Former Haritha functionaries put Kerala IUML leadership in a spot
The Hindu
Party leaders failed to imbibe ideas of gender justice and women’s self-pride, they allege
State leaders of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) found themselves in a spot on Wednesday after former functionaries of Haritha, the women’s wing of its students’ organisation, the Muslim Students Federation (MSF), alleged that they had failed to “imbibe ideas such as gender justice and women’s self-pride”.
Mufeeda Thasni and Najma Thabshira, former president and general secretary of Haritha, told the media that though they had met most senior IUML leaders at their home, “justice was denied to them.” Ms. Thasni and Ms. Thabshira were among the 10 former Haritha functionaries who had approached the Kerala State Women’s Commission, accusing MSF State president P.K. Navas and two others of making misogynist remarks. The IUML later suspended Mr. Navas and the others. The Haritha State committee was also disbanded after its leaders refused to withdraw their complaint.
Also, Ms. Thabshira on Wednesday deposed before a judicial first class magistrate in a case related to the complaint.

In , the grape capital of India and host of the Simhastha Kumbh Mela every 12 years, environmental concerns over a plan to cut 1,800 trees for the proposed Sadhugram project in the historic Tapovan area have sharpened political fault lines ahead of local body elections. The issue has pitted both Sena factions against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which leads the ruling Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra. While Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena chief, and Uddhav Thackeray, chief of the Shiv Sena (UBT), remain political rivals, their parties have found rare common ground in Tapovan, where authorities propose clearing trees across 34 acres to build Sadhugram and a MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions) hub, as part of a ₹300-crore infrastructure push linked to the pilgrimage.












