Another location searched was Jamia Siraj Ul Uloom in Imamsahib, an institution that had earlier come under the Centre’s scrutiny over alleged links to anti-national activities.
Authorities cite security inputs and alleged recruitment links behind the UAPA action on a Shopian seminary, while the institution denies all charges and calls for an independent inquiry.
.The transition from the interim government to the BNP take over has been smooth, free from any violence and allayed apprehensions of any political confrontation.
For Indian policymakers, the real challenge in resetting ties with Dhaka is not one of intent but of calibration, understanding what is politically feasible in Bangladesh's new landscape, and what is not.
Polls closed in Bangladesh on Thursday in a direct contest between Tarique Rahman's Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and an 11-party alliance led by the resurgent Jamaat-e-Islami, after voting centers shut their gates at 4.30 pm.
Bangladesh’s tryst with elections slated for Thursday is not merely a test for the South Asian nation’s democratic will, but also a test of how things will evolve on the larger South Asian canvas.
Speaking to the media in Kasargod on Friday, Satheesan said the UDF would accept Jamaat-e-Islami's support in the assembly elections.
As Bangladesh heads to elections next week, radical Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami, in its election manifesto, pledged to pursue peaceful and cooperative relations with neighbouring countries, including India, rooted in “mutual respect and fairness”.
Speaking to the media here on Thursday, Vijayan said Balan was just reminding the Marad riot.
Her political career was moulded by military rule, mass movements, electoral politics and prolonged legal and political standoffs
