IPS officer writes to Yogi Adityanath, offers to campaign for BJP post retirement
Lucknow : An Indian Police Service (IPS) officer has written to Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath and offered to campaign for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Surya Kumar Shukla, the officer, has also identified the posts he could be offered after his retirement this month. His letter to Adityanath has gone viral on the social media.
Shukla had earlier in February courted controversy by taking a pledge to have a Ram temple built in Ayodhya.
“Post-retirement, I wish to actively help you in campaigning for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls,” wrote Shukla, who heads home guards. He wrote he has full faith in the BJP’s policies and programmes.
Shukla accused the media of quoting him out of context while insisting he was free to pursue his interests post-retirement including politics. “It is not fit for me to reveal or comment on the contents of the letter. That is between me and the chief minister,” Shukla said.
He has offered his services for vacant posts in the State Planning Commission, Social Welfare Board, Khadi Gramodyog Board and Pollution Control board.
“If I am appointed to any of these posts after retirement, it would entitle me to move across the state and stay in government guest houses and through which I would be able to offer all support that you deem fit,” Shukla wrote.
Opposition Samajwadi Party spokesman Abdul Hafiz Gandhi accused the BJP of politicising the bureaucracy. “If serving officers start talking of a political role, then it is scary.”
courtesy : hindustantimes.com
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Karnataka govt directs municipal corps to regulate, prohibit pigeon feeding
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka government has issued directions to municipal corporations across the state to regulate and prohibit feeding pigeons in public places, citing serious public health concerns.
Deputy Secretary to Government V Lakshmikanth has written to the Urban Development Department requesting it to issue directions to the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) and all municipal corporations to take immediate steps to implement the measures.
In an official note dated December 16 issued by the Health and Family Welfare Department and released to the media on Wednesday, the department said uncontrolled feeding of pigeons in public places has resulted in large congregations of birds, excessive droppings and serious health concerns, particularly respiratory illnesses linked to prolonged exposure to pigeon droppings and feathers such as hypersensitivity pneumonitis and other lung diseases.
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"The commissioner, the Greater Bengaluru Authority and the Commissioners and chief officers of other municipal corporations shall take necessary action to mitigate the causes of dangerous disease spread by pigeon and enforce specified guidelines in their respective jurisdiction," the note said.
According to the department, these include a prohibition on feeding pigeons or causing pigeons to be fed in areas where it may cause nuisance or pose a health hazard to the public. Pigeon feeding shall be permitted only in designated areas in a controlled manner, subject to certain conditions.
"The designated areas may be selected in consultation with stakeholders. The responsibility for upkeep of the designated areas and compliance to the directions shall be taken up by some charitable organisation or an NGO. The feeding in designated areas shall be permitted only for some limited hours in the day," it said.
The note further stated that authorised officers of local authorities shall issue on-the-spot warnings and may impose fines for violation of the order, or lodge complaints to prosecute offenders under Sections 271 (Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life) and 272 (Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
It also directed local authorities to conduct public awareness campaigns, including the display of signboards, banners and digital messages, explaining the health hazards associated with pigeon droppings and feathers, the content of the regulatory directions and penalties for violations, and alternative humane methods of bird conservation that do not endanger public health.
