dr Parameshwar said that a special police battalion had been deployed to Kodagu to maintain law and order in the district, and assured stringent legal action against culprits found involved in the clashes.
The delegation also met minority welfare minister Qamar-ul Islam and Kodagu district in-charge minister Dinesh Gundu Rao and submitted memorandums in the same regard.
On the occasion, Kodagu Block Congress president, Yermadu Dargah committee president Usman Haji, Kodagu district Wakf president and others were present.
In the delegation, SSF state president and state Wakf Board member N K Mohammed Shafi, Ishara publication editor Abdul Hameed Bajpe, SSF state committee member Abdul Hamid Madikeri, Yakub Yusuf Shivamogga and others were present.
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