NIT professor's 'proud of Godse' comment: ABVP stages march seeking action
Kerala: The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the student organisation of the BJP on Monday staged a protest march to the National Institute of Technology-Calicut here, seeking action against the woman professor who had allegedly glorified Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin Nathuram Godse.
Professor A Shaija of NIT had been booked by police on Saturday for her Facebook comment “expressing pride” in Nathuram Godse for “saving India”.
ABVP activists marched to the institution and burnt an effigy of Godse. ABVP leaders sought action against the professor saying she posted an insulting comment against the Mahatma. “The professor posted something which is insulting the Father of the nation and praising Godse who assassinated him,” a student leader said while addressing the ABVP activists.
Shaija, a senior faculty member of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at NIT here, posted a comment on Facebook on January 30 saying “Proud of Godse for saving India.” She was commenting on a post by a lawyer, Krishna Raj, who posted Godse’s photograph captioning it Hindu Mahasabha activist Nathuram Vinayak Godse, a hero of many in India. Multiple complaints were lodged against Professor Shaija in several police stations in the city by various student organisations, including SFI, KSU and MSF, following which an FIR was registered against her.
IPC Section 153 (wantonly giving provocation with the intent to cause riot) was invoked against the professor. Kunnamangalam and Nadakkavu police stations were among those where complaints were filed against her.
ABVP activists burned photos of Nathuram Godse outside the NIT in Kerala during their protest against a 'pro-Godse' remark made by an NIT professor Shaija Andavan. pic.twitter.com/wmennxwtpY
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Maharashtra sets up state vaccination task force to strengthen immunisation programme
Mumbai (PTI): The Maharashtra government has set up a State Vaccination Task Force to strengthen the regular immunisation programme and review the progress of related campaigns, a health department official said on Monday.
The State Vaccination Task Force will comprise at least 29 members and will be headed by the administrative head of the health department, he informed.
The government has also constituted separate district-level and municipal vaccination task forces to improve implementation and address challenges at the grassroots level, he said.
Municipal task forces, chaired by respective civic commissioners, have been constituted in view of the vast urban population in Maharashtra and the role of civic bodies in implementing different health programmes.
The district-level task forces will function under the chairmanship of collectors.
"Complete immunisation of children at the appropriate age is an extremely simple, cost-effective and highly effective measure to reduce child mortality and the prevalence of diseases among kids. Immunisation is a powerful tool for reducing illness in children," maintained the official.
To ensure full vaccination of all children, the state government implements various campaigns from time to time as per the central government guidelines, he pointed out.
"Active participation and cooperation of other relevant government departments are essential (in making these campaigns successful)," according to the official.
The state-level body will review the regular immunisation programme, associated campaigns and vaccine-preventable diseases in detail. It will also conduct focused assessments of high-risk districts and municipal corporations, including vacancies at district, municipal and sub-district levels, availability of cold chain equipment, resource gaps and training requirements, he noted.
The state task force will review allocation and utilisation of funds for immunisation and ensure timely action by officers concerned based on reports from district and municipal task forces and state-level monitoring mechanisms, the official said.
It will also ensure active coordination and participation of other government departments in immunisation drives, while district and municipal task forces will carry out similar functions at their respective levels, the official added.
