Mosque president issues life threat to Muslim girl for achievement in SSLC

June 23, 2011

Mangalore, June 23: Annoyed by the appearance of an article on Muslim girl's educational achievement in a regional Kannada daily, the president of the management committee of a mosque, along with his sons went on a rampage against her family after storming into their home.

The strange incident took place at Thalemogaru, a small hamlet near Sajipapadu village in Bantwal taluk. Following the incident girl's guardian Hafsabi has lodged a complaint at Bantwal rural police station.

Hafsabi (52), wife of Razzak Saheb, a resident of Thalemogaru, has been looking after a relative girl, who had stopped her education after completing 7th standard. However, the girl passed her SSLC examination in distinction as a private candidate recently. Recognising the achievement of this girl a news papers has published a story on her.

Stunned to see the Muslim girl's photo on the news paper, President of Thalemoogaru Juma Masjid Mohammad along with his sons Thallath, Haris, Mikdad and Rabeeath stormed into to Hafsa's house on the night of June 18 and issued life threat against her, police sources said.

The appearance of the photo of the girl was said to be the main reason for the anger of the accused. Bantwal rural police have registered case against four persons in this connection.

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Campus politics: DKS pushes to restore student elections in Karnataka banned since 1989

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November 26,2025

Bengaluru, Nov 26: Karnataka is taking its first concrete steps towards lifting a three-decade-old ban on student elections in colleges and universities. Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar announced Wednesday that the state government will form a small committee to study the reintroduction of campus polls, a practice halted in 1989 following incidents of violence.

Speaking at a 'Constitution Day' event organised by the Karnataka Congress, Mr. Shivakumar underscored the move's aim: nurturing new political leadership from the grassroots.

"Recently, (Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha) Rahul Gandhi wrote a letter to me and Chief Minister (Siddaramaiah) asking us to think about restarting student elections," Shivakumar stated. "I'm announcing today that we'll form a small committee and seek a report on this."

Student elections were banned in Karnataka in 1989, largely due to concerns over violence and the infiltration of political party affiliates into campus life. The ban effectively extinguished vibrant student bodies and the pipeline of young leaders they often produced.

Mr. Shivakumar, who also serves as the Karnataka Congress president, said that former student leaders will be consulted to "study the pros and cons" of the re-introduction.

Acknowledging the history of the ban, he added, "There were many criminal activities taking place back then. We’ll see how we can conduct (student) elections by regulating such criminal activities."

The Deputy CM reminisced about his own journey, which began on campus. He recalled his political activism at Sri Jagadguru Renukacharya College leading to his first Assembly ticket in 1985 at the age of 23. "That's how student leadership was at the time. Such leadership has gone today. College elections have stopped," he lamented, adding that for many, college elections were "like a big movement" where leaders were forged.

The move, driven by the Congress high command's push to cultivate young talent, will face scrutiny from academics and university authorities who have, in the past, expressed concern that the return of polls could disrupt the peaceful academic environment and turn campuses into political battlegrounds.

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