Beary Parishat seeks 8% quota for Muslims; slams Togadiya

December 10, 2011

Mangalore, December 10: The Akhila Bharatha Beary Parishat has urged the Central government to implement eight per cent internal reservation for backward Muslim community within Other Backward Caste (OBC) quota.

Addressing a press meet here on Friday, Working President B A Mohammed Haneef said Muslims are given four per cent reservation in 2B category in education and employment in Karnataka.

Under 2A category, Muslims are given reservation in local bodies election. As Muslims constitute 16 per cent of the population in the country, they should be given 8 per cent of reservation with OBC quota. Haneef also flayed Vishwa Hindu Parishat General Secretary Praveen Thogadia's statement that internal reservation within a religion is not acceptable in a constitution.

Referring to the statements made by Thogadia that the Muslims should not accept international reservation with OBC quota (as the OBC reservation is based on the caste and that Muslims do not believe in caste system) and if they accept the reservation, Muslims should desert Islam and join Hinduism, Haneef said such statements aim at dividing the society and increasing the rift between the Hindus and Muslims.

He said as per Mandala Commission recommendation, 27 per cent reservation from OBC was implemented in 1993. As Muslims were not included in the reservation list, the government in its order dated 6-12-1999 included Muslims barring nine community including 'Kacchimeman,' 'Navayath,' 'Bohra,' 'Sayyed,' 'Shekh,' 'Patan,' 'Mughal,' 'Mahdavi,' 'Jamayathi Muslims,' under its reservation fold.

Comments

Add new comment

Coastaldigest.com reserves the right to delete or block any comments.
Coastaldigset.com is not responsible for its readers’ comments.
Comments that are abusive, incendiary or irrelevant are strictly prohibited.
Please use a genuine email ID and provide your name to avoid reject.

NRI from Udupi wins Rs 50 crore in Abu Dhabi’s big ticket draw

News Network

February 4,2026

An Indian resident who won the Dh20 million (approximately Rs 50 crore) jackpot in Abu Dhabi's Big Ticket draw has told of his joy at sharing his life-changing fortune with a friend.

Shanthanu Shettigar, a shop manager in Muscat, regularly buys tickets for the monthly grand prize draw with one of his closest friends – and the pair won on February 3.

Mr Shettigar, 33, who is from Udyavar in Udupi district of the southern state of Karnataka and has lived in the Omani capital for eight years, said he was left speechless after learning of his success.

“When I first moved to Muscat, many of my colleagues were purchasing Big Ticket, which encouraged me to give it a try,” he said.

“I started buying tickets on my own, and later began sharing tickets with a close friend. The ticket that brought me this win was one we purchased together.”

“Like most people, I receive a lot of spam calls, and I was fully absorbed in my work as well. I knew the live draw was taking place tonight, but I never imagined my name would be announced,” he said.

“When I realised it was real and that I had won, I was honestly speechless. It still hasn’t fully sunk in, but I’m extremely happy.”

Mr Shettigar is not sure how he will spend his share of the money, but encouraged others to take part.

“This win was completely unexpected, so I want to take some time to think things through before deciding what to do next,” he said.

“I would definitely encourage others to participate with Big Ticket, whether with family or friends – you never know when your moment might come.”

The Big Ticket was established in 1992 with an initial first prize of Dh1 million. It is one of the most popular monthly raffles in the UAE.

It has transformed the lives of many people across the Emirates and beyond.

Entry to the Big Ticket Millionaire is Dh500. Tickets can be bought online or at counters at Zayed International Airport and Al Ain Airport.

Comments