U K Monu quits as president of Ullal Darga

September 17, 2011

Ullal, September 17: U K Monu, President of Ullal Juma Masjid and Sayyid Madani Darga Committee, has resigned from his post.

Mr Monu, who had secured the president's post after U K Ibrahim's demise, had created a controversy in last June, by walking out of a meeting convened by Assistant Quazi Fazal Koyamma Thangal, for the election of new president.

In the same meeting Mr Koyamma had temporarily appointed Ashraf Ahmed as president, which led to mayhem within the Dargah committee.

However, the very next week Mr Monu had been re-appointed as the president with the consent of all 55 members of the committee. Ullal Qazi had asked Mr Monu to continue in the post till December, 2011.

Mr Mon on Saturday confirmed that he has taken a firm decision to resign from the post. “I am resigning from the post for personal reasons. I have also taken the permission of Ullal Qazi before quitting the responsible post,” he said adding that he is not ready to become the president once again.

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‘Nothing for Karnataka’: DKS slams Union Budget, flags Bengaluru neglect

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Though he said he was yet to study the budget in detail, Shivakumar asserted that Karnataka had gained little from it. “There is no benefit for our state from the central budget. I was observing it. They have now named a programme after Mahatma Gandhi, after repealing the MGNREGA Act that was named after him,” he said.

Speaking to reporters here, the Deputy Chief Minister demanded the restoration of MGNREGA, and made it clear that the newly enacted rural employment scheme — VB-G RAM G — which proposes a 60:40 fund-sharing formula between the Centre and the states, would not be implemented in Karnataka.

“I don’t see any major share for our state in this budget,” he added.

Shivakumar, who also holds charge of Bengaluru development, said there were high expectations for the city from the Union Budget. “The Prime Minister calls Bengaluru a ‘global city’, but what has the Centre done for it?” he asked.

He also drew attention to the problems faced by sugar factories, particularly those in the cooperative sector, alleging a lack of timely decisions and support from the central government.

Noting that the Centre has the authority to fix the minimum support price (MSP) for agricultural produce, Shivakumar said the Union government must take concrete steps to protect farmers’ interests.

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